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“I’d wake up, have no memory of it, then play it back – and funnily enough it worked”: The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce Soord drank to forget his new songs as he wrote them

His fourth solo album Ghosts In The Park explores emotions that followed the loss of both his parents

Big inflatable willies, nu metal and 80s pop covers - here's what went down on day two of Sonic Temple 2026

From Dope bringing the 80s vibes to Sublime bringing chaos, here's some of the best bits from Friday at Sonic Temple

"Substitute any Vietnam reference with any current war and the lyrics still stand up. I think the lyrics on Paranoid are timeless." How themes of war, madness and nuclear holocaust shaped Black Sabbath's second album

Black Sabbath ditched the hippy dream and faced brutal reality on Paranoid

"This is proof positive they’re ready to take on bigger stages and events." They're already one of extreme metal's biggest bands - and with their ferocious Sonic Temple show, Lorna Shore have shown they're not gonna stop there

Deathcore's biggest band scale new heights at Sonic Temple

"It brings to mind the amped-up energy of Motörhead's No Sleep 'til Hammersmith or Thin Lizzy's Live And Dangerous." Halestorm showcase their stadium-sized ambitions at Sonic Temple

Halestorm put on the performance of a lifetime at Sonic Temple 2026