British scream mongers Bring Me The Horizon are like Marmite. You either love them or you can’t stand them and want to smash Oli Sykes’ head in. Its fair to say the band have been involved in their share of controversy since they burst onto the scene in 2006. Surely by now everyone has heard…
When Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan tragically died in 2009, it was hard to know what the future held for Avenged Sevenfold. Jimmy was a founding member of the band, and as well as playing drums he played a major part in the writing process. The remaining Avenged Sevenfold members have since said that they considered…
All That Remains can be considered one of the first mainstream metalcore acts. Getting their start some 15 years ago, they have managed to rank well on the Billboard charts and get regular airplay. All this while still getting huge crowds and being welcomed alongside bands like In Flames, Cannibal Corpse, and Behemoth. Every album…
It’s been a turbulent 15 year ride for Texan metal stalwarts Drowning Pool. They’ve had the highs of global mega-smash ‘Bodies’ – a song beloved of sweaty rock clubs and US soldiers, but despised by Iraqi detainees who were reportedly “tortured” by repeated plays of the track – but also lows, most notably the tragic…
It’s fair to say that the rock community, when it comes down to it, is a fairly small one, so when we lose one of our own we all feel it on a personal level. Having heard of the sad passing of Chi Cheng, bass player and founding member of the Deftones, the outpouring of…
We have to admit it, we’re getting bored of the current deluge of bland identikit screamo bands. You know the type; they have fancy haircuts, pointy guitars, lots of tattoos and a slightly pouty demeanour, but very little else to distinguish them from the crowd. With so many artists out there trying to do the…
The Only Way We Know is the second album from four piece pop rock band Fourth Quarter Comeback – think Something Corporate meets The Summer Set and you’re on the right track. The album has a happy, optimistic feel which is sure to have gets teenage toes tapping and hearts racing. The sassy energy of …
