Album review: Split Chain – motionblurBristol hardcore newcomers Split Chain’s debut is a brilliant blur that endlessly spins the fresh from the familiar.
Album review: Kill The Robot – Kill The RobotThe son of Bee Gees legend Barry Gibb forges his own path on Kill The Robot’s triumphant debut album.
The big review: RADAR Festival 2025In a weekend of massive shows across the country, Manchester's RADAR Festival showcase some of the best and brightest in the more progressive side of alternative music...
Album review: Enter Shikari – Live At WembleyEnter Shikari put the Rou into rowdy with unstoppable live album.
Film review – Simple Plan: The Kids In The CrowdMontreal pop-punks Simple Plan relive the highs and lows of their first quarter-century in sweet doc.
Album review: Calva Louise – Edge Of The AbyssBrit-based international rock trio Calva Louise establish themselves as one of the UK’s most interesting bands on brilliantly chaotic fourth album.
Live review: Back To The Beginning, Villa ParkSabbath and Ozzy bid farewell to nearly six decades of heavy metal with a star-studded all-day salute featuring Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool and so much more...
Live review: Slayer, Cardiff Blackweir FieldsBread Of Heaven? Nah, it’s just bangers from hell as Slayer make their spectacular UK return in Cardiff…
Album review: Pig Pen – Mental MadnessAlexisonfire man Wade MacNeil rattles cages and lets it rip with new hardcore project Pig Pen.
Album review: Royale Lynn – Black MagicCountry meets the colossal on Royale Lynne's assured but flawed debut album
Album review: Dropkick Murphys – For The PeopleYears roll back, pints get pulled, friendly arms embrace – Dropkick Murphys return to form with 13th album For The People.
The big review: Glastonbury 2025Glastonbury is all things to all people, and in 2025 the megafest offers a banquet of beastly rock and alternative acts. So join us down on the farm as we try to avoid sunburn and cram in as many bands as possible…
Live review: Linkin Park, London Wembley StadiumLinkin Park spectacularly bring together 75,000 fans of all ages and eras for their biggest headline gig ever…
Film review: Jurassic World RebirthOne big pile of sh*t: Jurassic Park producers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could make a sixth sequel that they didn’t stop to wonder if they should.
Live review: Iron Maiden, London StadiumGoal! Maiden’s coming home as ’Arry’s ’Ammers win big at 50th-anniversary West Ham super-gig.
Album review: Jools – Violent DelightsJools’ Violent Delights have magnificent, incendiary results on Leicester punk rock outfit’s essential debut.