Plectrum Magazine

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.

EDITOR’S NOTE

PENNY REBELS STEP ON THE GAS WITH OPEN ROAD • BLUES-ROCK SWAGGER, HAMMOND GRIT, AND A SINGALONG SPIRIT

NO DRINKS FOR JIMMY CRASH THE GATES WITH A POP-PUNK RALLYING CRY ON YEAR OF ME (THE BRUNSWICK SONG) • BALTIMORE/DC LIFERS TURN CROSSROADS INTO CATHARSIS ON AN ANTHEMIC SINGLE BUILT FOR LOUD ROOMS, LIFTED FISTS, AND LIVING UNAPOLOGETICALLY

Rock N Roll Relics Starfighter Custom • Light Aged in Sparkle Silver with RAF Roundel - Handbuilt Iconic Tone, Boutique Craftsmanship

NANASHI BREAK BOUNDARIES WITH DEBUT SINGLE FALSE HORIZONS • GLASGOW DUO DELIVER CINEMATIC POST-ROCK ATMOSPHERES AND AMBIENT DEPTH, REJECTING EGO FOR PURE SOUND

A Decade of Punk, Folk, and Grit Turned Into a Testament of Growth and Survival • SAINT NICK THE LESSER UNVEILS DEBUT ALBUM GROWING UP, GROWING OUT

ROCHESTER ROCK OUTFIT DEBUTS WITH 14 TRACKS OF 90S-BRED GRIT, PANDEMIC-ERA RECKONINGS, AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY HUMAN SONGWRITING • THAT DARN RACKET TURNS TURBULENCE INTO ANTHEMS ON OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE

SARAH WENDLANDT BOTTLES WARMTH AND WISTFULNESS ON “HONEY” • LEIPZIG SINGER-SONGWRITER UNVEILS A GENTLE, PIANO-LED INDIE-FOLK SINGLE—BUILT ON YEARS OF LIVE SINGALONGS AND WRAPPED IN A GOLDEN VISUAL WORLD (#HONEYSOUND).

ELECTRIC BONE RATTLE’S THE DESCENT IS A RIFF-DRIVEN FREEFALL INTO CLASSIC METAL DARKNESS • Johan Ruborg’s heavy alter ego delivers a pedal-to-the-floor homage to Sabbath, Ozzy, Purple and the grunge-era gloom —cut with his own venom and velocity

MARCUS CETERA FACES THE UNSPOKEN ON YOU NO ME • BERLIN SINGER-SONGWRITER TRANSFORMS PSYCHOTHERAPY’S HIDDEN STORIES INTO RAW, GENRE-DEFYING SOUND

MICHAEL GOLDBERG – DORIAN’S DANCE (MIDNIGHT METAL REMIX) • FROM LATE-BLOOMING PIANIST TO GOTHIC-PROG INNOVATOR: MICHAEL GOLDBERG REWRITES THE RULES OF MODERN COMPOSITION

THE PARTY AFTER TURN CHAOS INTO CATHARSIS ON DOPAMINE MACHINE • Omaha trio’s debut album captures the grit, grind, and glory of chasing fame, falling apart, and finding unity in the wreckage

CONFRONTING LABELS AND LIVING WITHOUT FEAR: REDUCTION IN FORCE RELEASE "NO ID" • A DEFIANT ALT-ROCK ANTHEM THAT CONFRONTS IDENTITY, LABELS, AND THE WEIGHT OF EXPECTATIONS

JANE N' THE JUNGLE TAKE AIM AT AI WITH EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLE "PARASITE" • PHOENIX ROCKERS DELIVER A VISCERAL FUSION OF ALT-ROCK GRIT AND METAL POWER, EXPOSING THE DARKER SIDE OF TECHNOLOGY.

BOY GRAPES ROCKETS FROM WHISPER TO WHIPLASH ON WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES • DC alt-rock shapeshifter threads dreams, dread, and defiance through a 12-track odyssey—from hushed acoustics to progmetal catharsis—built for full-album immersion

BRIAN TEUBL FINDS LIGHT IN THE QUIET: "CHAGRIN" • AN INTIMATE, 90S-INSPIRED SINGER-SONGWRITER ALBUM ABOUT MEMORY, DISTANCE, NATURE, AND LOVE—WRITTEN, RECORDED, AND PRODUCED AT HOME.

STEPHEN FOSTER FINDS QUIET BRAVERY ON SHARING PERILS • Santa Cruz songwriter threads western hush, chamber-folk detail, and slow-burn sadness into a spacious, luminously restrained debut

REMAIN BLANK SMASH BOUNDARIES WITH DOUBLE...