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Rival Sons Crown A Superb Second Day At Steelhouse Festival 2026

Rival Sons crown a superb second day at Steelhouse Festival 2026, with standout sets from Reef, Von Hertzen Brothers, Dan Byrne, Bobbie Dazzle and more.
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Steelhouse Festival 2026 Friday – A Festival Always Worth The Climb

Steelhouse Festival 2026 Friday review as King Kraken, Luke Morley and The Temperance Movement deliver a superb opening day at Wales' mountain rock festival.

Magic Until The Final Note: Maid Of Stone Ends Another Memorable Weekend

Maid of Stone Saturday – Where Heavy Metal’s Future Met Its Legends

Rogga Johansson: Riffs Over Royalties, Every Time

Blue Nation Launch New Era With Wisdom For Pennies At Gibson Garage London

Inside Podpads: How EDDFEST Glamping Village Came Together In Four Days

EDDFEST / Six Scorching Bands Light Up Knebworth House Friday Maidenville Stage

Maid Of Stone 2026: A Flawless Friday Sets The Festival Alight

Don Broco Answer The Call As Thursday Roars To Life At 2000trees

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Steel Panther Rock London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town Like It’s 1987

Gig Review: Steel Panther prove Glam Metal is alive and well with a riotous, hilarious and brilliantly played show at London's O2 Forum Kentish Town.
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Bat Sabbath Deliver Explosive Black Sabbath Worship At Electric Bristol

Bat Sabbath deliver explosive Black Sabbath worship at Electric Bristol, with standout performances from Froglord and Black Mastiff on a blistering night.

Showing Teeth Sink Their Fangs Into Sold-Out London Headline Debut

Mike Tramp / Songs Of White Lion Roars To Life At Northfield Park

System Of A Down Return To Britain In A Night Of Chaos, Catharsis And Pure Joy

Sammy Hagar Delivers The Classics Right Here, Right Now

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Bat Sabbath Deliver Explosive Black Sabbath Worship At Electric Bristol

Gig Reviews
Bat Sabbath deliver explosive Black Sabbath worship at Electric Bristol, with standout performances from Froglord and Black Mastiff on a blistering night.

Showing Teeth Sink Their Fangs Into Sold-Out London Headline Debut

Gig Reviews
Showing Teeth delivered an explosive sold-out London headline debut at Barfly, Camden, proving why they are one of heavy music's most exciting new bands.

Psycroptic / The Pulse Of Annihilation Is Technical Death Metal At Its Brutal Best

Metal Reviews
Firmly at the frontline of their genre for over two decades, Tasmanian Technical Death Metal outfit Psycroptic are set to unleash studio full-length number nine, The Pulse Of Annihilation, and as always,...

Blue Nation: ‘I Would Rather Confuse Critics Than Bore People’

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Blue Nation talk riffs, critics, unforgettable gigs, guilty pleasures and why they would rather confuse critics than bore people in The MetalTalk Lowdown.

Mike Tramp / Songs Of White Lion Roars To Life At Northfield Park

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Gig Reivew: Mike Tramp. Songs Of White Lion delivered a powerful night of classic rock at Northfield Park Casino, celebrating the band's timeless legacy.

Iron Maiden Crown EDDFEST With A Masterclass 50 Years In The Making

Festivals
Gig review: The Iron Maiden EDDFEST performance at Knebworth House proved why they remain Heavy Metal's greatest live band after 50 years.

System Of A Down Return To Britain In A Night Of Chaos, Catharsis And Pure Joy

Gig Reviews
System Of A Down returned to Britain after nine years with a blistering Tottenham Hotspur Stadium show packed with chaos, catharsis and unforgettable moments.

Vulgarfest 2026 – The Third Chapter of Hartlepool’s Underground Success

Festivals
Vulgarfest 2026 returned to Hartlepool for its third year, with Scordatura, Vulgar Dissection and eight crushing bands celebrating UK underground Death Metal.

EDDFEST Saturday: The Almighty, Airbourne And The Darkness Set Knebworth Alight

Festivals
EDDFEST Saturday saw The Almighty, Airbourne and The Darkness ignite Knebworth with blistering performances despite scorching heat and early travel chaos.

Shadow Of Jupiter / Bones – A Doom Masterpiece Destined For Album Of The Year

Metal Reviews
A Celebratory Emergence From Doom Darkness To The Spotlight Of Today's Heavy Music.

My Chemical Romance – A Theatrical Rock Spectacle Unlike Any Other

Metal Reviews
My Chemical Romance deliver a breathtaking theatrical spectacle at Wembley Stadium, performing The Black Parade in full before an explosive greatest hits set.

2000trees 2026 Day One: A Scorching Opening Day Of Future Legends

Festivals
2000trees, the UK's hottest festival, both figuratively and literally, is back for its 2026 edition. Four days of the finest rock covering everything from local legends to the next global superstars. 2000trees Festival...

Baz Mills: “My greatest fear? Aldi discontinuing their cream toffee cakes”

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Massive Wagons frontman Baz Mills on Aldi cream cakes, surviving a gig with no voice, and why he'd rather have royalties than recognition. The MetalTalk Lowdown

Sammy Hagar Delivers The Classics Right Here, Right Now

Gig Reviews
Sammy Hagar returns to the UK after 44 years, delivering Van Halen classics, solo favourites and an emotional tribute to Eddie Van Halen in London.

Ravaged By The Yeti / Snowbound Horror Is Old School Death Metal With A Frostbitten Bite

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Ravaged By The Yeti return with Snowbound Horror, a crushing Old School Death Metal album packed with icy riffs, eerie grooves and '80s horror-inspired carnage.

Arctic Monkeys And Shed Seven Feature In New Ranking Of The World’s Most Casino-Obsessed Songs

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From Motörhead and Iron Maiden to Arctic Monkeys, discover which songs mention "casino" the most, why Tucker Wetmore tops the chart, and where British acts rank.

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