Countless Skies are proving remarkably resilient on this Valentine's Day. They are two members down but they have still hauled themselves up north to play the blisteringly cold Star and Garter. We caught up with Ross, Nathan and super sub Will to talk backing tracks, mythical new album and what makes a scene a scene.
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Peter Tägtgren, myth, legend and general renaissance man of modern metal. If you love an album of Scandinavia metal it is most likely that he will have produced it. He is back on our shores with his electro metal band Pain and we were lucky enough to get ten minutes in his esteemed company. So watch along and find out whether there are indeed different Peter's for Pain and Hypocrisy, how he ended up producing some of the most important albums of the last couple of decades and how he manages to balance all these competing priorities.
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In our first interview of 2025 we are lucky enough to chat to Mikael Stanne, vocalist with The Halo effect. We chatted about the pedigree behind this most super of supergroups, the ease of picking a set list when you only have two albums to choose from and how the hell he balances life with also being the front person of Dark Tranquillity and Cemetery Skyline.
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Proper death metal for a proper death metal crowd, we got to spend a few minutes in the illustrious presence of legend Karl Willetts. He was on fine form, buzzing from their set and ready to tackle all the big questions of the day. We talked about politics, the healing power of death metal, day jobs, minimalism and even whether Bolt Thrower are completely finished.
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Alex Williams is the breakout star of the last few years. She produces metal that isn't metal. She was the first up on the main stage at this year's Damnation Festival and we spoke after her set about the show and her extraordinary rise to fame. We covered tours with the Sisters Of Mercy, releasing an album during a global pandemic, songwriting, whether Nine Inch Nails are more influential than Nick Cave and how much an artist can see from the stage.
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In “An Empire”, Swedish duo A Swarm Of The Sun have produced one of the albums of the year. Our Stewart is quite rightly obsessed with it. When we meet Jakob Berglund and Erik Nilsson at the Damnation Festival preamble “A Night Of Salvation” Stewarts wanted to know all about its genius and how they planned on replicating it in a live environment. We also got on to how touring is for a non touring band and the complexities of being a six piece on the road. Listen up!
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One of the wonders of Bloodstock is you don't know who you will bump into. We grabbed hold of Winterfytheth guitarist and lead growler Chris Naughton. We spoke about their rather spiffing new album, the fact that folk fanatics love "The Hallowing Of Heirdom" and whether there is the possibility of more stuff from Atavist.
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Last year we chatted with Vicki. This year we got 2 for the price of 1 with Vicki and Simon. We discussed how Motörhead still exist in all our hearts, Wacken stealing their thunder, how Gojira are currently the biggest band in the universe and whether they were even tempted to book Papa Roach.
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Our very own Stewart Lucas catches up with Semprah, the Death Metal act that won the Polish Metal 2 The Masses before their set at the Bloodstock Festival 2024.
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Soen play the most sumptuous metal you have ever heard. It's beautifully curated melodic rock at its best. We chatted with Joel Ekelöf and relatively new boy Cody Lee Ford. We discussed their unique sound and the merits of life on the road.
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The face of modern metal is a young man from Aberdeen. James McBain is Hellripper and we got to speak to him about his creative process, the fact there are two Hellrippers and any inadvertent similarities to the rather wonderful Sabbat.
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We, here at ROCKFLESH Towers love Tailgunner. They ooze beautiful youthful energy and use it to recreate the wonderfulness that is early eighties metal. We got to talk to the whole band and asked the billion dollar question..... How come you are playing the music of our youth when you are young enough to be our grandkids?
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The up and coming French band Ashen jumped from the RADAR Festival Main Stage to an interview with Matt Fraser. They chat about the passion and emotion they put into not only their music but their performances and general outlook.
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Black Smoke Trigger hail from New Zealand and are determined to keep the spirit of rock alive. They arrive on our shores with an exciting new album in the can to be released on July 19th and a blistering live show to tantalise our taste buds. Our Stewart caught up with Charlie Wallace (guitar) from the band to discuss travelling, touring with Bruce dickinson and what their fantasy festival would look like.
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The legendary bards of Blind Guardian returned to mancunia for the first time in eight years. We were lucky enough to get the opportunity to sit down with rythm guitarist Marcus Siepen to discuss a whole host of stuff. So if you are interested in how Blind Guardian cultivate their songs, how setlists are created and the difference in their fan bases across the globe, make yourself a cuppa and press play.
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Orbit culture, the name on everybody's lips. The band everybody wants to talk to. Well we, at ROCKFLESH managed to track down the man of the moment Niklas Karlsson. In Rebellion's sumptuous beer garden we fired the burning questions.
How the heck do they make something so complex seem so accessible?
How does it feel to have Matt Heafy singing your praises? What book describes orbit culture?
Come join us as we banter with the band who are potentially on the verge of being something huge!
Right : as verified by Dave Hunt Anaal Nathrakh are officially Damnation's house band. He also proudly holds the record for the most appearances at the festival. Straight before their incendiary appearance on the Holy Goat stage, we spoke to Mr Hunt about the resurrection of Nathrakh, his inate need to do this and what, if anything, is next?
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Maybeshewill are a gift to those who like their post-rock with flourishes of unashamed optimism. Playing their first Damnation Festival since they returned from an elongated hiatus we got to have in-depth chat with them about living with the moniker of Gav's favourite band, what lead to their reformation, holding down a day job whilst being in a band and most importantly how they remain so darn happy all the time.
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Undeath specialise in non compromising, in your face death metal. We chatted to guitarist Kyle Beam about how they should be getting their mail delivered to the UK, whether there is a new death metal scene brewing and the insanity of their recent jaunt with Municipal Waste and Gel.
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Japanese powerhouse Sigh are one of the most inventive metal bands around. At Damnation they pulled double duty giving us their debut "Scorn Defeat" on the Friday and then a time travelling greatest hits set on the Saturday. We chatted to the main man himself Mirai Kawashima about their evolution, playing albums in their entirety and their debt to classic metal.
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