Rescue Rooms played host to a relentless night of hardcore, as GIDEON played Nottingham with support acts GROVE STREET , XILE , and STILL IN LOVE . Opening the night were the STILL IN LOVE and they came out swinging, fusing raw emotion with a no-nonsense modern hardcore punch. Sober and Pillar Of Strength landed like gut shots, all vulnerability wrapped in heavyweight riffs, and it did not take long for the room to wake up. STILL IN LOVE demanded attention, locking the roo

After a six year wait, Ukrainian metal giants JINJER finally returned to the UK for a full scale headline tour. It was clear to see on a rainy Friday evening in Birmingham what this band means to people. Cowering beneath limited cover from the elements, the queue stood strong as it weaved around the Digbeth streets. We last saw JINJER grace the holy grounds of Castle Donington at DOWNLOAD Festival 2025, a gripping show, but nothing in comparison to the showcase of European

When a tour lineup has four bands on it, you are always wondering if you are going to love each band or be waiting around impatiently for the headline act. RESOLVE made sure everyone left thinking the first option. The French metalcore band were joined by ASHEN , also from France, UK-based TROPIC GOLD and Australia's WINDWAKER . This being one of the first tours to happen in 2026 set the standards high for the rest of the year. Kicking off the stacked night was ASHEN . The

SATURDAYS AT YOUR PLACE are a classic American midwest emo band from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Formed when they were at university, the band are bringing energy, fun lyrics, and coming off the back of their hit second album These Things Happen , they are gracing a packed in Southampton on a completely sold out UK tour. Hailed as one of the biggest noises in the midwest emo scene currently, there was a real buzz in the venue from an audience who couldn’t wait to spend their Friday

EPICA and AMARANTHE join forces to bring their brand of vocal focused symphonic metal to the crowd. Although the tour was a co-headline, the audience was still treated to a support act. CHARLOTTE WESSELS brought her new solo project to open the show. Unfortunately, the set did not feature a live drummer due to injury, so instead the band utilised the drum tracks from the studio recordings. Luckily, this did not hinder any enjoyment by the crowd. Most of the tracks of the s

Death metal is a much-maligned subgenre outside of heavy circles. Heck, even within heavy music it tends to be the butt of plenty of jokes, and routinely gets overlooked as an unserious sound. However, back in 1996, amidst the strongest period of releases death metal has ever had, CRYPTOPSY released an LP that has since come to define a more niche version of the subgenre - None So Vile became the benchmark for potent technical death metal, and to this day is still hung at t

As London’s winter winds blow, there’s clearly only one place on everybody’s mind as hundreds of people converge on the New Cross Inn for three days of mayhem. Reality Unfolds has treated us very well over the years, and that hasn’t changed one bit. With a lineup that has a particularly large volume of hardcore this year, it’s certainly not one for the lighthearted, but those moshers who need to get their blood pumping after a lethargic Christmas will know their way here like

Justin Hawkins Rides Again was wonderful midweek entertainment, full of games, gossip, and the platforming of local music. The bulk of the evening was spent discussing music, which in the first half manifested in a discussion of the best and worst of songwriting conventions. For the best, Hawkins mused on “three chords and the truth”, using Dead Flowers by The Rolling Stones as an example for how telling of the worst aspects of oneself can create music that captivates. To th

A little way out of London’s bustling centre, at a venue called The Dome, a show of a most particular style was going on. The industrial trio of YOUTH CODE , KING YOSEF and STREET SECTS were collectively up to bat, with their intention being no more and no less than ensuring the full room could all come together and enjoy a night of intensity, of strobe lighting and abrasive squeals, of aggressive pulsating beats and melancholic groans, and most of all a night of fun. Texan

From across the pond American progressive metalcore band BORN OF OSIRIS are back in London for the first time since early 2024. Making their way around the UK on their Europe tour, offering more than twenty shows, they took a stop at one of the most iconic venues in London when it comes to the alternative scene, The Underworld Camden. Just approaching the venue you could see long beards and battle jackets gathering and talking about the upcoming show. Having formed in 2003

With less than a year since their debut album Sorrows was released, CWFEN (pronounced Coven)’s gothic doomgaze sound has been praised for its dark and addictive tunes, and in that time the following has only grown. The Scottish four-piece supported FAETOOTH on their tour last year in some of their biggest shows to date, and with some shows planned to support the great PARADISE LOST in a couple of months, there is no sign of them slowing down any time soon. As part of a s

Outbreak darlings SUPERHEAVEN returned to Manchester with a seismic serenade of feeling. Amongst the polite buzz of this evening's proceedings, right from the moment that the symphonic whirr shook the O2 Ritz at the beginning of their set, it's clear that the Pennsylvania collective wants you to feel their shoegaze sensibilities right at the core of your chest. There's a numbness that comes with wanting to be a part of the moment, oversensitised to the weight of those signat

Two years after the release of Abyss Pt. I in September 2023, German metalcore wonder ANNISOKAY returned with the highly anticipated Abyss Pt. II in April last year, closing their epic trilogy only seven months after with Abyss - The Final Chapter as the main focus of their European headline pilgrimage. While tonight’s show in The Key Club may have been the smallest stop so far, the Leeds metalcore community made it their personal mission to make it feel like anything but

As the year came by, the French MOTOCULTOR FESTIVAL was back in London once again with another of their big tours across Europe. And this year, the co-headlining stars of the show were the Italian champions of parody metal NANOWAR OF STEEL and the Mongolian folk-metal powerhouse UUHAI . Supported on the London date by LONE SURVIVORS , MORPHIUM and DEUS EX MACHINA , the evening promised a journey through metal from the start. The Underworld in Camden Town was not busy at al

Monday nights in January aren’t exactly known for their excitement. Especially right after New Year’s, when most folks are still shaking off the last bits of holiday excess, too much turkey, too many drinks, not enough sleep. I’ll admit, I wasn’t expecting much. But walking into the Motorpoint Arena for Biffy Clyro, something felt different. It was like Nottingham had been holding its breath, waiting for this moment, fifteen years since the band last played here. In band yea

There's something uniquely electric about grassroots live music venues, the kind of intimate bars where you can feel the sweat drip from the ceiling and the bass reverberate through your chest. This is where the future of music is forged, where bands are not separated from their audience by barriers and distance from the stage, but rather share the same cramped space, the same charged atmosphere. PROFILER , INRETROSPECT and BLACK COAST ’s performances on Wednesday night at T

Three days ago, Rebellion Manchester felt heavier than usual. A venue more often associated with sweat-soaked pits and frantic movement instead hosted a night defined by stillness, patience, and emotional weight. With SWALLOW THE SUN headlining, supported by OPIA and SATURNUS , this did not feel like a typical gig. It unfolded slowly, almost deliberately, like a descent rather than a build-up. OPIA opened the night and approached the early slot with confidence and restrain

Sundays in December are usually reserved for staying cozy… or heading to gigs, if you are a metalcore fan in Glasgow. OF MICE & MEN have been on the road across the UK and Europe throughout most of autumn, in support of their latest album, Another Miracle , which was released midway through the run. Tonight’s show at The Garage, supported by American newcomers GORE. and Germany’s GHØSTKID , marks their final stop. With much of the room stillt trickling in, GORE. crept onst

Frozen streets gave way to burning riffs as Wolverhampton fell under the grip of Bloodstock’s Winter Gathering. Outside, the cold bit hard. Inside KK Steel Mill, it was chaos from the first note. A sold-out venue, a stacked line-up and a fanbase primed for violence created the perfect conditions for an uncompromising night of heavy metal. By the time doors opened, the smoking area was heaving with battle jackets, queues stretched down the street, and anticipation crackled thr

Kicking off the UK leg of their world tour with a bang, Wolf Alice took to Manchester’s AO Arena last week for their biggest headline show yet. For years the band have been a staple of any British festival lineup or summer playlist, immortalising experiences of love, friendship and rage with their diverse catalogue of indie-rock anthems. And with latest album ‘The Clearing’ revealing some of the band’s most compelling and critically-acclaimed songwriting to date, it seemed no