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Greta Van Fleet: “The intention is to communicate an idea, to challenge people, to celebrate, to be present, and to heal”

Who are Greta Van Fleet? To find out the answer we travelled to Nashville to meet the band and find out why what we thought was a simple question actually one shrouded in fantasy and the duality of self… and a delight in blowing things up.

Brian Fallon: “I wanted to make sure I could write songs that were worthy to be the next Gaslight Anthem record”

After a nine-year wait, The Gaslight Anthem are set to release their long-awaited sixth studio album History Books in October. To mark the announcement, frontman Brian Fallon talks creativity, positivity, and how going for pizza with The Boss helped get the band back together…

The Dirty Nil: “We despise and cackle at the carnival game that is the music industry”

The Dirty Nil are through playing games. After a period of mismanagement and being forced to jump through industry hoops with no actual benefit, they’ve rediscovered what really matters: rock’n’roll. With a newfound lust for loudness, the Canadian punks are back doing things on their own terms and will fight any deity who gets in their way…

Code Orange: “The Above comes from a more personal, emotional point of view… it completes the journey we started on I Am King”

Three-and-a-half years after dropping stunning third album Underneath into the claustrophobic void of lockdown, Code Orange are primed to unleash its successor The Above into the great wide open. Frontman Jami Morgan and guitarist Reba Meyers explain that, more than simple “sister record”, this is a defining statement from the indomitable Pittsburgh brutalists…

Heriot’s Debbie Gough: The 10 songs that changed my life

Heriot riffer Debbie Gough breaks down the songs that made her who she is today – from Tonight Alive to Lamb Of God and beyond!

5 reasons why abortion must be decriminalised in Britain

Petrol Girls vocalist Ren Aldridge and campaigner (and Kerrang! Award winner) Janey Starling break down the reasons why it’s time to decriminalise abortion in Great Britain.

Finn Wolfhard: “I just like writing songs and making music accessible. I’m not trying to take over the world”

Following 2021 debut album Karaoke Alone, this week The Aubreys return with their most personal song to date, Kato. While superstar Finn Wolfhard is nervous at the prospect of revealing a new side of himself, the musician and actor simply just wants to keep making art he loves…

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…

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