Thanks to the fandom on TikTok, bands found themselves headlining stadiums and festivals

We might have lost metal’s founding fathers, but the next generation proved that the music lives on

From Laurel Canyon to Chiswick High Road, from Rancho De La Luna to a warehouse in Tottenham, many of your favourite artists have been hard at work crafting the soundtrack of 2026. Over the next 10 pages, we bring you the inside track on forthcoming albums by STEVIE NICKS , COURTNEY BARNETT , ALABAMA SHAKES , THE ROLLING STONES , BILL CALLAHAN , BUZZCOCKS , LANA DEL REY , SUNN O))) , ROBERT PLANT , IRON & WINE and many more. “It’s a really special time for music…”

Conquering London’s 02 Arena and the US charts, the kawaii metallers went from strength to strength. Kon! Kon!

Inspired by Rammstein and Cirque du Soleil, their 20th anniversary tour pulled out all the stops

JOHN LYDON WITH PHIL MEARS “This pic of myself and John Lydon was taken at the Waterside Arts Centre in Sale, Greater Manchester, as part of his I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right spoken word tour on