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July 2026

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July 28
- "A definite upgrade and outstanding value for money": Marshall Milton A.N.C headphones review
July 27
- "If there was ever a Bluetooth speaker born to play Crazy Train, this is it": Marshall Bromley 450 party speaker review
- "They sound like a very talented band forced to play punk." Stuart Adamson's guitar work elevates Skids' Scared to Dance above the ordinary
July 23
- “Gallops like The Trooper and evokes Iron Maiden’s double-lead-guitar histrionics”: Mongol champions The Hu take after their hard rock heroes on long-awaited new album Hun
- "A confident, certainty-filled album about an uncertain, unconfident world." Robyn Hitchcock's enigmatic The Confuser is the best album he's released this century
July 22
- "In The Eye Of The Storm is not going to rub shoulders with the classics." Foreigner's new album is a pleasant souvenir with almost zero atmosphere
July 21
- “The most impressive Motionless In White album so far”: Pennsylvania’s metalcore stars finally find their identity on Decades
July 20
- "Let My Love Open The Door is one of the most perfect pop songs ever written." Pete Townshend finds stable ground away from The Who on Empty Glass
July 16
- "Dressed to kill, all unbridled energy." Some of Small Faces' greatest songs – and a managerial battle – documented on Decca Singles 1965-1967
July 14
- "Metal is a better place for having a happy, healthy System Of A Down in it." System Of A Down's UK return was electric, euphoric and one of the best rock stadium shows in recent memory
July 13
- "Thousands of fans with knees far less reliable than they were are bouncing around, screaming every word." Bring Me The Horizon's crushing Count Your Blessings show is a reminder of how ferociously heavy they can still be
- "The last great double album. So great that it should've been released in the 1970s." Billy Corgan unleashes his grand artistic statement on Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
July 12
- Iron Maiden's first ever festival is a triumph and a true celebration of one of heavy metal's most storied bands
July 9
- "An early peek at the many jewels at the band’s disposal." The deluxe edition of Thin Lizzy’s debut album will delight the dedicated
- “MCR do more with fans’ ticket money than any other band of their generation”: My Chemical Romance put on the biggest spectacle in stadium rock as they start trilogy of Wembley shows
July 6
- "Who else on this planet could get away with a 10-minute instrumental and not prompt a mass exodus to the bars?" After 99 shows and three years, Metallica finish the M72 World Tour with one last almighty hurrah
- "You can't deny Henley's chops as a lyricist, but they are wasted here on trite tunes and lifeless production." Don Henley closes out the 1980s on the all-star The End Of The Innocence
July 4
- "We’re never going to forget tonight." Biffy Clyro pull out all the stops at their biggest ever headline show at London's Finsbury Park
- “When the kings of metal knuckle down, they deserve their crowns”: Metallica bring legendary songs, incredible support acts and big balls to night one of their London takeover
July 2
- "The very best Deep Purple one could possibly expect to hear in 2026." Splat! confirms beyond question that Ian Gillan & Co are enjoying yet another golden age