A monster of a headline set from Guns N’ Roses caps off the Saturday of Download Festival 2026, along with Trivium, Babymetal, Black Veil Brides, Behemoth, South Arcade and more.
Tag: alt metal
Download Festival 2026 gets off to a flying start with Limp Bizkit headlining, plus appearances from Electric Callboy, Halestorm, Cypress Hill, Scene Queen, Daughtry and more.
The never-ending run of Dead Pony arrives in Cardiff, where their standing as one of current alt-rock’s most fun acts remains in earnest.
Still drained of their former glory and totally devoid of ideas, Hands Like Houses’ new EP only improves on their last album by being mercifully short.
The beginning of a new, nu-metal-inspired era for Dead Pony might not offer too much of a shake-up, but none of their fun and bravado have been lost on the way, either.
Forget any intrigue that a fusion of alt-metal and R&B could produce; sace6 are so far removed from that, it’s borderline insulting.
On a debut that’s a near-perfect synthesis of shoegaze, grunge and melodic hardcore, Silo are already well on their way towards stepping up from their newcomer status.
In this Review Round-Up, great work comes from Lord Of The Lost finishing their album trilogy and Love Rarely delivering one of the breakthroughs of 2026…next to a total waste of time from From Ashes To New.
With a packed crowd and a slew of eerie, enigmatic alt-metal cuts to hand, SKYND make as big an impression as possible as they arrive in Manchester.
Though not quite the lightning in a bottle of their breakthrough, Bilmuri’s fusion of alt-metal and bro-country remains entertaining to no end.