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“Billy Howerdel said, ‘This song is super slutty!’” Inside VOWWS’ new album

As VOWWS unleash their excellent new album I’ll Fill Your House With An Army, the duo talk working with drummer Josh Freese, feeling confident in the studio, and embracing the vibe of ‘happy-sad’.

10 reasons why you need Wisp in your life

Since blowing up quite literally overnight, 20-year-old shoegaze prodigy Natalie Lu has been steadily fleshing out the mysterious, blissful world of Wisp. From a System Of A Down co-sign to her cathartic debut album If not winter, there’s plenty of reasons to succumb to her formidable wall of sound…

“When 1,000 people come to see you at a gas station at 20 minutes’ notice, that’s a real ego trip”: Meet Silly Goose, the band filling nu-metal’s tank

Silly Goose have a silly name. They’re also one of the fastest-rising nu-metal bands on the planet. With second album Keys To The City showing just what they can do, they tell K! about semi-legal guerrilla gigs, their rising profile, and getting angry on the new tunes.

Drain: “It doesn’t matter if you just got into punk music or you’ve been into it your whole life – this band is for everyone”

From floor shows to festivals, Drain have been making friends wherever they go with their thrashed-up hardcore and positive-vibes-only attitude. At one high-octane show in New Jersey, we meet the Bay Area bruisers to get the lowdown on their awesome new album, the key to authenticity, and why they live without barriers…

“People are seeking a sense of belonging, a sense of connection, a feeling of authenticity and real emotion”: Inside the resurgence of hardcore

From festivals to fashion to fist-swinging mosh-pits, hardcore is bigger now than it’s ever been – and still growing at an exponential rate. To find out why, we headed to Furnace Fest to meet the bands and fans that make up this burgeoning scene, and discover that amongst the violence and vitriol it’s ultimately about community, integrity and an unwavering support for one another…

“You can’t hold back. There’s no harm in slapping some facts over a dance beat”: Inside Cody Frost’s new EP, MECHAEVAL

Ten years after appearing on The Voice UK, rave-punk disruptor Cody Frost has become one of the most in-demand collaborators in the British alt. space. The Burnley sensation explains why their newly-announced EP MECHAEVAL highlights inequality, calls out harassment and warns that we’re living through the medieval “dark ages” of the internet...

“I never thought I’d underestimate how big we needed obelisks to be”: On the road in Blood Incantation’s ever-expanding universe

Blood Incantation’s recent European tour was absolutely massive. But even thinking big isn’t quite enough to keep up with their ascent skyward. We joined Paul Riedl on the road, and found a band acclimatising to new frontiers, with visions of building a temple onstage…

Sunshine, sing-alongs and getting sentimental: All the action from When We Were Young 2025

Returning to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds for its fourth annual celebration of glorious emo and pop-punk nostalgia, here’s what went down at this year’s When We Were Young.

“We’re deep in this labyrinth, trying to find our way out”: NOWHERE2RUN reveal shattering new EP What Did You Do?

It’s been a turbulent few years for Jami Morgan. Having seen the great Code Orange end up “on the shelf”, their fiery frontman grappled with disenfranchisement and depression. Rather than lying down and taking it, that darkness has been recycled into NOWHERE2RUN, with latest EP What Did You Do? the proper introduction to an all-encompassing new chapter...

Militarie Gun: “It’s important to be hopeful – the worst version of art is about a person that learns nothing”

As frontman for one of hardcore’s most exciting bands, Militarie Gun’s Ian Shelton is no stranger to the spotlight, and on new album God Save The Gun he’s using his ever-growing platform to share his story (and hard-won lessons) with the world. In an exclusive interview, the singer reflects on his journey and explains why honesty is always the best policy…

In the studio with Waterparks: “Being in such a bizarre, immersive space really shifts how I approach music”

Over two years since their last album, Texas trio Waterparks are deep into the making of their next full-length. Recording in a fun-house with Barbie-themed rooms and a life-sized Predator, mastermind Awsten Knight reveals what’s been going down…

“It’s another layer of something new and vulnerable for us”: Inside Greyhaven’s new album Keep It Quiet

From Radiohead-inspired opener Prelude: Evening Star to closer Cemetery Sun – which is “collectively our favourite song we’ve written as band” – dig into Greyhaven’s new album Keep It Quiet.

Nova Twins: “There’s nothing like the feeling of exchanging energy. It’s an amazing thing to be able to bring people together”

Nova Twins have gone supernova all over again with new album Parasites & Butterflies. We joined Georgia South and Amy Love in the heart of the storm at Boomtown Fair, just one mega-show in a summer of madness, to get a better look as they continue to explode…

“We decided, ‘Let’s put in everything we’ve got and move forward’”: How BABYMETAL overcame adversity and shot for the stars

And then there were two. Following the departure of YUIMETAL, a question mark hung over BABYMETAL. Fox knows what was going on, but SU-METAL and MOAMETAL continued apace. As they approached their 10th anniversary and entered the METAL GALAXY, though, it was clear that whatever the Fox God’s plans were, they weren’t being put off, as the band were reborn, and gained a new member, MOMOMETAL…

“I wondered if the universe was telling me something”: How Holy Wars turned pain into hope

As Holy Wars unleash their powerful new single Metamorphosis, vocalist Kat Leon opens up about the devastating losses in her family that inspired the “deep, personal lyrics” behind the track, and how she’s more focussed on healing than ever…

Perturbator: “It’s like what Watain would sound like if they played Justice songs. My friends were baffled”

Growing up in the Parisian underground, synthwave innovator and smoking enthusiast Perturbator has gone on to pioneer an entire electronic movement. On the eve of new album Age Of Aquarius, we head across The Channel to meet the man behind the machine, and discover how the usually reserved James Kent found his true self in the shadows…

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