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Award-nominated independent rock and metal festival, Takedown Festival, has unveiled the headliners for its 2026 edition. The festival returns to Portsmouth Guildhall on Friday 3rd April and Saturday 4th April 2026, once again bringing a packed weekend of heavy music to the south coast. This year’s event will be headlined by PRESIDENT, marking their first…
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Now in its third year, the annual Metal Merch Day fundraising campaign will take place on Friday 24th October 2025. Raising money for Metal For Good, the event fully embraces the charity’s values of togetherness, individuality, passion, integrity and belonging. Metal For Good is urging rock and metal fans to proudly wear their favourite metal…
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Bryan Adams has announced three new UK arena shows for December 2025. He will perform at Hull Connexin Live (Dec 8th), Cardiff Utilita Arena (Dec 9th) and the Brighton Centre (Dec 10th). Tickets go on sale 12 September 2025. The announcement follows the release of Adams’ 16th studio album Roll With The Punches on Friday…
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On the heels of her signing to Fearless Records and Warped Tour debut, alt-rock it-girl and powerhouse songstress LØLØ releases her new single, american zombie. A little dark and twisted, yet emotive and heartfelt, the love song is the soundtrack to falling for someone who’s bad for you, but feels so good. Inspired by a…
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Multi-million streaming artist PRESIDENT has released the powerful and emotive single, Destroy Me. Already a fan favourite from the live shows, the track is taken from the debut EP, King of Terrors, is set for release on 26th September 2025. The EP title, drawn from a Biblical reference, frames the EP’s exploration of themes such…
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Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska” will be explored with more context and depth than ever before this Autumn, with the release of a five-disc box set featuring many never-before-heard and previously undiscovered recordings. “Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition” will arrive on 17th October from Sony Music, and include The E Street Band’s fabled “Electric Nebraska” sessions and solo…
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Following four hugely successful years in the US, ICE NINE KILLS launch their first horror convention in the UK with SILVER SCREAM CON LONDON. Taking place at London’s Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch on 13th and 14th December, the two day event follows ICE NINE KILLS first ever UK Arena headline tour, which ends at…
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Some gigs you go to and have a great time; others completely knock the wind out of you, leaving you exhilarated, a little bruised, and grinning ear to ear. The O2 Forum Kentish Town on Saturday night was absolutely the latter. With Lake Malice, GIRLI, and Scene Queen sharing a stage, it was always destined…
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Scene Queen transformed London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town into her own pink-soaked, mosh-ready playground. Fans screamed every lyric back, turning the venue into a full-on party that blurred the lines between metal mayhem and pop fantasy. Dive into our photo gallery to relive the magic of her unforgettable headline performance.
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Before Scene Queen’s headlining set at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town, Lake Malice stormed the stage with their explosive blend of metal and alt-rock energy. The duo wasted no time in commanding the room, unleashing a relentless wave of riffs, heavy beats, and high-voltage intensity that had the crowd moving from the start. With their…
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High Fives & Stage Dives 