Ever since Brexit and the rise of Trump in America, the more hopeful amongst us have been looking forward to one thing: the turbulent rebirth of mainstream punk music. Whilst The King Blues have had something of a rocky few years, the political message they and support act Louise Distras sent out tonight was loud…
Bowling For Soup are now on their 11th studio album, after over twenty years as a band. After glossing over their temporary UK “retirement” the band are back doing what they do best: ignorant, hilarious pop punk with big choruses. Indeed, Drunk Dynasty, as the name suggests, does not reinvent the Bowling for Soup wheel….
It’s no secret that being in a medium-sized rock band isn’t particularly lucrative. It’s also easy to forget just how long lots of the “new wave” of English alternative rock groups have been kicking it for: Lower Than Atlantis and the recently retired We Are The Ocean celebrate their tenth birthdays this year, whilst Don…
After over a decade of thrashing out metalcore albums ranging from incredible to downright flat, Bullet For My Valentine returned to their roots to perform their first LP “The Poison” in full in between regular “best of” sets. They brought along fellow metal stalwarts from across the pond, Killswitch Engage (8). Killswitch’s setlist is an…
Ray Toro has been flying under the radar for over three years. Since his band, My Chemical Romance split in 2013, Toro has been almost completely away from the public eye. The upcoming release of Remember The Laughter marks Toro’s first solo release, and a departure from the hard rock riffs he was known for…
Three albums deep into their career and Singaporean grindcore band Wormrot are no longer hopeful outsiders but fully fledged veterans of the scene, but that doesn’t mean they’re about to slow down. If anything, “Voices” is the bands most blistering, intense and angry work so far. From the opening strains of the sledgehammer-titled “Blowhead Fuck…
Steel Panther visited Manchester’s famous M.E.N. Arena last night (18) October, bringing a throwback, glam rock spectacle of the very highest orders to town. Before the Californian band took to the stage though, it was time for another spectacular comedy-rock band: Bowling For Soup (7). The Texans emerge to their traditional intro music: Here Comes Bowling For Soup…
Carcer City are a five piece metalcore band from Liverpool. Infinite // Unknown is their fourth album and their best to date. The band keep things fairly straightforward on this album, focusing on burying catchy melodies in heavy, drop tuned songs. Thankfully, Carcer City are one of the more unusual metalcore bands of this generation;…
RockSins writer Will Stevenson tackles the latest album from grindcore band NAILS.
It’s been six years since Good Charlotte’s last album, Cardiology. After the release and touring cycle of that album, the band announced a hiatus that would stretch from September, 2011 to November of last year. In the time since announcing their return they’ve been putting together Youth Authority, their brand new album that eschews the…
