Valentine’s Day with Deftones in Manchester finds alt-metal’s most enduring luminaries on the form of their lives.
In this Review Round-Up, a wide range of releases trends towards the positive from ATLAS, Bruise Control and Death Of Youth, although Gogol Bordello’s newest sorely falls short.
Mothica’s alt-metal swerve might prove mixed, but as always, her honesty and vulnerability is the core of her appeal.
On their recent run with Resolve, we sat down with Windwaker to talk touring, hip-hop, AI, and what’s coming up for them next.
The Beaches’ current winning streak continues, as they bring their glossy indie-rock to Manchester’s O2 Ritz.
On an evening of full-force deathcore punishment in Manchester, Lorna Shore are still able to rise above it all and take their place at the genre’s very top.
In their crusade to become the new faces of radio-rock and alt-metal, Sleep Theory arrive in Manchester to make waves that are impossible to miss.
It’s not all that cool and finds itself reliant on heavy hits of nostalgia, but despite that, Story Of The Year’s newest is an enjoyably easy 2000s emo throwback.
Unsurprising for one of the definitive forces of heavy music in the 21st Century, Converge’s newest is, yet again, great.
Not only are Arm’s Length at the top of their game in Manchester, but bringing a stacked bill with them makes for one of the emo highlights of 2026 so far.