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From Tuesday 28 October 2025

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

Monday 27 October 2025

LIVE: Nova Twins @ O2 Forum Kentish Town

It just feels right to watch Nova Twins in London; it’s the hometown show, the last date of the tour, and our first chance to see their new record live. It’s also a chance for any fence-sitters to fully embrace the magnificent contrasts and contradictions which bloom like origami

Friday 17 October 2025

LIVE: Refused @ O2 Academy Brixton

Refused, as they so eloquently put it, are fucking dead.  Tonight might be their final UK show of their farewell tour, but this no solemn evening. Rather, this is a celebration of musical lives lived without compromise, a punk gig in a huge former theatre that feels like

Wednesday 15 October 2025

LIVE: Blood Incantation @ Albert Hall Manchester

Blood Incantation take to a stage that is bookended by large obelisks. These frame a neat arrangement of beefy amplifiers, synthesisers and, amongst other assortments, a gong. Behind them are the Albert Hall’s non-operational organ pipes. They remain from when the venue was once a Wesleyan chapel, adding to

LIVE: Parkway Drive @ OVO Wembley Arena

The last time we saw Parkway Drive in the UK, they were squashed into a corner of Download 2024 as the secret band that sparked a stampede up the slippery hill. Eighteen months later and they’re back in their natural habitat, filling the vastness that is Wembley Arena. While

Friday 10 October 2025

Live: Murder By Death @ Islington Assembly Hall

It’s a bittersweet night at Islington Assembly Hall. After all, it’s always a joyous occasion to see your favourite band play live, right?  Unfortunately, everyone in the room knows that, unless they plan to travel to the US to catch any other shows on this tour, it’s going

Thursday 25 September 2025

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

Thursday 18 September 2025

LIVE: Burn it Down Festival 2025, Torquay

Down on the English Riviera, festival season is about to come to an abrupt end under a curtain of constant, swirling rain. However, inside Burn it Down’s intimate collection of harbourside venues, the only moisture to be found is blood, sweat and beers. Back for its seventh instalment, the festival

Tuesday 16 September 2025

LIVE: Scene Queen @ O2 Forum Kentish Town

It’s practically an online cliché to mock “safe spaces” by now, but when you’re in one, especially at a metal show, it feels like a hug. Scene Queen has attracted a crowd who are overwhelmingly female, mostly channeling neon pink, and all of whom are absolutely comfortable being themselves.

Wednesday 10 September 2025

LIVE: Reading Festival 2025 – Sunday

The breakfast queues are grim. People stand around like extras from a zombie flick, clinging to their coffees as if they’re the only thing keeping them upright. But there’s a strange camaraderie to it too; we all know we look rough, we’re all exhausted, and we’re all pretending this