rock/metal
Album Review: Hesitant Alien by Gerard Way
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, …
News: Lonely The Brave Take On The Big Cheese Tour With Marmozets
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 …
News: Chiodos Pull Out Of The Blackout UK Tour
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, …
See: We Are Carnivores release video to “T.O.W.I.C.S”
Nottingham quartet We are Carnivores, aka Harry Christopher on Vocals and Guitar, Alex Gower on Bass, guitarist James Pickersgill and drummer Beu Smith have released a new single, T.O.W.I.C.S – complete with video that they can make Enter Shikari/Reuben like rock music, without taking themselves too (read: at all) seriously. Its taken from their upcoming EP …
News: A Day To Remember Announce UK Tour November 2014
If you’ve missed out on seeing A Day To Remember in the UK so far this year then you’re in luck. They’ve just announced their upcoming UK tour ‘All Signs Point To Britain 2014’. Tickets go on sale on Friday 5th September at 09:00. Pre-sale tickets are up from 3rd September at 09:00. Get your …
Live Review: Galtres Festival – 16/17.08.2014 plus galleries
A Bank Holidays not a Bank Holiday without a festival right ? We think so, that’s why we thought it would be a good idea to check out Galtres Festival, albeit that we did arrive a bit late. (Click on the pictures to see them in gallery view ) Saturday MORCHEEBA Thankfully we weren’t too …
News: Kerrang Tour 2015 Announced; Don Broco, We Are The In Crowd feature
The Kerrang Tour is coming back next year in February and has announced this morning the first two acts which are Don Broco (headliners) and We Are The In Crowd (main support). More acts still to be announced. Pre-sale tickets can be found here. Tickets go on general sale on from 29th August – get them here …
Track: Slipknot reveal new single, The Devil In I
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 …
Feature: Reasons you should respect Mott the Hoople more than you probably do
Remembered primarily as early 70s rockers that struggled for commercial success until they were saved by David Bowie, who donated to them their most iconic song and convinced them that they could be pop stars if they wanted it enough, the story of Mott the Hoople is considerably more subtle and complex than most realise. …
Track: Fur Cough – ‘Bye My Myopia’, from self titled debut EP
Two brothers. Both of whom like to sing. Both of whom like to play guitar. And both of whom wanted to form a band. It could have lead to another gory chapter in the tales sibling rivalry. But not in Hayd and Aaron Brown’s case. They’ve formed a band, both play lead guitar, both of …