Judas Priest, one of the seemingly few mainstream bands that embraced the “heavy metal” label, epitomised the driving, ...

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Swedish melodic metal supergroup CYHRA have released Box With Spirits, an atmospheric new single that interrogates the cost of hiding emotions. Stream and watch now.

If you’re sick of hearing the same old festive cheese at this time of year, allow Kevin E G Perry to suggest an alternative ...

Eyes Set To Kill, Viridescent, Stitched Up Heart and Lauren Babic are no longer exceptions to the rule - they’re remaking the genre’s sound, aesthetics and narratives.

Bad Bunny captivated listeners with the salsa escapade of “Baile Inolvidable,” while Fuerza Regida painted vivid tales ...

From psychedelic grooves to minimalist pulses and stadium-shaking riffs, these are the basslines that have shaped rock music ...

The Oakland-based experimental artist Chrystia Cabral, a.k.a. SPELLLING, resists genre categorization in a way that allows ...

Thrift stores are full of items that look ordinary on the shelf but can be secretly valuable once you know what to grab. When ...

Barack Obama has included Metal by The Beths in his Favourite Songs of 2025 list, marking a major milestone for the Auckland band.

(Editor’s note: Looking back on 2025, there were so many good albums released that we decided to reach out to some of today’s ...

So do we really need one amp sim package? Neural DSP thinks we do, because the Finnish company just dropped a major new ...