We checked in with rising UK hard hitters OPENSIGHT and asked the band to exclusively reveal the five songs that have greatly shaped their sound, and here's the lowdown: "Choosing only five songs was difficult, but it was also a really interesting and cool exercise. Opensight has always drawn inspiration from different places: heavy metal, hard rock, cult cinema, vintage video game music, progressive music, spy themes, horror scores and plenty of other corners. Rather than choosing five favourites, we thought it would make more sense to pick songs that connect in some way with the ingredients behind our new album, The Outfit. Of course, that means leaving out a lot of artists who have been hugely important to us, including Faith No More, Iron Maiden, Cynic, Fabio Frizzi, Jerry Goldsmith, Black Sabbath, Henry Mancini, Stelvio Cipriani and many more. Their influence is still there somewhere." OPETH - The Lotus Eater "The entire journey of Opeth has influenced Open...
UK alternative rock band MERCERS unveil their captivating debut EP, The Liminal Tapes, out everywhere on Friday 17th July. The band have just revealed their fiery new single and video, 'Cleanse / Repeat'. Check out the video here: Formed in 2025, MERCERS are comprised of two members from nu-metallers FONY. But this is not a reunion; it’s a continuation of the long-standing partnership between vocalist Olly James and guitarist/programmer Phil Bashford, key songwriters behind FONY’s Routine Irregular and Circles. What began as a creative purge, reworking older material to finally realise its original intent, has quickly evolved into something larger. With the addition of Richard Titheradge (drums) and Simon Glover (guitars), MERCERS found a new identity. While the EP includes reimagined versions of FONY tracks, A Satire for the World and January Zen, these sit alongside new material that defines the band on their own terms: more open and expansive, and shaped by time and per...