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English Teacher and Wunderhorse. Check out the updated bill below.The first list of artists performing at this year’s instalment were announced at the end of 2024, with headliners including Linkin Park and Slipknot, while others set to performed included Fontaines D.C., IDLES, Poppy, Spiritbox, Skillet, In Flames, Motionless In White, Deafheaven and House of Protection.This was then extended in January to include Sex Pistols, Guns N’ Roses, Biffy Clyro, Kneecap, Avenged Sevenfold and more.Set to take place at Park 360 in Hradec Králové, Czechia from June 11, this 30th-anniversary edition will see the festival take place for an unprecedented five days – with an extra ‘Birthday Day’ on Sunday June 15.Now, ahead of it kicking off this summer, 30 new names have been added to the line-up.These include American rock powerhouse Shinedown, British metalcore giants While She Sleeps, and a number of UK-based Mercury Prize winners: English Teacher, Wunderhorse, Swim School, Maruja and Luvcat.Other new additions include renowned tattoo artist-turned-musician Kat Von D, Eurovision sensation Käärijä, Australian hardcore punk band Speed and French electronic innovator Perturbator.Check out the full list of names in the latest poster below.A post shared by Rock for People (@rockforpeople)“Rock for People’s domain is the widest musical selection across Czech festivals.

Knocked Loose brought out all of their support bands on stage during their final show of their 2025 UK and European tour.The hardcore rockers invited Basement, Harm’s Way and Pest Control – all three have been serving as opening support for the band on their tour – on stage on the last date of their tour at TonHalle München in Germany on Saturday (March 29) for a run-through of their track ‘Sit & Mourn’.The moment saw Bryan Garris and co. along with all the members of each band playing their instruments and headbanging in unison.

Gel have announced their split off the back of several serious allegations against former guitarist Anthony Webster.Last night (March 19), the band took to social media to post a lengthy statement announcing their break up. In the post, they allege the “heinous acts” committed by Webster prior to his dismissal from the band that have caused them “irreparable damage”.They wrote: “Gel is no longer a band, and therefore will not be playing any of our currently scheduled upcoming shows.“The reason is pretty simple at its core; the former guitar player, Anthony Webster, has committed such heinous acts in trying to forward himself in his musical career that he’s done irreparable damage to the band in the process, and it’s affected us as human beings more than we can even attempt to explain, to the point of being completely unable to do the band anymore.”A post shared by GEL (@gelhc)The band went on to list some of his alleged “heinous acts”.

The Bear star, restauranteur and celebrity chef Matty Matheson has announced the launch of his new hardcore band, Pig Pen.Matheson took to social media to announce the band, which also feature’s Wade MacNeil of Alexisonfire on guitar and backing vocals while Matheson serves as the band’s lead vocalist. The rest of the group is completed by indie-country artist Daniel Romano on guitar, Romano’s brother Ian SKI Romano on drums, and Young Guv/Romano collaborator Tommy Major on bass.Matty Matheson wrote on Instagram that the band have already recorded an album, and went on to explain how they came together: “A few old friends got together a couple years ago and wrote and recorded 10songs over 2 days.

Knocked Loose have announced a surprise intimate show in London. Find out the details below.Announced this morning (March 13), the gig is set to take place tomorrow and will see the Louisville musicians take to the stage at The Underworld in Camden tomorrow night.It serves as a warm-up for the upcoming gig the hardcore heavyweights will be playing at the O2 Academy in Brixton on Monday night (March 17) while will be followed by a gig at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester the day afterwards.According to the band, the last-minute Camden gig is set to see Byran Garris and co.

McLusky have announced their first studio album in 20 years, ‘The World Is Still Here And So Are We’. Listen to a new single below.In September 2023, the Cardiff post-hardcore band surprised fans by releasing their first material in almost two decades.

Scowl, NME’s latest stars of The Cover, have compiled an exclusive playlist to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below.The Santa Cruz hardcore band are on this week’s (February 10) edition of The Cover, a weekly manifestation of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read the profile of Scowl here, written by Mia Hughes and featuring photography by Malcolm Squire.Scowl have curated an exclusive playlist for NME to accompany The Cover, titled ‘New Direction’.

Glassjaw who will break out some of their classic albums in full.The first wave of artists joining this year’s instalment of the festival was shared back in November, and it was confirmed that Knocked Loose and Alex G would be leading the line-up.For the former, the slot comes following their new album ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’, and other names joining the bill included Danny Brown, Denzel Curry, Momma, Tigers Jaw, Sunny Day Real Estate, Drug Church, Slowdive and Superheaven, as well as former NME Cover stars, Militarie Gun, Model/Actriz and Julie.This year’s edition of Outbreak will also see a London date added to the mix – as well as the regular site at the B.E.C. Arena in Manchester.

they are “being forced” to shut down in March this year.The venue previously said that its landlord decided to terminate its lease to start work developing the building into flats and shops.However, in an update shared yesterday (January 29), the venue looks set instead to relocate – and they’ll need some help.“Before Christmas we made a formal offer to take on a building on the fringe of Leeds City centre,” they revealed.

Rival Schools have shared details of a UK and Ireland tour, which will see them celebrate two of their classic albums. Find out more below.Announced today (January 27), the post-hardcore group have unveiled plans for six upcoming shows, each taking place in May.These kick off with an opening night at Whelan’s in Dublin on May 1, before heading over to Manchester the following night for a slot at the Academy 3 venue.

Scowl have shared details of a new album titled ‘Are We All Angels’. Find the details below and check out the single ‘Not Hell, Not Heaven’.The upcoming project from the Santa Cruz hardcore band is set for release on April 4, and will be their first with the Dead Oceans label.Featuring production by Will Yip (Turnstile, Mannequin Pussy) and mixing by Rich Costey (Fiona Apple, My Chemical Romance, Vampire Weekend), the album is set to see frontwoman Kat Moss and co.

Brittany Howard‘s new hardcore band, Kumite, have played their first show in Nashville on Sunday (January 12) night. Watch fan-captured footage below.Howard, best known for being the frontperson of Alabama Shakes, was joined on stage at East Nashville’s Basement East by members of Nashville hardcore band Second Spirit.

Halsey has revealed that she used to book hardcore and metal gigs as a teen before becoming famous herself – find out more below.In a newly surfaced TikTok video filmed during a meet-and-greet in early 2024 to promote her About-Face beauty brand, a fan asked Halsey about her past taste in music, namely the hardcore genre.Halsey replied “I super fuck with hardcore,” before going on to explain that she used to book gigs at 16-years-old in New Jersey: “I used to promote hardcore shows in Jersey before I started making music. I did a lot of hardcore, but also like, some of the more commercial hardcore.”She continued: “The biggest show I ever booked – I was 16 – August Burns Red and The Devil Wears Prada.

their farewell show at The Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia on April 30 2016, a year after they released their final EP ‘Turncoat’.Since their breakup, Foundation’s members have gone on to play in Slow Fire Pistol, Candy, Abuse of Power, Criminal Instinct, and more.Now, it appears that they’re back, with a scheduled headline slot at FYA Fest in Tampa, Florida this weekend.Ahead of that performance, though, they officially reunited on December 28 for a show at Atlanta venue The Drunken Unicorn. To mark the occasion, they played all five tracks featured on ‘Turncoat’, as well as a handful of songs from their 2011 album ‘When The Smoke Clears’.

A post shared by Numero Group (@thenumerogroup)A post shared by Jake Curtis (@jcur94)A post shared by @lttlmjA post shared by @lttlmjFounded in St. Louis, the experimental post-hardcore band first started making waves again in 2023, when they shared the box set reissue of all of their studio albums under the title ‘We Blame Chicago’.

L.S. Dunes have announced the details of a pair of intimate 2025 UK shows which are set to take place early next year.The supergroup – comprised of Thursday drummer Tucker Rule and bassist Tim Payne, Circa Survive vocalist Anthony Green, Coheed And Cambria guitarist Travis Stever and My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero – are set to take over the Key Club in Leeds on January 30 and Cardiff’s Globe on February 10.Tickets are set to go on general sale tomorrow (December 18) at 10am GMT.

Knocked Loose frontman Bryan Garris has responded to a viral comment about the band’s recent performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.The US hardcore punk group appeared as the musical guests on the ABC chat show last week.They were joined by Poppy for a ferocious rendition of their collaborative single ‘Suffocate’, and performed some other tracks from their third and latest album, 2024’s ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’.The epic TV appearance included blazing pyro, circle pits in the wild crowd, and next-level screaming from both Garris and Poppy. Knocked Loose played the hard-hitting and riff-heavy song in front of the audience as rain poured down at the outdoor venue.Upon announcing the “mini-concert” on Kimmel, Knocked Loose described themselves as “the heaviest band on live television”.

Knocked Loose and Poppy performed their collaborative single ‘Suffocate’ together on US TV last night (November 26) – watch below.The US hardcore punk band teamed up with the singer-songwriter on the track earlier this year. It appears on Knocked Loose’s third and latest album, ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’, which was released in May.Earlier this month, the joint song was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the Grammys 2025.After giving ‘Suffocate’ its live debut at Sick New World Festival in April, Knocked Loose and Poppy featured as the musical guests on yesterday’s episode of ABC chat show Jimmy Kimmel Live!.Here, they unleashed a particularly ferocious rendition of the hard-hitting and riff-heavy single in front of a live audience as rain poured down at the outdoor venue.Opening with a crushing guitar riff, the epic TV appearance included blazing pyro, circle pits in the wild crowd, and next-level screaming from both frontman Bryan Garris and Poppy.Knocked Loose stayed on stage to play four more songs for their fans in the audience in the form of ‘Don’t Reach For Me’, ‘Moss Covers All’, ‘Take Me Home’ and ‘Sit & Mourn’ from ‘You Won’t Go…’.However, it was only ‘Suffocate’ that was broadcast on last night’s Kimmel.

Turnstile have announced an exclusive UK show for the newly-launched London edition of Outbreak 2025 – you can find all the details below.The US hardcore punk band are due to headline the festival as part of the LIDO concert series in Victoria Park on Friday June 13. Organisers have described it as “the biggest outdoor event led by hardcore acts that the UK’s ever had”.Turnstile will be joined by a host of support acts on the day across four stages, including Alex G, Danny Brown, Drug Church, Feeble Little Horse, Fleshwater, Have A Nice Life, Julie and Knocked Loose.Elsewhere on the line-up are the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate, Model/Actriz, Superheaven and They Are Gutting A Body Of Water.

Fucked Up have responded to James Blake’s ‘Like The End’ single artwork, which bears some resemblance to the album art for their 2018 release ‘Dose Your Dreams’.Blake announced the new single yesterday (November 13) and shared artwork showing a big smiley face on what looks like the Las Vegas Sphere on fire.As their ‘Dose Your Dreams’ artwork also features a huge smiley face in the middle of a big city, Fucked Up quoted Blake’s tweet announcing the single and simply wrote “wtf” as a response, before sharing a fan-made image of the electronic singer-songwriter and producer’s cover combined with their own photography.It seems all in good humour, however, as when Stereogum reached out to the band they confirmed that “it’s just fun.”Your move, @jamesblake pic.twitter.com/bFFzRmJR0h— simpsonsXcore (@SimpsonsXcore) November 13, 2024The soulful, heartfelt new single follows Blake’s collaborative album with Lil Yachty, ‘Bad Cameo’, which was released on June 28, his feature on Normani’s debut album ‘Dopamine’, and his single ‘Thrown Around’, which was his first release as an independent artist. He announced in April that he was no longer with Republic Records, which he’d been signed to for over a decade.At the time, he explained, “It feels good to be independent because I’ve wanted to take things into my own hands for a long time,” and added: “After over a decade on a label it feels scary to go independent but here we are.

Red Hot Chilli Peppers bassist Flea has surprised fans with a trailer for a brand-new documentary project about Cro-Mags founder Harley Flanagan.Flea took to Instagram on Thursday (November 14) to share footage of the secret project, which still remains shrouded in mystery. At present, it’s currently unclear if the documentary will be a film or TV series.The footage opens with Flanagan narrating: “I feel like I’ve been angry for almost 50 years.