“It’s not going to be a black metal record or an electronic record, but there might be some more influences leaning different ways” – NME caught up with Cork’s finest @cardinalsband_ where they told us about plans for a “darker” new record. Hit link in bio for the full interview as they also tell us about a huge year of debut ‘Masquerade’ and rising through the ranks to play to 40,000 people with Fontaines D.C. #RandL2026