One of the UK’s most exciting emerging rock acts, Mouth Culture, have today announced a five-date headline tour set to take place this October. The run will see the band perform in Bristol, Birmingham, London, Manchester, and Glasgow, bringing their signature high-octane live show to audiences across the country. They will be joined on all dates by rising Leeds outfit Beauty School.

British metal band Sleep Token have just unveiled a new ‘‘offering’’ with the highly anticipated 4th studio album Even In Arcadia, via RCA Records, almost exactly two years since unleashing their last record Take Me Back To Eden. The album follows the lead single ‘‘Emergence’’, which was released earlier this year and features the band's signature genre-blending style, combining atmospheric elements with heavy riffs and melodic vocals, also incorporating a saxophone solo towards the end as standout element of the song. The songs ‘‘Caramel’’ and ‘‘Damocles’’ were released in April, both addressing themes of psychological weight of fame and internal struggle between public success and private suffering, which are also recurrent features in the new album.

Manchester pop-punk band Hot Milk have just unveiled their new track ‘‘Insubordinate Ingerland’’, from their upcoming sophomore album Corporation P.O.P, scheduled for release on June 27, 2025 via Music for Nations. The new album is shaping up to be a bold, high-energy release packed with sharp political commentary, raw emotions, and punchy alt-rock vibes. The new release follows the album's lead single "90 Seconds to Midnight" unleashed on February 25 and the defiant protest song ‘‘Swallow This’’ released on April 4.

American rock band Counting Crows have released their highly anticipated eighth studio album called Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets! on May 9th, via BMG.

Blending deeply personal storytelling with expansive, larger-than-life themes, the upcoming album showcases the signature narratives and lush melodies that have cemented Counting Crows as one of America’s most cherished and enduring bands over the past thirty years.

New Zealand singer and songwriter Lorde has announced a 2025 world tour named ‘Ultrasound’ across arenas in North America, Europe and the UK, in support of her forthcoming album Virgin, out June 27. The extensive tour will begin in North America in Austin, Texas on September 17. The European leg will begin in Luxembourg a few weeks later, on November 9, followed by Paris on November 10 and the first UK date in Manchester on November 15.

American metal band Of Mice & Men have unveiled a brand new single, ‘Another Miracle’, alongside an official music video, shot by filmmaker Mike Matsui. The track marks their first new music since 2023 studio album’s Tether and their first since signing to new label Century Media Records.

Halsey and Amy Lee are working together on a new track called ‘Hand That Feeds’, as part of the soundtrack for the John Wick spin-off movie ‘Ballerina’. It is not the first time that the two singers are teaming up, Evanescence being Halsey’s support band for her upcoming show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

American hardcore punk band Turnstile are back with new music, including two new songs, ‘SEEIN’ STARS’ and ‘BIRDS’, released on April 30. The tracks follow the lead single ‘NEVER ENOUGH’ which was released earlier last month, the title-track of their highly-anticipated upcoming studio album out on June 6 2026 via Roadrunner Records.

American rock band Halestorm have announced a brand new album Everest, their sixth studio record set for release on August 8 via Atlantic Records. The lead single ‘Darkness Always Wins’ was unveiled on April 22nd. Vocalist Lzzy Hale has described the record as ‘‘a story of our journey as a band, full of beautiful endings and new beginnings.’’

American sisters HAIM have just announced a US/UK tour, including 6 dates across arenas in the UK for October 2025, following the release of their 4th studio album I Quit, out June 20, 2025 via Columbia Records. The band will kick off the tour in the United Kingdom in Nottingham, followed by Cardiff, Brighton, London, Manchester before ending their run in Glasgow. They are also set to perform at Dreamland, Margate on June 27, two years after their last UK headline show at All Point East in August 2023.

Nu-metal legends Linkin Park have released a new single titled ‘Unshatter’ today, Friday, April 25, 2025. This track is part of the upcoming deluxe edition of their 2024 comeback album, From Zero, which is scheduled for release on May 16, 2025.​ More powerful vocals from Emily Armstrong in full force on this track that explores a return to the band’s well-loved nu-metal roots.

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