Green Lung: The ultimate guide to their heathen universeFrontman Tom Templar invites us into his world, and shares the key ingredients that make Green Lung one of the most magical bands in the country right now…
ALT BLK ERA: “This is about doing something that I love, with my sister, with our fans, forever without restraints”ALT BLK ERA were thrust onto festival stages and racked up a host of award nominations without even releasing an album. But with debut LP Rave Immortal now out, Nyrobi and Chaya dissect what their music actually stands for, how it was informed by Nyrobi’s experiences of chronic illness, and why their sisterhood is stronger than ever…
After 12 years, my metalcore band are breaking up – here’s what we learnedAs Ithaca prepare to take their final bow, guitarist Sam Chetan-Welsh looks back on their decade of destruction and the lessons they’ve learned along the way – from the power of community to embracing outside influence…
“There’s no guarantee that tomorrow is coming, so you live right here and now”: Inside Jinjer’s new album, DuélTatiana Shmayluk guides us through Jinjer’s forthcoming fifth album, and its lyrical tales of alcohol abuse, hope, and the constant fight to be your best self…
Bloodywood: “This album is New Delhi saying, ‘Hi, we’ve entered the metal world chat’”With a BABYMETAL collaboration under their belt and the Return Of The Singh tour on the horizon, India’s breakout metal stars have announced their brilliantly-titled second album Nu Delhi. In an exclusive interview, vocalist Jayant Bhadula unpicks Bloodywood’s love for their home city, the sense of danger that underpins the record, and why new single Tadka is inspired by an Indian culinary technique…
“Being kinder to myself was a big part of this record”: Inside Slowly Slowly’s new album, Forgiving SpreeWith the release of second LP Forgiving Spree, Slowly Slowly frontman Ben Stewart reflects on the countless songs that went into the record, his love of songwriting, and why he’s finally ready to express himself publicly...
Papa Roach: “Music can move culture, can inspire and shift momentum in society, and can lift people up from a dark place”A quarter of a century since Infest made them superstars, Papa Roach are still breaking new ground. As they prepare for their biggest ever UK tour, in which they'll become Wembley headliners, we caught up with Jacoby Shaddix and the boys in Germany to hear about the hard road they've walked, and how it's only made them stronger...
10 reasons why you need Split Chain in your lifePioneers of a raucous brand of ‘nu-gaze’, Bristol’s Split Chain have quickly become one of UK rock’s most exciting new bands. From their love of Tony Hawk and ’00s goth, to their blistering live shows, and the fact that Epitaph snapped them up, there’s heaps of reasons to be stoked about a band who have their sights set on reaching as high as they can go…
Who are Neck Deep’s fans?We meet the queue outside Neck Deep’s sold-out Manchester show to find out why pop-punk is alive and well in 2025...
“That spirit of playing fast and hard has been reinvigorated”: Deafheaven take us inside new album Lonely People With PowerCalifornian blackgaze overlords Deafheaven have returned with ear-smashing new single Magnolia to start the engines on imminent sixth album Lonely People With Power. We sat down with frontman George Clarke to find out how falling back in love with heavy music led to the most representative record yet of exactly who they are...
Why Independent Venue Week mattersThis week is Independent Venue Week – the 12th annual celebration of our grassroots community and indie venues on both sides of the Atlantic. As it kicks off in earnest, we speak to the artists, promoters and IVW organisers to find out why these small spaces are so vital to the future of alternative music...
“People’s faces are going to hurt from smiling”: Bowling For Soup discuss first-ever Wembley headline showTexas pop-punk kings Bowling For Soup are coming back to London in December. We caught up with Jaret Reddick to get the lowdown, as well as getting excited for next month’s shows and saluting retired guitarist Chris Burney…
VUKOVI: “This band is so personal. It’s literally everything to us”VUKOVI didn’t see their whirlwind success coming. Now they’re finding a minute to take it all in, as they prepare to release new album MY GOD HAS GOT A GUN. It’s their ticket to much bigger things. For singer Janine Shilstone, it’s also even more intense than their rise…
Employed To Serve: “There’s nothing more powerful than heavy metal”After years at the heavy metal coalface, grinding to make their dreams a reality, Employed To Serve stand on the precipice of a bold new era. In a world-exclusive interview, Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin take us inside new album Fallen Star, working with some famous friends and how they're taking everything to the next level...
“Our music is about catharsis... I don’t gravitate to songwriting when everything is going well”: Inside the gothic darkness of Black SatelliteLarissa Vale loves the grit and grime of life in a band. Even as industrial-goth collective Black Satellite prepare to shoot for superstardom with long-overdue second album Aftermath, their inimitable vocalist promises they’ll never drop the darkness off which they’ve fed so far...
From Corey Taylor to Eminem: The icons who inspired Kid BookieKid Bookie’s music has thrived by blending rock, hip-hop, trap and more. But what inspires his eclectic sound? We got the man himself to tell us about those artists who made him the trailblazer he is…
