They’re about as deep as a paddling pool (and about as innovative as one, too), but Airbourne channel all their energies into red-blooded rock ‘n’ roll for some pretty great fun.
The Callous Daoboys serve up mathcore of the most blistering variety as their UK tour stops off in Manchester.
An expansive journey through death and rebirth shapes another Gorillaz album stuffed with collaborators, while also keeping a firm grip on humanity and earnestness.
In this Review Round-Up, there’s a host of flawed but solid albums, spanning a beatdown from Varials; an exercise in alt-metal opulence from Lost Society; and an indie-rock overreach from snake eyes.
Autumn Fires’ new EP is a familiar yet polished and promising addition to the modern pop-punk canon.
Beauty School’s leap from strength to strength shows no sign of stopping with their triumphant Manchester headline show.
An intense, visceral night of hardcore is led by Counterparts in Manchester.
The broadening of Sylosis’ metal palette is inconsistent and messy, but buoyed by enough solid ideas that are clearly all their own.
A Day To Remember, Hot Milk, Creeper and Daughtry are among the next batch of bands announced for Download Festival 2026, as we break down everything new that’s just been added.
Even during what’s supposedly their most creative period to date, folk-rock banality continues to follow Mumford & Sons wherever they go.