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As It Is, WARGASM, Vower and more join Takedown Festival 2026 line-up

Next year’s Takedown is looking more and more like an event that’s not to be missed, with As It Is, WARGASM, Vower, Saint Agnes, BEX and more joining the bill.

See Taylor Momsen perform Where Are You Christmas? at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Fresh from the release of Taylor Momsen’s Pretty Reckless Christmas EP, the singer channelled her inner Cindy Lou at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

YONAKA unveil new single, Hit Me When I’m Sore

Taken from next year’s second album Until You’re Satisfied, YONAKA have released their third new single of 2025.

The All-American Rejects drop new single from next year’s fifth album, Sandbox

The All-American Rejects have confirmed that Sandbox – the follow-up to 2012’s Kids In The Street – will arrive in spring 2026, and they’ve unveiled brand-new single Get This.

Bad Omens’ Noah Sebastian: “There’s a lot of large moving parts and ideas being worked through”

In the winter 2025 print issue of Kerrang!, frontman Noah Sebastian looks ahead to a new chapter for Bad Omens and what their next “full body of work” may entail…

Call Me Amour drop new single and video, Wrong Direction

“A song for anyone who’s ever felt out of step with the crowd”: Watch the video for Call Me Amour’s new single Wrong Direction.

Biffy Clyro postpone December U.S. tour due to visa mix-up: “We are so angry about this”

Simon Neil has posted a video expressing his frustration at Biffy Clyro’s change in tour plans, due to “some f*cking genius” getting the band’s visa dates wrong.

downcast share new single, home, featuring Sammy from WSTR

“I hope that all of the ’90s kids like me will appreciate it…” Watch the video for downcast’s new single home, taken from today’s Nothing Left To Give EP.

Inside Bad Omens’ unstoppable takeover – only in the new issue of Kerrang!

In an exclusive interview, Noah Sebastian talks success, storytelling and Bad Omens’ recent singles – as well as how he’s getting “closer” to piecing together their next record…

Cypress Hill, The Pretty Reckless, Sepultura and more join Linkin Park for Rock in Rio Lisbon’s rock day

Rock in Rio Lisbon is getting heavier, with the Portuguese fest unveiling its 2026 rock line-up: “This day represents a particularly symbolic moment for its energy, strength and identity…”

“We can’t wait to see all of you”: MCR announce UK/European tour support

My Chemical Romance have confirmed that they’ll be joined by the likes of Echo & The Bunnymen, Skunk Anansie, Sunny Day Real Estate and more at various dates on next year’s UK and European tour.

Scooter are playing Download Festival 2026

German partystarters Scooter have joined the line-up for Download Festival next year.

Artio choose “purposeful happiness” on new single Seven Suns

Watch the video for Artio’s newest single Seven Suns, which features a cameo from kahal and is about singer Rae Brazill “no longer being consumed by my own mind anymore”.

twenty one pilots’ Josh Dun shares drum cover of Turnstile’s T.L.C.

“Daniel Fang is a drummer worth watching to get inspired…” Josh Dun shares his love for hardcore’s current biggest band by covering T.L.C. (TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION).

Witch Fever reveal UK and European headline tour

Fresh from joining Volbeat in arenas, Witch Fever will be hitting the road for their own headline run next spring: “We kinda missed the intimacy of smaller shows and sweating with you all so this will be fun!”

Primus, Chelsea Wolfe, Cult Of Luna & Julie Christmas and more announced for ArcTanGent 2026

ArcTanGent have revealed next year’s main stage headliners – including the first UK Primus show since 2017 – for what promises to be a “festival line-up truly unlike anything else you’ll find on the planet”.

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