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The Rolling Stones legend has delivered a brutally honest verdict on ageing — although six decades of experience may have handed him one unexpected creative weapon. Mick Jagger has spent more than 60 years proving that the normal rules of human ageing apparently do not apply when you are powered by rock ’n’ roll, stadium lights and enough swagger to...

Pop met metal, the BRIT Awards went completely off the rails, and millions of viewers were introduced to the sound of a breakdown whether they liked it or not. 🤘📺 Back in 2022, Bring Me The Horizon walked onto one of British music’s biggest stages alongside Ed Sheeran and transformed his chart-topping single “Bad Habits” into a snarling, riff-loaded monster....

Black Star Riders have announced they are pulling out of their planned European tour with Tyketto, which was due to take place across September and October 2026. Ah mun, this is the kind of news that lands like a snapped guitar string mid-solo. Not ideal, not fun, and definitely not what fans were hoping to see while already counting down...

Cardiff, brace yourselves — Papa Roach are storming into the Utilita Arena this November, and they’re bringing one absolutely filthy support bill along for the ride. The Californian rock heavyweights will headline Utilita Arena Cardiff on Monday, 9 November, with special guests LANDMVRKS and Sleep Theory joining them as part of the mighty Rise of the Roach Tour. Three bands....

Every now and then, a band comes along that does not politely ask for a seat at the table. They smash through the wall, throw glitter into the smoke machine, crank the amps to dangerous levels, and yell, “We’re here now. Deal with it.” That band is NOVA RIOT. Hailing from Durant, Oklahoma, NOVA RIOT are a three-piece alternative metal...

Tailgunner have confirmed that founding member Thomas “Bones” Hewson is returning to the band, bringing an end to months of uncertainty surrounding his absence from the line-up. The British heavy metal outfit shared the news in a statement thanking fans for their support throughout what has already been a massive summer for the band. Following appearances at Download Festival, Sweden...

Before vampires sparkled, they ruled the night. The 1980s were an incredible decade for horror cinema, delivering everything from slasher classics and supernatural nightmares to creature features and zombie epics. But one monster absolutely thrived during the decade—the vampire. These weren’t brooding heartthrobs looking for romance. They were leather-clad bikers, nightclub predators, ancient aristocrats and bloodthirsty killers that looked right...

Heavy metal history is being made today, butt! 🤘🔥 Thousands of fans from across the UK and around the world are gathering at Knebworth Park for EddFest, Iron Maiden’s huge 50th Anniversary celebration, promising a full day of legendary music, unforgettable moments and a fitting tribute to one of Britain’s greatest ever metal bands. Taking place on Saturday 11th July...

Trying to rank the most influential guitarists of all time is a dangerous business. You could probably walk into any rock pub in Britain, shout “Eric Clapton is better than Jimi Hendrix”, and trigger a debate fierce enough to stop the fruit machine, spill three pints and delay someone’s Greggs order. Yet that is precisely what The Guitar Plugged has...

If you’ve ever wondered what was really going on behind the scenes during one of nu metal’s biggest soap operas, Wes Borland has just dropped a brutally honest revelation that sheds new light on his first departure from Limp Bizkit. The legendary guitarist has revealed that he had effectively lost all of his money before making the difficult decision to...

Back in July 2001, Limp Bizkit were absolutely everywhere. Red caps. Baggy jeans. Massive riffs. MTV domination. Fred Durst barking into the camera like he’d just been refused entry to the world’s angriest nightclub. The band were riding the enormous success of Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavoured Water, an album packed with swaggering nu-metal anthems including Rollin’, My...

Barcelona Rock Fest has come flying out of the traps for 2027, with the first batch of specially priced festival passes selling out within minutes. Yep, you read that right, butt. Fans barely had time to open the ticket page, grab the bank card and shout “WHERE’S MY PASSPORT?” before the opening allocation disappeared quicker than a cold pint in...

There are band names, there are song titles… and then there’s “Fishdicks.” Yes, you read that correctly, butt. The gloriously unhinged SLAM BAND have returned with their third single, once again throwing crushing heaviness and comedy into the same industrial-sized blender. The result is a track that sounds ready to level a venue while simultaneously making everyone snigger like they’re...

Anthrax have released the official music video for their towering new track, The Edge of Perfection — a seven-minute slab of heavyweight thrash that guitarist Scott Ian has boldly described as “the greatest Anthrax song in the history of Anthrax.” No pressure, then. After more than four decades of circle pits, razor-wire riffs and enough denim to carpet a small...

Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Rockharz Festival 2027 has officially sold out, with every available ticket snapped up ahead of next summer’s huge gathering in Ballenstedt, Germany. The festival will thunder into life from Wednesday 7th to Saturday 10th July 2027, but anyone still hoping to join the party has now been greeted by two terrifying words: SOLD...