The Place We Call Home: Dead Bars
John Maiello of Seattle punks Dead Bars tell us about life growing up in the New Jersey suburb of Rockaway.
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15th May 2019
The Place We Call Home: Scream Blue Murder
Rising metalcore band Scream Blue Murder give us the lowdown on their hometown of Coventry.
23rd April 2019
The Place We Call Home: Starve To Survive
Dissonant hardcore collective Starve To Survive tell us about life in Newcastle and the influence it has had on them.
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25th February 2019
The Place We Call Home: Covet
David Adamiak from instrumental math-rock trio Covet gives us a rundown of what San Jose has to offer.
8th February 2019
The Place We Call Home: The Dunts
Following on from being picked as one of our 25 bands to watch in 2019, we decided to find out what life is like in Glasgow for emerging indie punks The Dunts.
4th February 2019
The Place We Call Home: Kid Kapichi
To give us an insight into life in Hastings, we spoke to Kid Kapichi vocalist and guitarist Ben Beetham about its people, the local music scene and the impact its had on his band.
23rd January 2019
The Place We Call Home: The Intersphere
Daniel Weber of German alt-rockers The Intersphere give us an insight to the South Western German city of Mannheim.
14th December 2018
The Place We Call Home: Why Everyone Left
Known as the home of sports cars and Pavarotti, pop-punk quartet Why Everyone Left tell us about their hometown of Modena.
12th November 2018
The Place We Call Home: Just About Done
Just About Done are just one of the latest bands to emerge from Australia.
We spoke to pop-punk quartet about their home of Melbourne.
5th November 2018
The Place We Call Home: Gösta Berlings Saga
Instrumental rock quartet Gösta Berlings Saga give us an insight into “World’s Smallest Big City” – Stockholm
26th October 2018
The Place We Call Home: Coast To Coast
UK Underground pop-punks Coast To Coast call Birmingham their home.
We spoke to guitarist Alex Edge about life in the Second City.
22nd October 2018
The Place We Call Home: Delayed Departure
The members of alt-rockers Delayed Departure grew up in Hampshire town of Farnborough.
Frontman Mike Harland explains what influence the local area has had on the quintet.
18th October 2018
The Place We Call Home: Seasonal
Emerging melodic rockers Seasonal give us the lowdown of their hometown of Guildford.
16th October 2018
The Place We Call Home: A Few Too Many
Anthemic pop-punks A Few Too Many give us a guide to the university city of Cambridge.
8th October 2018
The Place We Call Home – Compass & Cavern
Indie-rock duo Compass & Cavern blend rhythmically fun pop-melodies with grinding, blurry choruses and hooky vocal lines. We spoke to Will and Chris about their adopted hometown of Denver, Colorado,
27th September 2018
The Place We Call Home: Never Home
Pop-punk up-and-comers Never Home give us the low down on North Carolina.>>
23rd August 2018
The Place We Call Home: Tides of Man
As they return with their second instrumental full-length, ‘Every Nothing’, Tides of Man guitarist Dan Miller about their hometown of Tampa, Florida.>>
2nd August 2018
The Place We Call Home: Like A Storm
Although they relocated to North America, it’s clear their hometown of Auckland, New Zealand has an influence on Like A Storm. We spoke to guitarist Matt Brooks to find out more.>>
12th July 2018
The Place We Call Home: Raw In Sect
As Greek prog metal/rock quartet Raw In Sect prepare to release their new album on Friday, we spoke to vocalist and guitarist Kostas Diamandis about the influence the ancient city of Athens.>>
4th July 2018
The Place We Call Home: Royal Mob
With their groove-filled riffs and straight up catchy hooks, Royal Mob sound like the perfect fit for the ever-burgeoning “Brit Rock” scene. However, the quartet aren’t from these shores. While they consider a host of UK bands as key influences, it is the Danish capital of Copenhagen Royal Mob call>>
24th May 2018
The Place We Call Home: Prospective
Diverse Italian metallers Prospective give us a guide to their hometown of Bologna.>>
11th May 2018
The Place We Call Home: Toundra
Toundra’s Alberto Tocados discusses the impact and influence of their home city – Madrid.>>
25th April 2018
The Place We Call Home: Avalanche Party
Having grown up on a musical diet that included Jimi Hendrix and Wilko Johnson, brothers Jordan and Joe Bell have been playing music together since they were 12. They now find themselves as part of Avalanche Party, a commanding garage rock band with psychedelic tendencies. Joined by guitarist Jared Thorpe,>>
10th April 2018
The Place We Call Home: Acadia
On their recently released sophomore EP, ‘All Heart’, alternative/indie quintet Acadia showcase a stirring collection of raw, emotive songs that don’t deserve to go unnoticed. Over the course of its six songs, vocalist Jameson Trudel pours his heart out on songs such as ‘Raymond Arthur’, ‘All Heart, No Feeling’ and>>
13th February 2018
The Place We Call Home: Bailer
Since forming in 2015, Irish quartet Bailer have been unrelenting in delivering frantic metallic hardcore. This week they return with their third EP. Simply titled ‘Bailer’, the five-song collection cements their place as one of hardcore’s best up-and-coming bands. Unforgiving in its delivery, songs such as ‘Lying For A Living’>>
7th February 2018
The Place We Call Home: One Flew West
From their origins as a high school garage band, emerging pop-rock quartet One Flew West will be aiming to kick off 2018 in a big way with the release of their new EP; ‘Trial & Error’. Its tongue-in-cheek, punk-fuelled title track is an infectious, stomping introduction to what OFW have>>
14th December 2017
The Place We Call Home: Damned Spring Fragrantia
It has been over ten years since Damned Spring Fragrantia formed in their native of Parma, Italy. Evolving from their early metalcore/deathcore days, the quintet’s sound now thrives in the tech-metal sphere. Their new EP, ‘Chasm’, marks a new chapter for DSF with Dario Zatti coming in on guitar, bringing>>
17th November 2017
The Place We Call Home: Caligula’s Horse
Since forming in 2011, Caligula’s Horse have crafted a colourful brand of progressive alt rock that has seen them share stages with Opeth, Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Protest The Hero and more. This week sees them release their fourth full-length album, ‘In Contact’. Split across four chapters, ‘In Contact’>>
12th September 2017
The Place We Call Home: Blindwish
On their debut album, ‘Good Excuses’, up-and-comers Blindwish blend melodic post-hardcore with pop-punk to create a diverse and interesting collection. Songs such as ‘After Midnight’ (co-written with John Feldmann), ‘Single Word’ and ‘Infected’ are bold with soaring choruses to match. Overall, they offer a fresh take on early-2000s post-hardcore. Having>>
6th September 2017
The Place We Call Home: Head North
On their debut full-length, the lengthy titled ‘The Last Living Man Alive Ever In The History Of The World’, Head North show ambition through a complex but harmonious set of songs. Over the course of 16 songs, the quartet experiment taking in elements of indie and grunge rock. Songs such>>
9th August 2017