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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.

'Room 12' drops in just a few weeks, and hours before their Electric Castle set in Romania, we sat down with LP to talk festival crowds, heartbreak, and everything in between. 

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. 

Breaking Benjamin have been making their way across the pond for the first time since 2017, and we caught up with guitarists Keith Wallen and Jasen Rauch for a few minutes before their debut show in Romania. With a new album announcement imminent in the coming months and two new songs in the setlist, here's what Keith and Jasen had to share with us about the band’s current tour and their future endeavours. 

Teenage Joans have come all the way from Adelaide, Australia to play at Sound City before heading out on their UK tour. Vocalist/guitarist Cahli Blakers and drummer Tahlia Borg took some time to chat with Bring The Noise UK a couple of hours before they performed at the Arts Club Loft. 

We caught up with sibling duo The Molotovs a couple of hours before they took to the Arts Club Theatre stage at Sound City in Liverpool. Issey and Matthew Cartlidge are growing an impressive fanbase around the UK and beyond, after releasing their debut album 'Wasted on Youth' in January.

Hatfield and Leeds will be taken over by Slam Dunk festival once again at the end of the month, find out who we're looking forward to seeing on the day.

Shortly after performing on the main stage at TRNSMT Festival last summer, we caught up with Alex Moore, Scott Concepcion, Ryan Durrans and Matty Murphy of Wigan band The Lathums.

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.