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Zeph: “People tell me it’s brave to be so vulnerable, but it doesn’t take guts. It’s just something that I do”

Between intense lyrical vulnerability, being a production whiz and taking inspiration from the Kung Fu Panda soundtrack, Zeph is an alt.pop superstar in the making. Having struggled for so long, she’s finally finding her place in the world…

Have Mercy’s track-by-track guide to new album NUMB

Having previously revealed that Have Mercy’s new album NUMB was “influenced by my sobriety, new marriage, and repairing/disconnecting from relationships with people”, frontman Brian Swindle digs even deeper…

“I want to be in the driving seat... I want to be an artist again”: Mike Shinoda on new music, Fort Minor, the power of nostalgia and what’s coming next

On the eve of his new Crimson Chapter EP, we join Mike Shinoda for a stroll down memory lane and examine why the mid-’00s scene still connects with fans today, the impact and success of Fort Minor, and why the Linkin Park man will always strive for something new...

Lil Lotus: “The more I got to know myself, the more I started saying things that I really felt. It came out pretty dark”

Sober and “more present”, Lil Lotus has traded the Sad Boy Soundcloud scene for a more fully realised take on emo. With second LP Nosebleeder, he’s discovering a new darkness, and becoming a star in the process…

HEALTH: “The people who like us for the funny stuff and the people who like us for the music are not mutually exclusive. They’re the same people”

HEALTH make music that could soundtrack the end of the world. On their killer new album Rat Wars, the LA noise-rock collective are going further into the digital murk, while also looking to blow up. We headed into their unique universe to meet the men behind the madness, find where all this comes from, and discover the truth behind the online mucking about...

In pictures: Hot Milk’s biggest-ever headline show in London

Relive Hot Milk’s sensational headline show in London with our exclusive gallery and video...

Pleiades: Get to know the British post-rock quintet big on storytelling, musical ideas and building community

Manchester’s Pleiades put big ideas into bigger music. As they release their killer new album, Affinity With, here’s everything you need to know about Brit post-rock’s rising stars…

Underdark: “It’s vital not to forget history. The poverty we’re seeing today hasn’t come about by chance”

For Underdark, reality can be just as horrific as anything the mind can cook up. As they tackle the history of British deprivation and the struggle of those living with it on their new album Managed Decline, singer Abi Vasquez explains the importance of never forgetting how easily it can set in, or its root causes…

Ithaca’s Djamila Azzouz: The 10 songs that changed my life

Ithaca singer Djamila Azzouz talks us through the soundtrack to her life. Spoiler alert: she likes Slipknot. Double-spoiler alert: “F*ck Toploader…”

The courageous story of My Chemical Romance’s Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys

A bright new dawn was on the horizon, but it would take an abandoned album, a trip to the desert and a Gerard Way comic book for My Chemical Romance to be galvanised again…

Holy Wars’ track-by-track guide to new EP, Cult Classic

Rising genre-defying duo Holy Wars – vocalist Kat Leon and guitarist/producer Nick Perez – unpack the horror-inspired creativity within their new EP Cult Classic.

SiM’s track-by-track guide to latest album PLAYDEAD

From songs you can “dance your heart out to”, to the band’s work on TV anime Attack On Titan, MAH reveals all about every song on SiM’s new album PLAYDEAD.

Porno For Pyros: “It’s time to look back and report on what knowledge and wisdom we’ve gained”

As Porno For Pyros release their vital new single Agua, frontman Perry Farrell reflects on the need to save our oceans, as well as spreading the band’s “strong, forceful music” to audiences across the States on next year’s Horns, Thorns En Halos farewell tour…

In pictures: Queens Of The Stone Age’s arena masterclass in London

Here’s what Queens Of The Stone Age’s brilliant headline show at London’s The O2 last night looked like!

Lonely The Brave’s track-by-track guide to What We Do To Feel

Following the release of their stunning fourth album What We Do To Feel last Friday, we asked Lonely The Brave to tell us all about the record, song by song…

Evanescence: “I’m so grateful for Fallen. It is something bigger than me”

This month marks the release of the 20th anniversary edition of Fallen – Evanescence’s iconic, multi-platinum, era-defining debut studio album. Here, Amy Lee recalls the trials and tribulations, the grief and the growth, that brought one of rock’s biggest-ever records to life…

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