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After the great reception to their line-up drop earlier this week, Fortress Festival have treated fans to the reveal of their final names for 2027. German black metallers Ultha will be back for a UK exclusive performance, having already graced the festival in 2024. Fellow Germans Firtan are also playing as a UK exclusive, alongside Perchta – who return to the fest after dropping out in 2025 – and Frostgard. Lastly, Blood Countess are joining the Friday line-up for the Fortress: First Light opening show, which was announced earlier this week and features Watain and Terrestrial Hospice. They join an…
British Kenyan-Ugandan singer songwriter Victor Ray returns with his emotionally charged new single ‘I Don’t Want It’, released via Fontana UK. Exploring the exhausting cycle of toxic relationships and the freedom that comes with walking away, the track marks a bold new chapter for one of the UK’s most exciting rising voices.Born from an organic jam session with Grammy-winning producer Bekon (Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Hozier), the track combines stirring production with Ray’s unmistakably powerful vocals and deeply personal songwriting. Speaking on the release, he explains: “I wrote ‘I Don’t Want It’ about finally choosing me. It comes after years of…
Credit: Eve AlpertWell that’s it from us for this week, a week in which we said goodbye to our longtime writers Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson, both of whom died at a very similar age within a few days of each other, and whose eulogies noted each found something of a second calling in life following retirement by writing in these pages, which was a lovely thing to hear. We will come back to them in the near future through two new annual awards we intend to introduce named after each of them so their names will live on here…
Garden gnomes might seem an unlikely source of terror, but director Matthias Hoene is determined to make audiences think twice about stepping into their back gardens. Ahead of the Disney+ premiere of Gnomes, Hoene speaks to Christina Brennan about the challenges of bringing murderous garden ornaments to life, and his latest survival thriller, Invertigo. Garden gnomes have been a familiar fixture of British gardens for generations, their cheerful expressions and colourful hats generally offering little reason for alarm. However, in the outrageous new six-part horror Disney+ comedy Gnomes, these twee garden ornaments have developed an appetite for murder, unleashing bloody…
In this new entry in our ‘Diamonds In The Rough’ category, we would like to introduce you to upcoming artist Dion Isaiah and his brand new single titled “CHANGING”. South Carolina-born, Norway-based singer, songwriter and producer Dion Isaiah returns with his new single “CHANGING,” an atmospheric Alternative R&B and synth-pop track that explores one of the most complicated parts of personal growth: realising that you are becoming someone different and wondering what that transformation might mean for the person beside you. Vulnerable, introspective and hypnotic, “CHANGING” captures the emotional tension that comes with evolving. Dion balances the fear of what…
Directed by: Teodora Ana MitaiWritten by: Isabelle Darras, Lode Desmet, Hans EveraertStarring: Matteo Simoni, Violet BraeckmanHeysel 85 is a Belgian film that follows the Heysel stadium disaster in 1985 which led to the deaths of 39 spectators and several hundred more injured after a wall collapsed crushing a section of the stadium. The film mixes real life footage of the disaster with a dramatization of the events that captures the 80s aesthetic particularly well.At its heart, Heysel 85 is a film about incompetency, the refusal to take responsibility and the sexism in football culture. It follows two distinct storylines that…
Steven WIlson is on the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!Steven’s ninth studio album, Requiem For A Village, is about to be released. It’s another fascinating album of depth, quality and intelligence that draws you into its insular and eerie world and refuses to let go. If someone were to make a modern-day, adult folk-horror version of the classic 70s kids’ TV show Children Of The Stones, this would be the soundtrack.As well as that, Peter Hammill tells us all about his first solo album of new material for a decade; King Crimson co-founder…
Enter Shikari have shared a video of a live session, Live From The Golden Age, in which they play their new single, Higher Ground, live for the first time. Filmed in August, the video, which was directed by frequent Shikari collaborator Tom Pullen with audio recorded and mixed by George Perks, includes four live songs. As well as Higher Ground, they play it’s OK, The Flick Of A Switch I. and Lose Yourself. “In typical Enter Shikari fashion, we didn’t want to just do a standard ‘live in the studio session’,” say the band. “So we broke into an abandoned…
After several singles, Deadlynoiz returns with a fresh slice of his infamous production, having shared his new single, ‘Magic’ via label, LVLD Music. Remaining true to his roots, while once again flexing his production muscles across a range of styles, ‘Magic’ is a real bass house belter, full of dirty, distorted leads, which cut through the mix nicely throughout the choruses – particularly when contrasted with the snappy, driving rhythm. With the verses, we see a slight variation in tone and intensity, providing the needed contrast to maintain that all-important interest. As we are thrust back into the chorus, we…
CLICK HERE TO GET A COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR Brian Eno‘s pioneering label Opal has just been resurrected, promising reissues and even new work. To celebrate this, our new compilation – How Many Worlds: An Opal Records Companion, available for free with the new December 2026 issue of Uncut – presents the label’s sublime, strange story this far. Look at Brian Eno’s solo discography for the late ’80s, and he appears to be taking a break: between 1985’s Thursday Afternoon and ’92’s Nerve Net, there’s nothing. Yet he was as busy as ever, among other…
Subscribe to Louder Than War(and help keep independent writing alive) Independent music journalism, interviews, reviews and more. Support LTW and Subscribe Louder Than War Fest Manchester • Saturday 13 March 2027The Wedding Present + more across Manchester Academy. See the line and Get Tickets Photo Credit: Manja WilliamOrbital bounce back after the rather excellent Optical Delusion three and a half years ago. As usual they twist their formula with first single Mother, Maiden and Crone, bagging Maxine Peake along the way. Read on…Orbitalwill return in 2027 with new studio albumOther, accompanied by an extensive UK & European Tour during Spring…
Manchester grime pioneer Manchester Hypes is bringing his personal journey to the stage with The Treatment, an innovative new production blending grime, live theatre and striking visuals to explore the relationship between ADHD, mental health and creativity.Part gig, part theatrical experience, The Treatment traces Hypes’ journey from childhood hyperactivity and rap battles in Manchester youth clubs to his father’s Moss Side barbershop, navigating the music industry and receiving an ADHD diagnosis as an adult. Driven by hard-hitting beats and immersive projections, the show offers an unfiltered insight into his experiences.A founding figure of northern grime and creator of Burst Gang,…