Slayer to split after next record?
Tom Araya, frontman of Slayer, has been talking about how long the band can continue after their next album, their last with heavyweight rock producer Rick Rubin»
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Sheryl Crow - Love Is Free
With Sheryl Crow all set to embark upon a new album campaign, this is the question that’s undoubtedly been on all of our lips for the past couple of months: “Is Sheryl progressing or regressing?” Well, there are a couple of different ways of looking at this»
The BMI Sessions at London 229, Thu 17 Jan
Why don’t we just start with the inevitable? There’s really no point pussyfooting around the fact that this band used to be called thisGIRL. Sure, there’s a new chap tip-tapping on some keyboards whilst oohing and aahing over the top but how different is it going to be? I mean, really»
Eurosonic 2008: the DiS review
Eurosonic is apparently focussed on Swedish music this year. This is supported by the appearance of several Swedish artists in Groningen, in the northern region of The Netherlands, including the chart-topping Robyn. But DiS is in town to see Brits, too, such as a sensationally on-form Blood Red Shoes»
Paramore at London Astoria, Fri 07 Sep
You don’t need to hear any more songs that sound the same played with different words. You don’t need to see her band of nameless, faceless, pointedly personified goons nimbly hurling themselves across the stage. You don't need her over-rehearsed lines being professionally projected beyond the back of the auditorium, just like she's been told to so many times...»
Oceansize, Fightstar, The Blackout, Receiving End Of Sirens at Hammersmith Palais, Hammersmith, Fri 13 Oct
Fightstar are great at what they do, and while the whole Busted thing obviously is and will continue to be an albatross around their nimble necks as long as writers keep mentioning it in reviews, they are quite definitely a band in their own right. And a good one at that...»
Dirty Rig at London Camden Bar Monsta/G Lounge, Sat 23 Sep
While this cramped, dingy club might be full of many seasoned veterans of the original Donington Festival, nothing played here tonight is from the past. You can bet that whatever they do next won’t be the cleverest thing you’ll have heard but you’ll never hear it done better... »
The Zico Chain - The Zico Chain
Not a single one of the six songs on this mini-album clocks in at over three minutes. These frantic fifteen minutes make for more of a micro-album, but regardless of duration The Zico Chain put their point across without a shadow of a doubt.»
Silverstein - Discovering The Waterfront
Silverstein have returned with the follow up to their rather successful something-core debut, When Broken Is Easily Fixed. Unfortunately their sophomore effort, Discovering The Waterfront, sounds exactly the same...»
Reuben - A Kick In The Mouth
'A Kick In The Mouth' is Reuben's 1st single proper from their forthcoming second album, 'Very Fast Very Dangerous'.»
Adema - Planets
You almost forget what nu-metal was. The world was awash with the sounds of Linkin Park, Papa Roach et al but five years ago. Party like it’s 1999. Adema sadly are.»
Hondo Maclean - Unspoken Dialect
A small handful of cracking EPs + a large handful of high profile support slots x 2 years = Hondo Maclean have an album ready for unleashing upon the masses. And it is good.»
Lostprophets at Manchester Apollo, Sat 20 Nov
This is the new temple for the disaffected youth. Metal just ain’t as cool with the kids any more because Slipknot foolishly took off their masks. And they’re American. And everyone knows that ain’t cool. Lostprophets aren’t metal.»
Biffy Clyro, Oceansize, Drive Like You Stole It at Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape), Manchester, Greater Manchester, Mon 27 Sep
Tonight was hyped up as the hottest showcase of the best new(ish) music from the UK at the moment. It was not to fail me. It could not.»
(Review of nothing)
Hmmm, I think this is one of those EPs that bands put out before anyone has taken any notice of them. Y’know, when they reckon they’re really good but just need people to hear it. So often delusional. But then, Sucioperro are Scottish!! There are only 3 types of music made in Scotland:
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Biffy Clyro, InMe, Colour of Fire at Academy 2 (formerly MDH), Manchester, Greater Manchester, Mon 24 Feb
Set the scene for me. Set the perfect scene. Dare ya. Underage girls begging for spunk? Oooh, how very fashionable. It’s still illegal ya hear me. But yeah: little semi-sluts running around gagging for demi-deity Dave’s delicious… hmmm, until they actually get it. That’s the InMe fanbase. Rig»
Reuben - Let’s Stop Hanging Out
I don’t know what this song is about. I don’t really care. All I know is that sometimes, things just rock. The sad thing is, it’s not fresh and exciting, or something you can start calling the best thing in the world ever because he plays the drums from Japan in some groundbreaking movement of mind ene»
JJ72 - Formulae
And by golly the squealing Irish ones have stuck by their formula. Mark Greaney is seemingly still in pre-pubescence and undoubtedly the hardcore fans will be pleased that they haven't done a Muse and gone good. The hardcore followers, however, will also be dead chuffed that Hilary's still looking swanky. Stagna»
Silverchair - Diorama
After the morose, bitter melancholy of ‘Frogstomp’, and ‘Freak Show’s relative maturity, in a glum, despondent form and then the grandiose, orchestral ‘Neon Ballroom’, Silverchair bring us ‘Diorama’. And they’re happy this time. “What the hell?! But it’s Silverchair!”, you may well think b»
Biffy Clyro, The Cooper Temple Clause, Oceansize at Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape), Manchester, Greater Manchester, Thu 18 Apr
This is the second successive tour that has seen The Cooper Temple Clause play with these bands. Is this a bad thing? Two schools. One might say they’re playing with their friends and highly esteemed contemporaries. Another may say it’s getting boring as hell. I’m tentatively stepping foot into »
“I Want To Collaborate All Over Salma Hayek’s Boobs!”
I am seated in the cockpit of the tour bus that will continue to transport Vex Red and their support act, Halo, across the UK for the next few days. It is milder than what I am used to today and prising the majority of the band away from the Mike Patton's Tomahawk soundchecking downstairs proves a s»
Liberty 37 - God Machine
'God Machine' is the Swansea boys' follow up to their grandiose, and often just plain epic, 1999 debut 'The Greatest Gift'. That bombed and so naturally they got dropped. Of course. They decided to go home and signed to local label, Mighty Atom. This is what they did with a bit mo»
Aereogramme at Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape), Manchester, Greater Manchester, Tue 11 Dec
The stage in the Hop & Grape is large by no means and it seems that Aereogramme have been boxed in further still by several amps and a spare drum kit. The band have been in the UK for but a day since returning from their “Beards Across America” tour across, strangely enough, America. En ro»
One Minute Silence, Will Haven, SugarComa at Academy 2 (formerly MDH), Manchester, Greater Manchester, Thu 29 Nov
One Minute Silence have always been a notoriously crazy live act. This, of course, led to everyone looking forward to this show very, very much. With Sacramento mentalists Will Haven in support, the line-up was looking far from feeble, especially after the loud and youthful SugarComa were announc»
Crackout, Vex Red at Manchester Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape), Sat 27 Oct
Crackout are one of those bands that have never really made it anywhere near the charts but has that loyal, hardcore following, wherever they go. They are fun as a live band but it is easy to see why they seem to struggle on record - it’s nothing new. We’ve all heard this kind of music before and it really fai»
Vex Red - Itch
Vex Red are Ross Robinson’s new pet. He who kick-started the careers of nu-metal legends Korn and Slipknot and introduced At The Drive-In to the masses chose these young lads’ demo from a pile of thousands sent in via a Kerrang competition. He signed them to his label and thi»
Destrovert at London The Royal Standard, Wed 04 Jul
This is The Standard Music Venue. It is just that - standard. Actually it is sub-standard. It's a poor excuse for a venue with sound quality to strip paint with and all the attraction of a rabid skunk on speed. They have however been lucky enough to act host to one of the area's rising talents - De»
Destrovert - No Need To Shout
Destrovert are a metal band of four young men who have perverted the eardrums of those in Walthamstow's popular music emporium - The Standard. Incredibly young nu-metal types SugarComa have also appeared at this venue. "Oh no! Not another nu-metal band! " I hear you cry. Yes, you »
Deftones, Taproot, Linkin Park at London Arena, Sat 24 Mar
This is London Arena - famed for its terrible acoustics as well as some of the major events held here, like terrorist bombings, unfortunately not of Bros or Westlife. As the background music is played, it sounds terrible. Just how London Arena is meant to. It gets worse. Taproot appear on-stage after much anti»
Union Kid - Last of the Lo-Fi
Union Kid are a new band. They have been 'hotly-tipped' for some time now and listening to this, it's no wonder why. The fuzzy guitars and dynamics which can be best described as dynamic make for a wonderful pop song. When they are angry the music is angry. The anger is relayed as power. Power does not mean down-tu»