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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.

Halestorm drummer Arejay Hale is all infectious smiles and visibly excited energy as he meets with Bring The Noise UK. We are chatting backstage at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow as we chew the fat together and break down his band's brand new record, the art of song writing and also imagine giving a Halestorm classic the full Rage Against the Machine treatment.

Our writer Eric Mackinnon reminisces on his Download experiences and looks ahead to next year's festival.

The seventh edition of the festival will see three days of genre blending live music.

Making their debut at the very end of 2022, alt-rap trio Frozemode are relative newcomers in the music industry. Nonetheless, the band have tasted recent success with their EP 'Demode 2', played a string of headline dates around the UK, and have new material pending. We thought it was the perfect time to sit down with them to talk about their rollercoaster ride so far.

There’s something strangely transcendent about Amigo The Devil - a project that teeters between Vaudevillian chaos and crushing sincerity, with a healthy sprinkling of the melodramatic. Helmed by Texas-based Danny Kiranos, Amigo The Devil isn’t just music; it’s a kind of possessed cabaret.

We caught up with Jenna McDougall at 2000trees, to discuss her solo project Hevenshe and more. 

Anxious, a five-piece band hailing from Connecticut, have been making waves with their punk-rock bangers over the last couple of years, growing as artists and evolving their sound. On the last day of 2000trees, we caught up with them for a chat and a lot of laughs after their brilliant, sweaty, chaotic set. 

Self-described brat-metal band Eville have had one hell of a year already, touring with Redhook and Defences earlier in the year, and playing several festivals across the UK including Reading and Leeds this summer - the Brighton trio are going places. We sat down briefly with them to talk about their latest single, and first 2000trees experience as well as what’s next for the band. 

Eivør Pálsdóttir has a voice like an avalanche dressed in a spider web, and a gaze that doesn’t just meet yours but reaches out and grips you by both ears, with an anchor in your soul. We’re backstage at Download Festival, ahead of her much anticipated set to headline the Dogtooth stage. She’s just arrived - thirty minutes ago, to be precise - but already, the storm is stirring inside her.