What are your names?
Caelan Rivers (Vocals/Guitar), Jack Thorp (Guitar), Oli Brown (Bass/Backing Vocals), Ryan Shores (Drums)

What is the band’s name?
Idolvein

What is your genre of music?
Alternative Metal

How did you come up with the band’s name?
It was a pretty insane back and forth process of writing down ideas until we found something we thought might work. We had a list of over two hundred suggestions, then eventually tweaked one we quite liked and landed on Idolvein. It was a stressful and uncertain period of time!

Give us a little bio about you.
Active since the end of 2024, we’re a Nottingham-based band that aims to make high-impact, dynamic music. We’re often inspired by artists and tracks that promote a sense of immersion, allowing for a deeper interaction and experience with their art. With that in mind, we tend to write music that shifts between huge, multi-layered sections and more stripped back, raw moments, all to create that sense of unpredictability. As can be heard on our debut EP, we’re no strangers to switching up styles and taking inspiration from various genres and approaches, and this is dialled up even further with the material we’re releasing throughout 2026.

What made you go into music?
We’re all pretty obsessive when it comes to music and have each been gigging musicians for years. Whether it be the deep connections we made to our favourite songs when we were younger, seeing family members playing instruments and being inspired to do the same, or just to recreate the sounds of our favourite bands, we’ve all been invested for a long time.Individually, Caelan studied music at university, Ryan moved across the world to find likeminded band members and both Jack and Oli have also written and performed in multiple projects over the years. Music’s the one true constant we all share and primarily take inspiration from, so it’s the common ground that binds us together.

Who are your influences?
It’s a pretty eclectic mix as we all generally find ourselves listening to pretty different stuff in our spare time, but the influences probably most relevant to our sound would be bands like Periphery, Bring Me the Horizon, Bad Omens and Spiritbox. More generally though, there’s stuff like Radiohead, Bilmuri, ERRA, LOWLIVES, Nine Inch Nails, John Mayer and a bunch of others.There’s too many to really keep track of. Caelan also has a mildly unhealthy obsession with Tate McRae, so there’s that.

Are you a signed band?
No, we release our music independently.

You released your new single ‘Today’s The Day I Die’, tell us more about the song and the meaning behind it.
“Today’s the Day I Die” on the surface sounds as if it’d be a pretty bleak, sombre track, though it actually represents an intense ambition to reinvent and better oneself. The majority of our last EP took a reasonably dark tone in terms of the overall feel and vibe of each song. This new track however, though considerate of subjects like navigating nihilism and suicidal ideation, takes a more defiant tone as the lyrics suggest a self-removal or stepping away from such thoughts and feelings. In essence, the narrative voice of the song speaks of killing the part of themself that gives credence to those darker feelings, and as the press release states, “speaks not of an ending, but instead of renaissance”.

Describe the track in two words.
Pretty dynamic.

What was the writing and recording process like?
The writing process for Day I Die began midway through last year, with Jack putting together a draft with a lot of the instrumental elements already together. As has generally been the process with most of our material so far, Caelan then took these parts and rearranged a few sections with the addition of vocals. The recording process later took place over multiple separate sessions alongside the recording of several more tracks, finishing up with some tweaks to the mix until the track was finally mastered.

Who did you work with on the single?
We’ve continued to work with Myroslav Borys at Jigsaw Audio for this latest single and our next upcoming releases. He did a great job on last year’s EP and knows our process, so it made sense to work with him again. We always have a good time in the studio putting everything together and we know every time we’re eventually going to come away with something that sounds massive, so it doesn’t require a whole lot of debate!

Will we see a music video for the track and if so what can we expect from the creative process?
We decided against a full music video for this year’s first single, though we did release a lyric visualiser made by our friend Jen Burton who did a great job! It’s very likely we’ll dip back into more music videos with some of our next single releases, but we want to ensure we can do something different compared to the videos from our “Where We Became Spirits” EP cycle. We want to expand upon the distinct visual style we’ve built so far, whilst also offering something fresh to accompany the progression in our songwriting with these new tracks.

Will we see a new EP or Album this year and can you tell us anything about it?
Instead of the traditional longer form release route like we took last year with our debut EP, we’re instead taking the opportunity this year to release multiple separate singles, each exploring diverse sounds and allowing a more expansive, experimental approach to our songwriting. With that being said, we’re yet to do a physical release for any of our music, so that may be a route we begin to consider if the interest’s there!

Will we see any live shows or a tour coming up or in planning, if so what can you tell us about

it?
Our next tour will be alongside ENDSCAPE, playing Birmingham, Oldham, Leicester and Cambridge in April. We’re also playing in Mansfield and Cheltenham towards the end of May
with Syncolima and Black Orchid Empire respectively. We then have some more exciting shows
to announce later in the year with a few old friends, alongside more single releases. We’ll be
trying to stay as busy as possible!

Where will we be able to buy tickets from?
If you head to www.idolveinband.com/shows, you can find all our upcoming events and find more details and ticket links to each through there.

What else can we expect in 2026?
Plenty more song releases, more shows in new cities and a return to writing new material. We’re
also constantly trying to improve upon our live show with some extra production elements and
an improved performance every time we go out there, so we plan to deliver an even more
exciting and engaging show for everyone who sees us throughout the rest of the year.

Where do you see yourself now in 5 Years?
In the grand scheme of things, we feel we’re still a pretty new band to the scene and are under no illusions that it can take a long time to start gaining wider recognition. We’re not afraid to put the work in to get to that point however, so we’ll continue to write, record and perform the songs we feel are most authentic to us and aim to create music that stands the test of time. If we can continue to build our profile, hopefully play some big festivals and start to take our music overseas, we’ll absolutely be in and around where we want to be in five years’ time.

What quote or saying do you always stick by?
“Who cares? It’s not about music, it’s about what you look like”– Vince Noir, The Mighty Boosh

When you are at a gig, what are five things you cannot forget?
Our gear, merch, stage clothes, singing voices and some Irish whiskey.

Do you have social media accounts so your fans can follow you?
All of our social accounts can be found @idolveinband, plus our YouTube channel.
You can find them all linked on our website www.idolveinband.com or on our Linktree