In what is very sad news that has been speculated for some time, it now seems that it has been confirmed that AC/DC founding member and guitarist Malcolm Young’s departure from the band is due to him suffering from dementia. Malcolm Young’s family have given a short statement to People magazine’s website where they have…
Newcastle rockers Boy Jumps Ship opened one of the stages at Sonisphere this year – just one of the many things they’ve managed to fit in to 2014. After the release of their new EP there’s no doubt that Boy Jumps Ship are on the rise and have no intention of stopping just yet. Check out what they had to say about their Sonisphere show, and everything else they’ve been up to.
Having built up a fierce reputation on the live circuit over the last few years, including winning the London branch of Bloodstock’s Metal 2 The Masses competition a few years ago plus a second appearance at BOA 2014 just last month, Aghast! are finally gearing up to release their début full length album. The North-West…
Rock Sins is on something of a news catch up this week after some holiday and the first thing we wanted to bring to our readers attention is the news that Sylosis‘ longtime (not to mention excellent) drummer Rob Callard has stepped down from his position after nine years with the band. Moving quickly to…
Rock legends AC/DC have announced their new album Rock or Bust, their highly anticipated new studio album will be released on December the 1st. Rock or Bust is the band’s first studio album in six years and features 11 new tracks in the vein of typical hard hitting rock n’roll the likes of which only…
MALEFICE have announced the release date of their new EP, Gravitas as the 3rd of November. Check out new song “Forsaken’, taken from the EP here: Following a relentless touring schedule supporting 2012’s critically acclaimed ’Five’ album the band took a short hiatus, however their insatiable drive to create seriously heavy music quickly returned,…
London based progressive/alt-metallers Ascending Dawn are a band with a mission. The first album by this female fronted quartet, “Coalesce”, is a bold statement from such a new band, with atmosphere strong on the agenda accompanied by soaring vocals and thudding guitars to provide a fantastic auditory experience across 9 tracks. The opening tracks are…
Wilson have come flying out of Michigan with their new album, “Full Blast Fuckery”. Their party oriented, southern rock influenced brand of hardcore is a sure fire mosher for those who love their music loud, heavy and fast but they may not have quite the impact that they’d hoped for. The album is full speed…
London crossover-metal bruisers Dripback have been tucked away in several bands for years now. Labrat and Ted Maul luminaries now reside in this supergroup that have been playing some crushingly-heavy, critically-acclaimed shows in preparation for their debut album Failed Futures. As one of the most intriguing metal bands to come out of these shores in recent times, we were more than happy to chat to Luca and Lee at Sonisphere.
Last month, somewhat out of the blue except to those in the know, NWOAHM pioneers Shadows Fall announced that their imminent UK and European tour with Unearth, The Hell On Earth Tour 2014 would be the band’s last full European tour and that the band would be going on hiatus following that tour and certain…
