THESE ISSUES ARE ALWAYS MY FAVOURITE

NO BULLSHIT. NO hyperbole: this is what it’s all about. The opportunity to put young artists on the covers of magazines becomes increasingly challenging in a world where print readerships evolve and different demographics react so uniquely to different bands.

It’s why, when you get a chance to celebrate the here and now, you have to take it wholeheartedly – and what better chance to do that than with four of the most exciting bands to hit our scene in years?

Twin Temple, Heilung, Alien Weaponry and The Hu – four bands from totally different places, with totally different sounds, all linked by one simple thing: they’ve set the metal world alight, and done it by offering it something totally unique, unlike anything else out there right now. They’re testament to the age-old adage that the best way to stand out is to forget about following trends and simply blaze your own trail, cynics be damned. They and many of the other bands you’ll read about in this issue are the future of our music. Welcome to the New Heavy. It’s time to get excited.