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Thrash metal fans… IT’S HAPPENING. 😤🔥 The legendary Anthrax are gearing up to unleash their long-awaited new album Cursum Perficio, and bassist Frank Bello has already thrown petrol all over the hype fire by declaring: “This is the album we need.” And honestly, after years of waiting, riff-starved metalheads across the planet are probably screaming the exact same thing into...

There are some accusations in rock and metal that bands probably dread hearing. Sell-outs.Posers.Corporate rock.TikTok metal. But being accused of secretly being an “industry plant” while playing medieval rodent-themed doom metal? 😂 Now THAT is elite-tier internet nonsense, mun. Rising underground riff sorcerers Castle Rat are currently enjoying one of the wildest upward climbs in heavy music right now thanks...

Somewhere in the universe, a sentence was spoken that nobody ever expected to hear: “Primus and Puddles Pity Party have teamed up to cover Dio.” And yet here we are, mun. 😈 The mighty weirdos in Primus have recruited the internet’s favourite giant sad clown Puddles Pity Party for a gloriously bizarre cover of Holy Diver, appearing on the band’s...

Heavy metal history is about to get emotional, loud, heartbreaking, and gloriously defiant all at once, butt. A brand-new documentary titled Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer is preparing to hit the metal world like a pint glass flying across the back of a sweaty pub gig — and honestly, this one looks like essential viewing for every true heavy metal...

Some moments in rock history are built on legendary riffs.Some are built on pyrotechnics.And some… are built on two grown men looking so ridiculously alike that the entire world collectively loses its mind every single time they stand next to each other. 🤣🔥 This week, Chad Smith once again reminded everyone why he’s one of rock’s greatest agents of chaos...

Rock history has officially collided with fantasy chaos, and honestly, we’re fully here for it, butt. 🤘 Brian May — yes, THE legendary guitar wizard from Queen — has unleashed his iconic guitar sound onto the brand-new Masters of the Universe anthem “Eternia”, and the result sounds like it was forged inside Castle Grayskull itself. ⚔️🏰 This isn’t some daft...

Right then Swansea… prepare your lungs, stretch your neck muscles, and warn the neighbours because Nothing But A Good Time – The Rock Anthems Show is rolling into Swansea Grand Theatre on Friday 5th June 2026 for what looks set to be one gigantic night of singalong rock chaos. 😈🎤 And honestly? This has “best night out in Swansea” written...

Turns Out You Don’t Need A Full Sleeve To Write Absolute RIFFS, Mun 😅🔥 Let’s be honest for a second… If you walked into a rock festival these days and didn’t have at least one skull tattoo, a snake wrapped around a dagger, or the logo of a band that split up in 2007 inked onto your calf… security would...

Broadway has officially gone full goth vampire chaos, butt. The legendary cult classic The Lost Boys has exploded onto the theatre scene with a massive 12 Tony AwardⓇ nominations, including the big one — Best Musical — making it the most Tony-nominated musical of 2026. And honestly? We did not have “Broadway vampires causing absolute carnage” on our bingo card...

Raise your pints and crank the volume, butt, because heavy metal history is heading to the big screen this summer 🤘🔥 The official documentary about former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno is officially making its way across North America this June — and for old-school Maiden fans, this is gonna hit harder than getting flattened in a circle pit during...

Heavy metal and ridiculous music videos go together like denim and leather, cider and festivals, or trying to queue for the bar during a headline set at Download Festival. From nightmare fuel and pyro madness to MTV-era chaos and full-on cinematic masterpieces, metal bands have spent decades blowing our tiny minds with videos that made us want to grow our...

UP THE IRONS, BUTT! ⚡🏴‍☠️ Trying to rank the greatest Iron Maiden songs ever written is like trying to survive the pit at Download with a pint in your hand and no beer spillage. Impossible. This is a band whose catalogue shaped heavy metal itself. The riffs. The gallops. The history lessons. The gigantic choruses. The Eddie artwork. The stage...

RIGHT THEN.If your idea of a relaxing evening involves whisky, thunderous riffs, biker jackets, and enough guitar squeals to wake the dead, Black Label Society have arrived once again carrying pure sonic destruction in both hands. 😤🍺🔥 Their latest single Name in Blood is exactly the sort of towering heavy-metal bruiser you’d expect from the riff warlord himself, Zakk Wylde...

Right then… how is it physically possible that The Rolling Stones still sound cooler than bands a quarter of their age? 😅🍺 At this point, Mick Jagger probably runs entirely on black coffee, swagger, and ancient rock ’n’ roll magic stolen from a crossroads somewhere in the 1960s. With new tracks Rough and Twisted and In The Stars, the legendary...

“I’d Never Been That Close To Death Before” Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has opened up about his terrifying battle with throat cancer — and bloody hell mun, it’s one of those stories that reminds you just how human even metal legends really are. The bass powerhouse, best known for helping drive Metallica through one of the biggest eras in...