Cello, synths, bagpipes and melodic death metal: Scottish husband-and-wife duo Hand Of Kalliach are doing folk music a little differently By Jon Garcia published 17 June 24 Hand Of Kalliach are your favourite folk metal band you haven't heard of yet
"When I saw No Doubt perform, it was like the sunbeams came down and the angels sang." 9 songs that changed my life, by New Years Day's Ash Costello By Jon Garcia published 30 March 24 From Queen and No Doubt to AFI and Nine Inch Nails, these are the songs that built Ash Costello
"We’ve been calling ourselves the Backstreet Boys of the metal scene": Forget Eurovision, Blind Channel are now aiming to conquer the world By Jon Garcia published 29 January 24 Eurovision helped Blind Channel break out of Finland and climb the charts with Lifestyles Of The Sick & Dangerous, now new album Exit Emotions is all about setting their sights on the world
4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month By Rich Hobson published 14 November 23 Rising metalcore stars As Everything Unfolds, Scottish alt-trio Healthyliving, ambitious Ukrainian prog metallers Ignea and electro-infused metalcore troupe World Gone Cold: these are the bands you need to hear in November 2023
