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Inside Thailand's passionate but overlooked metal scene, from alley bars to open air festivals
By Merlin Alderslade published
We head inside the Thai metal scene via the country's biggest rock festival, Rock Alarm. Our hosts? Bangkok metalcore crew Defying Decay

From its brilliant lineup to its incredible location, Barcelona Rock Fest is the rock holiday you're looking for this summer
By Classic Rock published
Sponsored by Rock Fest Barcelona
Located in one of the world's greatest cities, Barcelona Rock Fest 2026 is unmissable

Slam Dunk festival director steps down in wake of sexual assault allegation
By Louder published
A director of UK's Slam Dunk festival "strongly refutes" claim he drugged and sexually assaulted woman

Fred Durst wants to set up an alternative to Coachella for musicians who aren't invited to Coachella
By Fraser Lewry published
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst wants to start his own "gathering"

Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and 350,000 mud-caked people – the chaotic story of Woodstock 94
By Jon Wiederhorn published
Woodstock 94 was everything the original festival hadn’t been

How to watch the Coachella 2026 livestream: Iggy Pop, Wet Leg, Turnstile, David Byrne, Die Spitz, Interpol & Nine Inch Nails' set with Boys Noize just some of this weekend's highlights
By Scott Munro last updated
The second Coachella event of 2026 will take place this weekend - here's how you can watch the action from the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, plus line-ups and stage times

Why you need to be at Alcatraz 2026
By Metal Hammer published
Sponsored by Alcatraz
From its killer lineup to its unique and accessible location, Alcatraz might be the new festival experience you're looking for

Aftershock is the West Coast's biggest rock, punk and metal festival. Here's why you can't afford to miss it
By Louder published
Sponsored by Danny Wimmer Presents
Insane lineup? Check. More stages than ever? Check. More ways to get involved than ever before? Check. You need Aftershock Festival in your life

Heavy metal, hard rock, guaranteed sunshine and a setting like no other – Spain’s Rock Imperium is the one amazing festival you can’t afford to miss in 2026
By Classic Rock published
Sponsored by Rock Imperium
Join Iron Maiden, Within Temptation, Sabaton, Anthrax, Testament, H.e.a.t, Queensryche and many more under the blazing Mediterranean sun at Spain’s epic Rock Imperium Festival

My Chemical Romance, Tool, Limp Bizkit and Pierce The Veil to headline Aftershock festival 2026; The Offspring, Queens Of The Stone Age, Babymetal and more than 130 other acts also confirmed
By Matt Mills published
The Sacramento festival will return to Discovery Park from October 1 to 4
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