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…
Machine Head‘s rebirth amongst the metal community began in 2003 with their career saving Through The Ashes Of Empires and their career exploded in 2007 with the release of The Blackening, winner of countless “album of the year” and “album of the decade” awards granted by everyone from Metal Hammer on down. Fast forward another…
A Devildriver live show is always something for most metal fans to get excited about. Whilst in my opinion their recent records have not been as enjoyable as the first three they’re still a force of nature in the flesh. The prospect of seeing them on the same tour as the mighty Machine Head and…
For months, UK metal fans have been eagerly awaiting the start of December 2011 for two particular tours; The Eighth Plague Tour, featuring Machine Head and Devildriver amongst others, and the third Metal Hammer Defenders Of The Faith Tour, headlined by Trivium and with a fine supporting cast of special guests In Flames, Ghost, Rise…
Anticipation for Alter Bridge’s Wembley Arena show had been high for a long time in the lead up to the gig. The news that broke approximately two weeks ago that the show was being recorded for Alter Bridge’s second live DVD just cranked the excitement (and the expectation levels) up even further. With this in…
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…
Over the last few years, Rocksins.com has been big supporters of Bowling For Soup, and in my opinion deservedly so. Bowling For Soup are a band who in my 7 years + of seeing them live have never put in anything other than a great live show, though this particular show looked set to challenge…
Symphony X are near the top of the tree as far as power metal or progressive metal bands are concerned. In their niche of metal they are one of the most popular and distinctive bands, only playing second fiddle to Dream Theater and one or two others. The band have built up and earnt their…
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…
