Now in its fourth year, Maid of Stone Festival returns to Mote Park with its most ambitious announcement to date. Heavy metal icons Saxon will top the bill on Saturday 18th July 2026. Recently reformed The Temperance Movement will headline Friday 17th July, supported by US southern rockers A Thousand Horses, FM, and Anthony Gomes—the […]

The Wildhearts release a brand new single / video, ‘Troubadour Moon’, from their forthcoming studio album, ‘Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts’, out on March 7thvia Snakefarm. The uplifting ‘Troubadour Moon’ is an explosion of anthemic goodness and packs a melodic punch. “I was reading an interview with a well-known musician recently, and he was talking about how there aren’t any troubadours anymore – people […]

2025 marks the 14th iteration of Steelhouse, a now essential fixture on the summer festival map. This first wave of announcements includes the Friday and Saturday headliners, and proves once again that Steelhouse means business. There are more artist announcements to come soon, including the Sunday night headliners! Legendary LA metal outfit, W.A.S.P. led by the […]

Today The Wildhearts are proud to announce the release of ‘21st Century Love Songs‘, their brand new full-length studio album on Graphite Records. “Nobody does stuff like this. Nobody could if they tried.…..The Wildhearts are a national treasure.”-  5 out of 5 Kerrang!,  “A record so full of energy, anger, humour and artistic invention”-  9 out 10 Classic Rock, “Romance, fury and optimism from the maverick geniuses of British Rock”- 8 out 10  Metal Hammer, while Emerging Rock Bands magazine also gave the album 5 stars. To celebrate the […]

On 13th August The Wildhearts release a brand new single ‘Sleepaway‘ to coincide with their appearance at Bloodstock. Watch the ‘Sleepaway’ video below, but be warned this is not for the faint-hearted! The uplifting ‘Sleepaway’, the third single taken from the album ‘21st Century Love Songs‘, out September 3rd  2021 via Graphite Records. “‘Sleepaway‘ is a song of hope, of […]

Today The Wildhearts release a brand new single, ‘Sort Your Fucking Shit Out’, the second single taken from the album ‘21st Century Love Songs‘, out September 3rd  2021 via Graphite Records. “We all have habits or irritating behavioural patterns that we know we ought to quit. Whether it’s smoking, drinking/eating too much or simply having a shit temper, at some point we point the finger at ourselves. […]