Five Minutes With

A band who play straight from the heart without being confined by any one genre, EMBR are four musical kindred spirits who are ready to share their debut album '1823' with the world. Broadening the horizons of doom by bringing in elements of grunge and alt-rock, the band's new record is crushing and enthralling in equal measure. We caught up with lead vocalist Crystal Bigelow to find out more, including her first musical memory, EMBR's influences, ambitions and more. 

Paper Mill is the brand new trio featuring former Lower Than Atlantis guitarist/founding member Ben Sansom, bassist Luke Sansom and vocalist/guitarist Matt Rider. With the recent release of their debut EP, 'Past The West Way', the band have already been turning heads and are proving they are a force to be reckoned with. We recently caught up with Matt to find out more, including the his first musical memory, how Paper Mill formed, their influences and more. 

Canadian powerhouse rock duo Crown Lands blend a range of influences from folk and blues to prog rock and psychedelic, pushing the boundaries of what it is to be a 'rock duo'. We caught up with the band to discover more, including their first musical memories, their love of Rush and inspiring others to do good.

Black Sky Research came to light in 2019, when guitarist/vocalist Luke Hicks was introduced to vocalist Mikey Chapman (formerly of Mallory Knox). With the addition of guitarist Rich Watson and drummer Lee Erinmez the band set to work on their debut EP 'One' and, with a variety of musical backgrounds and influences, it's set to be a strong introduction. We caught up with the band to find out how they formed, who their influences are, what they want to achieve and more. 

Los Angeles-based rock duo Dead Posey are back with their hypnotic EP 'Malfunction', four tracks of provocative rock 'n' roll with an industrial edge. Influenced by the likes of The Kills, Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails, Dead Posey have been making big waves over the last few years: their single 'Don't Stop The Devil' has amassed over 20 million streams and the band's music can be heard on TV shows such as Fox's 'Lucifer', MTV's 'Teen Wolf', Marvel shows 'Cloak & Dagger' and 'Jessica Jones', and Netflix's 'Jack Whitehall - Travels With My Father', as well as adverts for Taco Bell and Sony PlayStation (to name but a few!). We caught up with Dead Posey to find out where it all started, what they aim to achieve and more. 

Dublin quintet The Winter Passing are ready to make waves with their new album 'New Ways Of Living', released later this week via Big Scary Monsters. Heavily influenced by 90’s/early 00’s music including 90’s punk, emo, indie rock, garage and Brit pop, expect to feel a rush of nostalgia with a fresh twist when you get hold of the band's latest record. We caught up with bassist/vocalist Rob Flynn to discuss the band's formation, what their aim to achieve, growing up in a musical household and more. 

Liverpool post-hardcore quintet Decay are back with their emotion-fuelled debut album 'Staring At The Sun', the follow-up to their 2019 EP 'Modern Conversation'. The full-length explores everyday life, including feelings of love, loss and grief, brought together with imagery that fascinates vocalist Daniel Reposar: deep water and flowers. We caught up with the Decay frontman to find out more about the band, including their formation, influences, ambitions and plans for 2020.

Forging elements of grunge, garage-rock, punk and power-pop, Berlin trio Pabst are back with their sophomore album 'DEUCE EX MACHINA'. We caught up with the band ahead of the release to find out more about their formation, influences and what they aim to achieve. 

Experimental metal quartet Asian Death Crustacean release their crushing debut album 'Baikal' next month. Named after the world's oldest and deepest lake, which is located in Siberia, 'Baikal' takes a vast array of influences, from extreme progressive metal to electronic/ambient to jazz, and melds them to create a truly enthralling and unpredictable sound. We caught up with the band ahead of the release to discuss their formation, influences, first musical memories and more. 

Wallflower release their debut album 'Teach Yourself To Swim' later this week, delving deeper than before to create a very personal record that remains true to who they are - something of great importance to the alt-rock quintet. We caught up with vocalist Vini Moreira-Yeoell ahead of the release to discuss the band's aims and influences, growing up in a musical family and more.