Reviews

What happened when Metallica headlined Download 2023… again!

They’re just showing off now: the biggest band in the history of heavy metal ensure their 10th appearance on Donington’s hallowed turf is a night none of us will ever forget…

What happened when Bring Me The Horizon headlined Download 2023

Blood, fire, success: Sheffield’s finest finally get the Donington prize with pyro-tastic headline showing...

What happened when Metallica headlined Download 2023

Fire and fun: Metallica bring the party to Download for the festival’s opening night – and the band’s first of two headline sets this weekend.

The big review: Download Festival 2023

Celebrating an incredible 20 years with a whopping anniversary spectacular, here’s all the best stuff from Download Festival.

Album review: Gallus – We Don’t Like The People We’ve Become

Indie-punk quartet Gallus might be pissed off about the state of society on their debut album, but at least they can find a good laugh in it too…

Album review: Ultra Q – My Guardian Angel

Jakob Armstrong introduces himself to the world with indie-rock outfit Ultra Q’s debut album…

Album review: Godflesh – Purge

Industrial innovators Godflesh bring grooves and grimness on cathartic ninth full-length…

Album review: Pupil Slicer – Blossom

Black metal, grind, indie-rock, synths, joyous choruses and egg-shakers: Pupil Slicer violently bloom on perfect, out-of-this-world second album…

Album review: Avenged Sevenfold – Life Is But A Dream…

Huntington Beach heroes Avenged Sevenfold hurl themselves off the deep end for sublimely batshit eighth album…

Album review: Rancid – Tomorrow Never Comes

Berkeley berserkers Rancid return with arresting 10th studio album.

Slam Dunk Festival 2023: The Big Review

Running down the best of the best from Leeds and Hatfield as Slam Dunk 2023 kicks off the most jam-packed UK festival season ever…

Album review: Foo Fighters – But Here We Are

Dave Grohl pays tribute to Taylor Hawkins and his mother on Foo Fighters’ extraordinary 11th album…

Album review: Vnder A Crvmbling Moon – I: Oblivion

V-loving post-metal newcomers Vnder A Crvmbling Moon step out of the shadows with chest crushing debut I: Oblivion...

Album review: Heart Attack Man – Freak Of Nature

Ohio trio Heart Attack Man get comfortable with their inner critic and embrace the uncomfortable emotions that come with growth...

Album review: The Dirty Nil – Free Rein To Passions

Ontario punks The Dirty Nil’s fourth record packs a playful punch…

Album review: Burial Clouds – Last Days Of A Dying World

Portland post-doomsters Burial Clouds find their voice to celebrate the melancholy Last Days Of A Dying World...

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