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From Wednesday 20 April 2016

Interview: Alex Fitzpatrick of Holy Roar Records

As the ever-influential Holy Roar Records reaches its tenth anniversary, we are delving into their history with a series of interviews and features. In this installment we chat to founder and overlord Alex Fitzpatrick, who once appeared on Sky chatting about the closure of HMV don’t you know.

Interview: Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake are finally releasing their first live album, ‘Live from Astoria’, a full recording of their April 29th 2001 show from London. They’ll be putting out on the 15th anniversary of the gig, which just so happens to be the same day they play Groezrock.  I spoke to

Friday 08 April 2016

Interview: Adam Gregory (Bloodstock Festival Organiser)

With the lineup of this year’s Bloodstock Open Air looking stronger and stronger (although, as long as Slayer are playing, what more convincing do you need anyway?), Mike threw some questions over to one of the hard working festival organisers, Adam Gregory, about what goes on in

Wednesday 06 April 2016

Interview: Dwid Hellion (Integrity)

With the news of a 20th Anniversary edition of Integrity’s legendary third album, the ‘Humanity Is The Devil’ LP, being released in time for Record Store Day next month by Organized Crime Records, Mike fired a few questions over to Dwid Hellion, the mastermind behind the hardcore

Thursday 31 March 2016

Introducing: Jaws Of Deaf

Meet Jaws Of Deaf, Scott Lee Andrews’ new project. Also known for his work in Midasuno and Exit_International, the South Wales frontman has recently moved over to Australia and has launched Jaws Of Deaf. We spoke to him to find out how he decided to start his solo project,

Tuesday 29 March 2016

Introducing: Area 52

We had a chat with Reading-based five-piece Area 52 about meeting through Reading Rock Academy, their experiences with Radio 1 and BBC Introducing, and recording their debut EP. Hi guys! Firstly, tell us about how the band formed. How was your experience of the Reading Rock Academy? We all joined a

Wednesday 16 March 2016

Interview: Ignite

Formed in 1993, Orange County hardcore heroes Ignite are known for their socially and politically aware songwriting, as well as a phenomenal display of melody. Following the release of latest album ‘A War Against You’, we caught up with bass player Brett Rasmussen to discuss punk rock,

Tuesday 15 March 2016

Interview: Daniel Winter-Bates (Bury Tomorrow)

Bury Tomorrow have been storming the metalcore world of late. After their staggering success with ‘Runes’, the Southampton quintet replicated that winning formula of heavy riffs and brutal breakdowns in the form of their latest album, ‘Earthbound’, which went straight into the Top 40. As if that wasn’t good enough

Monday 14 March 2016

Introducing: Black Coast

We spoke to Stoke-on-Trent five piece Black Coast to find out how they formed, how much they’ve achieved in their very short time as a band, and what we can expect from them in the future. Hey guys! Firstly, how, when and where did you form? Tell us about the

Saturday 12 March 2016

Interview: Neck Deep [March 2016]

We spoke to Neck Deep bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans when they were touring the UK with State Champs a few weeks ago. We chatted about their world tour, the changes within the band over the past year, and when they’ll be writing new material. How’s it going? It’s going good, yeah. The