With less than three months to go, Download Festival has revealed its thrilling line-up for District X – Download’s renowned festival within a festival. Featuring iconic pop legends Vengaboys, special DJ sets from festival favourites, intimate acoustic performances, electrifying secret sets, new quizzes, live podcasts, comedy, and unique entertainment experiences, District X promises to take Downloaders into another dimension. Taking place from 11–15 June 2025 at the legendary Donington Park, Download Festival continues to redefine festival experiences beyond the main arena. Last remaining weekend tickets are available now at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
Continue reading Download Festival XXII: District X unleashes biggest line-up yetTag Archives: metal
POWERWOLF Announces Exclusive UK Performance: Metal Mass at Wembley on March 7, 2026
POWERWOLF will finally return to the UK on March 7, 2026 to play the legendary OVO Arena Wembley in London – their biggest UK show ever. The band has proven that metal is much more than just music; it is a religion to which they pay homage at every show, with a holy heavy Metal Mass-like celebration attended by their devoted cult of worshippers. One highlight follows another at a show that borders on perfection, leaving fans speechless.
Grandiose sound, unending special effects, unparalleled production, massive pyro and a gigantic LED video screen with changing stage sets tailored to each song are only a few exciting elements one should expect at a POWERWOLF performance. Now, after many years, the time has finally come for the band to celebrate their Metal Mass with this enchanting display in the United Kingdom once again.
Final bands for Graspop Metal Meeting 2025 revealed
This final batch of 16 names finally rounds out the #GMM25 line-up! Polish blackened death metal icons Behemoth will close out the North Stage on Friday 20 June with an exclusive Benelux festival show. We also welcome the Brits of Bullet for My Valentine, our very own post-metal pride Brutus and genre-blending pop metal princess Poppy to the 28th edition of Graspop Metal Meeting!
Continue reading Final bands for Graspop Metal Meeting 2025 revealedSteel Panther Announce NEW UK Dates on the Feel The Steel 15TH Anniversary World Tour
Today, Steel Panther share that they will be returning the UK this June as a part of their Feel The Steel 15TH Anniversary World Tour. The band will stop off at Glasgow’s O2 Academy on Monday 16 June then head down to London to play the city’s iconic Electric Ballroom on Tuesday 17 June.
Continue reading Steel Panther Announce NEW UK Dates on the Feel The Steel 15TH Anniversary World TourBLOODSTOCK GIVES BACK!
BLOODSTOCK’s motto has always been, “by the fans, for the fans.” A new initiative starting in 2025 and being announced today typifies this perfectly. Not only that, BLOODSTOCK is pleased to share two very well-deserving charity partners for 2025’s event, and confirm the return of the CD & t-shirt amnesty, as part of some fund-raising efforts. Read on for more details…
BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce The 100! A lucky 50 weekend ticket holders will be chosen at random to be a part of a range of special experiences at this summer’s event!
Continue reading BLOODSTOCK GIVES BACK!INTERVIEW – CRADLE OF FILTH: “I just got struck by this image for the analogy of a cataclysmic event, which would be hearing this screaming on high and realising that the last line of the defence of the heavens had fallen, thus Ragnarök or the end of the world”
Interview with Dani Filth by Carina Lawrence
British extreme metal veterans Cradle Of Filth continue to terrorise and delight on their fourteenth opus, ‘Screaming Of The Valkyries, ‘ which will be unleashed on the 21st of March via Napalm Records. It delivers some of their most ambitious and devilish offerings yet. I got to speak to the band’s masterful creator and vocalist, Dani Filth, who joined me on a Zoom call while he was at his home in Suffolk, UK, to discuss the new album and much more.
Continue reading INTERVIEW – CRADLE OF FILTH: “I just got struck by this image for the analogy of a cataclysmic event, which would be hearing this screaming on high and realising that the last line of the defence of the heavens had fallen, thus Ragnarök or the end of the world”

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