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

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

Alt-rock artist GRANDSON hit Manchester Academy on Thursday evening with two clear agendas – to make the room tremble from the sheer volume of the bass, and to unify the crowd in channelling their frustrations against the current state of the world. It is undeniable that across the globe, we as a population are experiencing within real-time a terrifying period of history. Music is an escape – live music, for many individuals, can feel like a brief window of reprieve for th

Wednesday evenings are the best time to get down to Camden for a meaty line-up and a meatier moshpit, and who else should be commanding this celebration of alternative metal other than the almighty VEXED . Hailing from Hertfordshire, the three-piece, led by the front-woman Megan Targett , together with the guitarist Olly Hall , drummer Willem Mason-Geraghty , and live shows bassist Meyrick de La Fuentes , had already been on tours with bands such as IN DEPTHS and SILENT PLANE

Formed in Florida in 2017, POOL KIDS ’ signature sound of catchy, math rock along with their fantastic lyricism have propelled the band into the spotlight. After releasing their debut record Music To Practice Safe Sex To , receiving a cosign from Hayley Williams of PARAMORE , and releasing their second self-titled LP with a smattering of tours worldwide to follow. The band graced our shores again on the heels of their third album Easier Said Than Done , this time bringing th

Round the deepest, darkest corners of the most middle-of-the-road walk-in mall lied the location of the final destination. A night of solid, old-school death metal, and for a Monday night after a long day of sticking it out at work, it was like sipping the crispiest, coolest glass of water in the world. Hell, it was more like fifteen glasses. The “Freedom or Death” tour had landed in London, and what was on offer were three absolutely excellent death metal acts to sate even t

Welcome to the frantic shapeshifting science fiction-inspired world of BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME with their latest offering The Blue Nothing . Pioneers of the progressive metal scene BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME have been touring the UK and Europe bringing the very best of prog metal with them. The North Carolina natives brought the best of their latest LP ‘ The Blue Nothing ’ and plenty of classics from the band’s tenure with them across the pond to much avail. Opening up the U

No one knows anarchy like punk-rock Texans DIE SPITZ . As vocalist/guitarist Ellie Livingston struts the stage in her scarlet cowboy boots, she roots the all-consuming doom-laden riffs that lash the crowd with fast, uncontrollable energy. With their latest album, Something To Consume , the band chose carnage over composure, opting for sieging a supermarket in the music video for Throw Yourself To The Sword . Whilst there are no weapons present within the cavernous depths of

Camden’s Electric Ballroom has been the location for many an amazing show - acts across the entire range of musical sound have played there, with pop and punk and heavy metal and hip hop and more all having been represented within its storied walls. Amongst those genres is post-hardcore, and the Michigan band LA DISPUTE are surely one of the most consistent and well-loved bands within the genre. All the way from their debut full-length in 2006, to the release of what’s becom

What happens when you combine two great nights of metal into one? You get a truly special night of seven bands showcasing what they can do and why metal is not going away any time soon. Doors for tonight’s gig open at four, this early start is to accommodate every band being able to play. The majority of bands tonight only get half an hour, with the longest set only being an hour. The first band to take the stage is Life Cycles, who bring a more hardcore-based approach to met

Cardiff got another dose of chaos and colour when Mother Vulture headlined Clwb Ifor Bach, supported by two local bands who each brought their own character to the night. The room was roughly half full, maybe a little more once people settled in, but it didn’t take long for the atmosphere to warm up. Rainyday Rainbow opened the evening with a bright, psychedelic-leaning set that instantly added colour to the room. Their sound shifts between dreamy grooves and more upbeat, pla

Despite the combative weather, Bristol’s O2 Academy heaved with face-painted, leather clad attendees preparing themselves for the tenured melodic death of AVATAR . Supported by much lorded black metal upstart WITCH CLUB SATAN on their second set of UK dates, following a blinding appearance at Birmingham’s Supersonic festival. Following them came New Zealand’s premier groove metal outfit in ALIEN WEAPONRY . Whilst hampered towards the start by weak guitar mixes, WITCH CLUB SAT

There are certain rooms that seem engineered for intensity, and King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut is one of them. Low ceiling, close walls, zero distance between artist and audience. On Wednesday 18th February 2026, that intimacy became fuel as DEATHBYROMY brought her dark-pop spectacle to Glasgow, supported by two openers who understood exactly how to set the temperature. JAYDEN HAMMER stepped out first, with a confidence that made it hard to believe this was her very first tour. She

Getting the crowd started at the Utilita Arena in Cardiff, all the way from Perth, Australia, were metalcore outfit MAKE THEM SUFFER . Initially the band looked a little small in comparison to the size of the stage that they had to play with. But that feeling abated by the time they hit the first breakdown in Ghost Of Bones . Frontman Sean Harmanis is a Duracell Bunny of intensity and he spent the whole time darting back and forth between the gloomy corner that Alex Reade ’

Metal is truly at its finest when it has its tongue firmly planted in its cheek. The tour was billed as Heidenfest , a celebration of all things folk metal with a lineup of five bands, and it would be no stretch to say the evening could be categorised somewhere between a festival and a standard gig. The crowd was a collection of metal heads who just wanted a fun time. The first band of the night was THE DEAD CREW OF ODDWOOD , bringing their acoustic folk metal to open and set

In a world that seems to be becoming more and more bleak, US indie rocker LIZ FURMAN , known professionally as EZRA FURMAN , stands proud in her identity to remind us of the importance of nurturing creativity and artistry in the face of oppression. With almost 20 years of experience as a musician after forming EZRA FURMAN & THE HARPOONS during university and ten studio albums, her latest album Goodbye Small Head released in February 2025, FURMAN has seen the world and her

A Saturday night in Sheffield with VUKOVI and friends, for the second leg of the MY GOD HAS GOT A GUN Tour - what more could you want? Following on from an outstanding first leg of the tour, the Scottish alternative heavyweights set out across the UK to bring their wildly unique mix of electro rock and nu metal riffs to adoring crowds once again. Kicking off the evening was shoegaze noisemakers FLESH PLANET who are a four piece band hailing from West Yorkshire. Despite recu

Newcastle gave VIANOVA a show they will never forget in the graffiti-covered attic of Zerox, packing into the venue for a sold out evening with support from SHIELDS . The show itself was short and sweet, with only the two on the lineup, but the energy from the two made for a perfect Thursday evening that wound down in time for the last metro home. The lights went down and metalcore outfit SHIELDS opened their set with Kill and Red & Green , where frontman Joe Edwards w

Having been around for over a decade, HO99O9 have been hailed as one of the best punk rap duos of a generation. Founded in New Jersey by theOGM and Eaddy , they have made waves on the music scene and are a musical force to be reckoned with. After three full length albums and countless EP’s, this now LA based band have certainly made a name for themselves for making more than just a bit of noise. Having not stepped on UK shores since 2022, this tour to celebrate their 202

On the first evening of February, we stepped into the iconic Brudenell Social Club in Leeds to bear witness to singer songwriter A. A. WILLIAMS . Since her debut album Forever Blue released in 2020, she has developed a dedicated following with her post-classical gloomy dark folk. The tour is still in its early shows as it travels into Europe for the next few weeks, with SPOTLIGHTS joining them in the lineup. Over the years she has toured with the likes of THE SISTERS OF MERC