Talking about your own personal issues whilst the world endures a pandemic can feel a bit like preaching to the choir. With so much daily trauma, writing about your own struggles could easily feel inconsequential. This is a line that vocalist Lois McDougall and Drones have had to walk when approaching their second album ‘Our…
Following on from Scottish thrash metal outfit Disposable taking home the winners medal last time out, we’ve got five more videos for you all to vote on this time. First up this week are UK tech metal royalty SikTh. Ahead of their impending UK tour which you can find them playing across the country in…
Twenty more acts have been announced by the organisers of Download Festival, taking place at “rock’s spiritual home” Donington Park on 9 – 11 June. Canadian prog-metal professor Devin Townsend will bring his very own Devin Townsend Project to the event after a recent successful UK tour. He will be joined by highly-rated newcomers Code…
Prior to their appearance at last weekend’s Butserfest, Young Guns announced two intimate shows to celebrate the upcoming release of their new album, Echoes. We sent Rachael Griffiths along to their sold-out Borderline show to capture an exclusive gallery of the band and their supports, Greywind and Drones. Also to follow is Rachael’s review of…
The festival announcement pendulum has swung back in the direction of the Download Festival 2014 as Andy Copping and his team have confirmed another dozen and a half (that’s eighteen in layman’s terms) bands to appear across the weekend this coming June. Top of the pile this time around are UK rock favourites The Wildhearts,…
