After writing the full piece on Common Crime, it felt wrong not to show the whole picture. Alex Leniz didn’t just give great answers—he opened up, reflected, and pulled us right into the world of the band. What follows is the full exchange. This isn’t a press run. It’s someone talking about what they’ve built, what they’ve survived, and what they still want to chase.

Meltway builds songs that blur the line between chaos and calm. On their album Nothing Is Real, they weave together heavy distortion, shy vocals, and unexpected hope into something raw, loud, and strangely beautiful.