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 alt-rockers VERSUS have just dropped their stunning new single and video, 'This Is Everything', which is out now. Check it out below: With the band on the up, we exclusively checked in and asked the guys which tracks have greatly influenced their engulfing sound: Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart "The intro to this just has that special ‘something’ with the synths and drums giving such an immense build up to hit the first verse and the raw and aggressive vocals deliver such crushing lyrics that just kick this shit out of everything else – how could anyone listen to this track and not want to pick up a guitar and write something that is completely outside the box?" Dayseeker - Crooked Soul "That guitar intro blows us away every single time. The emotional weight on the vocals just adds to those lead lines in the background. Rhythm section is so tight throughout which really gives you the impact in the breakdown that everyone needs, and we lo...