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Already with an entourage of die-hard fans, both old and new, buzzing around them, there’s a real air of ‘something special happening’ when this band are on stage. Pure Rawk caught up with Richie Edwards, Toby Macfarlaine and Dan Hawkins to talk to them about touring, pub quizzes, dinner parties and punching monkeys.
Head To Head:Sweden rocks - Babylon Bombs and Hell N' Diesel: With the success over the past few years of exports like Hardcore Superstar and Backyard Babies, Swedish rock is rapidly becoming hot property. Pure Rawk met up with underground stars Babylon Bombs and Hell N’ Diesel at their Billboard / City Showcase gig to see how this sudden interest has affected them.
LiViD - After nine years on the circuit, this unruly bunch of Stoke rockers are finally on the verge of releasing their debut album. We talk to the guys about the long ride, moshpit disasters and definitely NOT sounding anything like Rush.


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25/06/2008 Jack Viper, MyIQ (Purple Turtle Camden)
13/14/15-06.08 Download Festival (Donington)
5/06/2008 - Babylon Bombs, Hell N Diesel (The Borderline, London)
15-19/05/2008 Pure Rawk Tour Diary
26/04/2008 The Hip Priests, Dollar-Sent, The Derellas (The Hobgoblin, Brighton)
21/02/2008 Volbeat, Kayser, President Evil (The Underworld, Camden)
11/01/2008 Patchwork Grace, Kitty Hudson, New Generation Superstars, Zen Motel (The Civic, Mexborough)
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Plastic Toys - For Tonight Only
The Hip Priests - Tight N Exciting
Zen Motel – Stations of the Dead
Kenjiro – Unleashed EP
The Eruptors – Bad Time To Be Having A Good Time
Intervurt – Limited Edition EP
Kings Of Conspiracy – Noisy Sounds and Heartbeats
Hellcat – 4 Track Demo
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Editor/photographer/general dogsbody Nix’s column all about the trials, tribulations, beers, moshing and madness surrounding Pure Rawk and beyond.