Australian rockers Massive are one of the new wave of Aussie rock and metal bands that have emerged in the last few years. With their second album Destination Somewhere winning rave reviews in their homeland, the UK, America and virtually everywhere else, we caught up with Massive’s singer Brad Marr to see just what is…
Words by Ali Cooper. All photos by Sandra Sorenson. Stone Free Festival promises an incredible weekend of musical appreciation and nostalgia for fun-loving fans who’d rather stay dry for the duration of a festival, based in the towering venue that is London’s O2 Arena. That said, crowds already begin grumbling about extortionate ticket prices before…
Following the announcement that Slaves (US) would be embarking on a string of dates in the UK/EU, it seemed that the tour may not happen after all following reports that the band were to split. Luckily for Slaves fans, frontman Jonny Craig clarified that the dates and their Download appearance would still be going ahead,…
After the first day’s action at Donington, Download 2016 once again kicked back into life for “middle Saturday”. There was lots to look forward to, so let’s get on with proceedings. For anyone who hasn’t yet read our coverage of the first day of Download 2016 you can do so on this link. Kicking off…
Anyone who saw Rammstein’s fantastic set at Download Festival 2016 last Friday (well, fantastic apart from the technical difficulties) will know that they opened with a brand new song. The typically tongue-in-cheek new track, christened “Ramm 4” (we’re not sure if that’s a working title or not at the moment) went down a storm with…
Having spent a good portion of their career releasing highly successful albums like Colony and Reroute To Remain through Nuclear Blast Records, Swedish metal legends In Flames have decided the time is right to return home to Nuclear Blast. The Gothenburg natives, who helped define the legendary Gothenburg sound named after their hometown, are currently…
Despite the predictions of a total wash out of Doningtons annual festivities, mother nature had been kind to Download 2016, at least until the Friday. As Team Rock Sins took to the hallowed turf there was still grass to be seen, albeit not for much longer! First band of the day were Swedes Royal Republic…
Prior to all the Download Festival excitement, As Lions headed up the Better Noise Records showcase along with Anavae and From Ashes to New at The Garage. Rachael Griffiths went along to get this exclusive gallery of images from the evening and to drink as much lemonade she liked from the free bar (the rock…
On the second of two sold out nights in London, The Used (6) played their classic album In Love and Death in full. This was always going to be a special night for fans and was bound to remind a lot of tonight’s audience of their teenage years. Opening with “Take It Away” things get…
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Spellcaster have teamed up with noted metal label Prosthetic Records to unveil their third album (and first for Prosthetic), Night Hides The World. The album springs out of the traps with the very enjoyable Aria. The opening riff is something that could have come from the early riff book of Judas…
