Latest articles by Rob Barbour
In summer 2017 following Chris Cornell's death, we spoke to his friend Chester Bennington about the Soundgarden man's legacy. Sadly, it'd prove to be Chester's final interview
Beartooth make another leap towards the mainstream with Disease
Aussie scene-runners The Amity Affliction misjudge the metalcore calculus with Misery
Metalcore mainstays Bury Tomorrow return with their sights set high on Black Flame
Birmingham’s skate-punk enthusiasts refuse to learn new tricks
New Jersey’s veteran space rockers go into cruise control
Kent genre-benders set a course for the centre ground
UK’s fast-rising stoner/doom crew allow a few stumbles
Buffalo’s chaotic hardcore crew overcome all obstacles
Bog-standard metalcore crew fail to push all the buttons
Sweden’s melodeath mavens fail to cover themselves in glory
Kristiansand-based religious renegades still working out where to turn
Overly melodic metalcore, with added mixed metaphors
Nordic stoner rockers make a foray beyond the Sabbath ground zero
Ever-evolving US metalcore mob stay ahead of the pack
German electronicore merchants have nothing to brag about
Belgian stoners have trouble with their long-term memory
Aussie Oddworlders get Camden beaming
Swedish doom trio ramp up the psychedelia on album two
