Roadburn’s real magic isn’t always the obvious picks — it’s the under-the-radar sets: strange, heavy, danceable, confrontational, and impossible to neatly label. Show up curious, roam freely, and let a random room change your weekend.

Sander van den Driesche spoke to Rylan Gleave ahead of Roadburn about All Men Unto Me performing Requiem in full, and the album’s shifting perspectives on identity beyond transition, social perception, and inherited cultural power.

Echoes and Dust heavy music editor Sander van den Driesche was at this year’s Roadburn Festival, and he finally found some time to write about his experiences.

Day 3 of Glasgow’s Core. Festival was another big success with a much more metal-focused line-up.

A look at day 2 of Glasgow’s Core. Festival with Part Chimp, Mclusky, Employed To Serve, Holy Mountain, Machukha and more.

Our editor Sander van den Driesche is at Core. in Glasgow this weekend, and on the first day he saw some impressive sets from Show Me The Body and more.

An impression of the 3rd day at Bear Stone Festival, including more hot weather, AcidSitter, Nemeček, 1000mods, Colour Haze, Kadavar and more.

Here are some highlights of Bear Stone Festival’s second day, including Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, High on Fire and many more.

Day 1 impressions at Bear Stone Festival, including A Gram Trip, Jantar, Entropist and Slowtorch.

Simply put, we need bands like Bad Breeding, they show us that we should never take things for granted and we should continue to be angry with the establishment and keep continuing the ongoing fight.

Hidden in the Croatian outback Bear Stone Festival is about to take place for the 3rd time. With a focus on the stoner, doom and psychedelic rock genres, Sander van den Driesche has a look at this year’s line-up.

Our metal editor Sander van den Driesche went to Roadburn Festival last April, and was happy to report that after last year’s experimental line-up this year’s festival had a great balance between traditional heaviness and more experimental artists.

Sander van den Driesche travelled to Glasgow to watch Ufomammut present their latest album Hidden on their 25th anniversary tour. Support was provided by Manchester drone duo Thraa.

This year in July Croatia’s latest stoner/psychedelic rock festival Bear Stone Festival takes place for the 3rd time. Sander van den Driesche asked festival organiser Marin Lalić some questions to find out more about the festival.

So was the first instalment of Core. Festival a success? In almost every respect, yes.

A new exciting underground heavy music festival in Glasgow.

Sander van den Driesche went to Roadburn Festival 2023 to witness the next step in the festival’s evolutionary journey.

Sander van den Driesche caught up with Scott McLean, Amaya López-Carromero and Alasdair Dunn to talk about Ashenspire, healthyliving and Maud the Moth playing at Roadburn Festival.

This month Rocket Recordings turn 25 years old, which they celebrate at Roadburn Festival. We asked a bunch of Echoes and Dust crew and psych scene stalwarts to pick their favourite Rocket album.

After two previous unsuccessful attempts, Bad Breeding is finally playing at Roadburn this year. Sander van den Driesche caught up with singer Chris Dodd to talk about Human Nature, Roadburn Festival and much more.

Roadburn Festival returns this year as ‘Roadburn Redux’, which takes place online with loads of things to choose from. Echoes and Dust looks ahead to see who and what is involved this year.