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Formed in London's West End when guitarist Karnig Manoukian and bassist Mike Kruger were still in their teens, Charming Liars' adventure truly began when the pair moved to Los Angeles, completing their line-up with vocalist Kiliyan Maguire. The band's single 'Golden State' is a fitting one for Maguire, who was born and raised in the state of California, so we caught up with him to find out how the video captures the diversity of Los Angeles and more. 

This week sees the release of Wild Cat Strike's new EP 'Mustard Coloured Years'. A direct follow-up to the band's debut full-length 'Rhubarb Nostalgia', featuring similar themes and intriguing analogies, there is plenty to discover on the Brighton quartet's upcoming release. We caught up with frontman Danny Byrom to dig deeper and find out more about the tracks that make up 'Mustard Coloured Years'...

Introducing The Injester, the masked seven-piece who are bringing nightmares to life with their macabre circus display. The question is, who hides behind the masks? That remains unanswered, but one thing we do know is the members who make up The Injester have collectively played at the likes of Download Festival, Bloodstock, Hellfest, Wacken Open Air and more. We caught up with Skinface, Morax and Ashe to discuss their first musical memories, what The Injester wants to achieve and more. 

With a name derived from the Dutch word for "wandering", dark rock quintet Dool have released their most expansive material to date in sophomore album 'Summerland'. We caught up with guitarist Nick Polak ahead of the release to discuss the band's formation in 2015, their wide variety of influences and more. 

Everything’s a bit weird right now isn’t? We at Bring The Noise UK hope you’re all being safe and looking after each other. Speaking of looking after people, now’s the time we could really look after the bands we love. So how can we all help the artists whose music has helped us through our hard times and been a soundtrack to the best night of our lives, now that they need us? Well, if you’ve got a little to spare, and only if you actually do, there’s a range of incredible limited edition merch out there. Here’s how you can help...

Everything’s a bit weird right now isn’t? We at Bring The Noise UK hope you’re all being safe and looking after each other. Speaking of looking after people, now’s the time we could really look after the bands we love. So how can we all help the artists whose music has helped us through our hard times and been a soundtrack to the best night of our lives, now that they need us? You can support them. There’s a range of options available to musicians and you can help spread the word or help them by giving to these fund directly, or just making sure you spin the band’s records on Spotify a few extra times this month. Here’s some ways you can help...

Everything’s a bit weird right now isn’t? We at Bring The Noise UK hope you’re all being safe and looking after each other. Speaking of looking after people, now’s the time we could really look after the bands we love. So how can we all help the artists whose music has helped us through our hard times and been a soundtrack to the best night of our lives, now that they need us? A lot of them are trying to adapt, and use technology to help raise funds, and keep their music in your mind while you’re stuck inside. And since you are stuck inside, why not tune into some of these innovative live streams? Here’s some ways you can help...

Sheffield-based punks HAVELOCKE return with their single 'Drowning', their first new material since 2019's 'This Is Havelocke' EP. With an accompanying video directed by While She Sleeps bassist Aaran McKenzie, we caught up with the band to find out more about the new single and video, including themes, the band's new approach to writing and behind the scenes stories.

Emerging from a locked down London with the release of their debut album 'Compelled To Repeat', sludge-metal quartet Beggar are fast becoming ones to watch with their genre-bending sound. We caught up with vocalist/bassist Charlie Davis to find out more, including his first musical memory, the story of the band's formation and the square root of their combined age...

Metal powerhouse Irist display songwriting talent beyond their years on their debut album 'Order of the Mind', which is packed with influences from across the metal spectrum. We sat down with guitarist Pablo Davila following the release to talk about the band's goals, his earliest musical memory and more.