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ANY QUESTION ANSWERED WILLIAM RYAN KEY

WRK TALKS THROUGH HIS EARLY YEARS IN MUSIC, ALL THE WAY THROUGH YELLOWCARD TO HIS NEW SOLO OFFERING.

BUCKET LIST FFIN COLLEY DELAIRE THE LIAR

FFIN CHARTS THE MILESTONES HE'D LIKE TO REACH ACROSS HIS CAREER.

CLOSER TO THE EDGE

WITH THEIR FULL-LENGTH DEBUT, MODERN ERROR HAVE BOTTLED A FEELING AND MINDSET THAT IS CURRENTLY SHARED THE WORLD OVER. THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW THEY FINALLY DELIVERED ON THEIR PROMISE.

THE FIRST.. .MIKAILA DELGADO YOURS TRULY

MIKAILA LOOKS BACK ACROSS HER LIFE IN MUSIC SO FAR.

WATERPARKS CLASS OF 2021 ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Another album, another lap around the world... another year that very much felt like it belonged to Waterparks. Their exponential growth continued this year with a new A label deal and their latest and absolutely greatest record.

THE MAINE CLASS OF 2021 ARTIST OF THE YEAR

It looks different, but it still feels like The Maine," frontman John LL O'Callaghan told us back in the summer. He was talking about his band's outstanding new album, 'XOXO: From Love And Anxiety In Real Time', but to be honest, he could've been talking about their entire year.

SPIRIT BOX CLASS OF 2021 ARTIST OF THE YEAR

This year, in the shape of 'Eternal Blue', Spiritbox released a debut album that dyed heavy music in their very own shade.

Reality Bites

With their essential new album, Seeyouspacecowboy leave nothing off the table. This is how vocalist Connie Sgarbossa found herself opening up in ways she never had before…

The Journey Ahead

With their new album, Mayday Parade have looked to their past and the adventure they’ve been on to help to create some of the best songs ever. Here, we look back on some of the moments that have allowed them to still be here doing what they love…

Guts And Glory

On their latest, and perhaps most important record (for about a million reasons), every time I die truly open up. Keith Buckley lifts the lid on ‘Radical’.

JOSHUA ROBERTS

MAGNOLIA PARK JOSH TAKES US THROUGH SOME OF HIS HOPES, DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS FOR THE FUTURE, BOTH MUSICALLY AND PERSONALLY.

THE FIRST... K.FLAY

WALK THROUGH A SERIES OF FIRSTS WITH ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING ARTISTS IN OUR WORLD.

STAND ATLANTIC

FROM TRIUMPHANT HEADLINE TOURS TO BOLD, BOUNDARY-PUSHING NEW MUSIC, 2019 HAS BEEN A YEAR TO REMEMBER FOR STAND ATLANTIC. BONNIE FRASER WALKS US THROUGH IT ALL FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE…

SUM 41

TEENAGE SUPERSTARDOM, NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES AND A LEGACY THAT’LL LIVE FOREVER. SUM 41 FRONTMAN DERYCK WHIBLEY TALKS THROUGH THE ESSENTIAL STORY OF THE NEW INDUCTEES TO THE ROCK SOUND HALL OF FAME.

SET IT OFF

FUELLED BY THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM MOST, SET IT OFF PULLED THROUGH ADVERSITY, UNCERTAINTY AND ISOLATION TO CREATE THE ALBUM OF THEIR CAREERS. CODY CARSON EXPLAINS HOW IT ALL PLAYED OUT...

YUNGBLUD

BUILDING A UNIQUE GLOBAL COMMUNITY AND SENDING A WAKE-UP CALL TO ALTERNATIVE CULTURE, YUNGBLUD HAS MADE 2019 HIS OWN. HE REVEALS HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN, FROM MOMENTOUS COLLABORATIONS AND DREAM SHOWS TO LIFE AT THE HEART OF A PHENOMENON.

The Maine

CANDID, EMOTIONAL AND DEEPLY HOPEFUL, THE MAINE’S SEVENTH ALBUM SHOWED US ALL A MUCH-NEEDED BRIGHTER SIDE TO LIFE IN 2019. THEY REVEAL HOW IT WAS BORN, AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT’S FORMED AROUND THEM.

FRANK IERO

IN CREATING BOLD, BRASH, IMPERFECT NEW ALBUM ‘BARRIERS’, FRANK IERO AND HIS BAND THE FUTURE VIOLENTS TURNED HEADS ACROSS THE GLOBE. THIS IS THE STORY OF A YEAR SPENT DOING THINGS ENTIRELY DIFFERENTLY.

ENTER SHIKARI

HUGE TOURING, ONE-OFF SONGS AND SOME UTTERLY MINDBLOWING FESTIVAL SETS MEANT ENTER SHIKARI STOOD HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST OF THE UK THIS YEAR. HERE’S HOW IT PANNED OUT IN THEIR OWN WORDS…

The First... Dani Winter-Bates

AHEAD OF THEIR BIGGEST EVER HEADLINE SHOWS, DANI TALKS US THROUGH SOME OF THE FIRSTS THAT HELPED BURY TOMORROW BECOME THE BAND THEY ARE TODAY.

Behind The Bastards

FIST FIGHTS, RUNAWAY SUCCESS AND A STORY THAT’S BEEN UNFOLDING IN PLAIN SIGHT FOR ALMOST A DECADE... THIS IS HOW PALAYE ROYALE MADE THEIR DARING NEW ALBUM ‘THE BASTARDS’, EXCLUSIVELY AND IN THEIR OWN WORDS.

Lost In Stereo

TEN YEARS AGO, ALL TIME LOW RELEASED AN ALBUM THAT WOULD CHANGE THEIR LIVES FOREVER. WITH A SPECIAL RE-RECORDED VERSION OF THE RECORD AND ANNIVERSARY SHOWS ON THE HORIZON, WE LOOK BACK ON HOW ‘NOTHING PERSONAL’ TOOK THE WORLD BY STORM.

Level Up

TAKING FANS BY SURPRISE WITH A BOLDER, DISTURBING SECOND ALBUM, ‘IN DARKNESS’, VARIALS ARE LAYING DOWN A GAUNTLET TO METALCORE BANDS EVERYWHERE. FRONTMAN TRAVIS TABRON WALKS US THROUGH THE LATEST, CRITICAL CHAPTER IN THEIR STORY.

The Story Behind... ‘Starstrukk'

A CROSSOVER ANTHEM THAT TOOK THE WORLD BY SURPRISE, ‘STARSTRUKK’ REFLECTED ITS CREATORS’ LIGHT-HEARTED APPROACH TO LIFE. HERE, THEY TELL ITS STORY.

Fresh Start Fever

Brash, brilliant and bursting with new ideas, waterparks have created their best album yet. Awsten Knight talks us through the long, winding story of ‘fandom’.

Break The Chain

With a new EP and a new mentality, PVRIS are defying anyone who’d seek to hold them down or box them in. This is the story of some of the most transformative months of their lives, and a look at what might come next…

Any Question Answered: Frank Iero

From New Jersey’s punk scene to worldwide stardom and his experiences of recovering from life-changing trauma, Frank goes in-depth on his unique and truly remarkable journey.

Loathing

COUNTERPARTS HAS ALWAYS SERVED AS BRENDAN MURPHY’S WAY OF DEALING WITH THE STRUGGLES HE’S ENCOUNTERED IN LIFE. WITH A NEW ALBUM SET FOR RELEASE, WE FIND OUT JUST HOW HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIMSELF AND HIS BAND HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.

In Bloom

IT HASN’T BEEN AN EASY JOURNEY SO FAR FOR DREAM STATE AND CJ GILPIN, BUT WITHOUT THAT JOURNEY, THEIR NEW ALBUM ‘PRIMROSE PATH’ WOULDN’T BE THE PIECE OF ART IT IS. THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW FACING HER DEMONS HEAD-ON HAS HELPED TO PRODUCE ONE OF THE YEAR’S MOST COMPELLING DEBUTS.

To Infinity And Beyond

From Their Expansive, Cinematic Songs To The Curious Scientific Society That Surrounds Them, STARSET Are A Band Like No Other. But Just How Far Can They Go?