With Sabaton’s “The Legendary Tour” taking them to some of the biggest arenas they’ve ever played on these shores, there was one question that needed answering heading into the first night of the UK ...

“No, it’s not just your imagination,” claim HEALTH. “The future is shit and the phone you are reading this on is making it worse.” It’s a suitable epigram for the twelve industrially-tinged and rather ...

Harpy’s already taken on festival fields and pushed the limits of experimental goth-industrial-power-electronica, but now? Goth Metal Mommy’s embodying all seven sins in style. ‘VII’ takes in a sin ...

Downcast’s ‘Nothing Left To Give’ is a confident and compelling four-track statement from the Bristol emo up-and-comers, showcasing not only their growth as songwriters but also their willingness to ...

From starting our as falsetto firebrands exposing social wrongs, the Offspring have settled into their niche as punk rock’s jolly uncles, cranking out jokes as readily as they drop an MTV era riff.

Bristol noise punks Knives have had a killer year. Their debut LP ‘Glitter’, released in April, is a churning powerhouse of nightmare rhythms; a personal favourite of 2025. They’ve taken their ...

Karolina Malyan is a renowned live music photographer, specialising in narrative and meaningful captures of emotions. Hailing originally from Poland, she lives and works in London, UK, and loves to ...

Five cities, one week, twenty three bands and six stages: Common Thread Tour is a masterpiece of logistics as well as hardcore. For one day, the whole of Camden Town has been taken over by music as ...

Give Up have been peddling their emo wares across Brighton, and further afield, for a couple of years now, having released their debut EP ‘Laugh At Myself’ last autumn. With the release of their ...

Of course ‘Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death’, Creeper’s song awaited fourth album, is released on Halloween. And the fact it’s centred loosely around a Lost Boys-esque story about a vampire rock band ...

PENGSHUi have never been a band to do things by halves. London‑born and bred, they started out tearing through pirate radio sets and basement shows, blending the aggression of punk and metal with the ...

There’s something visceral about watching Sam Carter lose his mind on stage while 20,000 people try to keep pace with his brutal vocal delivery. Sunday night at The O2 Arena is a masterclass in ...