LIVE: Deftones / Denzel Curry / Drug Church @ The O2, London

Tonight marks Deftones’ second London gig in as many years, but the appetite is clearly still there — the arena is quickly filling up well before the first support slot begins. Bittersweet anticipation hangs thick inside The O2 Arena. Deftones are wrapping up their UK tour in support of

LIVE: Marmozets / Goo @ Dingwalls

Seven years is a long time to hold your breath. Dingwalls is packed to its sweat-slicked rafters with fans clutching £8 pints who’ve been waiting since 2018 for Marmozets to return, and the air crackles with the kind of nervous excitement that only comes when a beloved

INTERVIEW: Owen Paulls

LIVE: Halestorm, Bloodywood & Kelsy Karter @ The O2, London

There’s no big pre-show drama at The O2 tonight; just a steady stream of people arriving early and settling in. The mix is wide: long-term fans in band tees, younger gig-goers clearly here for the full bill, and the usual London crowd who treat arena shows as

LIVE: PENGSHUi @ The Black Heart

The Black Heart is already close to boiling point by the time doors properly open. Camden on a Friday night is chaotic enough, but inside the venue there’s a different kind of anticipation: the sort that comes from a line-up built for noise, sweat and very little standing still.

LIVE: Malevolence / SPEED / Dying Wish / PSYCHOFRAME @ O2 Academy, Brixton

Watching Sheffield’s Malevolence close out their European tour at Brixton’s O2 Academy is something else entirely. The atmosphere builds from the moment the doors swing open, as bodies press towards the barrier, filling the venue with that particular brand of anticipation that only comes with a tour closer. The

PENGSHUi – ‘GUTS’

PENGSHUi have never been a band to do things by halves. London‑born and bred, they started out tearing through pirate radio sets and basement shows, blending the aggression of punk and metal with the bounce of dubstep and electronic chaos. Their debut, ‘Pengshui’, leaned heavily on electronics, while ‘Destroy

LIVE: Architects / Wage War / House Of Protection @ The O2 Arena, London

There’s something visceral about watching Sam Carter lose his mind on stage while 20,000 people try to keep pace with his brutal vocal delivery. Sunday night at The O2 Arena is a masterclass in controlled chaos, with Brighton’s Architects proving exactly why they’re still leading the pack a decade-and-a-half

INTERVIEW: PENGSHUi

LIVE: TURNOVER @ THE ROUNDHOUSE

Anyone who wasn’t a teenager when ‘Peripheral Vision’ dropped in 2015 probably wouldn’t get what all the fuss is about. But for those who spent countless hours lying on bedroom floors letting Austin Getz’s dreamy vocals wash over them like some kind of musical hypnotherapy, Saturday night at the