Roadburn’s real magic isn’t always the obvious picks — it’s the under-the-radar sets: strange, heavy, danceable, confrontational, and impossible to neatly label. Show up curious, roam freely, and let a random room change your weekend.

With Closed City out soon, Michael Cloud Duguay unpacks the three influences behind their low-brass-laced blend of avant-metal, drone, and orchestral folk world-building.

With Blood & Honey out now, Summer of Hate unpack the 3 influences behind their lush, noise-drenched take on global shoegaze and post-punk.

Sander van den Driesche spoke to Rylan Gleave ahead of Roadburn about All Men Unto Me performing Requiem in full, and the album’s shifting perspectives on identity beyond transition, social perception, and inherited cultural power.

With Super Sonic Rock Saga landing today, Sick Shooters’ Laurens den Haan breaks down the key influences behind the band’s bass-less, hook-loaded garage punk attack.

Montreal-based quartet Bellbird play modern jazz, incorporating stylistic influences including atonal counterpoint, rock grooves, folk melodies, Minimalism, and a reigning (post)punk spirit.

The Scars is a new musical collaboration between Swedish musicians Daniel Badeie and Martin Sandström, and they recently released their debut single Home. Found out mroe about their main musical influences.

London-based metal act Human Crushing Machine, the solo project of multi-instrumentalist Nick Schlesinger, released their debut single ‘Tunnel Vision’ last month. We asked Nick about his main musical influences.

Originally self-released in 2008, A.M. by Magnetic Morning quickly became a sought-after collectible among fans of both Swervedriver and Interpol. As the album is scheduled for a re-release through Outer Battery Records we asked the band form some of their influences.

Danish psychedelic stoner/doom blues band Bogwife will release their 3rd album ‘From Ashes’ next month. We asked the band about some of their musocal influences.

LA-based psychedelic rock project, CADET A releases new single ‘Christine Shine On’ today, and we asked the band about their main musical influences.

On their second album Pure, Copenhagen based band Poptones draws from prog, hardcore, noise rock, post-metal, and avant-garde traditions. We asked the band about their main musical influences.

Guelph, Ontario hell-raisers Bonnie Trash are currently in the UK, in support of their recently released new album, Mourning You. We asked the band about their main musical influences.

Gnaw Their Tongues is about to release ‘The Genesis of Light’, which offers a starkly different vision in contrast to the dense, harrowing soundscapes and unrelenting darkness typical of previous releases.

Australia’s contemporary music ensemble Hand To Earth will release their new album Ŋurru Wäŋa later this week. We asked the band about their musical influences.

Frusen Sorg are a full on, bleak and harrowing black metal noize duo from Stockholm and have released their new EP ‘Jag Springer Med Avbrutna Ben’ last month. Read about their main influences here.

Echoes and Dust heavy music editor Sander van den Driesche was at this year’s Roadburn Festival, and he finally found some time to write about his experiences.

West Irish noise-punk group Nerves is about to release their new EP Iarmhaireach. We asked the band about their main musical influences.

Wolves | Facebook  Following the blistering release of ‘Reformed (Try Love)’, Wolves return with ‘LEECHES!’ — a devastating haymaker of a single that wastes no time in making its mark. A full-throttle rager, ‘LEECHES!’ explodes with breathles …

Counting members of underground greats GNOD, Ghold and US experimental hip-hop legends Dälek amongst its ranks, Holy Scum are back with a new album and 3 musical influences.

All Men Unto Me is the moniker of musical artist Rylan Gleave, who recently released his second album Requiem. We asked Rylan to list 3 releases that have been very influential to him.