Proper death metal for a proper death metal crowd, we got to spend a few minutes in the illustrious presence of legend Karl Willetts. He was on fine form, buzzing from their set and ready to tackle all the big questions of the day. We talked about politics, the healing power of death metal, day jobs, minimalism and even whether Bolt Thrower are completely finished.
Read MoreDirect from Damnation Festival's “A Night of Salvation”, ROCKFLESH grab a chat with Ash Tubb from Bristol's unpredictable and superb Sugar Horse. They chat about key influences, lessons learnt and cloning Ash himself!
Read MoreLena Scissorhands from Moldovan metal maestros Infected Rain took some time to chat with Matt from Rockflesh. They talk about everything from touring the world to the benefits of having your tonsils out!
Read MoreBlack Smoke Trigger hail from New Zealand and are determined to keep the spirit of rock alive. They arrive on our shores with an exciting new album in the can to be released on July 19th and a blistering live show to tantalise our taste buds. Our Stewart caught up with Charlie Wallace (guitar) from the band to discuss travelling, touring with Bruce dickinson and what their fantasy festival would look like.
Read MoreMatt catches up with James and Moose of Kill The Lights on their Death Melodies tour. They chat about touring, the emergence of the band, and the album itself. Oh, don't worry, as always we ask what drink best represents the band too!
Read MoreThe legendary bards of Blind Guardian returned to mancunia for the first time in eight years. We were lucky enough to get the opportunity to sit down with rythm guitarist Marcus Siepen to discuss a whole host of stuff. So if you are interested in how Blind Guardian cultivate their songs, how setlists are created and the difference in their fan bases across the globe, make yourself a cuppa and press play.
Read MoreThe fantastic SKYND spares some time pre-gig to chat with Matt from rockflesh.com about true crime, stunning vocals and artistic influences.
Read MoreMathcore act Pupil Slicer arrived into our lives like the chest-burster exiting John Hurt's chest. While on their current tour with Employed To Serve self confessed fanboy Stewart Lucas tries to make sense of the last crazy few years with vocalist/guitarist Kate Davies.
Read MoreLake Malice spare some time before another energy-filled gig to chat with Matt from ROCKFLESH. Alice Guala and Blake Cornwall talk about their whirlwind of experiences since forming the band, and cover everything from their favourite lake to what's coming up next.
Read MoreMatt from ROCKFLESH grabs a delightfully crazy and chaotic chat with Adam Kerr and Jon Cassidy from As Everything Unfolds. The High Wycombe heroes spill the beans on topics ranging from genre-defying music to who would play them in a film.
Read MoreThere is black metal royalty and there is Dark Funeral. Our black metal obsessive Stewart Lucas has pulled rank on usual interviewer supreme Matt Fraser and made it clear he only can interview Heljarmadr (Andreas Vingbäck) in the Manchester Academy kitchen. So set sail for tales of hot gigs, fluctuating setlists and how death and black metal are perfect bedfellows, no matter what us journos think.
Read MoreTaking the chance to sit outside Rebellion - in the sun for once - we caught up with Resolve bassist Robin Mariat to discuss their journey so far, French metal in general, and who he'd like to add to the band...
Read MoreNew Delhi isn't the hot bed of metal, but it's given us Bloodywood - a fantastic, eclectic mix of so many elements to form an awesome metal band. We chat with Bloodywood mastermind Karan about the band, the past, the future and a large chunk of luck.
Read MoreROCKFLESH catches up with progressive metalcore geniuses Conor Hesse (Bass), JT Cavey (Vocals) and Jesse Cash (Clean Vocal Guitars) of ERRA as they head towards the end of their lengthy EU/UK touring commitments. Amongst other things we find out their favourite cities to visit and who will play them in their biopic. Plus watch out for the guest appearance from the ''Chips n' Cheese' Lady - we don't keep anything hidden from our viewers!
Read MoreROCKFLESH.com catches up with rap-tech-metal geniuses Borders on the final night of their new album release tour. Matt talks to vocalist Jordan “JJ” Olifent and guitarist Gavin Burton about the new album, "Bloom Season", how the change in sound has been received, and the joy of experiencing rainbows for the first time.
Read MoreAs the primary songwriter for Soul Asylum, Dave Pirner has penned hundreds of songs over the course of nearly four decades and has helped to shape the alternative-rock world through his artful lyrics and distinctive vocals. With twelve full-length studio albums under their belts and the release of their last albums “Hurry Up and Wait” in 2020, Pirner and Soul asylum have produced songs that have captured multiple generations of music fans.
Soul Asylum in back in the UK after an inexplicable 28 years hiatus for an 8 days stint with Everclear.
Read MoreAlex Stuart has a brief chat with Karl Sanders of the American death metal band Nile in Manchester while on the 37 dates Vile Nilotic Rites 2022 European tour.
Read MoreKrisiun is a Brazilian death metal band, founded by brothers Alex Camargo, Moyses Kolesne and Max Kolesne.
Alex Stuart catches up with Max before their set at Rebellion in Manchester on the 2022 tour, supporting the release of their lates album "Mortem Solis"
Read MoreDay 38 of The Vintage Caravan European tour, the Icelandic band have a chat with Alex Stuart.This interview almost did not happen due to Manchester traffic but the band was most accommodating and manage to slot us in before Empyre start their set or so we thought!
Read MoreWhile on their 2022 current UK tour, Within Destruction stop at Rebellion Manchester. Matt Fraser of ROCKFLESH catches up outside the venue with guitarist Howard Fang to discuss tour, gear, the new album "Lotus" and much more.
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