Nova Twins win Best Alternative Music Act at MOBO Awards 2026Four years on from helping to launch the category, Nova Twins scooped the Best Alternative Music Act award at last night’s MOBOs.
Against The Current unveil epic new single, HeavenlyAgainst The Current are finally back with new music! Listen to Heavenly, which Chrissy Costanza calls “the realisation that the fall from grace is liberation”.
Listen to Don Broco’s crushing new collab with Architects’ Sam Carter“The energy and aggression he brings to his vocals are unmatched…” Watch the video for Don Broco and Sam Carter’s new single True Believers.
WREX announce SADWORLD EP, release new single ParanoiaWREX will drop their five-track SADWORLD EP in May, and they describe it as “a reflection on the impact of the world in its current state, and on the community”.
Album review: Defying Decay – Synthetic SympathyThai alt. metallers Defying Decay reject the rot on strikingly polished third album Synthetic Sympathy.
Oli Sykes has launched his own live production company, Patient ZeroRemember those mind-blowing videos of ILLENIUM’s BMTH performance at Las Vegas Sphere recently? Surprise surprise, turns out Oli Sykes was behind it all along…
Album review: Winterfylleth – The Unyielding SeasonBrit black metal icons Winterfylleth bow to no man as they mark two decades of devastation with The Unyielding Season
Album review: Heaven & Hell – Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007 – 2009Black Sabbath’s Dio reunion gets repressed with added stunning live stuff, in glorious Heaven & Hell mega boxset.
Album review: Black Label Society – Engines Of DemolitionMeet the new boss, same as the old boss: 12th Black Label Society release maintains big riffing standards…
Moodring: “I was told, ‘Look out the window and be glad you can see the sun.’ I’ll never be able to get my head there”To call Moodring a cathartic project for Hunter Young would be a severe understatement. On the eve of outstanding new album death fetish, he explains why turning very real pain into art is all he has…
“Scottish vampire priests? That fits us perfectly!”: Inside the metal thrashing mad world of HellripperJames McBain started Hellripper as a studio thing. With their killer new album Coronach, the Scottish thrashers are about to go from the Highlands to the rest of the world. He tells us about macabre folklore, goats, being a loner, and smashing beer cans on his head in the name of “balls-out rock’n’roll”.
Weezer reveal The Gathering North American arena tourAs they prepare to release brand-new single Shine Again, Weezer have also announced a giant North American tour with The Shins and Silversun Pickups.
PRESIDENT have released a new single, MercyFollowing last month’s Angel Wings, PRESIDENT’s second single of 2026 is here! And it’s about how religion “has often been tied to conflict and loss” throughout history.
Listen to Karen Dió’s energetic new single, BexyKaren Dió has shared a brand-new single, Bexy, which came about following an online hangout with her most diehard fans (one of which, unsurprisingly, is called Bex).
ratbag drops new single and announces debut London headline gigWatch the video for ratbag’s new single how to cry, and get ready for a couple of UK live dates this spring.
breakkaway unveil stunning new single, Portrait set on fireRising collective breakkaway have just signed to Epitaph, and shared their first new music for the legendary label…