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Svalbard: “I can’t imagine not using the band as a way to express my eternal hell”

For years Svalbard have carved a name for themselves with their biting, brutalising sociopolitical attacks. Now, on The Weight Of The Mask, Serena Cherry is looking inward, exploring her deep, dark battles with depression with unflinching honesty, coming out the other side their most pained, personal and powerful record yet…

The Raven Age: “There is a change in the wind with metal music and we want to be a part of that”

A new album, new story and a slot supporting one of the world’s biggest bands, The Raven Age are primed and ready to take flight to the next level. We meet them in Hannover to look toward the future of metal and find out why you should give them a chance…

Militarie Gun: “I want our music to be confusing to people who are closed-minded”

Growing up in the hardcore punk scene, Ian Shelton is breaking free from the shackles of expectation with Militarie Gun, embracing bigger, bolder sounds to make debut LP Life Under The Gun one of the most-talked about records of the summer…

Spiritbox: “We’re still figuring out what we are, and I don’t even know if I want to find out”

Two whirlwind years since debut album Eternal Blue, Spiritbox are rolling into the UK stronger than ever with a sold-out tour ahead of them. Barely taking time to breathe, Courtney LaPlante is finally taking time to reflect on their stratospheric rise, the lessons they’ve learned, and why their evolution has only just begun…

Mimi Barks: “I’ve shaken hands with my demons. Now I know how to take them”

Mimi Barks almost lost her mind working in the decadent techno clubs of Berlin. As the doom trap queen’s tour brought her back to the German capital’s most infamous venue, Berghain, K! joined her to see first-hand life with alt. music’s darkest new star, hear tales of nudity and piss drinking, and giving fans surprise tattoos…

Buggin’s Bryanna Bennett: “The best thing in life is to be authentic… Why would I pretend to be something I’m not?”

Bryanna Bennett is the vocalist of one of the most exciting new hardcore bands on the planet. And as Buggin’s profile continues to grow, they reveal how they’re using their voice – in more ways than one…

20 bands you can’t miss at this weekend’s 2000trees

2000trees has grown into one of the most heavyweight weekends of the UK alt. music calendar in recent years. And beyond headliners Bullet For My Valentine, Soft Play and Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, there are a host of rising stars you need to highlight on that clashfinder…

Halflives’ Linda Battilani: The 10 songs that changed my life

From Céline Dion to Paramore (and even more Paramore on top of that), this is the music that has shaped the life of Linda Battilani.

Ithaca: “When I was younger, it felt like I was fighting everyone. Now, where I get my energy from isn’t that dark place anymore”

After years of disrespect, self-loathing and “fighting our audience”, Ithaca are fast becoming one of British metal’s leading lights. And with it, singer Djamila Boden Azzouz an unintended icon. We met up with her to learn who she is, and found that she’s not as scary as we first thought…

WWE’s Rhea Ripley: The 10 songs that changed my life

WWE Superstar and lover of all things dark and spooky Rhea Ripley guides us through the music that most impacted her life and in-ring career. Yes, there is a lot of metalcore.

Vexed: “This album was the most cathartic, therapeutic thing we could have done”

It’s been a tough few years for Vexed’s Megan Targett. But in tackling topics of grief and pain head-on with raging second album Negative Energy, the alt-metal breakout starts are ready to rebuild…

Steve-O: The 10 songs that changed my life

Jackass legend Steve-O reflects on his life as a metalhead and snot-nosed punk, diving into a speedfreak music collection of Slayer, Misfits, Mötley Crüe and more…

Jesus Piece: “Our music calls to something dark in people. It pulls out that primal side”

Jesus Piece’s Aaron Heard only truly understood hardcore once he’d thrown himself headlong into its visceral, violent live arena. In the aftermath of their soul-shuddering set at Outbreak, he explains how the focus and ferocity that accompanied new album …So Unknown is taking that cathartic carnage to another level.

Who the hell is Deijuvhs?

Meet Deijuvhs: the East London breakout star mashing together genres and unapologetically representing the Black working class spirit…

Honey Revenge: “Bands who don’t provide safe spaces are f*cking up big time”

Devin Papadol was jaded with the music industry until she met Donny Lloyd, but since forming Honey Revenge, the duo have been imbued with a sense of purpose and artistic freedom. They tell K! how they’re out to make a positive difference in a scene on the brink of revolution…

Trophy Eyes: “We were doing something that made us really happy – that’s the epitome of success”

Fourth album Suicide And Sunshine was very nearly Trophy Eyes’ glorious swansong. Instead, it put things into perspective for the Aussie crew – while instantly becoming their best record to date…

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