Los Angeles alt-punks Death Lens cut loose on their new single, ‘Power.’ Fresh off a run with Militarie Gun, the punchy track is set to appear in the upcoming edition of EA’s Skate series. Marking the band’s first release since 2024’s Cold World, ‘Power’ lands with hook-laden guitars and an uplifting edge, an optimistic signal at the end of a chaotic year.

THE HARA unveil their newest single, ‘Kings’, a track steeped in the bitter sting of broken trust. ‘Kings’ is the latest preview of their forthcoming album The Fallout, due for release on 23 January via Mascot Records. The band will embark on a UK tour throughout February and March 2026, with two special album-launch shows set for London and Manchester in January.

South Arcade are a band harnessing the power of nostalgia as an entire identity. It's not only the Y2K aesthetic that feels reminiscent of the height of the early 2000's it's also the intensity of the fandom they've found through expert level social media knowhow that rivals the superstars of the MySpace era.

After a huge past year and a half playing major festivals such as Download and 2000trees alongside a bunch of support slots, Harpy has ended 2025 by releasing her first bigger project, the VII EP. Inspired by the legacy of the Seven Deadly Sins, with each of the seven tracks soundtrack one of Harpy’s transgressions. Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth. It’s everything we know and love from previous releases, just heavier, darker and has a more industrial twist to it. 

Fresh off the release of EUSEXUA Afterglow, her GRAMMY® nomination for EUSEXUA, and her recent win for Rolling Stone UK’s The Album Award, once-in-a-generation artist FKA twigs returns with the announcement of the Body Hightour. Promoted by Live Nation, the tour will bring the music of EUSEXUA, EUSEXUA Afterglow, and the rest of her celebrated discography across North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The North American run will include a peak performance at Coachella and a long-awaited show in Mexico City, before the UK/EU leg launches in June. Alongside the announcement, twigs has unveiled the Jordan Hemingway–directed video for Afterglow standout ‘Love Crimes.’

Arizona rock icons Jimmy Eat World have announced their return to the UK for their biggest headline show in the country to date, taking over London’s Gunnersbury Park on Sunday 16 August 2026 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their seminal fourth album Bleed American.

Pepsi MAX presents Reading & Leeds Festival has today unveiled six massive headliners for 2026. Taking over the Main Stages across next August Bank Holiday weekend are Charli XCX, Chase & Status, Dave, Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C. and RAYE, marking the first time in 25 years that the festivals will showcase an exclusively British and Irish headline bill.

The last time Bad Omens played a headline show in London it was to 600 people at The Dome in 2023. Two years down the line and they are a band in a different league, but in many ways, the band they were always meant to become.

The award-nominated independent rock and metal event Takedown Festival has today unveiled a new wave of bands for its 2026 edition. Returning to Portsmouth Guildhall on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th April 2026, the festival once again promises two days packed with heavy music on the south coast.

Alternative provocateur Harpy has released her highly anticipated debut EP, VII, available now on all major streaming platforms and in physical formats. To mark the occasion, she’s also unveiled the official music video for the EP’s opening track, ‘Inferno.’

Japanese alt-metal powerhouse coldrain returned to London after six years with a performance that was nothing short of electrifying. Playing Camden’s Electric Ballroom, the band brought their blend of post-hardcore, metalcore and alternative metal/rock, delivering a set full of fire, sweat and adrenaline.

There is something genuinely impressive about Seven Blood’s debut album, Life Is Just a Phase. For a band that have only been together a couple of years, you might expect flashes of brilliance wrapped in the looseness of a group still figuring out who they are. Instead, Seven Blood arrive with a record that feels fully formed: cohesive, confident, and bold in its willingness to stretch the edges of modern rock and metalcore.