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Ghost: “When you’re in your dream-come-true band, it’s all-consuming in terms of time and energy”

With last year’s Skeletá album and the accompanying Skeletour, Tobias Forge gave his absolute all. Commemorating Ghost’s latest chapter via fantastic new concert movie 2 Big To Rig, the frontman reflects on his accomplishments while, for the first time ever, eyeing up a wide-open future…

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Live review: Turnstile, Halifax Piece Hall

Turnstile confirm their people’s punk band status at epic Halifax show

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Queens Of The Stone Age announce new album, Perfecth, and drop bluesy new single, Insignificant Other

“Nothing in this world is perfect, but everything seems to be 'perfecth'," says Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme as they announce their ninth album and release the single, Insignificant Other.

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Live review: Outbreak at All Points East, London

Deftones assemble a stacked line-up for their biggest outdoor UK show to date at Outbreak London…

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Are Polaris teasing new music?

With their tour with I Prevail just on the horizon, could we be hearing some new music from Polaris soon?

Trivium and In Flames team up for joint UK and Europe tour with Paleface Swiss and VOLA

Having already announced a joint North American tour, Trivium and In Flames will be doing it all over again in the UK and Europe next spring, with Paleface Swiss and VOLA supporting.

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Album review: Beartooth – Pure Ecstasy

Caleb Shomo unleashes the bravest and most honest record of Beartooth's career, and also the most important

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Polyphia announce new album, BE NOT AFRAID, and share single, Power In The Blood

There's a new Polyphia album, BE NOT AFRAID, arriving this autumn, to which guitarist Tim Henson says: "Every time you listen to it, you’ll notice something new. Thematically, it’s by far the most meaningful record we’ve ever made."

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SNAYX tackle “toxic codependency” on dark new single, Lost Cause

SNAYX are shaking things up with a darker tone and a synthwave-inspired sound for their new single, Lost Cause.

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Basement announce huge UK and Europe tour with Fleshwater and Béton Armé

After smashing their early set at Outbreak London, Basement have announced a UK and Europe jaunt for early next year with some of their biggest shows to date.

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Haywire announce new album, I Don't Wanna Say Goodbye

Haywire's hotly anticipated new album is coming this October on Roadrunner Records – strap in...

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“It’s sensuality, sexuality, death, and life all bundled into one”: Inside VENUS GRRRLS' sinful new EP, To Die As Lovers May

As they release their new single, Mother Knows, they tell us about lyrical fantasy, recording in Spain, and getting inspiration from Frankenstein...

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Mallory Knox reunite with frontman Mikey Chapman for new single Afterglow

"There is life yet to be lived if only you are willing to try," say the reunited Cambridge band of their first new music with Mikey in almost a decade.

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Slipknot announce split with Sid Wilson before removing post

Slipknot seemingly announce the departure of Sid Wilson but then take down the post...

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Movements release new single, Live By The Sword

Movements have shared the next preview of their upcoming album, Happier Now - listen to Live By The Sword now.

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Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante have collaborated on Valorant Champions Anthem, If The Sun Burns Out Tonight

Massive things are coming in the Valorant world, as Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes and Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante both feature on the forthcoming Champions Anthem, If The Sun Burns Out Tonight.

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Rock jewellers Flibustier Paris announce first sunglasses collection

French rock and metal-inspired jewellers Flibustier Paris have released their debut sunglasses range.

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Green Day's new coming-of-age movie is getting an international cinema release

Green Day's upcoming movie Nimrods is coming to cinemas around the world next month, and the band have dropped a new single to celebrate...

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Film review: Jackass Best And Last

Johnny Knoxville and the Jackass crew deliver laffs and schmaltz in unexpectedly touching and hilariously painful parting shot.

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Film review: Disclosure Day

Close encounter of the turd kind: Steven Spielberg’s return to fertile creative terrain results in a dismal sci-fi thriller folly

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Film review: Scary Movie

The Wayans Brothers are back for a disappointing Scary Movie 'rebootiqule' that doesn't cross any lines whatsoever.

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Film review: Masters Of The Universe

Powerless! There's all the right gags but nothing else in this He-Man nostalgia-fest...

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People = Chic: Gucci have used a Slipknot song in their new short film

Hear Slipknot’s (sic) used in the new Generation Gucci promotional short film, as the Iowa nu-metal heroes collide with the luxury fashion brand…

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See the Jackass gang reunite in the trailer for this summer’s final movie, Best And Last

Hitting cinemas in June, Jackass: Best And Last will include all-new stunts – robot prostate exam, anyone?! – as well as some old classics…

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“We’re here to feed the pipeline and give visibility to artists”: How LOUD WOMEN are changing grassroots music

From a one-off gig in London to a continent-stretching movement, LOUD WOMEN are creating a seismic shift in how marginalised artists are supported in their early careers. We catch up with founder Cassie Fox to get the lowdown on how 2026 will be their biggest and most global year yet…

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New Travis Barker documentary Louder Than Fear to hit Hulu this summer

Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear will tell the “unfiltered” story of the life of the blink-182 drummer after surviving a deadly 2008 plane crash.

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WWE’s Stephanie Vaquer: The 10 songs that changed my life

From AC/DC to Megadeth, WWE Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer looks back on a life of heavy metal and hard rock action…

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“The future isn’t coming. It’s already here”: Listen to Fear Factory’s dystopian new single, Roboticist

Fear Factory are confronting the battle between man and machine on Roboticist, their first new single for five years and first with vocalist Milo Silvestro.

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Bad Wolves will honour Dolly Parton with cover of Jolene - which she was meant to guest on

Bad Wolves were lining up a cover of Jolene featuring Dolly Parton herself, but after she passed away this week, they're raising money for her Imagination Library with their own version of the song.

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Metal for Nepal issues emergency appeal following the country's flash floods

Here's how you can help Metal For Nepal, the metal charity who are urgently seeking donations to help families affected by the country's flash floods.

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Clutch return with new single, The Drifter Returns

The wheels are turning again for Clutch, who have just dropped their first new music for four years in the form of the single, The Drifter Returns.

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Slowly Slowly release passionate new single, Sacrosaint

“Sacrosaint is about the things that we've taken for granted, the things that have been sacrosanct in the past," reveals Ben Stewart as Slowly Slowly release their first new song of 2026.

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Love Is Noise announce new EP, The Space Between Happiness and Heartache, and release single Smile

Love Is Noise are following up last year's debut with the EP, The Space Between Happiness and Heartache, boasting new single, Smile.

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25 reasons why ArcTanGent 2026 ruled

Chelsea Wolfe's coronation, Chinese art-punk, a Belgian trombone quintet, landmark sets from the old gods of funk metal and grindcore – all coming together for the biggest-brained outing of festival season? Here are the best bits from ArcTanGent’s final year up in the Mendip Hills!

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MOTHER examines “the cycles we knowingly submit ourselves to” on new single, MOTIONS

MOTHER's ethereal new single, MOTIONS, finds the rising star untangle "the relationships, behaviours and patterns that hurt us, but somehow still feel impossible to leave."

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“The answer to every question you've had in your entire life”: The Callous Daoboys drop new single, Watching Us Kiss

Time for a circle pit in the living room? The Callous Daoboys' new song, Watching Us Kiss, is an absolute face-melter.

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Nightwish celebrate three decades in music with announcement of anniversary release, The Greatest 30 Years On Earth

Nightwish are marking their 30th anniversary with a special release, The Greatest 30 Years On Earth, including live recordings from shows in 2022 and 2023.

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Album review: Turnstile – NEVER ENOUGH: VERSIONS

Elton John, Hayley Williams, Dying Fetus and more leave no creative stone unturned on reimagining of Turnstile's masterpiece

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“A psychic told me I was burned as a witch in a past life”: Maria Brink dives into In This Moment's magic new album

Witch, please! Maria Brink has always been in touch with the power of nature and witchery. Now, on In This Moment's new album, it's all come together to the point where they've even simply called it Witch. But, she says, this is a story about finding the light...

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Album review: Airbourne - Airbourne

Batshit crazy Aussie rockers Airbourne release first album in seven years and – surprise – it’s just like the five previous ones

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Amon Amarth release Eight Legs Of Thunder, inspired by mythological eight-legged horse Sleipnir

Check out Eight Legs Of Thunder, the final single from Amon Amarth's upcoming album, The Allfather Awakens.

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Comeback Kid announce new album, Chosen Hell, featuring Spiritbox and Incendiary collabs

Comeback Kid's new album, Chosen Hell, is right around the corner, and the title track is available to stream now.

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The rise of Motionless In White, as told through their most important gigs

Backstage scraps, lost voices and zombie apocalypses… Motionless In White have experienced a wild 20-year ride, and Chris Motionless has the stories to prove it.

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The story of Ghost’s Impera: “I want to show my kids that all this time playing rock shows had a real purpose”

Not even COVID could stand in the way of Ghost as they passed their 10th birthday. Catching up on tour just before the plague hit, we found a rock band now comfortably sitting as one of the most important of their time. As Impera took on the weird world into which it was released, the idea of them being “the next KISS or Maiden” wasn’t a hope: it was happening right in front of us…

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“I broke my hand and had to play with three fingers. I think it was Dimebag messing with me”: 20 Questions with Zakk Wylde

Black Label Society guitar-slinger Zakk Wylde tackles our quick-fire interrogation and fills us in on killer riffs, anchovies and Jason Momoa…

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Plagues, lawsuits and Dave Grohl: The story of Ghost’s Prequelle

In which the beautiful “Star Trek” future of Meliora was replaced with the plague of the Dark Ages, Prequelle found Ghost ascending to greater heights while simultaneously defeating attempts to clip their wings. With this new sense of wrath came a different leader, the suave, young Cardinal Copia, and under his stewardship, they turned Wembley into their very own cathedral…

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Who are Busted and McFly’s fans?

“It never became nostalgic because it was always there…” As Busted and McFly go head-to-head on tour, we meet their fans at London’s OVO Arena Wembley and find out why the two bands are bigger than they’ve ever been.

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Green Lung: The ultimate guide to their heathen universe

Frontman Tom Templar invites us into his world, and shares the key ingredients that make Green Lung one of the most magical bands in the country right now…

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“My pet rat used to crawl on my bed and eat my Bran Flakes”: NOAHFINNCE’s five favourite things

Rodents, honey-glazed treats and trousers that understand arses – these are the things that make NOAHFINNCE happy.

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“I wanted people to throw themselves into the vision”: The story of Ghost’s Infestissumam

Already spreading far beyond the underground, by the time of 2013’s second album Infestissumam, Ghost had signed to a massive label and were working with Foo Fighters’ producer. This wasn’t without its problems for the clergy, but even a cautious name tweak and issues getting the album’s racy sleeve pressed couldn’t stop a Swedish Grammi coming their way…

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Breaking The Lore: The ultimate guide to Ghost’s majestic world

Pantomime pageantry and Satanic provocation is all well and good, but there’s deeper, more subversive purpose in Ghost’s never-ending lore. Kneeling at their unholy altar, we slip beneath those bedazzled vestments to chart all the dark humour, razorblade social commentary and righteous purpose on the path of the Papas...

Ghost: “When you’re in your dream-come-true band, it’s all-consuming in terms of time and energy”

Live review: Turnstile, Halifax Piece Hall

Queens Of The Stone Age announce new album, Perfecth, and drop bluesy new single, Insignificant Other

Live review: Outbreak at All Points East, London

Are Polaris teasing new music?

Trivium and In Flames team up for joint UK and Europe tour with Paleface Swiss and VOLA

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Album review: Beartooth – Pure Ecstasy

Polyphia announce new album, BE NOT AFRAID, and share single, Power In The Blood

SNAYX tackle “toxic codependency” on dark new single, Lost Cause

Basement announce huge UK and Europe tour with Fleshwater and Béton Armé

Haywire announce new album, I Don't Wanna Say Goodbye

“It’s sensuality, sexuality, death, and life all bundled into one”: Inside VENUS GRRRLS' sinful new EP, To Die As Lovers May

Mallory Knox reunite with frontman Mikey Chapman for new single Afterglow

Slipknot announce split with Sid Wilson before removing post

Movements release new single, Live By The Sword

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Ghost: “When you’re in your dream-come-true band, it’s all-consuming in terms of time and energy”

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Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante have collaborated on Valorant Champions Anthem, If The Sun Burns Out Tonight

Rock jewellers Flibustier Paris announce first sunglasses collection

Green Day's new coming-of-age movie is getting an international cinema release

Film review: Jackass Best And Last

Film review: Disclosure Day

Film review: Scary Movie

Film review: Masters Of The Universe

People = Chic: Gucci have used a Slipknot song in their new short film

See the Jackass gang reunite in the trailer for this summer’s final movie, Best And Last

“We’re here to feed the pipeline and give visibility to artists”: How LOUD WOMEN are changing grassroots music

New Travis Barker documentary Louder Than Fear to hit Hulu this summer

WWE’s Stephanie Vaquer: The 10 songs that changed my life

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“The future isn’t coming. It’s already here”: Listen to Fear Factory’s dystopian new single, Roboticist

Bad Wolves will honour Dolly Parton with cover of Jolene - which she was meant to guest on

Metal for Nepal issues emergency appeal following the country's flash floods

Clutch return with new single, The Drifter Returns

The Kerrang! Chart: The best new music this week

Slowly Slowly release passionate new single, Sacrosaint

Love Is Noise announce new EP, The Space Between Happiness and Heartache, and release single Smile

25 reasons why ArcTanGent 2026 ruled

MOTHER examines “the cycles we knowingly submit ourselves to” on new single, MOTIONS

“The answer to every question you've had in your entire life”: The Callous Daoboys drop new single, Watching Us Kiss

Nightwish celebrate three decades in music with announcement of anniversary release, The Greatest 30 Years On Earth

Album review: Turnstile – NEVER ENOUGH: VERSIONS

“A psychic told me I was burned as a witch in a past life”: Maria Brink dives into In This Moment's magic new album

Album review: Airbourne - Airbourne

Amon Amarth release Eight Legs Of Thunder, inspired by mythological eight-legged horse Sleipnir

Comeback Kid announce new album, Chosen Hell, featuring Spiritbox and Incendiary collabs

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The rise of Motionless In White, as told through their most important gigs

The story of Ghost’s Impera: “I want to show my kids that all this time playing rock shows had a real purpose”

“I broke my hand and had to play with three fingers. I think it was Dimebag messing with me”: 20 Questions with Zakk Wylde

Plagues, lawsuits and Dave Grohl: The story of Ghost’s Prequelle

Who are Busted and McFly’s fans?

Green Lung: The ultimate guide to their heathen universe

“My pet rat used to crawl on my bed and eat my Bran Flakes”: NOAHFINNCE’s five favourite things

“I wanted people to throw themselves into the vision”: The story of Ghost’s Infestissumam

Breaking The Lore: The ultimate guide to Ghost’s majestic world

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