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Aversions Crown entered the heavy metal discussion with 2011’s impressive full-length ‘Servitude’. Continuing with our recent series of Bastardfest interviews, Killyourstereo caught up with Aversions Crown guitarist Chris Cougan to discuss touring, life in the band and plans for the group’s next album.

TheMusic’s semi-resident cynic Kris Swales ruminates on Deadmau5 taking electronic dance music videos into seven-figure budget territory.

Willow Beats' Narayana Johnson speaks with confidence and enthusiasm to us about his past, present and future.

The Jungle Giants "spice up their lives" with a roadtrip soundtrack that, of course, included the Spice Girls' Greatest Hits record.

Hardcore punk buzz band OFF! was founded somewhat accidentally in late 2009 by Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides frontman) and the legendary Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks), while Coats was producing a Circle Jerks record. The realisation that it wasn’t working out led to the formation of this new project, rounded out by Steven McDonald (Redd Kross) and Mario Rubalcaba (Hot Snakes, Rocket From the Crypt). Kill Your Stereo caught up with OFF! guitarist Dimitri Coats to discuss the band's recently released self-titled record and their Big Day Out 2013 side shows...we mean, what side shows?

It is officially “Year One” for Gallows. After losing longtime frontman Frank Carter last year, ex-Alexisonfire guitarist Wade MacNeil stepped up to the plate to breathe new life into the UK hardcore band. Defying the skeptics, their upcoming self-titled album will showcase a less disjointed and more collaborative Gallows, uncompromising with their aggression and creativity. Ahead of the revelation that they had joined the lineup for Soundwave 2013, frontman Wade MacNeil spoke to Kill Your Stereo about the album and his first year with the band.  

Reggae royalty Gramps Morgan is currently on a world tour to showcase his second solo album Reggae Music Lives. Troy Mutton finds out about Gramps' love for his family and his passion for meaningful music.

"Eventually I wised up and realised. I went through many years of not playing music and getting my act back together, as they say."

For this weeks flashback, we take a look at the amazing back catalogue of the Kings and Queen of noise rock, Sonic Youth.

While his first big career win was with Australian Idol and his tip of the hat to Roy Orbison was a hit, Damien Leith tells Jake Dennis that he deserves to be known as much more than a covers artist.