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Download 2025 Review
2025 Download Festival Review by Howard Keogh Festival season is upon us once again and it’s time to dust down tents, boots, and all manner of festival paraphernalia. With the weather forecast looking good, roads looking clear and friendly reunions aplenty, it looks like it’s going to be a cracking weekend of music and fun. So, let’s get into it… FRIDAY: The Scratch: These trad-rockers from Dublin have played Download festival before, but today they graduate to opening on the Opus stage. The band recently re-released their 2020 album “Couldn’t give a Rats.”, and the band soon get the crowd onside with a singalong on “Another round,” To top it off,…
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STORM shares infectious new single ‘Suffocating’ ft. Fixation
View in browser STORM SHARES INFECTIOUS NEW SINGLE ‘SUFFOCATING’ FT. FIXATION WATCH HERE || LISTEN HERE Photo credit: Anine Desire | Download hi-res version here Two of Norway’s most unapologetic names in alternative music team up for a raw, hard-hitting release – and it hits deep. Today, 16-year-old rising force STORM and genre-pushing band Fixation unleash ‘Suffocating’ – a fierce, emotional collaboration that blends vulnerability with controlled chaos. It’s more than just a song. It’s two generations crashing into each other and creating something loud, honest, and entirely their own. The track will appear on STORM’s debut album Join The Storm, due for release on 22nd August via Indie Recordings. STORM may be young, but he’s already racked up millions of…
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Spicy Queen
View in browser HANABIE. New Track “Spicy Queen” OUT NOW! Track to mark HANABIE.’s 10th anniversary year Stream HERE Watch Music Video New Artist Photo HANABIE. is celebrating their 10th anniversary year with the track “Spicy Queen”. This track is a counterpart to the fan-favorite track “WE LOVE SWEETS”, built on their foundational hardcore sound. It bursts with HANABIE.’s signature unpredictable developments and Yukina’s sharp shouts, resulting in an addictive new anthem! Comments from the Band on the Track: Vocalist Yukina: “The song “WE LOVE SWEETS,” which we released in 2021, has become a gateway track for listeners to discover our music. It’s a very meaningful track for us.…
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PHASE ONE X ERRA release explosive new single ‘World Unknown’
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Download XXII
Download XXII – BEYOND THE BANDS WITH LESS THAN TWO MONTHS TO GO UNTIL DLXXII, IT’S TIME TO REVEAL MORE OF WHAT’S IN STORE. A DOWNLOAD TICKET GIVES FESTIVALGOERS ACCESS TO OVER 100 BANDS, BUT THAT’S JUST THE BEGINNING. WHAT LIES BEYOND THE BANDS? Brand new for this year, In District X: Mercian Axe brewery bar with local beers, Hair Of The Dog pub complete with roof terrace and beer garden, live blacksmithing workshops and more.In the arena: Brand new bar The Iron Harp, immersive experience Darkfield Séance, Raven Records pop up, Heavy Metal Sports Day, post-festival shawarma at the Kebab Kartel and late night pudding at Custard &…
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BLOODSTOCK LAUNCHES 2025 METAL 2 THE MASSES SCHEME
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MASTODON CONFIRMED AS SPECIAL GUEST AT BLOODSTOCK 2025
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THIRTEEN BANDS CONFIRMED FOR BLOODSTOCK 2025
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BLOODSTOCK 2025 TICKETS ARE SELLING OUT IN RECORD TIME
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GOJIRA – MACHINE HEAD and TRIVIUM confirmed as headliners for Bloodstock 2025