Motionless In White are marking their 20th anniversary with their first-ever cover feature for Metal Hammer magazine, reflecting on the band's evolution from a metalcore outfit into an arena-headlining act set to top Bloodstock next year. Frontman Chris Motionless, the band's only remaining original member, speaks candidly about the toll the milestone has taken, revealing he came close to quitting during the making of new album Decades. The interview matters as a rare, personal account from a frontman who has steered the band through two decades of line-up changes and genre shifts to reach one of metal's biggest festival slots.

The album Decades took four years to complete, a delay Chris attributes to burnout brought on by "toxic cycles of workaholism". He describes grinding himself "to the bone" for the record, saying the process temporarily stripped away his passion for music and made it feel like a job for the first time, prompting him to step back before returning to finish it. The Metal Hammer feature also traces the band's journey from underdog metalcore hopefuls to a headline act at Bloodstock 2027.