So the first Radar Festival took place this year and Rocksins decided to pop along to see what would unfold. The Venue, Casino, Guildford, is not normally somewhere you’d expect to go and listen to tech metal (or any metal as a fact) in the area. This became very apparent on the exit of the…
For the unitiated Ho99o9 are one the most unique, interesting and utterly baffling bands on the planet right now. Imagine taking the best elements of Body Count, Slayer & The Dillinger Escape Plan, boiling them all into a pot, sprinkling with whacked out samples and serving at the highest temperature. If that sounds bonkers on…
Those who love their American Thrash Metal will no doubt be aware of Sacred Reich, a band not old enough to be lumped in with The Big Four but too old for most of us to have gotten into around the time heavy music had a popularity surge in the 90’s (just before Kurt ruined…
Taylor Swift has become a bit of a media circus over the last decade with a string of high profile lovers and feuds threatening to overshadow her musical career whilst defining who she is in the process. 2017’s Reputation was a major misfire that saw Taylor get caught up in playing the role of the…
Following on from our highlights of the first two days of ArcTanGent 2019, here’s a quick round up of the best bits of the final day. A full review of ArcTanGent 2019 is to follow soon! Maybe it’s our bias talking, or more likely it’s the fact that The St Pierre Snake Invasion are one…
Concept albums are rife in the world of progressive music. When an entire band steps into the realm of conceptual you know you’ve got some hard but rewarding work on your hands. Take Coheed and Cambria as perhaps the most prominent example; an overarching story that determines the lyricism and musicianship of each album as…
‘We’re called Curse These Metal Hands’ said Matt King’s Super Hans in an episode of Channel 4’s Peep Show when referring to his band completed by Robert Webb’s Jeremy Usbourne. Seemingly they are two halves of disparate nature; one, a placid and feckless layabout, the other, a typhoon of methamphetamines and hallucinogens. The same cannot…
I’ll be the first to admit I was very late to the party when it comes to Northlane. I only really got into them during the Mesmer cycle, but I’m very glad I did as it was an album I enjoyed immensely. Needless to say, I’ve been anticipating a follow up for some time. Alien is…
Carnifex is one of the more interesting bands in the death metal scene, and they remain that way but constantly evolving. Not content on sticking to one style or being happy with being confined to a subgenre, their longevity is a testament to their willingness to stay ahead of the pack. World War X, their seventh…
Destructive, Dangerous & Defiant. For 20 years Slipknot have wandered down a road filled with chaos, tragedy and cathartic triumph. It seems fitting that on the 20th anniversary of their groundbreaking debut they have yet added another chapter to their growing legacy, one that further cements their rise from disaffected misfits to the arena conquering…
