Take a moment and ask yourself, if something was described as ‘crazy’, would you be intrigued? If the answer is yes (which, given the basic human desire for knowledge, then it should be), ask yourself, if a band had been labelled as having the ‘craziest mosh pit at Sonisphere festival 2014’, would you not want …

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Gerard Way has never been one for just settling with how things are. As the ex frontman of one of the decade’s biggest rock bands, My Chemical Romance, Way was continuously reinventing his band’s image, sound and message. The world first saw My Chem in the form of angsty punks straight out of New Jersey, …

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After missing the first band due to the perverse demeanour of the ticket office lady, second support band Circa Waves took to the stage at 8.30. Bringing their indie pop to the Manchester Apollo in a glare of green lights with a funky Spanish sounding intro, they blew away any lingering thoughts of the aforementioned …

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After their album, The Day’s War, went to number one in the UK rock chart, Lonely The Brave are headlining the Big Cheese Tour in October with raucous northern band, Marmozets! Both bands have had recently released albums- DEBUT albums- and this tour already promises to be huge. The Day’s War was released on September …

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The Blackout have never been a band that have had much luck; last year they had to cancel a number of dates mid-tour due to vocalist Gavin being taken ill during a show. Unfortunately, this year has been no different. Just a month before the first date of their tour to support their new EP, …

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Brand new Slipknot, I repeat BRAND NEW SLIPKNOT. A few weeks ago we heard the first stirrings from camp Slipknot (in terms of new music) since All Hope Is Gone in 2008. The new song came in the form of The Negative One, an aggressive assault on straight-to-the-point punchy lyrics that reminded the metal world …

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Chicago Rockers Rise Against have announced a November European tour in support of their UK top ten album ‘The Black Market’. The band, Tim Mcllrath on vocals, guitarist Zach Blair, Joe Principe on bass and drummer Brandon Barnes, will play six dates throughout Britain, starting at the Sheffield O2 Academy, before heading off across Europe. …

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Sweden’s The Haunted are set to release their latest album dubbed “Exit Wounds” August 25 via Century Media. The band’s longtime producer Tue Madsen once again oversaw the recording at Denmark’s Antfarm Studio. This release features the return of vocalist Marco Aro after the departure of former vocalist Peter Dolving during a tumultuous time for …

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