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Rock and metal didn’t just appear out of nowhere one rainy Tuesday afternoon while somebody was queuing outside Greggs. Every enormous riff, screaming guitar solo, thunderous breakdown and festival-sized chorus can usually be traced back to another band who kicked open the door first. Music evolves. Bands borrow ideas, twist them into new shapes, turn the amps up louder and...

Festival-goers at Upheaval Festival were left scratching their heads this weekend after Poppy failed to appear on stage for her scheduled performance, despite her band taking to the stage and playing through multiple songs without her. Yep… you read that right. Instead of the genre-bending star leading the charge, her masked bandmates performed instrumental versions of several tracks while wearing...

The battle plan has landed, the clash-finder panic can officially begin, and Maid of Stone Festival 2026 has revealed its complete set times for Saturday 18 July at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent. And blimey, butt — they haven’t exactly eased us into the weekend gently. Saturday’s bill is stacked with British heavy metal royalty, hard-rock heroes, rising talent and...

The Rolling Stones have done it again, butt! 🤘 Just when you think the legendary rock ‘n’ roll icons have nothing left to prove, they go and make history all over again. Their latest album, Foreign Tongues, has officially blasted its way to Number One on the UK Albums Chart, giving the band an astonishing 15th UK Number One album....

Nearly five decades into their career, Saxon are not merely surviving. They are charging across Europe like a leather-jacketed tank powered by twin guitars, pints of Yorkshire tea and enough heavy metal thunder to shake the fillings out of your teeth. ⚡🎸 With another huge summer of European festival appearances ahead, frontman Biff Byford says the legendary band’s popularity has...

Grindcore legends bring blast beats, political fury and a respectful office circle pit to NPR Some musicians arrive at NPR’s famous Tiny Desk armed with acoustic guitars, delicate arrangements and voices softer than the final sausage roll under the Greggs heat lamp. Napalm Death arrived with blast beats. 💥 The British grindcore legends have delivered what must surely be the...

Robert Plant, one of the most distinctive and influential voices ever to shake the foundations of rock ’n’ roll, is set to receive a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award celebrating his extraordinary contribution to music. The legendary Led Zeppelin frontman will be honoured by the Americana Music Association during the organisation’s 25th annual Americana Honors & Awards, taking place on Wednesday...

Members of Tool, Pearl Jam, Korn, Garbage, Fugazi and Bikini Kill are among those supporting an online fundraiser for the punk-rock trailblazer The rock community has once again proved that when one of its own is facing the fight of their life, the riffs stop being background noise and the entire scene steps forward together. 🤘💜 Musicians connected to Tool,...

There are rock bands… and then there are Ratt. Few bands embodied the wild, unapologetic excess of the 1980s quite like the Los Angeles glam metal legends. They had the riffs, the attitude, the hair, the MTV videos, the sold-out arenas, and enough backstage chaos to fill a dozen autobiographies. As one member once reflected on those unbelievable years: “You...

There are few venues on Earth capable of making even the biggest rock stars stop and say, “Blimey… that’s impressive.” But the Las Vegas Sphere has done exactly that. And now, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed that the heavy metal legends are seriously intrigued by the idea of taking on one of the most technologically advanced concert venues ever...

There are support slots… and then there’s supporting Metallica. 🤯 For most bands, opening for one of the biggest heavy metal acts in history would be a dream come true. For Evanescence, it became something even more extraordinary, as frontwoman Amy Lee has opened up about the unforgettable experience of performing on Metallica’s colossal stadium tour—and it sounds like the...

The Rolling Stones might not have another enormous world tour sitting neatly on the calendar — but Keith Richards certainly isn’t ready to unplug the Telecaster, put his feet up and disappear into retirement. Not a chance, butt. 😎🎸 The legendary guitarist has suggested that the world’s greatest rock ’n’ roll band could still return to the stage in 2027,...

Some bands arrive with a perfectly polished image, a neat little genre label and a marketing team ready to tell the world exactly where they belong. Armored Saint have never had that luxury. For more than four decades, the Los Angeles metal veterans have existed somewhere between the cracks of heavy music — too melodic to be fully embraced by...

Four Leather Jackets, Three Chords and One Musical Revolution 🎸⚡ Some albums arrive with massive advertising campaigns, expensive videos and queues stretching around record shops. Others creep into the world, sell barely enough copies to trouble the accountants and quietly rewrite the entire future of music. The Ramones’ self-titled debut belongs firmly in the second category. Released on 23 April...

Emergency service workers, NHS staff and eligible Blue Light Card holders can save on a huge Welsh bank holiday weekend 🎪🎶 Blue Light Card holders, this one’s for you, butt! 💙 In It Together Festival has launched a special discount for its 2027 event, offering eligible Blue Light Card members a tasty £20 off their festival tickets. The festival will...