We sat down with the guys from Talons a few hours prior to them taking to the main stage at ArcTangent to talk about new albums and the problems of writing as a geographically disbursed band. By Dan & Hannah

Ahead of the release of their self-titled début album, Ross Mckendrick talked joining forces, endless riffs and everyday horror with guitarist/bassist Tim Bagshaw from With The Dead.

Gavin Brown caught up with frontman Roger Miret from Agnostic Front to talk about the new album ‘The American Dream Died’, police brutality and his brushes with the law, the state of the band’s hometown of New York and life on the road.

Anna Phoebe is a violinist unlike any other you’ve heard. Her long career has already seen her graduate from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and perform as a session musician with a host of famous names. Echoes and Dust caught up with Anna and the boys for an in depth chat, covering everything from insights into their compositional process through to an exclusive on the future for Jurojin. By Gaz Cloud

Guido Segers spoke with guitarist Marco Leon of Venezuelan black metal band Odo’sha about extreme metal in Venezuela and the challenges they face.

Battlecross guitarist Hiran Deraniyagala spoke to Perran Helyes on the new album Rise to Power’s creation, their shape as a live band, and which Slayer records don’t get their full dues.

Polymath were one of the craziest, funniest bands to play ArcTanGent 2015, so, naturally, we jumped at the opportunity to talk inflatable bananas and new releases with them. Hannah & Dan with the questions.

Matt Butler caught up with vocalist/bassist Niklas Olsson from heavy, fuzzy Swedish doom band Spelljammer and asked him about Swedish heavy music, Monolord and their new album ‘Ancient of Days’.

Matt Butler caught up with Dave Curran from Unsane and Pigs to ask him about Buzz Osborne and what it’s like to be a frontman in Pigs.

Pocket Apocalypse have emerged as one of our favourite new bands over the last 12 months. So after watching them storm the PX3 stage, Dan grabbed a few minutes of shelter with them in the press barn and popped a few questions.

On a very damp Saturday afternoon at ArcTangent we ambush interviewed Rory and Sam from festival first timers Eschar.

Metal is a many-headed beast and mostly we hear about the bands that roam the western part of Europe or North America. In the quest to find out what else is out there Guido Segers stumbled onto the black metal band Vaalghul from Macedonia and asked Malthus some questions.

Richard Collins thought it was time to check in with Early Mammal and ask guitarist/vocalist Rob Herian and bassist Ben Tat what’s happening.

Dave Cooper caught up with Morten Veland from Gothic metal band Sirenia recently in order to look back at the band’s persistent appeal, what inspires Morten’s singularly dark outlook, and to look at what the future holds for the band.

“Everything is being cut – front line services, institutions. So you have to find ways to force debate; it’s much easier not to, but someone needs to start the conversation. If you actually sit down and think about the destruction, it’s fairly inhuman, it’s fairly indecent. And it takes a lot, well, it takes a Tory really, to argue for them. ” Hannah Morgan talks politics and genres with 65Daysofstatic at Arctanget

Following Scott Bowden’s recent write up of the reissue of the Unbroken ‘And/Fall on Proverb’ 7”, Scott sent scene legend Rob Moran some questions to find out some answers he’s always wanted to know.

Lithuania has a small but dedicated metal scene, which can mostly be found in the south around Vilnius and generally in the bigger cities. Guido Segers had a chat with Žydrūnas “Hidra” Augulis from Samogitian metal band Meressin to find out more.

Andrew Rawlinson recently saw British melodic death metal band Countless Skies play a very impressive set at Bloodstock Open Air and decided to ask vocalist/guitarist Ross King some questions to find out more about the band.

Gilbert Potts caught up with BeHn Stacy, drummer from Western Australian band Tangled Thoughts of Leaving, to talk about their recent European tour, the new album, and what it’s like to be up on stage in the zone smacking those skins like a rock god one minute, and the next being just some sweaty guy in the crowd.

Next month sees the release of Berkana, the second album from Bay Area psych quartet Golden Void, featuring Isaiah Mitchell of Earthless fame. Kevin Feazey, bass player from The Fierce And The Dead and long time fan of Isiah’s work, caught up with him for a chat.

Matt Butler had a chat with Cody Johnston, vocalist for Texas’s Sweat Lodge, about heavy music, the band and their new album ‘Talismana’.