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From massive tour announcements and festival line-ups to surprise singles, new albums, band reunions and everything happening across the music world, we'll keep you firmly in the loop.

Expect breaking music news, tour dates, festival updates, album and single announcements, band news, line-up changes, music videos and stories from across the rock and metal community.

We'll cover the biggest names in the business while making plenty of room for independent, unsigned and grassroots artists, venues and festivals deserving more attention.

Being proudly Welsh, we'll also keep a close eye on music news from across Cymru, championing Welsh bands, venues, promoters and the people keeping our scene loud. ๐Ÿ‰

Big announcement or tiny grassroots victory โ€“ if it matters to the community, it matters to us.

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๐Ÿšจ Tailgunner Announce Line-Up Update for Midnight Blitz Tour

Jara Solรญs Steps In as Rhea Thompson Continues Recovery ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ’€ Right then, mun โ€” gather round the amps, because Tailgunner have dropped an important update ahead of the first leg of their Midnight Blitz tour, and itโ€™s one of those band-family-first moments that deserves proper respect โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ โšก Rhea Thompson Taking Time to Heal For the first leg only of...

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๐ŸŽธ A Blues Community United: The Tribute Album Honouring Matt Long (Catfish) โค๏ธ

Some albums arrive with hype.Others arrive with heart. This one lands with both hands on your chest. What started as a spark of love turned into a full-blown musical uprising. After the initial idea of honouring Matt Long through music took shape, his mum, Fiona, had a thought that changed everything. Why not make this bigger? Why not turn grief...

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๐Ÿšจ Is X About To Get Booted From The UK?

Grok AI, Deepfakes, and the Government Going Full Bouncer Mode ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿค– Strap in, butt โ€” this oneโ€™s a proper tech-world pile-on. Over the last few days, rumours have been flying faster than empty cups at a Slayer pit: could X (formerly Twitter) and its AI sidekick Grok actually be banned in the UK? ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ”ฅ Short answer: not yet.Long answer: the...

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WHATโ€™S OCCURRING, YAK?! ๐Ÿ‚๐ŸŽค

John Lydon Unmasked on The Masked Singer and Britain Loses Its Tiny Punk Mind ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿค˜ Just when you think Saturday night telly canโ€™t get any stranger, boom โ€” out waddles a Yak and underneath the fur is John Lydon. Yes, that John Lydon. Former Sex Pistols frontman. Founder of Public Image Ltd. Professional wind-up merchant. Punkโ€™s most stubborn survivor. Over...

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๐ŸŽธ LEGEND LOST BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN: BOBBY WEIR TAKES HIS FINAL BOW ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿค˜

Proper saddening news washed over the music world this weekend, butt โ€” Bobby Weir, that gentle storm of a guitarist and one of the founding sparks of the Grateful Dead, has passed away. A lifer of the road, a storyteller by heart, and a community-builder through six decades of music, Bobby transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones after beating cancer...

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๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ’ฟ MINI DISC: THE NERDY CASE FOR A COMEBACK

Why audiophiles reckon the most misunderstood format of the 90s deserves redemption MiniDisc isnโ€™t just nostalgia with a battery compartment. Itโ€™s one of the most over-engineered, misunderstood, and prematurely buried music formats ever unleashed on humanity. And now โ€” thanks to a fresh wave of audiophile nerdery โ€” itโ€™s being hailed as the #1 physical format that should make a...

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๐ŸŽธ JOE KEERY HITS UK NO.1 AS STRANGER THINGS SENDS THE CHARTS BACK TO THE UPSIDE DOWN ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ”ฅ

Well butter my Eggos and call me Eddie Munson, mun โ€” Joe Keery has only gone and bagged a UK No.1 single with End of Beginning, and the charts are officially having a Stranger Things-shaped meltdown. Originally released back in 2022 under his dreamy, synth-soaked alter ego Djo, End of Beginning has pulled off the ultimate sleeper-hit resurrection. Thanks to...

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Marilyn Manson Faces Possible Revival of Sexual Assault Lawsuit ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธโš–๏ธ

The long, strange, and deeply uncomfortable saga surrounding Marilyn Manson might be gearing up for another brutal chapter โ€” and this one isnโ€™t happening under stage lights or in a smoke-filled arena. According to new legal developments, a previously dismissed sexual assault lawsuit connected to Manson could be revived, reopening a case many assumed had already been sealed, buried, and...

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๐Ÿง”๐Ÿ”ฅ THE TIME ZZ TOP SAID โ€œNOPEโ€ TO GILLETTEโ€™S MILLION-DOLLAR BEARD SHAVE

Rock history is packed with chaos, excess, and eyebrow-raising momentsโ€ฆ but this one?This one is proper legendary. Back in their prime, ZZ Top werenโ€™t just a Texas blues-rock powerhouse โ€” they were a visual institution. Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill didnโ€™t grow beards for fashion. Those beards were the brand. Untouchable. Sacred. Practically insured by the Rock Gods themselves. So...

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๐Ÿฆ‡ Huge Update for Ozzy Osbourne City Attraction After 425,000 Fans Flood In ๐Ÿค˜

Brum has spoken, mun โ€” and it spoke LOUD.The Ozzy Osbourne city attraction has officially gone from nice idea to full-blown cultural phenomenon, with a jaw-melting 425,000 visitors piling in to pay homage to the Prince of Darkness himself ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ”ฅ And now? Big news. Proper big. ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ Brum Bows to the Prince of Darkness The attraction, celebrating the life, legacy...

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