(((O))) Category: Interviews
John McLaughlin had a chat with Christian Lindell of Portrait in which they talked about heavy metal and the new album Crossroads.
Daniela Patrizi and Phil Johnston had a chat with Matt Carrington of Sunwølf about their upcoming album + exclusive video premiere for ‘Vultures Crown’.
Santa Cruz’s hardcore pioneers BL’AST! will hit European shores for the first time this summer. Ahead of those shows, Ross Mckendrick was lucky enough to get to ask founding member Mike Neider some questions.
Martyn Coppack asked drummer Pete Flett of Glaswegian psychedelic 70’s inspired heavy rock band Holy Mountain a bunch of questions regarding their latest release Ancient Astronauts.
“I like cramming lots of shit in. The world is crowded with a lot of shit, why shouldn’t our albums be?” – Nathan Means
“We’ve already started working on material for an album which I’m really excited about because it’s giving us more tracks to explore different elements, we’ve got some really exciting collaborations already lined up for it too.” – James Hamilton
Jon Henderson talks to 70’s inspired Edinburgh rock band Hair of the Dog about their recent signing to Kozmik Artifactz, influences and various other things.
Emma Ruth Rundle is an exceptional musician and singer; already having releases as The Nocturnes and as a member of Instrumental giants Red Sparowes, not to mention the sublime Marriages. 2014 sees her name take a more prominent billing, with her first official solo album released on Sargent House. Phil Johnston caught up with her to discuss.
“Taking a very lonely feeling and making it into a communal project. That’s what makes me want to write music. That and riffs, just gotta get those riffs out!” – Adam Weikert
We’re proud to publish this in depth interview with mastermind Markus Siegenhort of Lantlôs that was originally conducted by Yänn Mondragon for New Noise Magazine.
Chaotic, intense, and unrelentingly brutal, veteran hardcore act STUBBORN FATHER chat to us about their new release, and the state of hardcore music in Japan. By Phil Kaberry
Mark Brandt had a chat with Ian Rockett, guitarist and founding member of Shattered Skies, to grill him on the band’s upcoming début album, his take on ‘djent’ and doing cover songs, and the band’s Five Year Plan.
One half of psychedelic disco duo Diaphanoids, Andrea Bellentani took some time to chat to us about their new album ‘LSME’. By Martyn Coppack.
Tim Waterfield (AKA Karhide) had a chat with us recently to discuss new EP ‘Colossus’, and other future endeavors. By Dan Salter.
Math Rock trio Polymath recently blew our minds at the amazing Strangeforms festival in Leeds, and have just played a handful of dates around the UK. Bassist Yoseph Leigh Branton had a chat with us about what’s in store for the future. – By Stephen Lee Clarke.
Daniela Patrizi asked Eric Quach of thisquietarmy some questions after he released his latest Split with Syndrome. “Collaborations are like one-night stands basically…”
Sander van den Driesche met up with guitarists/singer Chip King of The Body before their Glasgow show where talked about the band, Europe and upcoming releases.
With Edinburgh band A Fight You Can’t Win calling it quits, Bruce Cowie chats with these noise creators one more time to find out more. ‘Thank you and goodnight’.
This May sees the first Beyond The Redshift festival across 3 venues in North London. The stellar line up ticks a lot of our boxes here at E&D Towers so we sent our Editor to talk to co-curator Johannes Persson from Cult Of Luna. By Dan Salter
“I think it’s natural to be inspired by everything that touches you… Whether that’s directly or as a voyeur, real life or someone else’s artistic vision.” – Charlie, Thought Forms interviewed by Phil Johnston





