Mastodon are a band who, in my eyes, are in the vein of Opeth in as much as their music is not only undeniably brilliant, but also accessible when the time is taken to absorb and appreciate their moderately unique musical tapestry. Much like their Swedish counterparts, the new album marks another change in their…
When Frank Carter announced he was leaving Gallows in July, many though the band was over, after all, Frank’s unmistakable vocals were seen by many to be the focal point of the band’s sound.But After months of speculation the band announced they would continue with none other than Wade MacNeil as their frontman. Our first…
Royal Republic are a band who’ve really made people sit up and take notice in the last few months. I’d never heard of them before until I was persuaded by Neil (Rocksins editor) to go and watch them at Download earlier this year. It was a shrewd piece of advice as they whipped a capacity…
Artist: Mike Patton Album: The Solitude Of Prime Numbers Record Label: Ipecac Release Date: 7th November 2011 For Fans Of: Fantomas, Mr Bungle, Pelican, Mono, Red Sparowes, Sunn o)))), Isis, Ambient/Noise artists Mike Patton (best known for being the frontman of Faith No More) is an extremely prolific musician. In addition to his work with…
Artist: Exit Ten Album: Give Me Infinity Release Date: 10th October 2011 Record Label: Deep Burn For Fans Of: Boysetsfire, Maybeshewill, Long Distance Calling, Tool, Mastodon It feels like Exit Ten are a band whom a lot of people have been waiting for to “make it”. The Reading quintet have been around for a few…
Artist: Malefice Album: Awaken The Tides Label: Metal Blade Release Date: July 18th 2011 For Fans Of: Sylosis, Devildriver, Chimaira, Meshuggah, Modern Thrash Stand Out Tracks: Awaken The Tides, Delerium, Baying For Blood From their debut EP Relentless back in 2006 through to their last full length album Dawn of Reprisal, Malefice are a band…
Opeth… quite simply one of the best bands around, and one of my favourites. What follows is a review of their latest album, the opinion dividing ‘Heritage’. Now, firstly it should be noted that Opeth are not a band of convention; they have always said that they are not afraid to experiment and diverse themselves…
Rise To Remain are seemingly the UK’s marmite band of the moment, despite the fact their debut full length album has only just hit the shelves. Whether it is some of the press painting them as the new poster boys of British metal, or the grumblings over they’re only where they are today, including have…
The first Dream Theater album without Mike Portnoy was always going to be a very interesting experience. After the band’s long and well publicised search for his replacement, they found a most capable drummer in Mike Mangini, no less than the fastest drummer in the world. With Mike on board the band set about carving…
Label: Roadrunner Records Release Date: 8th August 2011 UK / 9th August 2011 elsewhere For Fans Of: Sylosis, Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Metallica Tracklisting 01 – “Capsizing The Sea” 02 – “In Waves” 03 – “Inception Of The End” 04 – “Watch The World Burn” 05 – “Dusk Dismantled”…