The First: Damnation Festival

3rd Nov 2025 11:56am

Since 2005, Damnation has championed metal’s niche corners, growing into the world’s largest indoor metal festival. We chatted with festival founder Gavin McInally to look back at that very first edition.

The best festivals to attend in September

1st Sep 2022 11:19am

Here are the best festivals in September to help you close festival season with a bang.

Jaguar Skills interview: Full On Mask Hysteria

20th Oct 2016 2:37pm

Jaguar Skills spoke to Marko Kutlesa about the personality associated with his trademark mask, his interest in movie soundtracks and an important formative clubbing experience in fabric.

Doomsquad interview: Obscure audio samples and a suckling piglet corpse

24th May 2016 11:51am

Ben Smith spoke to Doomsquad about their recent record 'Total Time' ahead of a date at Manchester's Night and Day Cafe.

The Heavy interview: We will kill it like we always do

29th Mar 2016 7:29pm

Henry Lewis catches up with The Heavy fresh from SXSW to talk about their new record 'Hurt and The Merciless'.

Remembering a classic: Foals 'Antidotes'

6th Dec 2018 2:30pm

We revisit Foals' path to glory and their debut album 'Antidotes'.

Manchester Date for Influential NLF3

31st May 2009 11:32pm

Influential Parisian underground band NLF3 make rare UK appearances outside London.