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Download festival comments after artists speak out over “unsafe” toilets for trans people
By Matt Mills published
Several musicians complained on social media after reports that the UK’s biggest rock/metal festival does not want trans people using the toilets of the gender they transitioned to

"An Iron Maiden gig quite unlike any other we've seen." The first night of Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives tour packs big surprises, lashings of nostalgia and a state-of-the-art new show
By Merlin Alderslade published
From beloved rarities getting dusted off to some truly impressive new visuals, Maiden kicked off their new world tour in style

The nine bands that defined Wide Awake festival 2025
By Briony Edwards, Paul Brannigan published
London's most consistently excellent alternative music festival makes a triumphant return to Brockwell Park with a diverse, eclectic, electric line-up

The six bands that defined the final Portals festival
By Matt Mills published
Julie Christmas, Brontide, Joliette and others helped Portals festival bow out with its most impressive lineup to date

"Intense. Beautiful. Devastating." Seven bands who defined Desertfest London 2025
By Liz Scarlett published
Desertfest 2025 took over five venues in Camden, north London at the weekend, and crushed our tiny brains into jellied chunks

Metallica announce stacked UK and Europe tour with Gojira, Knocked Loose and more
By Matt Mills published
The biggest band in metal will be supported by a mammoth lineup when they hit Europe in summer 2026

Watch live footage of Limp Bizkit playing an unreleased song in 1997
By Matt Mills published
The track, called Breaking My Back or Strain by fans, was played at shows in the Three Dollar Bill Y’all era but never officially came out

Watch Trivium cover Steve’s Lava Chicken from the Minecraft Movie, because memes have ruined everyone’s brains
By Matt Mills published
The greatest use of a seven-string guitar in metal history
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