These days it's difficult to come up with a unique band name, but we're not ashamed to admit that we had absolutely no idea where Awooga got theirs from, or what it even means. Fortunately for us the space rockers came to the rescue, providing us with ten reasons as to why they chose their band name - there's a lot more to it than we anticipated!

Earlier this month theatrical metal outfit Ice Nine Kills tore up venues across the UK on their The Hostel Takeover Tour, joined by Affiance and Shields. We took a trip down to the Cardiff leg of the tour to capture some of the best moments on camera. Take a look at our photo gallery below!

Alternative punks Columbus are currently on the road with ROAM, having arrived from down under in support of their latest album Spring Forever. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Alex Moses to hear his stories from the road, including why he had to play a show in his underwear...

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This week Black Orchid Empire embark on a UK headline in celebration of the release of their debut album Archetype. We caught up with frontman Paul Visser to hear his touring tips and stories from the road, from pushing their van up a muddy hill to dressing room mishaps...

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American theatrical metal outfit Ice Nine Kills have brought their heavy and horror-lit influenced songs to stages across the UK this month. We caught up with frontman Spencer Charnas to chat about the band's stories from the road and trust us, there are some pretty outrageous ones!

This week VANT will play an intimate show at The Cluny in Newcastle as part of the annual Dr Martens Stand For Something Tour. We caught up with frontman Mattie Vant ahead of the show to talk about influences, activism and more.

In Dynamics will join New Volume on their UK tour later this year.

Next week UK rock outfit Milestones take to the road with WSTR for a series of shows in support of their debut EP Equal Measures. We caught up with vocalist Matt Clarke to find out his touring essentials, outrageous moments and more.