Words by Matt Hill and Jamie Giberti, photos by Jamie Giberti. As far as the last few years ago, the amount of new music festivals that the UK has seen come (and in many cases go) is almost innumerable. Occasionally from the glut of new events certain ones rise from the pack to become events…
Words by Matt Hill, Intro & Photos by Jamie Giberti. The second of our in-depth individual band reviews from the superb Beyond the Redshift festival comes in the form of Irish group God is An Astronaut. Without anything further, it’s over to Matt… After quenching one’s thirst with a delightful drink and some standard conversation…
Words by Matt Hill, Intro and Photos by Jamie Giberti. Our first in-depth band review from the wonderful and unique Beyond the Redshift festival features one of post-metal / noise most revered figures and one of his many bands. Matt recaps how it occurred. At a festival with a roster dripping in ambiance, post-rock and…
Baltimore 4-piece All Time Low returned for the first of two huge shows at Glasgow’s O2 Academy on the 11th of March. Opening their 22 song strong set with fan favourite “Do You Want Me (Dead?)” the US rockers were met with ear splitting screams of delighted and delirious teenage fans packed in as close…
Last touring the UK in 2012, Southern Californian quintet Of Mice and Men returned this month selling out every date on the tour across the UK. Along with the tour Of Mice and Men appeared in a selection of FOPP! stores signing copies of their new album “Restoring Force” (out now on Rise Records) giving…
Thursday, March 13th 2014 – words by Matt Hill, photos by Jamie Giberti Though bands come and go and, these days, their success ultimately varies on their luck rather than the quality of their outputs or touring activities, some remain hardcore stalwarts regardless of the path they tread… I’d suggest it were impossible you’d be…
UK metal quintet Rise To Remain were looking to kickstart their 2014 with a bang and promptly decided to do it with a London home-town show. Tonight’s gig at The Borderline on Tottenham Court Road was the beginning of Rise getting back up to full gear, alongside two fellow UK metal acts. First up, Chapters…
Delighted fans of Surrey rockers You Me At Six queued for hours in the cold streets of Glasgow on Thursday, 30th of January, for what was anticipated to be an ecstatic and electrifying performance from the quintet, and they didn’t disappoint. Travelling around the UK promoting their latest album, Cavalier Youth out now, You Me…
On Valentine’s Day 2014, London metal group The Defiled had their homecoming; Their first headline show as part of a full headline tour in London in quite some time. Rock Sins’ own sibling double act Fran and Sam went along to The O2 Academy Islington in North London to enjoy the action (Words – Sam…
