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We had the pleasure of interviewing Saint Agnes over Zoom video!

If there\u2019s a single word to define Saint Agnes, it\u2019s committed. Two words? Fully committed.

Hailing from the UK, this ferocious four-strong outfit are all about honest lyrics, intense vocal performances (from Kitty A. Austen), plus rage-fuelled music intended to give a voice to those closer to the fringe than the centre.

As much gang as band, Saint Agnes seek to empower those who\u2019ve been battered and bruised yet refuse to lie down, and it\u2019s a thread that runs deep within \u2018Bloodsuckers\u2019 \u2013 SA\u2019s first album for Spinefarm, the follow-up to 2019\u2019s \u2018Welcome To Silvertown\u2019, issued on the band\u2019s own label.

In addition to \u2018\u2026 Silvertown\u2019, Saint Agnes have released a number of singles, videos and EPs, embarked on headline tours in both the UK and Europe, and appeared at a host of festivals, including Download, 2000 Trees, Isle of Wight and Kendal Calling; but it\u2019s now, in 2023, that they\u2019ve fully hit their stride, confirming a spring / summer European run with Monster Magnet, welcoming new bassist Ryan Brown into the fold (replacing Ben Chernett) and defining precisely what it means to be a fully paid-up member of the Death or Glory Gang.

One thing\u2019s for sure, it\u2019s got nothing to do with rule-books or playing it safe\u2026

From the title track (also lead single / video) onwards, \u2018Bloodsuckers\u2019 is a genre-jumping body of work, taking in elements of metal, punk, industrial and grunge, without being bound by any specific style; the 11 tracks here come straight from the source, largely self-produced and mixed (NIN collaborator Sean Beavan lends his production and mixing skills to future single / video, \u2018Follow You\u2019), and this self-contained approach provides an extra emotional weight throughout, with doom trap provocateur andKerrang! cover artist Mimi Barks further fuelling the chaos on the short, sharp shock that is \u2018Body Bag\u2019.

Created in the months following the unexpected and untimely death of Kitty\u2019s mother, \u2018Bloodsuckers\u2019 explores a number of themes, including mental illness, pent-up rage, undying love and, of course, grief; from the trash-metal howl into the night that is \u2018Bloodsuckers\u2019 right through to broken ballad, \u2018This Is Not The End\u2019, a poignant reflection of Kitty\u2019s still-raw emotions, this is a call to outsiders everywhere.

Concludes Kitty: \u201cCreating this album gave me a reason to get to my feet at a time when I really wasn\u2019t sure if I could. I\u2019ve tried to put everything I\u2019ve been feeling into it, all the pain, the rage, the grief, even the unexpected moments of beauty and belief. I hope it makes you feel less alone. I hope it makes you feel bigger, badder and stronger. We might be damaged but that doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re worthless. This is a record for the defeated, the crushed. We might be broken but that doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re not whole. Bloodsuckers forever, Saint Agnes forever.\u201d

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