The split of Tyler Carter from his former band Woe, Is Me was undeniably intense and filled with drama, with the band making their fair share of bad words and allegations against Tyler, his intentions and behaviour within the group in recent months. His leaving of the band was to instead pursue his solo music project, pushing that as far as he could and basically noting that he enjoyed it far more. Instead of trading back venome with his ex-bandmates, he has instead shared with us exclusively what he plans for in the future, and what we can all expect from the new Tyler Carter:
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Date: October 8th, 2011
Venue: Academy 2, Manchester
Interviewer: Andrew Roberts
Stream: YouTube
Website: www.staind.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/staind
Twitter: www.twitter.com/staindmusic
Coming back onto the scene recently with their much darker new self-titled album, Staind have always managed to keep themselves firmly on the water since their breakthrough a few years ago. We stopped by the Manchester date of the UK headline tour in support of the record, and talked to guitarist Mike Mushok about the album, how he feels playing the old classics onstage and more.
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Date: October 7th, 2011
Venue: The Ritz, Manchester
Interviewer: Zach Redrup
Stream: YouTube
Website: None available
Facebook: www.facebook.com/theletlive
Twitter: www.twitter.com/thisisletlive
Ever since Epitaph gave ‘Fake History’ an official UK release earlier this year, it’s safe to say that letlive. have almost literally exploded over here on these British shores. In light of such success, we had a chat with frontman Jason Aalon Butler and guitarist Jeff Sahyoun about how they’re taking it all, their current support slot with Enter Shikari, the meaning behind their track ‘Lemon Party’, what to expect from their upcoming video for ‘Muther’ and more.
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Date: October 1st, 2011
Venue: Club Academy, Manchester
Interviewer: Andrew Roberts
Stream: YouTube
Website: www.sylosis.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sylosis
Twitter: www.twitter.com/sylosis
With a fair few albums under their belt now, it’s safe to say that Reading’s Sylosis are a staple band when it comes to representing the British metal scene. During a headline tour in what’s already been a great year, seeing them perform on the main stage at Sonisphere for one, we had a chat with the guys about said festival appearance, aswell as a few other things too.
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Thinking of a great idea for a project with your friend that you think will do really well is one thing, but actually bringing it to fruition is something else entirely. Ross Wilson and Pete Hutchison however are one of the few people who tried to bring their plans to life, and so their new label Thanks For Nothing Records was born in the heart of Glasgow, Scotland.
After a successful launch party on June 23rd, which brought British heavyweights to be While She Sleeps to headline the evening’s festivities, things have been looking pretty positive, and with their first signing’s My Friend The Arsonist debut EP on the verge of release and a Battle Of The Bands competition in the works, we got a hold of Ross and Pete to talk about the label’s beginnings and where they plan on taking it:
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Date: September 28th, 2011
Venue: Club Academy, Manchester
Interviewer: Zach Redrup
Stream: YouTube
Website: None available
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ismfofmusic
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ismfofmusic
Despite a last minute cancellation in May 2010 for their first tour of the UK, I Set My Friends On Fire finally came on over to British shores in support of A Skylit Drive this September. We had a chat with vocalist Matt Mehena and guitarist Joe Nelson to talk about their new album ‘Astral Rejection’, why they came up with their cover of ‘Crank That’ which started it all, how they’re finding the UK crowds and more.
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Date: September 28th, 2011
Venue: Club Academy, Manchester
Interviewer: Zach Redrup
Stream: YouTube
Website: www.woeisofficial.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/woeis
Twitter: www.twitter.com/woeis
Upon the recent departure of vocalist Tyler Carter, things in the Woe, Is Me camp looked a little uncertain. However, after recruiting new singer Hance Alligood the band are back on the road with their first UK visit. We caught up with drummer Austin Thornton and guitarist Andrew Paiano and had a little talk about the whole vocalist situation, the upcoming re-issue of their album ‘Number[s]‘, how they’re finding it over in the UK and more:
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After some travelling complications, Hang The Bastard were forced to change their set time, date and stage they were to perform on at this year’s Hevy Festival. With an impressive album in ‘Hellfire Reign’ released a few months beforehand, we thought it’d be a great opportunity to chat with the guys to talk about things as of late, and what’s within their scope in the foreseeable future:
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Date: August 7th, 2011
Venue: Hevy Festival, Kent
Interviewer: Josh Peett
Stream: YouTube
Website: None available
Facebook: www.facebook.com/crossbreakerhc
Twitter: www.twitter.com/crossbreakerhc
Welsh hardcore boys Crossbreaker have been noted as ones to watch out for by many in the scene, and with the spectacle created at this year’s Hevy Festival there’s good reason why that’s so. We caught up with Josh Smith and Thomas Philips to talk about the set, their forthcoming release and a few other things the band have got coming to us very soon:
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Date: August 7th, 2011
Venue: Hevy Festival, Kent
Interviewer: Josh Peett
Stream: YouTube
Website: www.toucheamore.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/toucheamore
Twitter: www.twitter.com/toucheamore
One of the biggest rising up-and-comers in their scene and one of the forerunners of the group of acts known as “The Wave”, Touché Amoré are easily one of the most anticipated bands on the Hevy Festival line-up this year. We caught up with frontman Jeremy Bolm who talked about their new album ‘Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me’, his love for pizza, what it’s like being on the road constantly and more:
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Date: August 7th, 2011
Venue: Hevy Festival, Kent
Interviewer: Josh Peett
Stream: YouTube
Website: None available
Facebook: www.facebook.com/brutalitywillprevail
Twitter: www.twitter.com/bwpbitch
Not being short of hardcore talent, another one of South Wales’ talents Brutality Will Prevail managed to get a well deserved spot on the Hevy Festival bill this year. They managed to have a little chat with us about their recent ‘Sleep Paralysis’ release, how they’ve already began working on their next record, their merchandise ideas and how eBay resellers affect them, “the mosh controller” and more:
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Date: August 7th, 2011
Venue: Hevy Festival, Kent
Interviewer: Josh Peett
Stream: YouTube
Website: www.architectsofficial.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/architectsuk
Twitter: www.twitter.com/architectsuk
Despite a bit of a backlash due to a slight change in their sound, Architects‘ latest offering ‘The Here And Now’ catapulted the band to great heights and even managed to get them a strong slot at this year’s Hevy Festival line-up. We had a little chat with vocalist Sam Carter whilst we were there to talk about the album, how he thinks people have been receiving it, their headline tour in November and a rather in-depth conversation about his love for Manchester United FC:
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