Articles by Jen Thomas

Jen is a freelance music writer and radio presenter for Planet Rock with a love for rock and metal, both classic and new. As well as too many tattoos and considering leopard print to be a neutral, Jen has been interviewing bands since the age of 13 after setting up an online magazine (back when MySpace and Geocities was a thing).

Articles by: Jen Thomas

4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month

By Rich Hobson published 23 August 24

From NWOBHM-revivalists Tailgunner to existential post-metallers Kollapse, Austrian folk-tinged black metal heroes Perchta and UK hopefuls Defects, these are the new metal bands you need to hear in August 2024

"I’ve spent a few years writing songs with little to no sense of direction, I think I’ve started to find my own sound again." Charlotte Wessels on restarting after Delain, dream collabs and why there are no guilty pleasures

By Jen Thomas published 16 August 24

Charlotte Wessels reinvented herself as a solo artist after leaving Delain in 2021

Oxymorrons/Meth/Resolve/No Terror In The Bang

4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month

By Rich Hobson published 1 May 24

From "Melanin Punks" Oxymorrons to viral metalcore breakouts Resolve, French prog metallers No Terror In The Bang and punishing sludge noisemakers Meth, these are the new bands you need to hear in May 2024