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Some news stories make you smile.Some make you headbang.And then some hit you square in the chest like a slow-motion emotional piledriver while Black Hole Sun plays somewhere in the distance through rainy speakers. This is one of those stories. 🌧️🖤 Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil has confirmed that the surviving members of the legendary Seattle icons are continuing work on...

Right then, metalheads… gather round because this story sounds like somebody mixed Black Sabbath, Blade Runner, The Matrix, and three cans of Monster Energy together at 2am in a Birmingham rehearsal room. 😂⚡ Sharon Osbourne has revealed that the planned Ozzy Osbourne avatar experience — yes, an actual digital Ozzy future project — must launch in Birmingham first. And honestly?There...

There’s a weird exhaustion hanging over music culture right now, butt. Not the good kind either — not the sweaty, euphoric exhaustion of stumbling out of a festival arena after seeing your favourite band absolutely level a field full of strangers. Not the “my neck hurts because I headbanged too hard” kind. We’re talking about a digital exhaustion. 📱😵‍💫 Everything...

Thousands Left Disappointed As Rock And Roll Legend Cancels Residency Dates At The Last Minute Few things sting more for music fans than arriving in a city, checking into a hotel, grabbing a pre-show pint, buying overpriced merch and counting down the hours until the lights go down... only to discover the gig isn't happening. That's exactly the situation many...

If you listened carefully across Europe on May 23rd…You could probably hear the sound of thousands of metal fans simultaneously screaming: “NO F***ING WAY.” 🤯🤘 Because that’s exactly what happened when legendary British metal gods Iron Maiden opened their Run For Your Lives 2026 Tour at the Olympic Athletic Center in Athens and dropped one of the biggest setlist surprises...

There are albums that become classics… …and then there are albums that completely DETONATE the musical landscape so hard that everyone remembers where they were when they first heard them. 💥🎶 According to Thom Yorke, hearing Nevermind for the very first time felt like witnessing the future arrive all at once. The Radiohead singer recently reflected on the impact of...

Right then Cardiff… who’s ready for a proper filthy night of loud guitars, soaring vocals, beer flying through the air, and enough riffs to shake the valleys clean off the map? Because The Damn Truth and Crobot are officially rolling into The Globe Cardiff on 1st September 2026, and honestly, this lineup feels like somebody opened a portal directly into...

There are normal tour stories… Then there are Anthrax tour stories. 😭🍺 This week, metal fans everywhere collectively spat their tea across the room after Scott Ian casually revealed that he used to play online poker during live Anthrax shows. Not joking. Not exaggerating. Actual online poker games. During actual Anthrax gigs. Somewhere in the world there are fans who...

There are tribute bands… and then there are tribute bands that leave grown adults standing in a sweaty venue clutching a pint with tears in their eyes while screaming every lyric like their life depends on it. 😭🍻🔥 Right now, Hybrid Theory are firmly sitting in that second category. Across the UK, the hugely popular Linkin Park tribute act has...

There are certain bands that never really leave people. You might stop listening for a while.Life gets chaotic.New music drops.Festivals happen.Your Spotify algorithm starts throwing Scandinavian pirate metal at you at 2am for some reason. But then one random night… A song comes on. And suddenly you’re right back there again. That’s the magic of Dead by Sunrise. A project...

Every now and then, while doom-scrolling through social media looking for the next big riff, ridiculous festival moment, or footage of someone crowd-surfing dressed as a traffic cone, you stumble across a band that instantly makes you grin like an idiot. That’s exactly what happened when we came across Shanghai Treason proudly introducing themselves online with the immortal words: “Hi,...

There are certain artists who don’t just make music. They become woven into people’s lives. Their songs soundtrack first kisses, breakups, drunken karaoke disasters, late-night drives home from gigs, awkward family holidays and emotional pub jukebox moments after six pints and a packet of pork scratchings. 🍺😭 And whether you’re a lifelong prog nerd with shelves full of vintage vinyl...

Only at Download Festival could a national rail company genuinely have to issue a statement telling people not to bring industrial-sized wheelie bins full of alcohol onto public transport. And honestly? That’s why we love this ridiculous scene so much. 😂🍻 Ahead of this summer’s pilgrimage to the sacred muddy fields of Donington, East Midlands Railway has officially cracked down...

Heavy metal fans, sit down for this one… preferably somewhere safe, with a strong cuppa and maybe a crucifix nearby. 😳☕ Because the future of Ozzy Osbourne has just taken a turn so bizarre, so futuristic and so wonderfully ridiculous that it genuinely sounds like the plot of a sci-fi horror film directed by someone who grew up listening to...

Some artists release albums. Others create entire worlds. And when Tarja Turunen announces a new record, you already know we’re not talking about a casual little “here’s a few songs, enjoy your Tuesday” situation. Nah mun — this is the kind of release that arrives wrapped in velvet darkness, cathedral-sized emotion and enough theatrical energy to power a festival main...