Plectrum Magazine is a bold, independent rock and metal publication amplifying the raw, the real, and the revolutionary. Each quarterly issue dives deep into the heart of heavy music—featuring in-depth artist interviews, album reviews, scene reports, and editorial features that span classic rock to metalcore, prog to punk. We champion underground icons, celebrate guitar mastery, and document the ever-evolving pulse of global rock culture. With contributions from musicians, critics, and fans alike, Plectrum is more than a magazine—it's a movement built on distortion, passion, and authenticity. Whether you're a riff enthusiast or a die-hard metalhead, Plectrum is your backstage pass to the loudest corner of music journalism.
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DAYEYEZ CONFRONTS INNER DEMONS WITH “INSECURITIES” • AN AI-POWERED ALT-ROCK CONFESSION THAT RAWLY REVEALS THE FEAR OF UNMASKING YOUR TRUE SELF
GIB THE ROCKER ROARS BACK WITH “SONIC ASSAULT” • A SUPERSONIC HARD-ROCK ANTHEM THAT REVIVES CLASSIC RIFFS WITH UNAPOLOGETIC ATTITUDE
MAPPING MEMORY IN STILLNESS: MAHUNA’S POETIC JOURNEY THROUGH FOREVER IS MINE • THE EXPERIENCE OF PERFORMING SOLO AROUND VARIOUS MUSIC SESSIONS IN CORK IN THE LAST FEW YEARS BROUGHT THE GUITAR-PLAYING INTO SHARPER FOCUS, MADE IT MORE SELF-RELIANT.
Could Positive Grid Spark NEO Be The Smartest Wireless Guitar Practice Rig Yet?
PILGRIM OF LOVE REACHES A SOULFUL PEAK WITH “JULIA” • A DECADE IN THE MAKING, A TIMELESS LOVE SONG CAPTURED IN JUST FOUR ANALOG HOURS
A BESANÇON-BASED TRIO CHANNELS THE MONUMENTAL PULSE OF MISSED CHANCES AND SEIZED INSTANTS ACROSS SIX SPRAWLING INSTRUMENTAL EPICS • PAN UNLEASHES KAIROS: A DRONING PROG ODYSSEY THROUGH TIME AND OPPORTUNITY
IVY LEAGUE MENDS THE FRACTURES OF THE SOUL WITH AMERICAN LOVE • A SONIC KINTSUGI OF TRAUMA, HEALING, AND EMOTIONAL REBIRTH FROM BROOKLYN’S BROODING STORYTELLERS
ULTAN ROARS BACK WITH “REVILED” • ROCKER CHANNELS MOTÖRHEAD SPIRIT WITH HARD-HITTING RIFFS AND UNAPOLOGETIC GRIT
MICHELLAR SUMMONS ROMANCE TO CONQUER ALL WITH LOVE • A NOSTALGIC YET FRESH ’90S-INSPIRED ANTHEM CELEBRATING PARTNERSHIP, UNITY, AND EMOTIONAL FORTITUDE
GRAPHITE STAIN CONFRONTS MORTALITY WITH FEROCIOUS ELEGANCE ON “IDUS MARTIAE” • DARK, BROODING, AND BRUTALLY POETIC — A SEARING DEBUT THAT EMBRACES DEATH’S DUALITY
A BRUTALIST HYMN TO INDUSTRIAL DECAY, APPALACHIAN ANGST, AND MODERN DISILLUSIONMENT • PLOUGH DIGS DEEP WITH STARK, SELF-MADE POST-PUNK DEBUT
LETHERNAL UTOPIA UNLEASHES “GLITCH,” A METALCORE HYBRID OF POWER AND PRECISION • AN ELECTRIFYING FUSION OF CLEAN AND SCREAMED VOCALS, MELODIC RIFFS, AND VIRTUOSIC SOLOS PUSHING MODERN METAL BOUNDARIES
ETTIE UNLEASHES SHOWER-TIME CATHARSIS WITH SASSY POP-PUNK ANTHEM “THE SONG I SCREAM IN THE SHOWER” • A DEFIANT, QUEERCORE REVENGE BOP THAT BLENDS AVRIL-VIBE ANGST WITH HAYLEY-STYLE CATHARSIS—AND DEMANDS A SCREAM
DIY GOTH-FOLK AUTEUR WRESTLES WITH DEATH, DISSOCIATION, AND DARK HUMOUR IN AUSTIN-MADE STUDIO ODYSSEY • OLIVER JORDAN FACES MORTALITY AND MADNESS ON GRIMLY MAGNETIC LP DEATH RODEO
JOHN GOLDRUST 2000 THE ONE TO CALL
SIDE CHAIN UNLEASH ELECTRIFYING METAL-POP MAYHEM WITH “TRANSFERENCE” • A GENRE-BENDING SONIC JOURNEY FROM LITTLE ROCK TRIO COMBINING METAL INTENSITY AND POPISH EARWORMS
THE SKBS: FROM CHANCE ENCOUNTERS TO COLLECTIVE EXCELLENCE • Sometimes, the most remarkable artistic journeys begin in the most ordinary places. For The SKBs -it all started with a need to use the loo. That fleeting, rain-soaked evening outside a local tennis club didn’t just spark a conversation; it reignited a long-lost friendship, one that would eventually evolve into a deeply collaborative musical collective unlike anything tethered to traditional band culture.
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