LIVE: Creeper @ Islington Assembly Hall, London

Islington Assembly Hall hasn’t been this packed since the last local elections, or perhaps a wedding between two people with very large families. It’s an odd choice of venue for modern vampires Creeper to finish the UK leg of their Sangui-Tour in support of their Lost Boys-esque duo of

Creeper, The Howling @ The Key Club, Leeds.

Creeper – ‘Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death’

Of course ‘Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death’, Creeper’s song awaited fourth album, is released on Halloween. And the fact it’s centred loosely around a Lost Boys-esque story about a vampire rock band in their eighties is hardly a surprise either. If you’re already a fan of Will Gould and

Bloodstock Festival 2025 – Saturday

LIVE: Bloodstock Open Air 2025 – Saturday

Saturday at Bloodstock hums with mid-festival energy; campsites buzzing, bars busy, and fans shaking off hangovers or diving straight back into the pit. With Machine Head topping the bill, there’s a restless anticipation in the air from the very first riff. Words: Kathryn Edwards  //  Photos: Jez Pennington Cage Fight Kicking

LIVE: Burn it Down Festival 2024, Torquay

On the face of it, Burn it Down should never have worked. Little old Torquay just doesn’t host award-winning festivals – or at least, it never used to. Six iterations in, however, and the Best Micro Festival in the country (officially) is only going from strength to strength. Burn

LIVE: 2000 Trees 2024 – Saturday

It’s July, this year’s festival season is fully underway now, and we find ourselves back in scenic Cheltenham for the ever-wonderful 2000 Trees Festival. One of the alt world’s most beloved summer festivals, this year’s bill is crammed full of up and coming talent arena-filling giants, all gathering at

2000 Trees – Saturday

Download Festival 2024 – Sunday

LIVE: Download Festival 2024 – Sunday

As the final day of Download dawns, we remind ourselves that it’s a marathon, not a sprint, and we’re on the home stretch. With an abundance of tremendous music ahead of us and brightening skies above our heads, let’s celebrate the finest of the worlds rock and metal scene