Independent Venue Week reveal Nova Twins as 2026 Artist Ambassadors“They’re testament to live music’s power to break down barriers…” Nova Twins are next year’s Artist Ambassadors for Independent Venue Week.
The Hunna drop new single, cloudsShowing off a “heavier side” to next month’s blue transitions EP, The Hunna have unleashed new single clouds.
Album review: VOWWS – I’ll Fill Your House With An ArmyGloomy, synthy duo VOWWS strike the right balance on eerie third album, I’ll Fill Your House With An Army.
“Illumination is imminent”: Download post cryptic teaser videoDownload Festival are continuing to hype their forthcoming 2026 announcement – but does their latest teaser contain any concrete clues?!
Watch the video for Softcult’s new single, She Said, He SaidA song about “believing survivors of assault”, Softcult have just unveiled their next offering from 2026 debut album When A Flower Doesn’t Grow.
Listen to ALT BLK ERA’s new single, Okay (Cyber Racing)ALT BLK ERA have unveiled electronic banger Okay (Cyber Racing) – the duo’s first new music since January’s Rave Immortal debut album.
Biffy Clyro announce intimate December U.S. tourIn just a couple of months’ time, Biffy Clyro will be taking new album Futique across the pond for eight special performances.
Sick New World unveil huge Las Vegas and Texas line-upsSystem Of A Down will headline both instalments of Sick New World 2026, with Korn, Deftones, Bring Me The Horizon, Slayer and more appearing at different dates.
Watch Lewis Capaldi cover Paramore’s Still Into YouIn the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, see Lewis Capaldi put his own spin on Paramore’s 2013 pop-rock banger Still Into You.
mgk to play Tickets To My Downfall in full on select dates of his North American tourCelebrating five years since the release of his pop-punk smash, mgk will play Tickets To My Downfall in its entirety at various stops on his 2025 Lost Americana Tour.
Album review: Spiritual Cramp – RUDEZippy punk, razor-sharp wit and anarchy in the USA define this second album from San Franciscan rudeboys Spiritual Cramp.
Roman Candle unleash new single, This Band Has Led Me To Places I Wouldn’t Go With A GunWatch the video for Roman Candle’s latest single for Sumerian, which is about “tension, pride and refusing to quit even when it feels impossible”.
“People are seeking a sense of belonging, a sense of connection, a feeling of authenticity and real emotion”: Inside the resurgence of hardcoreFrom festivals to fashion to fist-swinging mosh-pits, hardcore is bigger now than it’s ever been – and still growing at an exponential rate. To find out why, we headed to Furnace Fest to meet the bands and fans that make up this burgeoning scene, and discover that amongst the violence and vitriol it’s ultimately about community, integrity and an unwavering support for one another…
“You can’t hold back. There’s no harm in slapping some facts over a dance beat”: Inside Cody Frost’s new EP, MECHAEVALTen years after appearing on The Voice UK, rave-punk disruptor Cody Frost has become one of the most in-demand collaborators in the British alt. space. The Burnley sensation explains why their newly-announced EP MECHAEVAL highlights inequality, calls out harassment and warns that we’re living through the medieval “dark ages” of the internet...
“It’s the place where goth meets punk”: Puscifer announce new album and 2026 North American tourMaynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell and Carina Round are set to return with new Puscifer record Normal Isn’t in February, before hitting the road throughout North America in the spring.
“I never thought I’d underestimate how big we needed obelisks to be”: On the road in Blood Incantation’s ever-expanding universeBlood Incantation’s recent European tour was absolutely massive. But even thinking big isn’t quite enough to keep up with their ascent skyward. We joined Paul Riedl on the road, and found a band acclimatising to new frontiers, with visions of building a temple onstage…
