Slam Dunk, the UK’s biggest independent rock festival, has dropped its second and final wave of artists, locking in a massive line-up for its 20th anniversary in 2026. Joining previously announced headliners Good Charlotte and Sublime, Kentucky’s hardcore heavyweights Knocked Loose lead the latest additions, alongside more than 20 new names spanning pop-punk, emo, ska, metal and beyond.

Sheffield-based metal outfit MALEVOLENCE have released their fourth studio album Where Only The Truth Is Spoken, out now via MLVLTD. Tracked at Dave Grohl’s famed Studio 606 in California, the new album, produced by Grammy Award-winning Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, Gojira, Trivium), lives up to everything MALEVOLENCE has built: crushing riffs, memorable hooks, and a commanding presence that’s carried them from Sheffield to worldwide acclaim.