Reviews Reading & Leeds 2021: The Kerrang! ReviewThe best of this weekend's rock action from Reading & Leeds – featuring Biffy Clyro, Neck Deep, Loathe, You Me At Six, Waterparks and more…
News Spiritbox, Gallows and more drop off Reading & Leeds line-up; festival announces replacement actsDinosaur Pile-Up, Loathe, Holding Absence and more have joined the Reading & Leeds 2021 line-up, replacing the likes of Gallows and Spiritbox.
Features The 17 best albums of 2021 so farFrom Gojira to Weezer to Evanescence and beyond, these are albums you need to listen to from the past six months.
Features Now Hear This: Lucas Woodland on the best new pop-punk, Japanese metalcore and ugly popHolding Absence's Lucas Woodland brings you the new bands you need to check out now, including ZAND, Cherry and Paledusk…
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Features Holding Absence’s Lucas Woodland: We must stop telling guys to ‘man up’Lucas Woodland has boldly opened up through Holding Absence’s music – and he encourages male listeners in particular to be honest with their struggles, too…
Features The 13 best rock and metal albums released in April 2021From returning metal titans to brilliant young stars in the making, these were the very best album releases of April 2021…
Reviews Album review: Holding Absence – The Greatest Mistake Of My LifeWelsh rockers Holding Absence explore life, love and the responsibility of artists on superb second album.
News Holding Absence premiere stunning new single and video, In CirclesWatch Holding Absence's dizzying, beautiful new video for In Circles.
Features Holding Absence: Mistakes, regrets, and the making of Britain’s next breakout bandThe future of British rock hasn’t looked so bright in a long time – and it’s about to get a new leading light. On cinematic new album The Greatest Mistake Of My Life, Lucas Woodland and Holding Absence are laying everything on the line in a bid to capture and heal the hearts of rock’s new generation…
News Holding Absence: “COVID underlines the fragility of everything”Holding Absence frontman Lucas Woodland reflects on his personal trauma ahead of the band’s K! Pit stream.
The K! Pit Watch Holding Absence’s life-affirming performance in The K! PitPost-hardcore crew Holding Absence reveal uplifting new music and K! Pit show, in association with Nordic Spirit.
Features 30 albums to get excited for in 2021We look ahead to the most important albums coming our way over the next 12 months – from titans of metal to underground heroes
News Holding Absence Announce New Album, The Greatest Mistake Of My LifeListen to Holding Absence's soaring new single, Beyond Belief, taken from their upcoming second album.
Features Counting The Cost Of Coronavirus On Touring BandsCoronavirus has shaken the music industry to its core, threatening the livelihoods of bands who need to tour to survive
News Holding Absence Say No To Paid Meet And Greets With 'Eat And Greet' Fan EventHolding Absence invite fans down to hang out and some vegan food in London