Music Beyond Analysis: Understanding Oranssi Pazuzu, Metal's Strangest Band

Photo: Rainer Paananen The second you tap play on Oranssi Pazuzu’s new album, ‘Muuntautuja’, you’re sucked ear-first into an immersive yet nightmarish void. Bioalkemisti begins the record with a series of pulsing synths, their ever-quickening speed pulling you closer. It’s a hypnotic induction into a 42-minute maelstrom of black-metal screams, krautrock, psychedelia and noise, which swirls and disorients while the rhythms stay simple, keeping you stuck in place and bobbing your head as all manner of hell unfurls. In 2024, no other metal album has felt so challenging while remaining accessible at the same time.

Written by: Matt Mills | Date: Thursday, 10 October 2024

Their Velocity: Maxïmo Park on 'Stream of Life' and Staying True to Themselves

Photo: Moja “Every year that we release a new record, we’re further and further away from being the hot new thing,” Maxïmo Park vocalist Paul Smith says with a laugh. Almost 20 years on from their debut, the Newcastle indie-rockers can reflect on becoming one of UK’s most consistent and recognisable bands, even if they have to work for it each and every day. “There are more and more new bands,” Smith continues. “Unless we do something controversial to go viral in some way, we’ll always be battling as an independent band to be heard. It keeps you on your toes.”

Written by: Jack Butler-Terry | Date: Tuesday, 08 October 2024

Nothing Feels Good: Crows Unpack The Exhilarating Gloom Of 'Another Reason'

Photo: Sandra Ebert For all the hype surrounding the UK post-punk revival that has partly defined the past decade, how much of it has tapped into the doom and gloom of so many of the genre’s greats? Witty lyrics and danceable grooves are all well and good, but the prevailing vibe in the country is pretty despondent right now, saddled with endless austerity, far-right violence and terrible weather that’s only getting worse. So, where’s the glum musical catharsis?

Written by: Tom Morgan | Date: Monday, 07 October 2024

Frank Carter and Sex Pistols: A Night of Grubby Punk To Treasure

Photos: Jason Miller Why can’t bands ever call it a day and keep it that way? It’s a question that’s been asked regularly of late, not least because of Oasis and Linkin Park reuniting almost simultaneously, stealing headlines and selling a bazillion tickets in the process. More quietly, too, there was the small matter of perhaps the most pioneering and mythologised punk band ever regrouping after 15 years away back in the summer.

Written by: Matt Mills | Date: Tuesday, 01 October 2024

Coldplay: What Makes a Blockbuster Tour?

With the news that Coldplay’s massive Music of the Spheres World Tour will continue into 2025 with more UK stadium shows next summer — at Hull’s Craven Park Stadium on August 18 and 19, before a record-breaking run of 10 shows at Wembley Stadium in London between August 22 and September 8 — it’s a good time to reflect on the marathon run’s place in the all-time list of blockbuster tours.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2024

'We Were Confident In Ourselves': How Heriot Became The UK's Most Exciting New Metal Band

“We shouldn’t have been allowed to do as much as we have done,” Heriot guitarist Erhan Alman says with a laugh, and it’s true that their rise has been blood-fizzingly rapid since the release of the crushingly intense ‘Profound Morality’ in 2022. It’s also warranted. The EP’s arrival through Church Road Records, the label run by Employed to Serve’s Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin, set in motion an arena tour with Architects and packed out festival sets, including a memorable opening of the Dogtooth stage at Download. “It was all the things we’d ever dreamed of doing,” Alman continues. “We were playing shows with bands we adore, and still not off a real album.”

Written by: Will Marshall | Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2024

The View From The Merch Table: Health

Photo: Mynxii White “I mean, it just amuses me to no end,” says Health’s John Famiglietti, musing on his favourite piece of merch the industrial-rock band have ever produced. He’s talking about the butt plugs that he’ll soon load up for their European tour in support of their brilliant new record ‘Rat Wars’, which will take in UK and Ireland shows in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin, Liverpool and London. 

Written by: Emma Wilkes | Date: Monday, 23 September 2024

Five Artists Who Could Headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show in the Next Decade

Having been announced for Super Bowl LIX’s halftime show — set to take place on February 9, 2025 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans — Kendrick Lamar is poised to join one of the most elite clubs in music, following in the footsteps of Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, The Rolling Stones and last year’s headliner, Usher. The Compton rap titan has already had a taste of that rarefied air after guesting with Dr. Dre at Super Bowl LVI two years ago, but he’s now tasked with creating some iconic moments of his own.

Written by: Jack Butler-Terry | Date: Tuesday, 17 September 2024

'You've Got A Family': Delilah Bon On Loud Fans, The LGBTQ+ Community and 'Evil, Hate Filled Female'

In the four years since Delilah Bon was born, she has evolved at a rapid pace. The alter-ego of Hands Off Gretel’s Lauren Tate, her blend of nu-metal and hip-hop is thoroughly addictive, with a sharp focus on hard-hitting topics that many musicians wouldn’t risk engaging in. Find her standing up for trans rights one moment and calling out the dangers posed to young men by incels the next.

Written by: Issy Herring | Date: Wednesday, 11 September 2024

'You Can Feel It Shake Your Ribcage': Fat Dog on debut album 'WOOF.'

Photo: Pooneh Ghana Few bands would dare to announce a headline show at the 2,300-capacity O2 Forum in London’s Kentish Town with just three songs to their name. Unless you’ve become the next Chappell Roan or Sabrina Carpenter overnight, any sensible promoter would laugh at such a proposition. Unless you’re Fat Dog, that is. In the case of the mind-bending dance-punks, it simply felt like the natural next step of their journey. It’s happening on November 23, following up a wider UK and Ireland tour in support of their recently released, hotly anticipated debut album ‘WOOF.’.

Written by: Rishi Shah | Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2024

'I'm Still Here': Yours Truly's Mikaila Delgado Talks 'Toxic'

Photo: Max Pasalic Yours Truly’s rise was a whirlwind. Inspired by viral songs that took off before their debut album was released, they booked huge support tours with bands such as You Me At Six and Pierce the Veil, whom they’d idolised as fans. But whirlwinds do tend to leave damage in their wake.

Written by: Will Marshall | Date: Wednesday, 04 September 2024

Brotherly Love: Five Pivotal Oasis Gigs

Photo: Simon Emmett Be honest, you never thought it would happen. But it has. Oasis are back. Liam and Noel have patched things up to announce a gargantuan stadium tour of the UK and Ireland, beginning with two nights at Cardiff's Principality Stadium next July. 

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Dead Pony: Ignore This At Your Peril

Photo: Euan Robertson “We started calling it nu-rock because it’s a big modern, shiny sound,” Dead Pony vocalist Anna Shields says, describing the irrepressible, dancefloor-ready blend of big riffs and even bigger choruses that has propelled the band out of the Glasgow scene. “We take a lot of influence from nu-metal as well as early 2000s rock bands and pop stars. We also have a lot of electronic influences, like The Prodigy and Pendulum.”

Written by: Will Marshall | Date: Thursday, 22 August 2024

Here Be Legends: 10 Iconic Reading and Leeds Sets

Photo: Dee McCourt (Borkowski Arts) Every year, Reading and Leeds rolls around with the promise of one more blowout before summer is over. This year, headliners Blink-182, Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, Fred Again.., Catfish and the Bottlemen, and Gerry Cinnamon will head to Richfield Avenue and Bramham Park over the bank holiday weekend, hoping to write themselves into the history of the fests alongside the legends we’ve collected here. Here are 10 unforgettable sets to get you hyped for what’s to come.

Written by: Huw Baines & Jack Butler-Terry | Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2024

The View From The Merch Table: SeeYouSpaceCowboy

Photo: Errick Easterday Festival season is in full swing, meaning that you probably recently saw someone across a field and felt an instant kinship with them because of the band shirt they were wearing. It’s one of the immutable truths of being a music fan — merch lets us know when other people are on our wavelength.

Written by: Emma Wilkes | Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024

A New Lease of Life: Hockey Dad on 'Rebuild Repeat', Support Slots and Creative Gambles

“We’re on, g’day mate,” Billy Fleming opens with a smile on his face. Hockey Dad’s vocalist and guitarist has not long returned home from rugby training, but there’s much to discuss before he can wind down for the night.

Written by: Jack McGill | Date: Wednesday, 07 August 2024

Follow The Leaders: The Evolution of Korn

Photo: Tim Saccenti We’re always being told that everything is cyclical, but for a certain strain of millennials the recent reappearance of enormous, suffocatingly heavy jeans on the youth of today will have sparked a massive nostalgia hit. Nu-metal, that much-maligned beast, is back. From Fontaines D.C. riffing on its tropes in the build up to their new record to hardcore bands far and wide — shout out to Candy’s recent album ‘It​’​s Inside You’ — tuning down to its stomach-rupturing heaviness, it’s sidestepped novelty status for the first time in decades. Well, unless you’re talking about Korn, that is.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Tuesday, 06 August 2024

'A Distorted Guitar Remains Undefeated': Twin Atlantic's Sam McTrusty on 'Meltdown'

Photo: Stevie Kyle For a man about to check off a long-simmering career goal, Sam McTrusty cuts a jovial, relaxed figure. The Twin Atlantic frontman is calling us en route to soundcheck at Glasgow’s Garage, taking Stereoboard on his journey – quite literally – from home to the venue’s back door, via a brief taxi ride. Tonight will complete a jigsaw puzzle, ticking off the last major venue in their hometown the band are yet to play. “I'm delighted, because now I can literally say that we’ve played every venue in Glasgow,” he beams.

Written by: Rishi Shah | Date: Monday, 05 August 2024

Billy Joel: Five Pivotal Performances From The Piano Man

It’s a busy season for Billy Joel. The Piano Man recently closed a major chapter in his life  with his 150th and final show as part of his marathon residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden — it began a decade ago — and he will soon head across the pond for a massive standalone date at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, his only European engagement of the year and his first show in the Welsh capital. There are still rooms left for him to conquer, it seems, so he’s doing it. In anticipation of one door closing and another opening, here we take a look back at some of the pivotal live performances in Joel’s 50 plus years in showbiz. Sing us a song etc etc etc.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Monday, 29 July 2024

Stray Kids: K-Pop Titans Offer Jaw-Dropping London Spectacle

Photos: Jennifer McCord News broke at the start of the year that Stray Kids were returning to London for the first time since 2019, sending their massive fanbase — known as Stays — into a heightened state of anticipation as their headline performance as the closing act for BST Hyde Park’s 2024 season loomed large. And, make no mistake, the K-pop titans delivered on that promise in truly jaw-dropping style.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 18 July 2024

The Stevie Nicks Songs We'd LOVE to See Her Hyde Park Supporting Cast Cover

There’s only one Stevie Nicks, as we’re about to discover all over again when she touches down for massive shows in Dublin, Glasgow and Manchester ahead of a London headline set as part of the British Summer Time series. On July 12 at Hyde Park, Nicks will top a bill studded with women — much like Taylor Swift — whose own music owes something to the trail she blazed while fronting Fleetwood Mac or, later, drawing up blueprints for high-sheen pop-rock as a solo artist.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Monday, 08 July 2024

'Our Memories of Things Matter': Rap Trio Previous Industries On Their Singular Debut

Photo: Robyn Von Swank The pandemic was a well-documented time of upheaval. It was a period when things either came together or broke apart, with little in between. Comprising Open Mike Eagle, Video Dave and STILL RIFT, the inventive, reflective rap trio Previous Industries fall into the former camp.

Written by: Tom Morgan | Date: Thursday, 04 July 2024

Macca, Billy, AC/DC And Me: Stereoboard's Guide To The Best Tours In The Second Half Of 2024

That’s half a year in the books. Mad, right? But, fret not, that just means it’s time to look forward to all the fun, noise and chaos accompanying the biggest, best tours still to come in 2024. You’ve got pop megastars new and old, rock legends, rock innovators and hip-hop royalty all set to land in the UK and Ireland before Santa packs his sleigh (it’s July, I know). Dig in below as we run through a handy list of what’s on offer in the next six months.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Tuesday, 02 July 2024

'I'm Ready Now': Sananda Maitreya on Making His UK Live Return After 22 Years Away

Photo: Manuel Scrima Sananda Maitreya’s journey through music has been a Promethean odyssey for an artist focused on following his own direction and sense of integrity even when others failed to support or recognise his vision. Now, after 22 years away, he is ready to make a triumphant live return to the UK when he steps on stage at Love Supreme Jazz Festival, which runs from July 5 to 7 at Glynde Place in East Sussex.

Written by: Jeremy Blackmore | Date: Monday, 01 July 2024

'The UK Represents': Ice-T On Body Count's UK Tour, New Music and The End of The World

Photo: Alessandro Solca There’s no better way to describe Ice-T than as a seasoned veteran. The New Jersey-born, LA-raised rapper and actor’s 42 year career is bursting with stories, controversies, accolades and accomplishments in hip hop and heavy metal.

Written by: Jack Butler-Terry | Date: Thursday, 27 June 2024

The View From The Merch Table: Spanish Love Songs

Photo: Hannah Hall If you love music, your wardrobe is likely stuffed full of band shirts. You might have a bunch of hoodies or a cap or two as well, or maybe something even more eclectic than that — a keychain or a bottle opener or a coffee mug. All this stuff is a conversation starter with fellow fans, a way of announcing that you belong to a certain scene, and a way of shouting about bands you love. On top of that, it’s also a vital way of putting money in artists’ pockets at a time where making enough to survive and keep creating is harder than ever. Put simply, it’s the lifeblood of music.

Written by: Emma Wilkes | Date: Wednesday, 26 June 2024

Goat Girl: The Journey, Not The Destination

Photo: Holly Whitaker Goat Girl’s ‘Below The Waste’ finds the south London band taking a voyage of discovery into the personal and political, where the journey itself is more important than the destination. Pieced together like a collage, the record explores different soundscapes and genres, transitioning effortlessly between expansive, industrial-tinged noise-rock, psychedelia, delicate folk experimentation, stark minimalism, candid, fragile ballads and engaging electronica.

Written by: Jeremy Blackmore | Date: Tuesday, 25 June 2024

The 10 Songs We NEED To Hear At Cyndi Lauper's Upcoming Shows

Photo: Ruven Afanador For more than 40 years, Cyndi Lauper’s idiosyncratic sense of cool has maintained her spot as one of pop’s most unique figureheads. With a voice you could pick out of a 1000-person choir and a body of work that boasts iconic singles, global-hit musicals and needle drops in cinema classics, she recently announced that her forthcoming tour would be her last as she hangs up the mic (bar the occasional hometown show, maybe). So, with just a handful of opportunities remaining to see her live — including a slot at this weekend’s Glastonbury Festival and a newly announced European tour next February — we have rounded up the 10 songs we NEED to hear at her upcoming Royal Albert Hall show and beyond.

Written by: Jack Butler-Terry | Date: Monday, 24 June 2024

One For The Books: Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Pairs Spectacle With Sincerity In Cardiff

All photos: TAS Rights Management I’ve learned that red lipstick and a confident stomp are all it takes for a couple of strangers to throw their lot in with someone. I’ve barely taken 10 steps off the bus and a mother and son from Gloucester have pegged me as someone who knows where they’re going — luckily I’m Cardiff born and bred, so I do — and soon I’m guiding them through the droves of pink cowboy hats on sequin-flecked streets towards the Principality Stadium, where Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is about to light up the Welsh capital. As we walk, I hear about how tonight will be the 10-year-old boy’s first gig — mum surprised him with tickets and took him out of school that day. Cool points: maximum.

Written by: Laura Johnson | Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2024

The 10 Songs We NEED To Hear At P!nk's Summer Carnival Shows

Almost 25 years on from the release of her debut album, P!nk has become a multi-hyphenate. As well as being a stadium-filling songwriter and performer, she’s also now an acrobat, daredevil and human cannonball thanks to the high-flying exploits that drive her stage show.

Written by: Jack Butler-Terry | Date: Tuesday, 11 June 2024

Richard Hawley: Kindness as an Act of Resistance

Photo: Dean Chalkley Sheffield is in Richard Hawley’s DNA, his albums infused with the indefatigable spirit of the proud northern industrial city even as he plays music inspired by American rock and roll, country, bluegrass and gospel. While many of his albums have borne the names of its landmarks, it is from the camaraderie and resolve of the place’s people that the songwriter draws the most inspiration.

Written by: Jeremy Blackmore | Date: Monday, 10 June 2024

The Setlist Draft: Curating Our Perfect Foo Fighters Show

Foo Fighters don’t really do downtime. This summer they’ll return to Europe for another run of truly massive shows, including enormous stadium dates in Manchester, Glasgow, London, Cardiff and Birmingham.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Thursday, 06 June 2024

'I Enjoyed the Heck Out of It': Reflecting on The Beach Boys With The Beach Boys

Photo: Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios For more than half a century The Beach Boys have represented the endless sound of summer against a backdrop of the Californian surf, set to some of the most gloriously transcendent harmonies ever committed to tape. In a remarkable run of success that produced some of the 60s’ most memorable and beloved hit singles, the band also produced one of that decade’s most revered albums in ‘Pet Sounds’, one that rivalled even The Beatles in ambition and creativity.

Written by: Jeremy Blackmore | Date: Thursday, 30 May 2024

Summer Noise: Stereoboard's Ultimate Guide To Festival Season 2024

Festival season is almost upon us (again) so it’s time to dust off your tent/flags/Doc Martens/wellies/fold-away chair/cooler/camping stove/disregard for societal norms and get back in a field. Here’s our one-stop selection of the best this year has to offer.

Written by: Huw Baines & Jack Butler-Terry | Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2024

Bruce Springsteen Delivers a Celebration of Life and Rock and Roll At Euro Tour Opener

Photo: Rob DeMartin Fancy mulling over the passing of time, grief, and death for three hours or so? Normally, probably not. But if you’re spending a Sunday night with Bruce Springsteen at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium? Hell yes.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 08 May 2024

'It's a Perfect Ending': Ville Valo on Signing Off From His 'Neon Noir' Era At The Royal Albert Hall

Ville Valo isn’t quite sure what to do with himself. When he speaks to Stereoboard, he’s had his feet in one place – home, specifically — for longer than normal, such is the fast-moving nature of touring life. The ordinariness is unsettling. Should he sing? Should he hoover? Both at once? (The latter is our suggestion, and as he laughs he promises to take note, thinking it could be a good vocal exercise).

Written by: Emma Wilkes | Date: Tuesday, 07 May 2024

The Setlist Draft: Curating Our Perfect Bruce Springsteen Show

Life is full of thankless tasks. Chief among them used to be guessing where Bruce Springsteen might wander during one of his marathon setlists. Of late, though, the Boss has wound in the grand deviations in favour of something more streamlined and, one can assume, kind to 74-year-old joints. But that doesn’t mean he’s misplaced his appetite for the odd surprise.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Thursday, 02 May 2024

Blueprints: The Nuts and Bolts of Olivia Rodrigo's Stardom

Photo: Supplied by the label Olivia Rodrigo occupies an interesting spot in our collective consciousness — she is both young and of the moment but also a keen observer and interpolator of classic tropes from the past four decades of pop music. It’s a heady mix that has made the California native one of the biggest stars on Earth, capable of internet-shattering virality seconds after talking about Bikini Kill with someone from a broadsheet newspaper. Basically, she’s an ideal candidate for the latest edition of Blueprints, our ongoing series that pulls apart the backstories of interesting writers to see what makes them tick.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Tuesday, 30 April 2024

Thirty Years in the Sun: Grant Nicholas Reflects on Feeder's Past and Present

Photo: Steve Gullick “If you’d asked me if we’d still be doing this at 56, I would have said we’d be retired by 40,” Grant Nicholas says with a laugh. His back wishes he’d stuck to that. The band’s frontman is speaking from a hotel room in Birmingham, midway through a month-long tour of the UK promoting their new double album, ‘Black/Red’. “I’m going to be walking about a lot if that’s okay,” he adds. “Every time I sit down, it seizes up again and, well, I have to play tonight.”

Written by: Jack Butler-Terry | Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Shine a Light: Kula Shaker Talk Positivity and 'Organised Chaos' Live Shows

Photo: Nicole Frobusch When mystical ‘90s mob Kula Shaker reformed their original lineup for their latest album ‘Natural Magick’, it was a matter of the planets aligning. “There was a long period where we would only do an album every few years, then all go off to do other things,” says frontman Crispian Mills, dialling in from the band’s rehearsal space. “We've played in other bands and we all have kids. But now Jay [Darlington, keyboards] is back and we are all 100% focused on being prolific and productive.”

Written by: Jack Butler-Terry | Date: Tuesday, 23 April 2024

A Queen's Queen: Tia Kofi Talks RuPaul's Drag Race UK Vs The World Tour And New Ambitions

Earlier this year, Tia Kofi pulled off a remarkable comeback. The Essex-born drag queen and singer-songwriter, who is based in Clapham, south London, won the latest season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World and was crowned Queen Of The Mothertucking World. It’s a far cry from her last brush with RuPaul’s smash hit show, where she placed seventh on Ru Paul's Drag Race UK in 2021. Back then, she was awarded the tongue-in-cheek but harsh title of ‘Baroness Basic’ in one task.

Written by: Laura Johnson | Date: Thursday, 18 April 2024

'I Want to Give People Hope': Vukovi on Growth and Facing Their Demons

It has been a whirlwind couple of years for the Scottish rock duo Vukovi. Last month, at a sold out Electric Ballroom in London, they celebrated their third album ‘Nula’ by playing it in full, capping off a rush of information that also included critical acclaim, riotous live shows and signing with SharpTone Records.

Written by: Will Marshall | Date: Tuesday, 16 April 2024

The 10 Songs We NEED To Hear At Dream Theater's Upcoming 40th Anniversary Tour

It was a long time coming. On October 25, 2023, the moment that prog-metal heads the world over had been manifesting for more than a decade finally came to pass when drummer and founding member Mike Portnoy made his triumphant return to Dream Theater. 

Written by: Dan McHugh | Date: Thursday, 11 April 2024

Never Standing Still: Metz talk 'Up on Gravity Hill'

Photo: Vanessa Heins There’s no hard and fast rule on how musicians should progress, because history has shown it to be a minefield. Those who push forward might alienate existing fans, but those who opt to shelter-in-place draw criticism for stagnating. Sometimes, though, the inverse happens. Playing to your strengths is regarded as just that, a strength, while creative evolution is hailed as vital risk-taking and reward for ambition. 

Written by: Tom Morgan | Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2024

Becoming the Modfather: The Evolution of Paul Weller

The recent buzz surrounding Paul Weller’s new record and accompanying autumn tour only served to underscore the Modfather’s reputation six decades into his career. Not only is he still finding fresh sonic avenues to wander along, his shows have become winding journeys into a past studded with some of the most important, exciting songs in British music history.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Tuesday, 02 April 2024

Better Together: Bob Vylan on Building a Community in Times of Trouble

From folk through blues, jazz, punk and hip hop, music and politics are inextricably linked by social conscience and the need for self-expression. Unfortunately, some political bands tend to lose their way over time, but not Bob Vylan. The reason, observes vocalist Bobby Vylan, is simple. “Bob Vylan isn’t a political band, we’re a community-based band,” he says.

Written by: Jack Butler-Terry | Date: Wednesday, 27 March 2024

The Return of a Joyful Noise: Gossip Are Back

Photo: Cody Critcheloe If you had a baby on the day that Gossip put out their last album, that child would now be in secondary school. That’s how long it’s been.

Written by: Matt Mills | Date: Monday, 25 March 2024

Glitter & Trauma: Why Biffy Clyro's Beginnings Are Worth Celebrating

As big as Biffy Clyro are today (and they’re massive, mate) thanks to their appetite for melding anthemic songs and a sense of spectacle, there has always been a sizeable section of their fanbase ready to get dewy-eyed about the good old days at the drop of a hat. It’s not without good reason.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Tuesday, 12 March 2024

'It Feels Like Those Years Apart Never Happened': Fightstar On Wembley and Two Decades Of Music

Photo: Chazz Adnitt Charlie Simpson was trying to tell an old friend some big news, but on the other end of the line something wasn’t clicking. “When I got the call, I was in Asia,” Fightstar drummer Omar Abidi recalls. “The word ‘Wembley’ just would not compute.”

Written by: Jack Butler-Terry | Date: Wednesday, 06 March 2024

The 10 Songs We NEED to Hear on Judas Priest's UK and Ireland Tour

For more than half a century, Judas Priest has been at the forefront of British metal, staking their claim as one of the most important and enduring heavy acts on the planet. Having written some of the genre’s most iconic anthems, it’s hard to narrow things down when selecting a setlist that accurately captures their influence and undimmed arena-shredding power. 

Written by: Jack Butler-Terry | Date: Monday, 04 March 2024