Review: Metallica – Hardwired… To Self-Destruct
The wait has been insatiable. The hype has been built to breaking point. The anticipation has been off the chart. But after eight long...
Download 2018: 6 acts you NEED to see on the Avalanche stage
According to their website, Download Festival's Avalanche stage: "showcases the best in punk rock, post-hardcore and alt-rock," We can get aboard that, for sure....
Metal 2 The Masses Reading 2016 Final
The final to Reading's Metal 2 The Masses comes to an end and what a ride it has been for all involved. Metal 2...
Papa Roach “We don’t want to become a different band but we wanted to...
Papa Roach’s new album Crooked Teeth is off to a hot start and just before their gig in the UK capital we had the...
Interview: Skindred “We’re like a dog with five dicks” – Bloodstock 2017
Welsh nu-metal/ ragga-punk heroes Skindred raised a few eyebrows when they were announced for Bloodstock, which is traditionally an 'extreme metal' festival. For most:...
Review: Butserfest 2015
Butserfest: The UK's biggest alcohol and drug free festival.
I should have known that this was more of a youth event; what person in their...
Sacred Reich take Manchester surfing once again
Thrash is a lot like pizza; you know exactly what it is, you know it's good but it's always the same. You might get...
Within Temptation’s Ruud & Stefan at Download Festival 2025 – Riffs, Legends & New...
Join us at Download Festival 2025 with Ruud and Stefan from the iconic band Within Temptation! Get their candid thoughts on headlining the Opus...
Amaranthe “You need to be both humble and tough in this industry” Interview (audio)
So many metal bands today blur the boundaries with other genres, Swedish melodic metalheads Amaranthe are a great example of this. Elize Ryd and...
Former Panic Cell bassist talks Mental Health Awareness in Music Industry
Rob Town is founder of Stampede Press and former bassist for UK metal acts Panic Cell and Seven Deadly.
More info: www.stampedepressuk.com
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