Issue #318 (Stars of 2026 - 5SOS): Digital Edition

5 Seconds Of Summer return to the cover of Rock Sound. 

Their most fearless era yet, the band’s sixth album ‘EVERYONE’S A STAR!’ flips everything you think you know about 5SOS completely on its head. Owning every label ever thrown their way – from ‘boyband’ to ‘sell-outs’ – it’s a record that examines the realities of growing up under the spotlight, finding the courage to ditch all outside expectations and follow your gut.

In a brand-new cover interview, Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin reflect on the journey that brought them here, the confidence powering this next chapter, and their plans for a new live show that celebrates everything 5SOS were, are, and always will be.

Also inside:

• Rising UK outfit South Arcade set out their ambitious plans for another 12 months of mayhem;
• Imminence have gone from underground heroes to one of modern metalcore’s most intense and exhilarating assets, and now reveal all;
• New Zealand’s Balu Brigada arrived with a big impact in 2025. Now, brothers Henry and Pierre Beasley look to the future, with their biggest UK shows fast approaching;
• With latest album ‘Creature In The Black Night’ propelling them to bigger and bolder places, Dayseeker’s Rory Rodriguez reflects on what the band means to him in 2026.
• We celebrate 20 years of Panic! At The Disco's iconic, multi-platinum debut album with never before seen photos, unearthed interviews, and a new, in-depth conversation with producer Matt Squire, taking you behind the scenes of the making of a modern classic.

Note: this digital edition includes everything included in the physical issue, except additional A4 poster (exclusive to the physical format).