Twenty-five years after their virtual debut, GORILLAZ are still reminding us why they remain a cult classic. Bold, bright visuals and packed with a whole soundscape of genres that offered a punch with multisensory delight. Playing their sold out The Mountain Tour around the UK and worldwide to tens of thousands of fans every night, we were lucky enough to catch the tour at its stop at Birmingham, BP Pulse Live. The brand new album The Mountain indulges the listeners in m

Bringing their co-headline European and UK tour to a close, metalcore veterans MISS MAY I and CRYSTAL LAKE made their way to the O2 Academy 3 in Birmingham. The night may not have gone to plan for a few reasons, but that did not stop any band on the line up from growing caution to the wind and giving it their all. Making their UK and European performance debut, Australian Nu-Metalcore group DIESECT were up first. Being the opening support is already a tough job, especiall

The Lonely God tour marks the culmination of a gradual return to form for FIT FOR A KING . After releasing the front-to-back banger album Dark Skies in 2018, the album that followed, 2020’s The Path , was a disappointing step down. The Hell We Create in 2022 was an improvement, but 2025’s Lonely God sees the Texan five-piece back at their peak. The band seem to know it too – their setlist for this tour contains all but one song from the album. The show at Manchester’s O2

ARTIO are a band like no other in the scene right now. Self produced, fiercely underrated and hailing from Leeds, the band headed out on tour fresh off the back of the release of their new album, Soul Rot . This record is an emotive ode to existing in a world not built for you, to creative burnout, and to the ever evolving journey of one's own identity. With the setting for the evening being the Deaf Institute in Manchester, a venue known for its intimate gigs and atmospheric

THRICE are one of the most enduring and creatively restless bands to come out of the late 90s post‑hardcore scene, and are known for constantly reinventing their sound while keeping a core emotional and philosophical intensity. After being a band of almost thirty years, forming in 1998 in Irvine, California, watching them take to the stage of Rock City on St Patrick's Day was a special moment; getting to watch a band who are still bringing the crowds together, with fans from

The Winter Circus’ debut in the UK was an energetic ska party driven by the 90s ska-punk royalty LESS THAN JAKE . From start to finish, every band was full of energy and love of performance; by the end of the evening the packed O2 Academy was primed for the weekend as they filed out into the crisp Leeds air. The BAR STOOL PREACHERS set a perfect tone for the evening as they opened the festivities, delivering their 90s punk with peps in their step. After set openers Choose my

On Friday night, Birmingham's Asylum, renowned for hosting the infamous Total Uprawr, welcomed a night dedicated to deathcore as part of The Hell Is Here, Hell Is Home Tour. With doors opening after 6pm, fans steadily filtered through the venue, many stopping first at the sprawling merch tables before gathering around the stage. The lineup, featuring BIG ASS TRUCK, PSYCHO-FRAME, INGESTED , and main event BODYSNATCHER , promised an evening of uncompromising mayhem and the Birm

On Tuesday night, fans of AGAINST THE CURRENT experienced a moment many had been waiting for. After more than a year largely off the radar, the band suddenly reappeared with the announcement of just six anniversary shows worldwide, and only one in the UK. For those lucky enough to secure tickets to the sold out London date, the reward was an intimate celebration of the band’s fifteen year journey. The New York trio vocalist Chrissy Costanza , drummer Will Ferri and guitaris

Walking into a metal gig when death-metal is not your usual cup of tea can make one feel like a tourist. However, on the night of OMNIUM GATHERUM , the atmosphere at The Dome by Tufnell Park Station was anything but intimidating. Despite a venue packed to the rafters with an audience clad in black boots and heavy makeup, the vibes were overwhelmingly joyful. Strangers struck up conversations, and couples shared drinks in a scene that felt more like a community gathering tha

The Black Heart as a venue is the mark of a band on the way up, as this gig had BEYOND EXTINCTION playing their debut album in full for the first and last time ever! Opening the night wais Brighton based post hardcore band TRIBE OF GHOSTS. Their sound is very modern and post hardcore does not truly capture the energy they bring live. The main highlight of their sound was the contrasting vocals that go from the extreme to the beautiful. The band managed to get the already siz

Some gigs build slowly. Others explode from the moment the doors open. BLEED FROM WITHIN ’s The Dying Sun tour stop at Stylus in Leeds firmly belonged to the latter. Before the first note had even been played, the queue was already snaking through the venue’s corridors, a clear sign that the night ahead was going to be something special. By the time the lights dimmed, the room was packed wall to wall with fans ready to unleash absolute chaos. Opening the night were Danish dea

Camden in 2026 is a strange place. Infamous for its outsider cultures, it now props up a touristic doppelganger of itself, skewed like an AI replica, propagated for commerce. The old school punks passing through, clad heroically in their leather and safety pins, are homing beacons for the grit-edged music scene pulsating at the fringes, still pulling in the notable and notorious. DEAD PIONEERS , a five piece political punk band from Denver, finished their tour here at The Und

On the evening of 7th March, the German power-metal legends POWERWOLF took over the iconic OVO Wembley Arena in London. POWERWOLF Photos: Vollvincent & Vincent de Fallois

On Saturday night in the heart of Leeds University, at The Revolutionary, HOT MULLIGAN brought their Midwest emo sound to the stage as part of their latest European and UK tour for their newest album, The Sound a Body Makes When It’s Still . The venue was packed to the rafters and, although the band were slightly late to start their set, it did not affect the quality of the performance for a second. They last played The Key Club in 2013 and appeared at Slam Dunk last year, b

PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS have certainly been busy over the past year, releasing not just one album but two, with Carpe Diem, Moonman in May and Pogo Rodeo in late October, it was only right they return to London so their loyal fanbase did not miss out on all the new tunes, we headed down to the legendary O2 Forum Kentish Town to see how they would turn the place upside. Opening up the night were the very wacky, very weird, FLORAL IMAGE , who offered their audience a warm wel

In celebration of their latest release Accelerator , the Californian indie rock giants BAD SUNS came back to London for the first time since 2019, and made a stop at the infamous Electric Ballroom. Supported by the rising star TALLY SPEAR and the crowd favourites SOAP , it was a given that the show will be a memorable one. TALLY SPEAR opened the night with her energetic set, joined by a drummer and a guitarist, and although the Electric Ballroom was only half full, she cap

In spite of the weather and the TFL, UK fans fought tooth and nail to get to The Dome, London, for a night of crashing into each other to exhilarating alt-rock – there was no way this crowd were going to miss THE HAUNT and HIMALAYAS co-headline tour, with UK support from TALLY SPEAR . Barely taking a breather after their 2025 festival circuits and North American Tour, THE HAUNT and HIMALAYAS have vastly different sounds that work perfectly in tandem and have secured them

The Callous Daoboys returned to the UK for the release of their newest LP I Don’t Want To See You In Heaven bringing their Mathcore sound to Camden’s Underworld that all but shook the venue to its core. Opening up the night was the five-piece Leeds outfit, LOVE RARELY , that were a masterful blend of genre and energy that did a fantastic job setting the bar. With vocalist CJ ’s fluctuation between intense screamo and beautiful melodic singing and guitarist Danny Dewsnap

Judging by the striking mix of fans gathered outside The Garage in Glasgow, it was almost impossible to tell what kind of night awaited. However, the uncertainty quickly vanished the moment the first riff escaped the walls of the venue, and it became clear we were in for pure, unrelenting carnage. Touring in celebration of their latest release, Heimat , German extreme metal titans HEAVEN SHALL BURN stormed into Glasgow as part of their Heimat Over Europe run. They last grace

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