The culture of Slipknot has spread much farther than anyone could have predicted when nine guys from Iowa put on masks and uniforms, and began challenging the globe to keep up. The band’s influence can now be seen and felt in the underground, in those artists headlining rock festivals across the world, and virtually everywhere in between. Across genres and subgenres, artists the world over are following in the footsteps that lead out of the US Midwest, and onto stages around the world. And all without an ounce of compromise, to anyone.

Nearly 30 years in, it’s notable that Slipknot still summon the drive, creativity and band connection required to make music like this. Their rise to becoming one of the greatest and most influential rock bands of the 21st century is marked by hardship, having weathered enormous personal tragedies and facing them head on, alongside their fans. Through it all, they’ve kept a fighting spirit that’s allowed them to keep innovating, and keep testing the ragged edges of their sound to see how much farther they can push it. They sound sharper than ever, the direct result of their commitment to the music, first and foremost. The song is an undeniable statement of strength in the face of diversity, and a new marker for the world to deal with and wonder how Slipknot was always – and still remains – so vital and modern.

Bring Me The Horizon is a BRIT Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum-selling generational force reshaping heavy music and youth culture.

Led by frontman Oli Sykes along with guitarist Lee Malia, bassist Matt Kean and drummer Mat Nicholls, the Sheffield band emerged from the MySpace-era metalcore scene to build a sound that collides extreme heaviness with electronic, pop and digital experimentation, creating something volatile, maximal and constantly evolving. Over two decades, they have transformed from underground pioneers into one of the world’s most ambitious and boundary-pushing live acts, with billions of streams, sold-out tours across more than 50 countries and a global audience that reaches far beyond the traditional boundaries of heavy music.

2026 has marked another major chapter for Bring Me The Horizon. In May, they sold out New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden before taking their spectacular live show to major festivals across the globe, including Rock in Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They also brought their immersive live world to cinemas with Bring Me The Horizon: L.I.V.E. in São Paulo, capturing their sold-out 50,000-capacity Allianz Parque headline show and screening worldwide.

Alongside the continued evolution of their POST HUMAN: NeX GEn era, the band returned to their roots to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their seminal debut ‘Count Your Blessings’, re-recording the album as ‘Count Your Blessings | Repented’ and performing it in full at landmark shows in Manchester, UK. Beyond music, their creative world continues to expand across fashion, gaming, film, technology and visual art, making Bring Me The Horizon as much a multidisciplinary creative force as a band.

Motionless In White have always stood out from the crowd. Mirroring alternately brutal and breathtaking sonic artistry against elegant and enigmatic imagery, the Platinum-certified, Scranton, PA quintet have organically drawn legions of fans under their spell since 2006. A steady grind has elevated them to arena headliner. After earning three straight Top 5 debuts on the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums Chart, 2022’s Scoring The End of the World bowed at #1 on the latter, in addition to securing the band’s highest position on the Billboard 200 at #12. The LP notably spawned their second RIAA Gold-certified hit and first Active Rock #1, “Masterpiece,” which has leapt towards the Platinum threshold. Insidious and innate versatility has enabled them to collaborate on popular tracks with everyone from Jonathan Davis of Korn and DOOM composer Mick Gordon to Illenium and Knocked Loose. Beyond sold-out headline tours and direct support slots for Bring Me The Horizon and Slipknot, the group host, curate, and headline their own Apocalypse Fest in their hometown of Scranton. Two decades into their career, these outliers prove to be as dynamic and dangerous as ever, with a slew of new releases on the horizon for Roadrunner Records. This era begins with the single “Afraid of the Dark,” infusing tightly executed metalcore with gothic overtures, industrial grit, and an arrestingly uplifting message to “follow the light in your heart and be not afraid of the dark.” Welcome to the next renaissance of Motionless In White — now.

On their critically-acclaimed new studio album, A Stranger To You, genre-bending metal titans Loathe have set their sight on rebirth. Admittedly, much has changed for the Liverpool-based quartet in the six-plus years since the release of their beloved 2020 sophomore album, I Let It In and It Took Everything. The release would take the band around the world countless times on major support tours with a wide range of  legacy acts, sold-out headline tours, and high-profile festival appearances, with audiences captivated by their incendiary live energy and unparalleled songwriting. It wouldn’t take long for Loathe to cement themselves as one of the most compelling acts in heavy music today, with the industry at large watching every step of the way for their next move.

Beyond career accomplishments, Loathe, which consists of Kadeem France (Vocals), Erick Bickerstaffe (Guitar, Vocals), Feisal El-Khazragi (Bass, Keyboards), and Sean Radcliffe (Drums), would also experience many of life’s greatest milestones all in the midst of their whirlwind rise. From marriages and the birth of children, Loathe grew up fast, and much of that is reflected on their latest, genre-defining album, A Stranger To You, a fifteen-track monolith, spanning their most sonically adventurous material to date.

​With their diehard fanbase clamoring for new music, Loathe first satiated demand in May 2025 with the release of their six-minute progressive-metal opus “Gifted Every Strength,” which received universally positive reception. Soon after, they began playing the unreleased track “Revenant,” a fierce musical statement of brutality featuring Jami Morgan (Code Orange, Nowhere2run) at their live shows, quickly becoming a circle-pit-inducing setlist staple. With hype at an all-time boiling point,  A Stranger To You’s arrival would exceed every expectation and ultimately prove that all great art comes with patience.

​For every ounce of Loathe’s signature brand of inventive yet pummeling heaviness on A Stranger To You, there is an equal amount of new musical ground covered. This includes everything from  psychedelic tendencies (“Harder To Pretend”), upbeat, ethereal shoegaze-inflected energy(“Fortress Down”), electronic ambiance (“Nothing Like The Knife”), and evocative melodic moments (“Fangs”) that will take the listener through a vast genre exploration, while still remaining entirely cohesive. Another powerful throughline that extends across multiple tracks is the inclusion of real ultrasound heartbeats of bassist Feisal El-Khazragi’s daughter, who is also the namesake of the touching spoken-word offering “Athena,” further exemplifying the deep labor of love that went into the making of the band’s long-awaited new album.

​A Stranger To You is, in many ways, a rarity in today’s single-driven musical landscape, opting to return to the gold standard of a methodically laid-out, interconnected track sequence that provides an experience best consumed from start to finish. Upon reaching the album’s soaring final track “No Stranger To You….” Loathe closes the loop in climactic fashion, but will leave you wanting to dive right back in and discover more new surprises upon each listen.

Upon release, A Stranger To You would not only score rave reviews from major publications, including NME, Kerrang!, and The Guardian, but also achieved Loathe’s highest commercial chart success thus far. Selling an impressive 11,000 units in its first week alone in the US, A Stranger To You cracked the Billboard 200, earning Loathe the #159 spot. Other charting milestones included hitting #1 on the Indie Breakers Chart in the UK, as well as coming in at #12 for vinyl sales in Australia, signaling Loathe’s ever-growing popularity on a global scale.

When it comes to artistic evolution and creative rebirth, Loathe have reached the pinnacle on ​A Stranger To You, offering yet another generational classic in modern heavy music at large.