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Some songs gently introduce themselves. Some take a few listens before the chorus finally gets its claws into you. And then there is “Du Hast.” A track that arrives like an industrial wrecking ball, kicks the speakers through the wall and sets fire to whatever remains. On this day in 1997, German metal titans Rammstein unleashed the song that would...

There are collaborations… and then there are those gloriously bonkers moments in music where two completely different worlds collide and somehow create absolute magic. Freddie Mercury teaming up with legendary Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé was most definitely the latter. 🤘🎼 The original “Barcelona” single was released in 1987, but following Freddie Mercury’s death and with the Barcelona Olympic Games putting...

For years, the humble compact disc has been treated like the forgotten relic of the music world. Streaming took over. Vinyl became cool again. Cassettes somehow returned from the dead wearing sunglasses and charging £18 for six songs. Meanwhile, CDs were left rattling around in car gloveboxes, stacked beside old PlayStation games and buried inside enormous zip-up wallets containing everything...

The Broken Lizard crew finally buried a decades-old joke by joining Fred Durst and the lads for a gloriously chaotic blast of “Break Stuff” There are festival cameos… and then there are moments so completely bonkers that they feel like somebody has accidentally flicked over to a comedy film halfway through the set. That is exactly what happened when the...

Music festivals are supposed to be places where people escape real life for a few days, throw on their favourite band shirt, grab a pint, lose their voice and spend the weekend surrounded by music, mates and absolute chaos. For many of us, that chaos is part of the magic. The roaring crowds. The thunder of the bass. The flashing...

After more than five decades of deafening riffs, exploding cannons, sweaty stadiums and Angus Young sprinting around stages like a schoolboy possessed by the spirit of rock ’n’ roll, you might assume performing with AC/DC had become routine. Apparently not, butt. According to Brian Johnson, the legendary Australian rockers are currently enjoying themselves more than ever — largely because they...

Steelhouse Festival fans, assemble! The amps might only shake the mountain for one glorious weekend each year, but the chat, rumours, memories and general rock ’n’ roll chaos can now continue all year round thanks to the Steelhouse Festival Forums. Built for the people who love Steelhouse Festival, the new independent forum gives fans a dedicated place to discuss everything...

Today, the rock world is raising its guitars, cranking the amps and collectively shouting “Happy Birthday!” to one of the most recognisable, influential and downright brilliant musicians ever to walk onto a stage. The legendary Sir Brian May turns 79 today, and let’s be honest, the man remains cooler than most of us could ever hope to be — even...

Clear a space in the festival calendar, dust off the battle jacket and start mentally preparing your liver, because Mad of Stone Festival is officially gearing up for 2027! 🤘🍻 The independent rock celebration will return to Mote Park in Maidstone from Friday 16 July to Sunday 18 July 2027, and the first wave of Early Bird tickets is on...

Dragons, Double-Kick Drums and Enough Key Changes to Wake the Gods There are some genres of music that stroll politely into the room, shake your hand and quietly introduce themselves. Power metal is not one of them. Power metal arrives on horseback, smashes through the castle gates, raises a flaming sword towards the heavens and unleashes a guitar solo long...

The Cure frontman has unleashed a gloriously blunt attack on football’s increasingly bloated showbiz circus — and plenty of supporters are cheering him on. Robert Smith has never been a man known for fake smiles, carefully polished PR statements or pretending everything is lovely when it clearly isn’t. Now, The Cure’s legendary frontman has turned his eyeliner-lined glare towards FIFA,...

There is finally a bit of positive news for music fans left staring at cancelled plans, unused hotel bookings and a potentially painful hole in their bank accounts. Following the shock cancellation of the upcoming Heritage Live concerts at the Sandringham Estate, ticket provider See Tickets has announced that it will fund customer refunds while the wider financial and legal...

Captain Kirk is swapping the bridge of the USS Enterprise for a festival stage, a wall of amplifiers and enough backstage chaos to make even the most demanding rock star look surprisingly reasonable. Just when you thought 2026 had already exhausted its supply of wonderfully ridiculous rock stories, William Shatner has entered the pit. The legendary actor and Star Trek...

Count Your Blessings: Repented Smashes Into the UK Top 10 💀🔥 Well, this is absolutely ridiculous. And by ridiculous, we mean gloriously, beautifully, blast-beat-powered ridiculous. Bring Me The Horizon’s re-recorded anniversary edition of their infamous 2006 debut, Count Your Blessings: Repented, has reportedly crashed into the UK Official Albums Chart at No. 6, making it the highest-charting deathcore album in...

For years, R.E.M. fans have been keeping one hopeful eye on the horizon, waiting for the legendary alternative-rock band to announce one final album, one last tour or even a massive festival comeback. Sadly, guitarist Peter Buck has once again reached for the giant reunion-killing hammer. 🔨 According to Buck, an official R.E.M. return simply isn’t happening. No new record....