All About Rock & Metal

After the release of her highest charting album to date last year Elles Bailey is back with brand new album Can’t Take My Story Away, which comes January 16th on Cooking Vinyl and Outlaw Music. Alongside the announcement Elles releases the record’s first cut with ‘Growing Roots’ and announces a run of 2026 UK and EU dates, including London’s Islington Assembly Hall on March 19th. Listen to ‘Growing Roots’ HERE.

Legendary bassist Marco Mendoza is heading to the UK this September for a run of very special, intimate shows following his return to the UK in 2025 as part of the Satriani/Vai band on tour this summer.

Powerhouse newcomers The Switch are excited to announce the release of their debut album “No Way Out”, out now via Frontiers Music Srl.

Dirty Honey has released their rendition of the Bad Company classic, “Rock Steady” (written by Paul Rodgers) from the forthcoming tribute album, Can’t Get Enough: A Tribute to BadCompany, to be released October 24, 2025 on Primary Wave Music.

It’s been almost a year since 6x Platinum and 8x Gold-certified, record-breaking Finnish rock outfit THE RASMUS (@therasmusofficial) released the first single (“Rest In Pieces” on October 24, 2024) from their highly anticipated 11th studio album, WEIRDO

Acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke will release a new compilation album, Rattle, Ramble & Roll: The Best of Blackberry Smoke – Volume One, on November 14 via their label 3 Legged Records. Pre-order/pre-save HERE.

Duff McKagan has unveiled LIGHTHOUSE: LIVE FROM LONDON, an all-new live album and full-length concert film recorded last October during his sold-out Lighthouse Tour ’24. The 19-track collection will be available in a wide variety of formats, including digital, CD Digipak, CD + Blu-ray Digipak (with live audio and the complete LIGHTHOUSE: LIVE FROM LONDON concert film), 2LP 180g Black vinyl (with gatefold sleeve and ticket replica), and limited edition 2LP 180g Black vinyl

Luke Morley is undertaking a rare UK solo tour in September 2025, he will be playing some of those evergreen Thunder hits and more, and all shows will feature special guests Willie Dowling, and Bobbie Dazzle [main support]. Known, of course, as British rock royalty as the co-founder and lead guitarist of Terraplane, and then the mighty Thunder, Luke also founded The Union, and released his third solo album ‘Walking On Water’ to a great reception this year.

With “Stole My Heart Away”, Swedish rockers Peterified capture the very essence of young, innocent love. Today, September 1st, the band’s second single is an emotional rush that takes listeners back to those unforgettable moments when feelings hit like a tidal wave and words suddenly fail.

Esteemed rock vocalist and guitarist MIKE TRAMP is pleased to announce the release of his new album, 'Songs of White Lion — Vol. III,' due out on September 19th via Frontiers Music Srl.

Brave Rival today release ‘Control’ this second single from the award-winning band is their heaviest song yet. An angry, fast, and explosive song about taking back control from a failed relationship. Fast tempo and a huge breakdown with thrilling vocals give this song an Evanescence edge.

Rising rocker AUSTEN STARR, recent signee to Frontiers Music Srl, has unveiled her latest single “Remain Unseen” alongside a powerful new music video. With this release, STARR continues to expand her ambitious and emotionally charged musical journey, blending vulnerability with unapologetic rock energy.

White Reaper are gearing up for their new album, Only Slightly Empty, due out September 26th via their new label Blue Grape Music. Today, Kentucky's loudest export are sharing their biting new single, "Blue 42."

The Scottish rock warriors Heavy Pettin release the title track and video from the brand-new studio album Rock Generation, which is set for release on on October 24th via Silver Lining Music.

Ten years after British band The Struts had their first huge hit in America with the original version of their debut single ‘Could Have Been Me’, they have teamed up with legendary Queen guitarist Brian May on a brand new version.

Manchester-based, synth-hearty rockers SHAPE OF WATER have shared their hotly anticipated third studio album, Petrichor, out today via self-release. The album's release comes alongside the album's final single, "Out of Time", which is accompanied by a music video. Discussing the album, the band states:

Long time former ASIA front man John Payne (1990 to 2006), and from 2006 to present, the lead vocalist of ASIA featuring John Payne, would like to welcome guitarist and singer Francis Dunnery to the band.

Popular Irish rock crew, MIRRORGLASS, are making new friends and amassing new fans allured by their adrenaline-fueled anthemic sound that blends traditional hard rock elements with a modern twist. The band’s reputation is building for delivering music that hits hard and resonates deeply, and that reputation is set to grow even more so with the release of their debut album, Handle With Care, which arrives on Friday 12th September.

The Ineffectuals return with “The Hum” — a slow-building, bone-rattling rock monolith that fuses alt rock grit, grunge soul, and progressive intricacy. It’s not just a song; it’s a reckoning.

Kansas City post-rock quartet RxGhost deliver a jangly, Cure-inspired meditation on digital detachment with their latest single, “Sponsored Content,” out now on all platforms. Accompanied by a striking new music video, the track threads together upbeat melodies and unsettling truths about modern isolation in an era ruled by glowing screens and performative authenticity.