Everything is political. Coilguns are that sentiment personified. A fabulous explosion of energy and conviction. We discuss how they help people sweat out repression and how being white and privileged shouldn't stop you shouting out injustice. A fantastic deep dive into the minds of musicians who want to make both mischief and a difference.
Read MoreThe momentum is building. Hellripper may be a one man studio project but as Mr Hellripper himself tell us there are actually a lot of people behind his success. With Raging Speedhorn providing background noise we discuss the new album, how much work it takes to be a full time musician and plot together about getting Sabbat to reform for next year’s Damnation.
Read MoreRaging Speedhorn are a chaotic constant, we discuss with Frank and Dan how they capture that ferocious anarchy that makes them so special. We also discuss the fact that Damnation organiser Gavin has written their setlist and how two vocalists are always better than one.
Read MoreWelcome to fanboy city as our Stewart gets to meet the band for him that started it all, Onslaught. He manages to keep his composure (just) as he discuss with Nige how he sold all his guitars in '91 thinking it was all over, how British thrash was always racer than it's American counterpart and the third coming of Sy Keeler.
Read MoreConjurer aren't just content with producing one of the albums of the year, they now want to cement their reputation as one of the most formidable live acts out there. In their down day between headlining Night of Salvation and opening the main stage on the Sunday of the Damnation Festival 2025 we spoke to them about how they constructed "Unself" haunting opening, ropy early gigs and what inspires them.
Read MoreWhen Gavin loses a band at the last minute he puts the Damnation bat signal up and only the brace and the valiant answer. Dimscûa are still pinching themselves as the album they produce for their own fun has blown up beyond belief. We talk to them before they play their third gig at Damnation!!
Read MoreMove over Anaal Nathrakh and Raging Speedhorn. Damnation has a new house band. Deadguy created one of the festival’s moment two years ago when they brought all the energy, all the violence and all the agro. We catch up with Keith Huckins (guitar) to talk about their return, their new album “Near-Death Travel Services” and his love of Black Metal.
Read MoreThe Black Dahlia Murder are back in blighty. We talk about their affinity with this country , getting back on the road and the legacy of Trevor Strnad. An open and honest chat.
Read MoreThere is far more to Rivers of Nihil than being that death metal band that uses Sax. We chat about early morning sets, why the self titled album is the heaviest thing they have released and how they conjure up their setlists.
Read MoreHeriot are one of the most exciting bands currently operating within the British metal Scene. Their Bloodstock set was beset with pesky tech gremlins but still they powered through and gave us a burning glimpse of their prowess. We speak to them after their set about their writing process and how they stop all the hype going to their head.
Read MoreOur Stewart catches up with Vicky Hungerford of the Bloodstock Festival Management team on a fine saturday morning. They discuss the festival events from thursday and friday as well as the 25 bands announcement for next year's anniversary bill.
Read MoreOrange Goblin are calling it a day. The patron saints of serious riffage have decided that it is time to exit stage right, probably persuaded by a bear. We chatted with new boy Harry Armstrong about final farewells, saying goodbye and how he is still a fan. Find out the end does beckon.
Read MoreUnleash The Archers are one of the most interesting metal acts to emerge from Canada in the last decade. They play a very European brand of our genre but with transatlantic flair and sense of scale. Their current tour is in direct response to the keyboard warriors who proclaimed that a sole London show in february was not enough. We sat down with Brittney Slayes for an elongated chat about AI, tour mechanics, stalystic changes and how being in a metal band ain't going to make you a millionaire.
Read MoreCountless Skies are proving remarkably resilient on this Valentine's Day. They are two members down but they have still hauled themselves up north to play the blisteringly cold Star and Garter. We caught up with Ross, Nathan and super sub Will to talk backing tracks, mythical new album and what makes a scene a scene.
Read MorePeter Tägtgren, myth, legend and general renaissance man of modern metal. If you love an album of Scandinavia metal it is most likely that he will have produced it. He is back on our shores with his electro metal band Pain and we were lucky enough to get ten minutes in his esteemed company. So watch along and find out whether there are indeed different Peter's for Pain and Hypocrisy, how he ended up producing some of the most important albums of the last couple of decades and how he manages to balance all these competing priorities.
Read MoreIn our first interview of 2025 we are lucky enough to chat to Mikael Stanne, vocalist with The Halo effect. We chatted about the pedigree behind this most super of supergroups, the ease of picking a set list when you only have two albums to choose from and how the hell he balances life with also being the front person of Dark Tranquillity and Cemetery Skyline.
Read MoreOne of the wonders of Bloodstock is you don't know who you will bump into. We grabbed hold of Winterfytheth guitarist and lead growler Chris Naughton. We spoke about their rather spiffing new album, the fact that folk fanatics love "The Hallowing Of Heirdom" and whether there is the possibility of more stuff from Atavist.
Read MoreLast year we chatted with Vicki. This year we got 2 for the price of 1 with Vicki and Simon. We discussed how Motörhead still exist in all our hearts, Wacken stealing their thunder, how Gojira are currently the biggest band in the universe and whether they were even tempted to book Papa Roach.
Read MoreOur very own Stewart Lucas catches up with Semprah, the Death Metal act that won the Polish Metal 2 The Masses before their set at the Bloodstock Festival 2024.
Read MoreSoen play the most sumptuous metal you have ever heard. It's beautifully curated melodic rock at its best. We chatted with Joel Ekelöf and relatively new boy Cody Lee Ford. We discussed their unique sound and the merits of life on the road.
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