Hey everyone! We’re looking at doing a new feature and want your input. We’re putting together a nostalgic article on the 2000s rock/metal albums that changed our lives. SO we want to know from YOU: What album from the 2000s changed your life or had the biggest influence on you?

Hey everyone, we’re taking a week off for holiday so will bring you all the latest music news again from next Tuesday!

🖤 LIVE REVIEW 🖤 Creeper kicked off their Off With Their Heads tour in Cardiff with a night of theatrics, huge performances and an emotional finale. Our Liz Birt was there to witness it all! 🦇 🔗 altcorner.com/reviews/live-r…

🖤 CREEPER LIVE 🖤 Creeper kicked off their Off With Their Heads tour at Tramshed in Cardiff last night! 🦇 📸 Check out our photos from the show, taken by Liz Birt! 🔗 altcorner.com/galleries/cree…

🎵 TRACK OF THE DAY 🎵 Skindred are back with an absolute banger 🔥 Big Em Up comes with a simple message from Benji Webbe: check on your friends, pick them up and spread a little positivity. 🔗 altcorner.com/trackoftheday/…

💿 NEW RECORDS ROUND UP 💿 10 more releases for your radar 👀 New albums and EPs are on the way from Bullet For My Valentine, Against The Current, NIIS, Konvent, Sleepwalk, Wayfarer and more. Get all the details 👇 🔗 altcorner.com/news/new-recor…

🎸 GIG GUIDE 🎸 Looking for your next gig? This week’s tour announcements include Sleeper, Professor Green, Roni Size Reprazent, RXPTRS, Movements, Pain Of Truth, Darkest Hour, Keo and more. See all the dates 👇 🔗 altcorner.com/news/gig-guide…

⭐ REVIEW ⭐ @KidBookie’s Cheaper Than Therapy II is one of the standout albums of 2026. Variety, angst and a natural talent for bringing genres together make this a flawless record. ✍️ altcorner.com/reviews/review…

🎵 TRACK OF THE DAY 🎵 RXPTRS take a different direction with the moving acoustic single In Another Life. Written in memory of a friend who died by suicide, all streaming profits will go to mental health project For Younger You. 🔗 altcorner.com/trackoftheday/…

🎧 TUESDAY TUNES 🎧 30 tracks. Plenty of new music to discover. 🔥 This week features Evanescence, Spiritbox, Orbit Culture, PRESIDENT, Insomnium, Gloryhammer, Defences & Benji Webbe and loads more. Dive in 👇 altcorner.com/news/tuesday-t…

🎤 A-Z CHALLENGE 🎤 Save Us take on our 26 questions! From meeting each other for the first time in the UK to touring with Saosin, dream collaborations, Pokémon cards and the band member most likely to make them late… Meet Save Us 👇 altcorner.com/interviews/sav…

🎧 TRACK OF THE DAY 🎧 Creeper go huge and anthemic with ‘Parasite’ 🖤 Its video turns the spotlight on the fans, capturing the costumes, chaos and connection of the band’s live shows ahead of their October run. Check it out 👇 altcorner.com/trackoftheday/…

💿 NEW RECORDS ROUND UP 💿 10 more records for your radar 👀 This week we’ve got newly announced albums and EPs from Wage War, Darkest Hour, Spanish Love Songs, Breed 77, Reclus.É, RXPTORS and more. See what’s coming 👇 altcorner.com/news/new-recor…

🎟️ GIG GUIDE 🎟️ Your gig calendar is about to get VERY busy… 👀 New UK & Ireland dates from Bullet For My Valentine, Erasure, Rod Stewart, Elliot Minor, Signs Of The Swarm, The Snuts, Breed 77 and more. See who’s heading your way 👇 altcorner.com/news/gig-guide…

🎧 TRACK OF THE DAY 🎧 Electron + Skindred’s Benji Webbe? Yes please. 🔥 ‘Taken’ captures those days when everything becomes too much – and turns that frustration into a “middle finger to the world and all its bullshit”. Listen 👇 altcorner.com/trackoftheday/…

⭐ ALBUM REVIEW ⭐ “Bloodletting is one hell of an album. It’s emotional and yet brutal.” RØRY had a lot to follow after ‘Restoration’ – and @lbirt1993 says she doesn’t disappoint. ‘Swallow’ even left her sobbing. Read the review 👇 altcorner.com/reviews/rory-b…

🎧 TRACK OF THE DAY 🎧 A new era begins for LEAP. ‘Bloodlines’ is their first single since debut album ‘Entropy’ – and their first release through new home Epitaph Records. Expect toxicity, chaos and that pull you just can’t escape. Listen 👇 altcorner.com/trackoftheday/…

🎧 TUESDAY TUNES 🎧 30 new tracks. One playlist. 🤘 This week features Tony Iommi & Jorn, Accept, NOVELISTS, Resolve, Siamese, Save Us, Defects and plenty more from across the alternative world. Find your new favourite 👇 altcorner.com/news/tuesday-t…

🎤 INTERVIEW 🎤 “If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry.” Gallus talk new album ‘Life Is Bliss’, Glasgow’s changing face, the Finnieston tree, their biggest hometown headline yet – and why they wish they’d written ‘Seven Nation Army’. 😂 Read 👇 altcorner.com/interviews/gal…

🎧 TRACK OF THE DAY 🎧 Black Coast have a brilliant single in ‘Spirals’. Vocalist Charlie Hewitt describes the track as an outlet for his battles with severe overthinking and the struggle to escape his own thoughts. Check it out 👇 altcorner.com/trackoftheday/…

🎟️ GIG GUIDE 🎟️ Time to update the gig calendar 👀 Jake Bugg, Kalandra, Heavy Wild and Black Coast have all announced new UK & Ireland dates. Find out when they’re heading your way 👇 altcorner.com/news/gig-guide…