David Weaver is one of the artistic directors of Core. Festival and he talks to us about 3 releases that have influenced him greatly during his musical upbringing.

Daniel Mutch from 432 Presents and Core. Festival talks to us about 3 releases that have influenced him greatly during his life, becoming the music promoter he is today.

After having seen Slowtorch perform an impressive headline set on the first day of the recent Bear Stone Festival, we asked the band about some of their influences.

Cybergrind-meets-hyperpop band Thotcrime are set to return this summer with their third full-length, Connection Anxiety, due out on August 16 via Prosthetic Records. Read about the band’s influences here.

An impression of the 3rd day at Bear Stone Festival, including more hot weather, AcidSitter, Nemeček, 1000mods, Colour Haze, Kadavar and more.

Here are some highlights of Bear Stone Festival’s second day, including Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, High on Fire and many more.

Day 1 impressions at Bear Stone Festival, including A Gram Trip, Jantar, Entropist and Slowtorch.

Simply put, we need bands like Bad Breeding, they show us that we should never take things for granted and we should continue to be angry with the establishment and keep continuing the ongoing fight.

Sweden’s stalwart, slow burning post-rock outfit Oh Hiroshima return with their 5th album ‘All Things Shining’. Read the track by track guide here.

NYC synth-punks Bangladeafy released their new album ‘Vultures’ today. We asked Jon Ehlers from the band about 3 albums that have influenced their music a lot.

Hidden in the Croatian outback Bear Stone Festival is about to take place for the 3rd time. With a focus on the stoner, doom and psychedelic rock genres, Sander van den Driesche has a look at this year’s line-up.

Dutch noise makers Galg are finally releasing their album ‘Teloorgang’ on Consouling Sounds, which was recorded almost 10 years ago. Check out the album’s opening track here.

Party doom riff merchants GURT released their new album ‘Satan Etc’ last week, so we asked the band about some of their influences.

Our metal editor Sander van den Driesche went to Roadburn Festival last April, and was happy to report that after last year’s experimental line-up this year’s festival had a great balance between traditional heaviness and more experimental artists.

Sander van den Driesche travelled to Glasgow to watch Ufomammut present their latest album Hidden on their 25th anniversary tour. Support was provided by Manchester drone duo Thraa.

Canadian progressive black metal band SVNEATR returns with their 3rd album ‘Never Return’ on Prosthetic Records soon. We asked the band about 3 releases that have influenced them a lot.

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.

Hand of Kalliach play a distinctive blend of melodic death metal melded with Scottish folk music. We asked John and Sophie from the band about three albums that have influenced their sound and their album Corryvreckan.

Noisy four piece Next To Nada who have been cutting their teeth on the London circuit for the past year. Today they release ‘Whine, Lips’ taken of their upcoming EP release. Lyricist Georgie Bogle talks to us about 3 of the band’s biggest influences.

Four years after Mother of Red Light made a dent on our psyches, meth. return with SHAME. Seven tracks of blistering, visceral agony. Drummer Andrew talks to us about some of the band’s influences.

Guiltless are a new band consisting of Billy Graves (Generation of Vipers), Dan Hawkins (A Storm Of Light), Sacha Dunable (Intronaut) and Josh Graham (A Storm Of Light, Battle of Mice). Josh explains more about the band through some of their influences.