Looking back on 2025, the general consensus seems to be that it was a helluva year—both globally and closer to home. Fires in Los Angeles, wars in Gaza and Ukraine, ICE raids, and the daily barrage of ...

Here is your 2026 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

Dec 25, 2025 By Mark Redfern (Senior Editor/Co-Publisher) Photography by Wendy Redfern (Lael Neale, Miki Berenyi, Pulp, Bartees Strange), Koury Angelo (Tunde Adebimpe), and Shervin Lainez (Wolf Alice) ...