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Full Nothing’s Juha Kylmänen: “This Band Has to Be Epic. The Biggest Ever Seen”

Full Nothing’s Juha Kylmänen: “This Band Has to Be Epic. The Biggest Ever Seen”

The Howling – Salvo | EP Review

The Howling – Salvo | EP Review

CHALK, Live @ Limelight, Belfast | What Went Down

CHALK, Live @ Limelight, Belfast | What Went Down

Super Sometimes – Show The World What’s Underneath | Album Review

Super Sometimes – Show The World What’s Underneath | Album Review

Linde Lindström: “When I was a kid, they asked what I’m going to become when I grow up. I said, I’m going to form a world famous rock band. Everybody just laughed at me. And here we are.”

Linde Lindström: “When I was a kid, they asked what I’m going to become when I grow up. I said, I’m going to form a world famous rock band. Everybody just laughed at me. And here we are.”

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Amped Magazine’s 2026 Ones To Watch

Shake off that New Year’s hangover, lace up your Docs, and get ready to discover the bands that are about to take over 2026. Hand-picked by the team at Amped, here are the acts you need on your radar right now.
INTERVIEWS

Full Nothing’s Juha Kylmänen: “This Band Has to Be Epic. The Biggest Ever Seen”

The Reflexion and For My Pain frontman on how a “fake” guest spot turned into a permanent gig, why he flew blind to Buenos Aires in 2017, recording with the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, and the one piece of advice he’d hand every new artist in 2026: stop worrying about AI and just be real.

Rat Boy have announced their new album, CRASH!

Rat Boy have announced their new album, CRASH!

Finn Wolfhard reveals new album Fire From The Hip

Finn Wolfhard reveals new album Fire From The Hip

Static Dress dial up the drama with towering new single …hospice

Static Dress dial up the drama with towering new single …hospice

August Burns Red unleash Season Of Surrender with explosive new single ‘Sonic Salvation’

August Burns Red unleash Season Of Surrender with explosive new single ‘Sonic Salvation’

Loathe return with A Stranger To You, unleashing a darker and more daring new era

Loathe return with A Stranger To You, unleashing a darker and more daring new era

Black Veil Brides unleash crushing new single Revenger featuring Machine Head

Black Veil Brides unleash crushing new single Revenger featuring Machine Head

Public Opinion announce new album The Curse Of Public Opinion and share explosive single Balloon Man Running

Public Opinion announce new album The Curse Of Public Opinion and share explosive single Balloon Man Running

Korn return with surprise single Reward The Scars, their first since 2022

Korn return with surprise single Reward The Scars, their first since 2022

Bleech 9:3 announce self-titled debut EP

Bleech 9:3 announce self-titled debut EP

unpeople drop explosive new single and video clouds

unpeople drop explosive new single and video clouds

REVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

AFTERDRIVE: “There’s A Big Gap In The Market And We’re Going For It”

AFTERDRIVE: “There’s A Big Gap In The Market And We’re Going For It”

Joel Hokka: “If it breaks you, this is not for you. Like I said, you have to pay the price. And if this hate and everything is too much for you, then you probably have to do something else.”

Joel Hokka: “If it breaks you, this is not for you. Like I said, you have to pay the price. And if this hate and everything is too much for you, then you probably have to do something else.”

SILO: “Anything from here is literally a bonus”

SILO: “Anything from here is literally a bonus”

“Welcome To The Realm”: Native James On Download, Authenticity, And Building The New World

“Welcome To The Realm”: Native James On Download, Authenticity, And Building The New World

Calva Louise: “Realistically, we’re doing things that we were dreaming of only two years ago”

Calva Louise: “Realistically, we’re doing things that we were dreaming of only two years ago”

Death Lens: “If We Don’t Write It and Put It Out There, Who Will?”

Mother Vulture’s Brodie: “Bristol tried to give us the benefit of the doubt a bit more”

Mother Vulture’s Brodie: “Bristol tried to give us the benefit of the doubt a bit more”

“We don’t know what’s going to happen. Let’s find out together”: Air Drawn Dagger on spooky studios, sweaty stages and bringing their debut to life

“We don’t know what’s going to happen. Let’s find out together”: Air Drawn Dagger on spooky studios, sweaty stages and bringing their debut to life

Broadside: “This Is Our Fifth Album. You’d Think You’d Just Go In And Be Open-Minded. But You Have To Be Afraid Of It.”

Broadside: “This Is Our Fifth Album. You’d Think You’d Just Go In And Be Open-Minded. But You Have To Be Afraid Of It.”

Wargasm: “If it comes out, it’ll be a miracle”

Wargasm: “If it comes out, it’ll be a miracle”