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Nevereasy, Live @ THe Classic Grand, Glasgow | What Went Down

Nevereasy, Live @ THe Classic Grand, Glasgow | What Went Down

Dogma, Live @ Thekla, Bristol | What Went Down

Dogma, Live @ Thekla, Bristol | What Went Down

Ellur, Live @ Strange Brew, Bristol | What Went Down

Ellur, Live @ Strange Brew, Bristol | What Went Down

Basement – WIRED | Album Review

Basement – WIRED | Album Review

SILO: “Anything from here is literally a bonus”

SILO: “Anything from here is literally a bonus”

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FEATURES

Amped Magazine’s 2026 Ones To Watch

Shake off that New Year’s hangover, lace up your Docs, and get ready to discover the bands that are about to take over 2026. Hand-picked by the team at Amped, here are the acts you need on your radar right now.
PHOTOS, REVIEWS

Nevereasy, Live @ THe Classic Grand, Glasgow | What Went Down

Nevereasy bring their I Still Care tour to Glasgow, with Newshapes and Love Is Noise proving the scene’s bench is deeper than ever.

Rat Boy have announced their new album, CRASH!

Rat Boy have announced their new album, CRASH!

Finn Wolfhard reveals new album Fire From The Hip

Finn Wolfhard reveals new album Fire From The Hip

Static Dress dial up the drama with towering new single …hospice

Static Dress dial up the drama with towering new single …hospice

August Burns Red unleash Season Of Surrender with explosive new single ‘Sonic Salvation’

August Burns Red unleash Season Of Surrender with explosive new single ‘Sonic Salvation’

Loathe return with A Stranger To You, unleashing a darker and more daring new era

Loathe return with A Stranger To You, unleashing a darker and more daring new era

Black Veil Brides unleash crushing new single Revenger featuring Machine Head

Black Veil Brides unleash crushing new single Revenger featuring Machine Head

Public Opinion announce new album The Curse Of Public Opinion and share explosive single Balloon Man Running

Public Opinion announce new album The Curse Of Public Opinion and share explosive single Balloon Man Running

Korn return with surprise single Reward The Scars, their first since 2022

Korn return with surprise single Reward The Scars, their first since 2022

Bleech 9:3 announce self-titled debut EP

Bleech 9:3 announce self-titled debut EP

unpeople drop explosive new single and video clouds

unpeople drop explosive new single and video clouds

REVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

“Welcome To The Realm”: Native James On Download, Authenticity, And Building The New World

“Welcome To The Realm”: Native James On Download, Authenticity, And Building The New World

Calva Louise: “Realistically, we’re doing things that we were dreaming of only two years ago”

Calva Louise: “Realistically, we’re doing things that we were dreaming of only two years ago”

Death Lens: “If We Don’t Write It and Put It Out There, Who Will?”

Mother Vulture’s Brodie: “Bristol tried to give us the benefit of the doubt a bit more”

Mother Vulture’s Brodie: “Bristol tried to give us the benefit of the doubt a bit more”

“We don’t know what’s going to happen. Let’s find out together”: Air Drawn Dagger on spooky studios, sweaty stages and bringing their debut to life

“We don’t know what’s going to happen. Let’s find out together”: Air Drawn Dagger on spooky studios, sweaty stages and bringing their debut to life

Broadside: “This Is Our Fifth Album. You’d Think You’d Just Go In And Be Open-Minded. But You Have To Be Afraid Of It.”

Broadside: “This Is Our Fifth Album. You’d Think You’d Just Go In And Be Open-Minded. But You Have To Be Afraid Of It.”

Wargasm: “If it comes out, it’ll be a miracle”

Wargasm: “If it comes out, it’ll be a miracle”

The Hara: “We could be influenced by the waves”

The Hara: “We could be influenced by the waves”

Vexed: “I can just be a bit of an asshole, and it’s quite liberating”

Vexed: “I can just be a bit of an asshole, and it’s quite liberating”

PAVE: “We never want to be a metal band or a rock band”

PAVE: “We never want to be a metal band or a rock band”