This month, cult California hardcore pioneers Bl'ast release an album of long-lost recordings, remastered with the help of Dave Grohl. The band, Grohl and Sunn O)))'s Greg Anderson tell Jamie Thomson about the band's history and how a chance discovery led to their resurrection
Under the alias JK Flesh, long-running industrial/metal pioneer Justin Broadrick returns to the electronic crucible, fortifying blazing walls of distortion with iron wrecking-ball beats. He speaks to Joseph Burnett about his remarkable history, "hateful and fucked" music, and future plans
The legendary Bryan Ferry has just released Olympia, his best album in two decades, and continues the Roxy Music revival tour in the new year. Chris Roberts visits him to discuss the past and present, art, controversy, Keats, Kate Moss, and being stuck in a lift with Charlton Heston
No resolutions for our man Toby Cook; instead, he's looking back at the choicest metal that was overlooked at the end of 2010 and reviewing records by Electric Wizard, Pantera and more. Photo by Maria Jefferis of www.shot2bits.net