Interviews

The Loved and Lost a 5 piece band from Worcester and have an average age of 20, already have the makings something big played at Breaking Bands Festival 2015, and rocked the stage they did. The band sound like a refined mix of Evanescence, Paramore and Nightwish and have been around since 2012. We caught up with them at Breaking ...

Tower of Crows from Coventry and formed in 2013 rocked out at Breaking Bands Festival with a great reception! Already they have been invited back for 2016 as one of the fan favourites. These “Stoner Rock” gods have great composure and really enjoy doing what they do best! We managed to catch up with Lea Cross (Bass) and find out ...

Victoria Purcell (VP) headed to Search and Destroy Records HQ, in London to catch up with Porter McKnight (Bass) and Brandon Saller (Drums/Vocals) of Atreyu. After 6 years, it’s safe to say we had a lot of questions. Read the lowdown! VP: It’s been 6 years since the last release, what have you all been up to in that time? ...

Although this genre-bending band have been together since 2011, it seems like they came out of nowhere. Mixing Skindred -esque dub-metal with No Doubt style ska-pop, Sumo Cyco are the ones to watch. We caught up with front-woman SEVER to talk about the new album, female-fronted bands and touring with Britney Spears. How would you describe the sound of Sumo ...

In the past few years Fearless Vampire Killers have gone from strength to strength: they have released two albums, their own novels, an exclusive social network and have just finished a European tour supporting Black Veil Brides and In This Moment. About to embark on their UK headline tour, we caught up with vocalist and guitarist Kier Kemp to talk ...

At Hammerfest back in March, Craig Sheridan popped over to RAMzine for a quick chat about his band Crashgate. “I have been whoring myself out all weekend” Craig told us, and we thought why not, eh? Let’s see what this Crashgate are all about. “Crashgate are a new Heavy Rock band from Kent, influenced by: Godsmack, Pantera, Alterbridge, Papa Roach” says ...

William Control aka Will Francis has gone from goth-punk front man to dark-wave solo artist and renowned album producer. Control is about to go on his ‘Punishment’ tour playing at various venues across the UK, surrounding his set at Whitby Goth Weekend alongside goth-punk legends The Damned. We caught up with the mysterious man himself to talk about the Aiden ...

You might have caught Bristol goth rockers Ashestoangels at a festival, or supporting bands like Fearless Vampire Killers and currently with 48 Hours. In a few weeks they will be playing Whitby Goth Weekend alongside their heroes The Damned, William Control and The Birthday Massacre. This July they are playing XFest in London with The Dirty Youth and 48 Hours. ...

We meet THE SKYS in the sweet shop at the HAFN Y MOR camp on the last day of the HRH PROG FEST 2015. We have to negotiate around storm-troopers, various alien entities and some silvery space-girls wearing glittering capes. It’s a busy morning at the SCI-FI weekender and the geeks are out in force. But down at the Mash ...

We sat down with Tommy Karevik of Swedish band Kamelot, prior to their headline set at Hammerefest 2015. We talk about Tommy’s favourite festival memory, which was his first show with Camelot in front of 30,000 people. Kamelot are soon to be releasing new album ‘Haven’, out 8th May 2015 via Napalm Records. Tommy talks us through, saying; “It’s even more diverse ...