Glam-metal reprobates Steel Panther will play a stripped down show when they hit the UK next month to promote forthcoming acoustic album and film, “Live From Lexxi’s Mom’s Garage”. Michael Starr (vocals), Satchel (guitar), Lexxi Foxx (bass) and Stix Zadinia (drums) will get up close and personal at London’s legendary 100 Club in the Soho…
Gothic rock godfathers Fields of the Nephilim are set to play two shows in London later this month – with one of their famous fans joining them for the first one. Behemoth frontman Nergal will appear as special guest with FOTN at Islington Academy on Thursday 17th December. It marks the fifth anniversary of his…
Sheffield rockers Bring Me The Horizon will perform at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust on April 22nd next year – and they will be joined by a full orchestra for the occasion! The band recently released highly acclaimed new album “That’s The Spirit”, which topped the Australian and…
The Devin Townsend Project will visit Bournemouth for a warm-up show ahead of the highly-anticipated “The Return of Ziltoid” spectacular at Royal Albert Hall in April. The gig will take place on Saturday 11th April at O2 Academy. The metal maestro made a solo acoustic appearance in the town in summer 2012 and it will…
Words, video: Nick Holmes @oldenick666 Photos: Tess Donohoe @tess_donohoe Over his twenty year career Devin Townsend has morphed musically and personally through several versions of himself. Earlier this year he took what was arguably one of the bigger gambles in his time, launching a crowd-funding project to help make a country album. Known for his…
“We are bringing death metal into the fine halls of culture” announced Mikael Akerfeldt at one point during the second half of tonight’s performance. He was not wrong. Looking around the almost sold out Royal Albert Hall in the middle of a ten minute long Death Metal epic was a very surreal experience. I’m sure…
Fresh from my interview with Katatonia frontman Jonas Renkse (coming soon exclusively here on rocksins.com) in the side bar in the Garage that I never knew existed, I got to slip into the main room shortly before doors, so got a drink and got myself an excellent position for the opening band, Long Distance Calling…
When you see a gig advertised jam packed with up and coming British Metal bands for the price of £8, you know you should be there, even more when the latest (and arguably greatest, sorry Malefice and Exit Ten) metal band to come out of Reading in the last few years, Sylosis, are headlining the…
