WREX: MAE SEATON
MAE SEATON of Brighton-based pop-punk duo WREX joins us for a play-through of their debut single WIDE EYES.
INTERVIEWS, SHOWS, The Real Rob Taylor
THE KANZ: FABIO NANIA
FABIO NANIA of London-based pop-punk rockers THE KANZ joins me with the band’s latest single BORDERLINE and compares songwriting to micturation while I compare their release schedule to Covid. DO NOT MISS IT!
MONASTERIES: JOSH DAVIES
MONASTERIES frontman JOSH DAVIES joins us with a special preview of two tracks from the UK extreme metallers’ mindblowing new EP SILENCE, out on Friday 23rd April 2021, and patiently answers my noob questions about how to death growl without dying and how many feet his drummer has.
FURROWED BROW: RICHEY
RICHEY from FURROWED BROW joins us to listen to both sides of the band’s new single PUNCTUAL PUNK and THE NARRATIVE OF HUGH GORDON PYM as well as talk about pared-back drumming, the punk ethos and his favourite flavour of ice-cream.
HUNTED BY ELEPHANTS: RAY PHELAN
HUNTED BY ELEPHANTS are a four-piece from London who play real rock n roll, reminiscent of LED ZEPPELIN, DEEP PURPLE and BLACK SABBATH. They released their epic album CARRY ON in January and the new single from that KEEP ON GIVING ME LOVING is out on the 9th of April. Elephants’ bassist RAY PHELAN joins us to talk about that, classic rock n’ roll and more.
SHTEVIL: STEVEN VERGAUWEN
From Ghent in Belgium SHTEVIL are a seriously hard rockin’ band with influences ranging from Led Zeppelin and Grand Funk Railroad to Thin Lizzy, Prince and even Kanye West. Shtevil’s second single from the EP THANK YOU is called STINK and Shtevil’s STEVEN VERGAUWEN joins us for a playthrough.
MADMAN STATE
Out of London, rapper Madman State released a string of singles in 2020 and he’s hit the ground running in 2021 with his new track Unproblematic. He joins us to talk about his range of musical influences, music video production, freestyle webcasts and tells us who is currently on his radar.
THE FINAL CLAUSE OF TACITUS: MATT DUNNE
Funk-rock trio The Final Clause of Tacitus were formed in Reading in 2016 and have shared stages with the likes of Hacktivist, 808 State and Senser. Frontman Matt Dunne joins us to talk through the band’s new single Something’s Gonna Break and gives us a preview of the band’s upcoming EP, Asinine Music For The Solemn and Staid, out on 14th May.
BROKEN LINKS: MARK LAWRENCE
Mark Lawrence, frontman of UK dark-rock trio BROKEN LINKS walks us through the band’s new single, PIONEERS taken from the forthcoming album CONFLICT::STATES, as well as taking the time to talk about Metallica, the perils of automation and what he keeps in his garage…
RECALL THE REMAINS: ZACH BOWDEN
Recall the Remains guitarist Zach Bowden joins us to talk through the extreme metallers’ two latest singles DARKER PATH and THE NIGHT WILL BLEED, both of which feature on their upcoming debut EP, DEAD DREAMS, to be released on Friday 5th March 2021.
TWISTED ILLUSION: MATT JONES
Founder and frontman of Manchester prog-rock quintet TWISTED ILLUSION Matt Jones joins us to listen to the band’s new singles APOCALYPSE… #LOL and A MOMENT OF LUCIDITY and to talk rock operas, social media and a passion for Meatloaf.
IN CONVERSATION WITH DAVE BRADY of FOREIGNWOLF
In the first of a new format for RRT, ForeignWolf guitarist Dave Brady joins me for a play-through of the band’s new single, Alone, and to talk about the Belfast music scene, big sound production, mental health and more.