Having gone from being written off as drama magnets to one of the most exciting and best-loved bands in the world, Of Mice & Men are tipped to become something of a phenomenon over the next few months. In their first ever full-band cover feature, we join them on Warped Tour to bring you their amazing story.


We've also got interviews with The Gaslight Anthem, Canterbury, Joey Jordison, New Found Glory, Baroness, The Word Alive, and Daryl Palumbo, The Blackout tell us what is shaping their forthcoming album, plus Four Year Strong take on their fans, man style (hint: involves beards). We bring you the winners of the Download 2012 Awards, Bury Tomorrow get set to take over the world, we track down this month's hottest bands in our Exposure section, and we induct Bring Me The Horizon's 'Suicide Season' into our Hall of Fame.


Our reviews section gives you the verdict on new albums from While She Sleeps, Periphery, Don Broco and Yellowcard, we check out Emmure, Comeback Kid, Your Demise and more at Ghostfest, plus we rate Gojira and Blink-182 live.


If that wasn't enough, we've packed in an exclusive Paramore poster special, and a FREE CD containing 14 of the issue's best tracks! We spoil you, we do!