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Welcome to The Winchester. Grab a pint and explore reviews, interviews, festival vlogs and backstage stories from the UK heavy and alternative music scene.
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THE WINCHESTER
RAGAMUFFIN MUSIC PODCAST: EPISODE 83
Giving bands their flowers, and new music from Profiler, Love Is Noise, Unpeople and Wage War. Plus a look back at TOCstock: The Revenge.
RAGAMUFFIN MUSIC PODCAST: EPISODE 82
The Ragamuffins dissect the Slam Dunk 2027 lineup and review new music from Knives, So Far So Good and Imminence.
The band discuss their debut EP, genre-blurring influences, Birmingham’s heavy music scene and opening TOCstock: The Revenge.
RAGAMUFFIN MUSIC PODCAST: EPISODE 81
The Ragamuffins review Architects, Trivium and Holding Absence, then revisit their views on Sleep Token, Deftones, deathcore and moshing.
SEVERED TONGUES: BEYOND DEAD SPACE
The band talk debut EP Fragments, Dead Space, supporting King 810 and new music ahead of their return to TOCstock: The Revenge.
CHAOS REIGNS: WARP-SPEED HARDCORE
Exclusive interview with bassist Billy Padmore and vocalist Jason Heightman on Hellfest, mathcore, new music and TOCstock: The Revenge.
RAGAMUFFIN MUSIC PODCAST: EPISODE 80
The Ragamuffins review new music from Spiritbox, Polaris and Slipknot, plus albums from Beartooth, Movements, 156/Silence and more.
SOLDIERS OF RAGE: LEAVING IT ALL OUT THERE
Vocalist and guitarist Diogo Jones chats with Ragamuffin James about new music, Metal 2 The Masses and TOCstock: The Revenge.
DOWNPOUR: HEAVIER THAN ANYTHING WE’VE DONE BEFORE
The Bristolian melodic hardcore band talk Burn It Down Festival, their new EP and life on the road.
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THE WINCHESTER JUKEBOX
The soundtrack to The Winchester, featuring tracks from the bands we've interviewed, reviewed and championed.