Interviews

Formed in 2019, Mexican melodic death metallers Afterfall have already been giving fans a taste of their upcoming album with their singles 'Maere' and 'Requiem'. With lyrical themes that are based on a fiction novel written by the band, each single represents a chapter of the story and delivers a unique sound that incorporates metal elements with Middle-Eastern instruments and baroque orchestration. We sat down with the band to find out more about their musical style, what it's like to start a band in Mexico and more.

Today (Sunday 8th March 2020) marks International Women's Day, a global celebration recognising the achievements of women and continuing to challenge and accelerate gender parity. To celebrate International Women's Day we've highlighted ten amazing bands and female musicians that you should be looking out for in 2020 and beyond.

VASA have once again unleashed their chaotic, feel-good post-rock energy in the form of their second release, 'Heroics'. With their debut considered a modern classic of the post-rock genre, the pressure was on! We caught up with guitarist Scott Coupar to get his thoughts...

Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal is one of the most proficient guitarists out there. By now, he's done everything from playing with bands such as Guns N' Roses, Art of Anarchy and currently Sons of Apollo, fronting progressive rock band Asia, launching his own line of hot sauces and teaching for State University of New York at Purchase. We caught up with him to talk about some of his recent realisations, including the new Sons of Apollo album, 'MMXX', which is out now.

From numerous sold-out shows to BBC Radio 1 airplay, Scottish newcomers Spyres have achieved an impressive amount since their formation in February 2019. Kicking off 2020 with another sold-out show in Glasgow and a tour supporting Lauran Hibberd, we caught up with bassist Jude Curran and guitarist/vocalist Emily Downie to find out more.

It's a busy time for Australian five-piece Bad//Dreems. The band released their new album 'Doomsday Ballet' in October and a UK tour with The Chats swiftly followed, keeping the momentum going as we close out the year. We caught up with the band to discuss the new album, touring plans for 2020 and more.

Sludge pop/alt-rock four-piece Bellevue Days are ending 2019 on a high, receiving a plethora of positive reviews and championing radio success off the back of their debut album 'It Can't Possibly Go Wrong Ever'. With a UK tour on the cards for February 2020, we caught up with the band to chat about the new record, their excitement to get back out on the road and more.

Like Giants have spent the last year working on and releasing their debut EP 'Sovereign' and there's no signs of them slowing down, with more studio time and a tour with Hawthorne Heights confirmed for 2020. We caught up with the pop-punk four-piece to chat about the debut EP, their wide range of influences and more!

This month UK rock quartet Sun Arcana released their new EP 'Just Another Dream Away'. Equipped with their most vulnerable and honest record yet, we caught up with the band to hear about the EP, the concept behind their music video series, their imminent London headline show and more.

Great Danes Volbeat brought their ass-kicking, hip-swinging, mud hole stomping brand of distinctive, melodic and thoroughly unique metal-billy to Glasgow recently. They are the band Elvis Presley would have fronted had he hooked up with metal guitarists on a three-day bender with a pair of punk rockers. On their recent run of UK headline shows, Bring The Noise UK sat down with Volbeat bassist Kaspar Boye Larsen on the band’s lush tour bus – their home from home during their tour.