Behind The Noise

Danish metalcore quartet Ghost Iris are back with fourth album 'Comatose', their most visceral material to date. The band have offered a glimpse into record ahead of the release with a series of singles, including the recent 'cult'. We caught up with vocalist Jesper Vicencio Gün to find out more about the track, including the writing process, themes and stories from behind the scenes. 

Bewitcher are back with their third studio album 'Cursed Be Thy Kingdom', cooking up a storm with their raucous blend of heavy metal and rock 'n' roll. The trio revealed a video for 'Electric Phantoms' to celebrate the album's release last month, described by the band themselves as "probably among the purest distillations of what Bewitcher does." We caught up with the three-piece to discuss their latest single, including the writing process, themes and stories from behind the scenes. 

Heavy prog-psych quartet Boss Keloid marked their highly anticipated return earlier this month, with the announcement of their fifth full-length 'Family The Smiling Thrush'. The band offered a first glimpse into the record with a video for their uplifting single 'Gentle Clovis', a track which vocalist Alex Hurst recently commented "is all about staying true to your roots and those parts of you which make you individual." Intrigued to find out more, we caught up with drummer Ste Arands to discuss the song's themes, the writing process and stories from behind the scenes.

The notorious Sanguisugabogg are a band you won't forget in a hurry. From their song titles to their NSFW videos, they demand your attention from the get go and will have you hooked on their ferocious and uncompromising take on death metal. We caught up with Cameron from the band following the release of their new album 'Tortured Whole', delving into their recent single 'Menstrual Envy' to discuss themes, the music video and more. 

Goth-metal punks Saint Agnes have fast become ones to watch, with a series of hard-hitting singles leading to the release of their mini-album 'Vampire', which is out now via their own label Death Or Glory Gang Records. The record's title-track explores the negativity of social media and, as guitarist/vocalist Jon James Tufnell explains, it's "one of the darkest and most personal songs" they have written. We caught up with Tufnell and vocalist/guitarist Kitty A. Austen to discuss the writing process for the single, themes, stories from the video shoot and more.

Today (26th March 2021) marks the release of '68's raw, energy-fuelled third album 'Give One Take One', the follow-up to their 2020 EP 'Love Is Ain't Dead'. Ahead of the release, '68 shared a very creative video for 'Bad Bite', which was hand-drawn and animated by vocalist/guitarist Josh Scogin. Keen to find out more about the song and accompanying video, which took fourteen months to create, we caught up with Scogin to discuss the writing process, themes and stories from behind the scenes...

Dreamshade released their new album 'A Pale Blue Dot' earlier this month, inspired by US scientist Carl Sagan's famous book 'Pale Blue Dot'. Ahead of the release, the Swiss metallers teamed up with Italian singer Rose Villain for their single 'Stone Cold Digital', which explores the negative impacts of technology and social media addiction. We caught up with vocalist Kevin Calì to find out more, including the song's writing process, themes and stories from behind the scenes. 

Earlier this month, dark melodic metallers Witherfall released their highly anticipated third album Curse Of Autumn. The band revealed a series of singles ahead of the album, teaming up with renowned director Zev Deans (Ghost, Chelsea Wolfe, Denzel Curry, St. Vincent) for the As I Lie Awake video. Intrigued to find out more, we caught up with vocalist/keyboardist Joseph Michael and guitarist Jake Dreyer to discuss the song's theme, stories from behind the scenes and more. 

The time has almost arrived for French metalcore quintet LANDMVRKS to release 'Lost In The Waves', their heaviest record to date. Over the last few months, the band have offered a glimpse into their third album with a series of singles, including 'Lost In A Wave', which the band describes as "one of the darkest and deepest tracks" they've ever written. We caught up with them to discuss the song's writing process, themes and stories from behind the scenes. 

Norway's White Void will take you on a nostalgic trip through the seventies, eighties, nineties and 2000s on their upcoming debut album 'Anti', influenced by a variety of genres from occult rock and new wave, to black metal and electronic music. We caught up with vocalist Lars Nedland to delve into band's recent single 'Do. Not. Sleep.', discussing the writing process, themes, stories from behind the scenes and more.