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It’s taken a while, but it feels like Issues have finally, fully, arrived. Their latest album, 'Beautiful Oblivion', is bursting with creativity and first-class instrumental performances. It’s a breath of fresh air among their contemporaries, and in large part because the band have now totally abandoned everything that held them captive to limitation. With a UK headline tour on the horizon, this is a new start for Issues, and the future couldn’t look brighter.

Canadian metallic hardcore quartet Vultures have had a busy second half of 2019, building up to the release of their new EP 'Hunger'. Set to embark on their biggest tour yet, including their first trip to the USA, we caught up the band to hear their top tips and stories from the road.

Following the recent release of their hard-hitting debut album 'All Flesh Is Grass', Scottish death metallers Godeater prepare to hit the road for a tour with Harbinger and an appearance at Damnation Festival. We caught up with the band ahead of the shows to hear about their top touring tips and stories from the road.

After a busy festival season alongside two shows supporting Royal Blood, Australia's Psychedelic Porn Crumpets gear up for their their own headline tour in support of their latest album 'And Now For The Whatchamacallit'. We caught up with the band ahead of the shows to hear their top tips and stories from the road.

Dayseeker are ready to show off their brand new album 'Sleeptalk', and with a shift in sound and an entirely new live set-up there's a lot to be excited about. We caught up with the band to talk about the new record, tackling new lyrical content and their upcoming tour with Wage War.

We caught up with Deaf Havana bassist Lee Wilson at Gunnersville Festival earlier this month to discuss the Rituals album cycle, their upcoming tour in support of non-profit charity War Child and their future plans.

2000trees is something of a spiritual home for Jamie Lenman, a much earlier year of Trees was even set to be headlined by his previous band, Reuben. In 2019 he isn’t headlining the now much larger festival, but he does have his own stage, with a personally curated line-up for the opening day. We caught up with the man himself to reflect on the 'Golden Age' of British post-hardcore and its resurgence.

As bands go, Press to MECO are as warm and friendly as they come. Their passion for simply playing and creating music is obvious, their cheery demeanour is overly positive even for a Friday afternoon at a sun-soaked festival. Between bouts of charming self-depreciation and chuckles the band delve into what the last year has taught them about being creative.

With festival season slowly coming to a close, Gunnersville Festival promises to see the season out in style. The new tented concert series in London’s Gunnersbury Park this September will be playing host to some of the hottest names across the music industry including headlining acts Doves, The Specials and You Me At Six.

Danny and Kieran from Phoxjaw joined us at 2000Trees after their excellent set on the Neu Stage earlier that day. We talked about festivals, the Bristol music scene, their latest EP A Playground For Sad Adults and their plans for the rest of the year.