New band of the day : Versaints facebook page Something is stirring out in the hills. Hailing from Ludlow in the verdant green of Shropshire, Versaints have created a powerhouse take on post punk in etienne with a thrilling visceral raw sound that somehow manages to reinvent the wheel – yes they are that […]
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NappyHigh, Blu, and Ivan Ave come together on LoveIt, delivering a smooth and soulful hip-hop cut built around laid-back production and effortless chemistry. Warm textures, understated grooves, and mellow rhythmic elements create an easygoing backdrop for the contrasting vocal styles, allowing each artist to bring their own character to the track. The production keeps the atmosphere rich without becoming overly dense, giving the verses plenty of room to breathe while maintaining a steady flow. Relaxed, melodic, and effortlessly cool, LoveIt captures the timeless appeal of soulful hip-hop while bringing together three distinct voices in a naturally cohesive collaboration.
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Sun Records/ Wicked Games Records [Release date 18.09.26] Nicole Atkins returns with her first all-new album in over six years. The album came together at the behest of her close friend and touring partner Chris Isaak, who signed her to … Continue reading
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It’s fair to say that more than a few eyebrows were raised last year when Slaughter to Prevail were announced as Bloodstock headliners. A new name at the top of the bill is always something to celebrate, but there were more than a few grumbles that the Russian/UK deathcore crew were either not big enough or not musically in keeping with the tradition of Bloodstock to truly fit the bill. So STP arrive at the festival very much with plenty to prove and a lot of cynics to win over.
With all of this for context, it’s actually quite impressive how emphatically they ram those doubts back down people’s throats this evening. Because Slaughter to Prevail look every inch the consummate modern metal festival headliner this evening.
The reasons they succeed are simple, yet stunningly effective; firstly, they bring a show, a sense of theatre and an aesthetic that should appeal to all fans of heavy music. There is fire, loads of it, there are explosions, tonnes of them, there are massive party cannons full of streamers going off over the crowd and there are the masks. There are plenty of bands in masks in metal (in case you hadn’t noticed), but STP’s might just look the coolest. Frontman Alex Terrible in particular has an amazing silver skull visage with a moving jaw that makes him look like Skeletor if he was reimagined for a Hellraiser movie. Again, a simple idea, but gnarly as hell in practice.
So they look the part and, luckily, they sound the part too. Any of the objections people have made to Slaughter to Prevail making dumb, simplified, meat-headed metal on record feel completely redundant the second you’re stood in a field and those riffs slam you in the gut. This is pummeling, crushing, groove-laden metal that just feels good to hear live, the likes of Russian Grizzy In America, Babayka and Viking all kicking like a mule and lapped up by the crowd.
Speaking of the crowd, the online suggestions that STP would pull the smallest headline crowd in Bloodstock history are laughably wide of the mark. The field is equally as full as it was for Lamb of God on Friday night, and these people are enjoying every second. When Alex Terrible tells everyone to wave their hands or crouch to do a ‘jumpdafuckup’, it stretches all the way back past the sound desk. If people were coming here purely out of curiosity or just to see Slaughter to Prevail fail then it would appear that they’ve all been won over.
There’s also the fact that STP treat this show as if it is something truly special to them. Alex speaks with humility to the crowd on more than one occasion, letting them know how nervous he is and how humbled he is to have been asked to headline this festival. It’s a sweet thing to see from a man who has an unbelievable, almost inhuman growl in his repertoire.
If there’s one slight concern with their performance, it’s that Slaughter to Prevail could add a bit more dynamism to their music, the Rammstein-esque Behelit standing out as something quite different from the rest of their set. But this is a mere nitpick; with a first showing this strong, you wouldn’t bet against them tweaking things to address that the next time they come round. And, let’s have it right, when they do, they’ll be headlining again.
Chrysalis [Release date 28.08.26] Ten Years After are a British blues rock group who really don’t get enough love. After several breaks, reunions and line-up changes, they’re still going strong, after their formation in the mid 60s. With their roots … Continue reading
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Posted on August 9th 2026, 11:10am
Motley Crue bassist and main songwriter Nikki Sixx says making full-length albums is a thing of the past.
The glam metal icons’ most recent album was 2008’s Saints of Los Angeles. And it seems that album – their ninth – could be the last we see from Motley Crue, with Sixx more keen on releasing singles or EPs to fall in line with the way the music business operates in the modern era.
They released the EP Cancelled in 2024, which marked their first release featuring John 5 on guitar after he replaced Mick Mars.
The band will most likely continue with shorter releases in the future, Sixx tells Joann Butler: “Honestly, I know fans don’t want to hear this, but I don’t believe in making full-length records anymore.
“The amount of work that goes into. it. If you’re doing 10 songs on a record, you gotta write 20. And you better hope five of them are stellar.
“It’s a lot of lyrics, a lot of notes, a lot of chord changes, a lot of time in the studio, which is all fine. That’s what we do. We work hard.
“But what I don’t like is that when people hear one song, and you recorded 10 or you recorded 20, and then 10 of them were demos and 10 was an album, they only hear one.
“Radio’s changed, streaming is changing and evolving as we go. So I’m really into the idea of lightning strikes, something comes down, I call the guys. I got this song.”
He adds: “I love the idea of like we did for The Dirt. We did five songs.
“We did three songs on this EP we just did. So I think we’re just gonna keep going, like whenever something comes up, you feel something – heartbreak, joy, rebellion – let’s write a song about it, and let’s go cut it in the studio.”
Motley Crue have lined up an extensive North American tour for next summer.