Will Marshall

United Kingdom

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Articles

Baby Steps: Mothica on Sobriety, 'Kissing Death' and Returning To Live Music

5 days ago | stereoboard.com | Will Marshall

CW: This interview contains references to suicide and substance use. Mothica has been through a lot. The rising alt-pop star’s albums to date have chronicled struggles with mental health, addiction and more, while last year’s ‘Kissing Death’ revolved around her own relationship with mortality.
Alien Weaponry: The Rebirth Of Māori Metal

3 weeks ago | distortedsoundmag.com | Will Marshall

ALIEN WEAPONRY originally stormed their way out of New Zealand with their scintillating blend of Māori culture and a barrage of thrash riffs, and have shared stages with the likes of French titans GOJIRA in their career so far.
ALBUM REVIEW: I Don't Want To See You In Heaven

3 weeks ago | distortedsoundmag.com | Will Marshall

In 2022, THE CALLOUS DAOBOYS upended mathcore with the mind-bending opus Celebrity Therapistthat set a whole new benchmark for the genre. Their subsequent EP, God Smiles Upon The Callous Daoboys, showed them folding in more pop structures and hooks into their evolving palette.
ALBUM REVIEW: Even In Arcadia - Sleep Token

3 weeks ago | distortedsoundmag.com | Will Marshall

How do you follow up an album that propelled you from 2000 capacity rooms to arenas? For SLEEP TOKEN, their response to the gargantuan explosion in popularity they experienced from third album Take Me Back To Edenis to keep pushing their own boundaries. The former was experimental, incorporating elements of R&B, trap and more.
Lights - A6 (Album Review)

4 weeks ago | stereoboard.com | Will Marshall

Lights has always existed in a space between gentle indie-pop and dancier electronic music, with her later albums growing more confident in the array of influences displayed. With her sixth album, the aptly and simply titled ‘A6’, the Canadian songwriter doesn’t so much push herself in new directions as she does bring everything full circle, combining her various eras under one umbrella.
Meet Gore.: the metalcore group featuring a NASA space walk engineer and aiming for the stars

1 month ago | loudersound.com | Will Marshall

Gore. frontwoman Haley Roughton might have the coolest day job of anyone in metal. She works as a spacewalk engineer for NASA, where she helps train astronauts and develop the next generation of spacesuits. “I’ve built a very fulfilling life,” she says proudly. “It took a lot of pain and challenges, but I’ve got a life I wouldn’t replace. I love my career, and I love music.”Those challenges she mentions all seemed to hit at once.
Meet Gore.: the metalcore group featuring a NASA space walk engineer and aiming for the stars

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Will Marshall

7 hours agoWhy was Dealer's first Australian show in years abruptly canceled? Reason explainedAustralian metalcore outfit Dealer had recently announced what would have been their return to the stage in their home country.
LIVE REVIEW: RedHook @ The Lower Third, London

1 month ago | distortedsoundmag.com | Will Marshall

There’s not much bigger votes of confidence than your debut headline tour selling out shows when you’re from the other side of the planet. That’s the position REDHOOK have found themselves in tonight, with the queue already snaking round the block before doors in anticipation of the Aussies’ first headliner here. Openers EVILLE draw on the likes of THE PRODIGY and modern metalcore as part of their thumping, danceable alt metal.
Jivebomb: Going Off Like A Bomb

1 month ago | distortedsoundmag.com | Will Marshall

Hardcore saw an explosion in popularity both during and post-pandemic; one of the many great bands that grew out of that fertile time are Baltimore’s JIVEBOMB. Already a city known for producing great bands (TURNSTILE and TRAPPED UNDER ICE to name just two), it’s continued to foment talent. We sat down with JIVEBOMB vocalist Kat Madeira to talk about their beginnings and their debut album Ethereal.
ALBUM REVIEW: Fallen Star - Employed To Serve

1 month ago | distortedsoundmag.com | Will Marshall

Speaking to us prior to its release, guitarist and co-vocalist of EMPLOYED TO SERVE Sammy Urwin promised fifth album Fallen Star is a more dynamic record than its predecessor, the titanic Conquering that saw them leveling arenas alongside GOJIRA and continuing their metamorphosis into bona fide metal heroes.