The results are like any forest, real or imaginary, both dark and light, but overall intriguing and mesmerising.

Gavin Brown caught up with Uffe Cederlund from Haystack to talk about their new album Doomsday Goes Away as talking about his time in Swedish death metal masters Entombed and d-beat blasters Disfear among other musical projects.

Mastiff has made one of the grimmest albums of recent times, a dense sludgy atmosphere of hopelessness and pain and it is absolutely glorious.

Hot on the heels of the 2023 Hex Domestic EP and the single ‘Missing Person’, Dragged Up are set to release their second album, High On Ripple.

It’s big, it’s dumb, it’s fucking rifftastic, job done!

“We see Gong and our live shows as a ritual of transformation.” Kavus Torabi talks with Gaz Cloud and reflects on space, time and touring with Ozric Tentacles.

With ‘II: Aging & Formless’ on the horizon, David Bowes spoke to Scott Taylor of post-metal quintet Vnder A Crvmbling Moon to discuss the band’s evolution and future.

The music could range from beat-inflected (in a left-field way) title track or ‘Undersong’ to subtly -orchestrated ‘I see a soul’ to a combination of these and other elements that form an intriguing musical kaleidoscope.

A remarkable album that goes through lounge music, late ‘60s garage attitude, flamenco, heavy metal and progressive music.

An imaginary movie inside your head. You feel as if Nektar had written this an animated rock opera, being brought to life in all of its true beauty, detailing the chemistry between the boy and bluebird.

Enslaved are a compelling live band for many reasons – stage presence, an endearing penchant for self-deprecation, energy, great sound, supreme musicianship, but especially because they always work to make each show unique.

A supreme example on how hard rock, fusion, power metal, and prog are supposed to sound.

In a sophisticated act of appropriation and detournement he managed to bring these two aspects together in his performance art as the ‘Biggles of Arabia’ persona; a composite figure visually constructed from historic images of hegemonic masculinity but who was actively engaged in propagating a world view that was in opposition to the capitalist system and the militarist nation state.

The final result here is a piece of music rich with intricacies and details that make it work to its fullest.

Gavin Brown caught up with Exhorder vocalist/guitarist Kyle Thomas to hear all about their new album ‘Defectum Omnium’ as well as discussing the band’s new lineup and much more.

Actually, Tomato Flower has created something quite complex using essentially simple elements, creating at the same time music that is intriguing, daring, and above all, listenable.

Drinking too much booze, looting too little treasure, fighting too big monsters? Welcome aboard, ye lily-livered scallywags!

At once warm and welcoming, The Start Of The End is an album quite unlike anything that The Oscillation have ever released before.

Following the release of The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce Soord’s latest solo album, Luminescence, we asked Matt Stevens from The Fierce & The Dead had a chat with him about the record and his process.

This year in July Croatia’s latest stoner/psychedelic rock festival Bear Stone Festival takes place for the 3rd time. Sander van den Driesche asked festival organiser Marin Lalić some questions to find out more about the festival.

The third album from the Danish trio continues with a tremendous mix of noise, sludge and post-metal which is heavy, punishing, awkward and beautiful.