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The rise of Ville Valo, as told through HIM’s most important gigs

Whether it’s playing to “20 people, plus a guy with a dog” in Nottingham or catching Tony Iommi side-stage while performing at Download Festival, Ville Valo has got a live story for pretty much every occasion…

Harpy unleashes darkly empowering new single, Swallow

Harpy expertly creates the “traumatised hate f*** child of Sam Smith’s Unholy and Korn’s Twisted Transistor” on new single Swallow.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins and more to headline BottleRock Napa Valley 2023

RHCP, The Smashing Pumpkins and Post Malone join Lizzo, Duran Duran and Lil Nas X as this year’s BottleRock headliners – see the full line-up here.

Dying Fetus and Suicide Silence announce Chaos & Carnage co-headline tour

Dying Fetus and Suicide Silence promise “pure devastation” on their upcoming U.S. Chaos & Carnage run.

twenty one pilots troll fans by performing ‘new song’ that’s impossible to hear

Watch twenty one pilots perform a brand-new song during their Vessel variety stream – but don’t get too excited, because you won’t be able to actually make anything out…

Album review: Obituary – Dying Of Everything

Obituary once again show us how this death metal thing is done…

Watch Will Ramos’ one-take performance of old Lorna Shore song Immortal

Will Ramos has shown off his unbelievable vocals with a one-take vocal performance of Immortal – a song recorded by the band before he joined.

Listen: Paramore are teasing another new song, C’est Comme Ca

Surprise! Following last month’s The News, Paramore are giving us another song from upcoming album This Is Why in just a couple of days’ time…

Moby’s Punk Rock Vegan Movie to premiere at Slamdance this month

Watch the trailer for Moby’s directorial debut, Punk Rock Vegan Movie, which he plans to “give away” after its world premiere at Slamdance on January 20.

Heriot: “The UK scene is so rich with amazing bands – we’re beyond grateful to be part of it”

Heriot are probably the best new metal band in Britain. They smashed Download, they’ve got a guitar hero in their ranks, and Enter Shikari’s management have picked them up. Meet the band who are going to annihilate your 2023…

twenty one pilots explain the difference between their albums Vessel and Regional At Best

During their Vessel anniversary stream, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun explained why there’s some crossover in songs on the Regional At Best tracklist.

John Lydon’s Public Image Ltd. are competing to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2023

Former Sex Pistol John Lydon is set to compete for a place at this year’s Eurovision with post-punk legends Public Image Ltd. – hear their entry, Hawaii, now.

Album review: VV – Neon Noir

Straight-to-the-heart solo return from Ville Valo, frontman of dearly departed Finnish stars HIM…

Album review: Iggy Pop – Every Loser

The Godfather Of Punk, Iggy Pop, bites back on glorious 19th album…

As December Falls drop infectious new single, Carousel

Nottingham pop-punks As December Falls have released a brand-new single, Carousel – watch the video now.

Nirvana to receive 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from the GRAMMYs

Nirvana are among the names who will be honoured by the GRAMMYs this year for having made ‘creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording’.

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