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Out of the Darkness: An Interview With Kaya Tarsus From Blood Youth: “Writing Starve was literally one of the darkest moments of my life”

Blood Youth are one of the most exciting bands in British metal right now. Their current album Starve struck a nerve with audiences upon release and fans have really embraced them off the back of it. 2019 saw Blood Youth go from strength to strength with some incredible highs along the way including European Festival…

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An Interview with Josh Rand of Stone Sour: “it was like being a baby band, being teenagers and jamming in the basement for the first time”

Since the dawn of the 00’s, there’ve been few bands who seem to have had the continuing success of Iowa five-piece Stone Sour. Having produced some genuine modern classics since the release of their self-titled debut in 2002, including the beloved Come What(ever) May in 2006, the band have once again returned to ignite the rock world…

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Stone Sour – Hydrograd

Hailing a brand new generation of fluidity, Stone Sour’s sixth record ‘Hydrograd’ is a beautiful rollercoaster of intrigue, intimidation and intensity. A Stone Sour record that opens with the words “hello you bastards” is a Stone Sour record worth its weight in gold. If the sneaky wordplay of ‘Taipei Person Allah Tea’ wasn’t enough, its…

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Slipknot – .5: The Gray Chapter

When you’re a band as huge as Slipknot you’re bound to feel the pressure when you release a new record. Especially when it’s your first with 2 new members. With the death of bassist Paul Gray and departure of drummer Joey Jordison, there was some speculation as to whether the 9 would, or could, continue. Here we are though,…

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Download Festival 2013 Preview: Sunday

We’re now only ONE WEEK away from the start of Download 2013, and that means it’s time for the final part of our annual Donington preview. If you’ve missed the first two parts, you can catch them on the links below: Download 2013 Preview (Friday) Download 2013 Preview (Saturday) This final part focuses (naturally) on…

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