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September 2026

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September 28
- Vinegar Joe's Six Star General: Like a more polite version of Big Brother & The Holding Company. "A competent, professional slab of vocal-heavy, Stonesy blues rock"
September 25
- Linkin Park’s Unshatter is vulnerable, powerful and one of the best documentaries ever made by a metal band
- "Serj Tankian’s righteous fury, Kneecap’s confrontational energy and Beartooth’s arena-sized punch all strengthen the songs." Tom Morello's new album is a star-studded affirmation of why he's one of rock's greatest guitarists
September 24
- "If you were to battle a 12ft colossus, sword in hand, this is the soundtrack you’d choose." Inspired by Elden Ring, Noctule's Extinguish Thy Flame is a black metal epic worthy of the big screen
September 23
- Europe sound renewed and re-energised on Come This Madness. "Steelier, harder and faster, it glimmers like a fresh paint job on a classic car"
September 22
- Judas Priest transport London to the golden age of heavy metal with their biggest hits – and lashings of leather: “Breaking The Law is unabashedly joyous and Painkiller lands like a meteor strike”
September 21
- "One of those 'what if" bands who could have been much bigger than they were." Prog rockers Babe Ruth accidentally become dance music pioneers on First Base
September 19
- "It's their first real test as torchbearers for metal's future." Spiritbox beat Sleep Token, Ghost and Bring Me The Horizon to get into arenas - but they're still finding their feet
September 18
- "Another masterpiece from one of modern music’s most essential voices." Sounding like Toris Amos jamming with Alice In Chains and Chelsea Wolfe, Emma Ruth Rundle's These Killing Times is a gorgeous and emotional journey
- "Moonspell might still be goth metal's best kept secret, but for one night, they feel like the kings of lusty, dark allure." Portugal's biggest metal band make history with a sold-out gig on a royal estate
September 17
- Anthrax return with new album Cursum Perficio after a decade-long drought. "The variety is hugely impressive, the delivery a hundred per cent on-point"
September 15
- Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger might be the best film ever made about music's ability to emotionally impact vast crowds. It's also brilliant, Olympic-level marketing for 2027's biggest tour
- Evanescence's biggest ever London show is a triumphant spectacle powered by Amy Lee, an iconic team-up and some all-time anthems
September 14
- Gentle Giant's Octopus represents all of progressive rock's virtues. "A uniquely complex and challenging band to get into"
September 12
- "Not quite the glorious showstopper it could have been." Are Anthrax nearing the end? If so, new album Cursum Perficio is a solid if imperfect send-off
September 10
- The Meffs deliver a confrontational, triumphant performance on Business. "One of the greatest young songwriters in the UK today"
September 9
- "British heavy metal is alive, well and out of its mind." Britain's answer to Ghost? New Green Lung album Necropolitan is packing massive riffs, occult themes and killer choruses
September 7
- An emotional Jon Bon Jovi lights up London on his band's triumphant return to England's national stadium
- "Plenty of gas in the tank, but it's content to drive along the highway well within the speed limit." Stephen Stills finds catharsis and commercial success on the sprawling debut from Manassas
September 5
- "A collection of songs befitting the pervasive doom of 2026, but earwormy enough to make you glad you exist." President's debut Blood Of Your Empire justifies the hype
September 4
- The Stooges and MC5 birthed punk almost 60 years ago, now Prostitute are making it subversive and dangerous once more
- Airbourne blaze back on a wave of pent-up desire and nostalgia on album featuring Bryan Adams and Mutt Lange