SHINEDOWN release new album ‘EI8HT’ released on 29th May via Atlantic Records
May 29, 2026
While Floridian heavyweights Shinedown are undoubtedly big, they deserve to be Metallica-sized huge and ‘EI8HT’ is their biggest statement yet. Quite whether singer Brent Smith and drummer Barry Kerch had any idea that the juggernaut would still be rolling twenty-five years later when they formed the band in 2001 is something only they could
BLOODSTOCK 2026- 25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY- CATTON PARK 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th August
May 15, 2026
With only 12weeks to go for the 25th Anniversary of Bloodstock Open Air Festival, tickets are going fast… Well, what would you expect with such an amazing lineup… And here’s the full lineup… For everything Bloodstock Festival- to buy limited tickets, to check on Metal 2 the Masses and to watch videos of past performances
SKINDRED RELEASES BRAND NEW ALBUM ” You Got This ” via Earache Records
April 20, 2026
Newport’s finest, Skindred, come roaring back with this, their ninth studio album and it’s all that could be hoped for and more. Since the band formed in 1998 they’ve been determined to push boundaries, picking up the wildly inventive blend of hard rock and reggae that acts like Fishbone broke big with. Like their American
Gypsy Pisteleros + James Kennedy & The Underdogs + Retsecrows – The Marrs Bar, Worcester — 17 April 2026
April 19, 2026
There are gigs, and then there are occasions. On Friday night at The Marrs Bar, this was unmistakably the latter: an album launch show that leaned into spectacle without losing sight of the grit that defines the UK’s grassroots circuit. RETSECROWS The evening began with Retsecrows, whose stripped-back, garage-inflected set did exactly what an opener
NASHVILLE NECROSIS: Lamb of God’s Sonic Exorcism at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium with support from Sanguisugabogg, Fit for an Autopsy and Kublai Khan APRIL 14th 2026
April 19, 2026
If you entered the Nashville Municipal Auditorium on Tuesday night expecting a mere performance, you were fatally unprepared for the ritualistic demolition that unfolded during the Into Oblivion Tour. This wasn’t just a concert; it was a four-headed beast of an evening, meticulously engineered for maximum wreckage. The carnage began with the prehistoric slime of Sanguisugabogg, followed by the technical