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Our Raw Power preview concludes with one of the finest, heaviest bands of the millennium, Part Chimp, talking amps, shoes and noise rock carriage clocks...

Our Raw Power preview continues with doom trio Slabdragger, who extol the pleasures of DIY and explain the sci-fi origins of their latest album...

Unclassifiable sonic warriors Teeth Of The Sea talk to us about Raw Power, performing at CERN and indulging all of their wildest cultural fantasies...

Featuring Icelandic soul, Swedish chart-toppers, Norway's finest Lovespeake and many, many more, here's our latest take on the Nordic music scene...

Composer Richard J. Birkin follows up his sumptuous recent album 'Vigils' with a selection of songs that boast scene-stealing string arrangements...

From the pulsing darkness of Sweden's Ditt Inre to Reykjavíkurdætur's Icelandic girl-power rap, here's your guide to all things Nordic this month...

On the back of their stunning recent single 'Waiting', we caught up with rising Icelandic trio Vök in the midst of their current European tour...

This year's Convergence boasts the irrepressible Dan Deacon as its first ever Artist in Residence, the day-glo jewel atop an embarrassment of arts riches...

Just 18 months after being diagnosed with throat cancer, Årabrot's one-man army Kjetil Nernes has released The Gospel, one of his strongest albums to date. We got in touch to find out how it came together...

The Nordics are snowed under with music at the moment, as proven by our new column focused on the region. Read on to discover acts like Smerz, EERA, Masasolo and many more...