Why independence is so important to Static DressLeeds-based four-piece Static Dress have arrived to bring everything you love about emo and post-hardcore into the new decade…
Polaris: Aussie Metalcore Crew Giving The Scene A Shot In The ArmPolaris are the ambitious Sydney quintet intent on reviving a down and out metalcore scene…
How The Desert Influences The "Stadium Death Metal" Of GatecreeperFrom the scorching Arizona badlands comes “stadium death metal”. A certain hip-hop superstar is already a devotee…
"I Wanted To Be A Fighter Pilot": 13 Questions With Sabaton's Joakim BrodénWhether it’s his long-standing love of desert paradises or that deep-seated hatred of spiders, there’s much more to Sabaton singer Joakim Brodén than bombastic war stories and OTT power metal...
In Pictures: Waterparks Bring Fandom To LondonRelive Waterparks' epic London headline show with this exclusive gallery
Nova Twins: "It's Difficult For Women Of Colour In Rock Music"Meet Amy Love and Georgia South: two lifelong friends who are taking on the world with Nova Twins' wild rave rock. Just don’t ask them to stay in their lane…
The Distillers' Brody Dalle: "There Isn't A Day Where I Don't Think About This Band"After reforming in 2018, LA punk legends The Distillers are go for Download festival. Not just that, there’s a new album coming too…
Brian Posehn Has Written The Mona Lisa Of Comedy Metal AlbumsFeaturing Corey Taylor, Johan Hegg, and even the late Jill Janus, Brian Posehn's Grandpa Metal is a gut-busting magnum opus.
Why Wage War Are Done With "Menacing Heaviness"Get familiar with Wage War; the rising Florida quintet whose sights are set on an explosive year, installing themselves as metalcore’s next heroes…
Panic! At The Disco’s Brendon Urie: Rock must rip up the rulebookFreedom and excitement are key to Brendon Urie. Panic! At The Disco’s frontman believes removing the shackles will always make for the best art…
White Reaper: "I Hope Our Songs Help People Ignore The Bullsh*t In Their Lives"Kentucky goofballs turned actually-quite-serious rock contenders White Reaper are the retro-tinged, party-jam masters you didn’t realise your life needed…
Greg Puciato: The 10 songs that changed my lifeThe Black Queen and Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Puciato relives his life through music, song by song.
The 15 Greatest Mosh-Calls In Heavy MusicRanking those uber-gnarly moments in metal and hardcore guaranteed to unleash hell...
A deep dive into Avril Lavigne’s Sk8er Boi videoThis is Avril Lavigne’s Sk8er Boi video analysed… can we make it any more obvious?
Andy Gill: A Post-Punk VisionaryA look back at the impact and influence of Gang Of Four's Andy Gill, who passed away today
10 Bands No-One Expected To Be So Influential TodayHere are 10 bands whose incredible influence on rock, punk, and metal we never saw coming.
