There are bands that spend years hitting the rock, honing their live craft to build up a following on the outskirts of Britain's rock scene, grinding away in clubs before anyone notices. And then there are bands like THE HOWLING. Thirty-five shows is all it took to get the nod from the UK’s most prestigious rock festival. Backstage, the adrenaline hadn't quite worn off frontman Mikey Lord and bassist Al Jones, as they took time out to speak to us at Bring The Noise UK.

Fresh from walking off stage at Download Festival, Return To Dust drummer London Hudson is still buzzing from the experience, almost laughing at the scale of what has just happened as he chats to Bring The Noise UK.

We catch up with Ginger Wildheart backstage at Download Festival, the spiritual home of British hard rock and heavy metal, where The Wildhearts have once again found themselves returning to the place where so much of their history has unfolded. 

Back at Donington, it was time for another packed weekend at Download Festival.

With everything going on in the world of The Wildhearts right now, this was an incredibly special show in Stirling.

We stepped into the blood-soaked spectacle of vampire rock ’n’ roll theatre with Creeper in Glasgow.

One of the last true sleaze-rock survivors of the noughties rolled into SWG3 like a biker gang spoiling for a hard-rock rumble.

It is cold, mid-December in Scotland and our breath hangs fogging slightly in the air as we discuss all things 'Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death' with Will Gould. Later tonight, Creeper will take to the stage for their set as support for Ice Nine Kills, and Gould is leaning against a table, his beanie hat pulled low in a bid to help fight off the biting chill. But he is buzzing and chatting with a grin to Bring The Noise UK, eyes bright, ahead of showtime.

From the vampirish pomp and theatre of Creeper in their Sanguivore era to the horror theatrics and guitars and gore mash up of Ice Nine Kills - what’s not to love about this show in Glasgow.

If you want a rock show that rips your throat out, sets your hair on fire, and then hands you a tissue canon to pick the pieces up afterwards then Halestorm at the Hydro delivered exactly that.