Luke Morton

1 month ago | kerrang.com | Luke Morton |Ramsey Ramone

Sheffield heavyweights Malevolence have announced details of their biggest UK and European headline tour ever, which will climax at London's O2 Academy Brixton. Following the news that their highly-anticipated fourth album Where Only The Truth Is Spoken will be dropping on June 20, Malev will be tearing across mainland Europe and the UK throughout October and November. “We are very excited to announce the biggest headline tour of career yet,” says frontman Alex Taylor.

1 month ago | kerrang.com | Luke Morton |Nedda Afsari

With their sixth album, Lonely People With Power, just around the corner, San Fran blackgazers Deafheaven lead today's Damnation festival announcement. Joining the likes of previously announced Perturbator, High On Fire, Wiegedood and Warning, this year's Manchester metalfest is shaping up to be one of its most exciting yet. "Some bands are worth the wait and to finally have Deafheaven at Damnation to mark our 20th anniversary feels like perfect timing," says Damnation head honcho Gavin McInally.

2 months ago | kerrang.com | Luke Morton

February 17, 2025Words:Luke MortonFrom battle of the bands at county fairs to headlining their own festival, for the past two decades Scranton savages Motionless In White have been constantly stepping their game up. Ahead of a sold-out UK tour where Chris Motionless promises to “go harder than we ever have”, the frontman reflects on the shows that got them to the top of the metalcore mountain…“That was our first show with the members that became Motionless In White a few months later.

2 months ago | kerrang.com | Luke Morton

ArcTanGent 2025 has grown even bigger, with more than 50 bands being added to this year's line-up. Prog-metal favourites TesseracT are stepping up to headline the Saturday night of the weird and wonderful Bristol fest, and Wednesday night will be topped by the Norwegian dark folk of Wardruna. They join the previously announced headliners Karnivool, with Thursday night's closers still to be announced.

2 months ago | kerrang.com | Luke Morton |Paul Harries

This weekend, Linkin Park kicked off the 2025 iteration of their From Zero world tour in Mexico City at the Estadio GNP Seguros. Following a handful of shows last year in various major cities around the globe, the nu-metal legends are back in a big way with 50-plus shows at some of the most famous stadiums and arenas on the planet – including Wembley Stadium in London, the Olympiastadion in Berlin and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.