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With a nod to one of metal's most legendary treks - Clash of the Titians the 1990 event featuring Slayer, Megadeth and Testament - Thrash of the Titians, with an equally riff-roaring line-up landed in Dublin on Thursday night [9th October 2025]. Taking place in the beautiful confines of the ornate Olympia Theatre, the bill featured dual headliners Testament and Obituary, along with Destruction and Nervosa.  Photo; Darren McLoughlin.
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Two of heavy music's most celebrated acts brought London's Hammersmith Apollo back in time on Sunday night [28th September 2025] with a show stopping display of metal that recalled the genre's early heyday. Featuring W.A.S.P. and Armored Saint, the bill ignited a feast of retro memories.  Photo; Adrian Hextall Mindhex Media. 2025's Electric Picnic saw a host of big names, rising stars, art, comedy, poetry and more as it returned to Stradbally, Co. Laois for its twentieth outing. Headlined by Hozier, Fatboy Slim and Kings of Leon, the festival took place from 29th - 31st August.  Photo; Press. Brit Rock heroes The Almighty, super group The Dead Daisies, and Danes D.A.D. were among the names who made a big noise as Stonedead 2025 got underway. Taking place on 23rd August at the showgrounds in Newark-Upon-Trent, the sold out event proved a huge hit, as usual, with its dedicated fanbase.  Photo; Adrian Hextall Mindhex Media. 2025's Rewind South has taken place in its home of sixteen years, Henley-On-Thames, with a bill that saw the return of some of the retro festival's favourite acts, as well as some first timer old timers! Happening from 15th - 17th August at Temple Island Meadows, the event proved, as usual, a feast of fun for attendees and the acts.  Swedish guitar supremo Yngwie Malmsteen returned to Dublin on Thursday night (31 July 2025) to play a sold-out show in front of just 550 people at the city's Button Factory. Celebrating forty years as a solo artist, the gig marked the shredder's first time on a Dublin stage in over twenty years.  Big Four Thrash giants Slayer returned to London on Sunday night (6th July 2025) for their first show in six years in the British Capital. Brining along with them Anthrax, Amon Amarth, and a host of others, the open air event followed their appearance at Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's historic 'Back to the Beginning' farewell the previous day.  Photo: Adrian Hextall Mindhex Media. A host of big name acts and some of the most familiar names in contemporary Irish music descended on the idyll off the shores of Lough Key, Co. Roscommon for the forth annual Night & Day Festival. Taking place from 27 - 29 June, 2025, KT Tunstall, The Wailers, and The Stunning headed up the bill.  Photo: Chloe Gilmore. Iron Maiden's 'Run For Your Lives' tour arrived at Dublin's Malahide Castle on Wednesday night [25th June 2025], and saw the band celebrating 50 years in existence and revisiting the tracks that built their reputation. With a new production, and a new drummer, the show revealed a band reborn.  Photo: Darren McLoughlin. A weekend of metal mayhem in France's picturesque Pays de la Loire region, Hellfest has become the destination of choice for festival goers of a certain disposition. Headlined by Korn, Muse, The Scorpions, and Linkin Park, the 2025 'Out of Bounds' edition took place from 19th - 22nd June, and was one of the hottest on record, with temperatures reaching just shy of 40c.  |