The 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.
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There 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.
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Heriot 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.
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Our 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.
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Orange 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.
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Unleash 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.
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Countless 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.
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Peter 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.
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In 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.
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One 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.
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Last 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.
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Our 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.
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Soen 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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The face of modern metal is a young man from Aberdeen. James McBain is Hellripper and we got to speak to him about his creative process, the fact there are two Hellrippers and any inadvertent similarities to the rather wonderful Sabbat.
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Black Smoke Trigger hail from New Zealand and are determined to keep the spirit of rock alive. They arrive on our shores with an exciting new album in the can to be released on July 19th and a blistering live show to tantalise our taste buds. Our Stewart caught up with Charlie Wallace (guitar) from the band to discuss travelling, touring with Bruce dickinson and what their fantasy festival would look like.
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The legendary bards of Blind Guardian returned to mancunia for the first time in eight years. We were lucky enough to get the opportunity to sit down with rythm guitarist Marcus Siepen to discuss a whole host of stuff. So if you are interested in how Blind Guardian cultivate their songs, how setlists are created and the difference in their fan bases across the globe, make yourself a cuppa and press play.
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Maybeshewill are a gift to those who like their post-rock with flourishes of unashamed optimism. Playing their first Damnation Festival since they returned from an elongated hiatus we got to have in-depth chat with them about living with the moniker of Gav's favourite band, what lead to their reformation, holding down a day job whilst being in a band and most importantly how they remain so darn happy all the time.
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Undeath specialise in non compromising, in your face death metal. We chatted to guitarist Kyle Beam about how they should be getting their mail delivered to the UK, whether there is a new death metal scene brewing and the insanity of their recent jaunt with Municipal Waste and Gel.
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Mathcore act Pupil Slicer arrived into our lives like the chest-burster exiting John Hurt's chest. While on their current tour with Employed To Serve self confessed fanboy Stewart Lucas tries to make sense of the last crazy few years with vocalist/guitarist Kate Davies.
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You have to feel for Headpress, they won the Stoke metal to the masses in 2022 and then had to pass on their slot due to life being a complete arse and getting in the way. But there is a happy ending and they are back this year. We had the pleasure to shoot the breeze with them and talk hardcore, stoke, and all bits in-between.
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