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Deftones have announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2026, with special guests Interpol – see all the details below. READ MORE: Deftones’ Chino Moreno on longevity, creativity and making music that lives forever Last night, the Sacramento metal band took to social media to share that they’d be travelling Down Under next year as part of their ‘Private Music’ trek. The tour is set to take place in […]

Connie Constance has returned with the empowering new single ‘The Offering’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Connie Constance: “In 10 years’ time, I want a mixed-race kid making indie music to just not be ‘a thing’” The track was written alongside Dan Rothman from London Grammar, SOHN and Theo Hutchinson and it sees the Watford indie singer-songwriter baring all as a female artist, singing defiantly about her independence over a warm, textural indie pop backing and echoey vocals. […]

The Itch have shared their new single ‘Space In The Cab’, a euphoric love letter to British nightlife – check it out below. READ MORE: Dance-punks The Itch are creating their own party paradise The Luton dance-punk duo – made up of Simon Tyrie and Georgia Hardy – have released a handful of singles so far, including ‘Ursula’, a tribute to the sci-fi writer Ursula K. Le Guin, and the double-A side ‘ The Influencer’ / ‘Co-Conspirator’. Now, they are back with ‘Space In The Cab’, an addictive, hedonistic earworm that both […]

Slayer’s Kerry King has weighed in on the Metallica vs. Megadeth debate, quipping that “Metallica has a singer!” READ MORE: Slayer film ‘The Repentless Killology’ is vulgar, gruesome and problematic – just like the band The guitarist was quizzed on the long-running battle of his fellow ‘big four’ thrash metal bands during an interview on the YouTube show Reigning TV earlier this month, and he took the opportunity to send a dig to Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine. One of a series […]

Laufey has shared a playful version of the perennial Christmas classic ‘Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town’ – check it out below. READ MORE: “There are so many more layers to my emotion”: how Laufey defied expectations on her third album ‘A Matter Of Time’ The Los Angeles-based, Icelandic-Chinese singer is a veteran of the holiday season, with her ongoing project ‘A Very Laufey Holiday’ having new songs added each Christmas. Previous festive offerings from the […]

IDLES’ Joe Talbot and Kneecap’s DJ Próvaí are among the musicians to collaborate with big name visual artists for a new charity auction. The series of one-off artistic collaborations are part of the ‘Music Shaped’ project from non-profit organisation In Place Of War, which strives to bring creativity to places impacted by political conflict and climate change. Musicians, comedians and actors are paired with visual artists to create pieces of work inspired by the influence that music has had on their lives, and the pieces will be sold at the Sound And Cinema Auction presented […]

Yungblud has been forced to cancel all of his remaining 2025 shows on doctor’s orders, a decision he has described as heartbreaking. READ MORE: Yungblud is ready to leave his idols behind The singer has been on the road for much of the year as part of his ‘Idols’ world tour and he recently wrapped up a run of shows in North America and Europe. He was due to play a final few shows in the US […]

Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan has revealed he is losing his eyesight and has said retirement is “not far off”. READ MORE: Deep Purple – ‘Whoosh!’ review: rockers’ 21st record is stupidly fun and outrageously silly The legendary singer, 80, last played a full run of shows with the band in November 2024, although they have one-off shows in Tbilisi, Georgia tonight (November 16) and Dubai and Kuala Lumpur in the next week. They have also […]

Dennis DeYoung has hit out at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying many deserving musicians have been overlooked or made to wait “so long” to be inducted. READ MORE: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has turned into a museum. Time for change On Thursday (November 13), the founding member and vocalist of Styx took to Facebook to air his grievances following this year’s ceremony, which saw […]