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From Thursday 21 August 2025

LIVE: Bloodstock Open Air 2025 – Friday 

The morning breaks with gold‑dust sunshine and the restless buzz of a metal congregation rousing itself. As the gates part, Catton Park became a ritual gathering. After Thursday’s warm-up, BOA 2025 had officially started. Words: Kathryn Edwards   Photos: Jez Pennington Konvent Over on the Ronnie James Dio Stage, Konvent prove

Wednesday 13 August 2025

LIVE: Judas Priest / Alice Cooper @ The O2 Arena

Two of heavy metal’s most seasoned icons performing at London’s biggest venue makes tonight one of the more anticipated gigs of the year for fans of the genre’s heyday, but the magnitude of the show has gained new meaning three days since the announcement of Ozzy Osbourne’s passing. Unsurprisingly,

Thursday 31 July 2025

LIVE: 2000Trees Friday

By eight am, it’s too hot to stay in a tent. The stages are packed before lunchtime and we are raring to go for another day at Trees. Dashing between patches of shade, we’re hyped and hydrated for our Friday. Words: Kate Allvey and Rob Dand  //  Photos: Penny Bennett

Monday 28 July 2025

LIVE: 2000Trees Thursday

“What a vibe, what a community this festival has created here,” Meffs vocalist Lily Hopkins declares to a beyond packed Word stage on Wednesday night, and she’s spot on. In the sunny hills of the Cotswolds is a little slice of punk rock heaven, all the things we hope

Monday 14 July 2025

LIVE: Deftones / Weezer / High Vis @ Crystal Palace Park, London

Deftones coming to London – for a giant sold out Crystal Palace headliner, no less – should have sparked hype from every one of us. Instead, worry arcs between us as we’re shuffled through the sun-bleached Victorian palisades. Deftones cancelled their Glastonbury appearance at short notice less than twenty

Sunday 06 July 2025

LIVE: Download Festival 2025 – Sunday

Victory fills the air as day three of Download dawns: we made it! We lived, laughed and slammed our way through the greatest weekend of the year, and the best part? There’s still another day to go.  Words: Kate Allvey  //  Photos: Penny Bennett // Korn Photo: Andrew Whitton

Friday 04 July 2025

LIVE: Download Festival 2025 – Saturday

Overnight rain hasn’t dampened our spirits or soothed our sunburn as we rise for day two of Download. We’ve got a packed schedule ahead of us, with sound clashes across the stages ensuring that whatever flavour of heavy you’re into, your favourite sound will be heard at maximum volume.
Tuesday 01 July 2025

LIVE: A Day To Remember @ O2 Academy Brixton, London

There’s a moment just before A Day To Remember come on where the venue feels like it might actually lift off the ground. The place is packed to the point of absurdity. Proper sardine territory. The collective buzz and anticipation in the sweatbox that is a sold-out

LIVE: 2000Trees Saturday

We’re older and wiser as Saturday dawns across the Cotswolds; our suncream is applied, the clashfinders have been checked, and we’re ready to kick the final epic day of Trees into gear! Words: Kate Allvey and Rob Dand  //  Photos: Penny Bennett and Paul Lyme Gen and the Degenerates “Cool is

LIVE: Download Festival 2025 – Friday

Twenty two summers in, and Download shows no sign of ever slowing down. With a lineup to thrill everyone from hardcore slammers through to pop punk kids, the biggest weekend of the year channels the spirit of independence from the get go. By the time Friday closes, we’ll have