The Darkness are Finnished
Yep, that's right. DiS Favourites The Darkness are to headline the eclectic Finnish music festival, Ilosaarirock, in July.»
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-Raz- has written the following articles:
Winnebago Deal - Flight Of The Raven
Winnebago Deal have always point blank refused to fit in. The duo have always spurned any notion of being part of any UK scene and instead have snuggled up to the DC hardcore and Seattle grunge scenes much more readily. They’re back with Flight Of The Raven and they’re as angry as ever...»
Lostprophets - Liberation Transmission
Lostprophets are back with new haircuts and a further development to their Glassjaw-lite screamo-pop. Liberation Transmission, you’ll be pleased to know, sees the Welshmen return in triumphant fashion.»
Sucioperro - Random Acts Of Intimacy
Sucioperro have emerged slowly but surely from the hideously bloated Ayrshire rock underbelly with a surprisingly timid restraint.»
Like music? Like surfing? Read this.
The second annual Ripcurl Boardmasters Unleashed Music Festival is almost upon us. With music from Feeder, Starsailor and Graham Coxon, among others, on 4-5 August to a backdrop of bikini babes and 6ft swells in Watergate Bay in Newquay, it's gonna be totally surf-tastic... dude.»
Raz on The Raz @ Download
There is a Heavy Metal pedigree afforded to Donington Racetrack that can not and will not ever be surpassed by another venue. It doesn’t matter how many metal gigs you put on or even which bands. This famous circuit is steeped in tradition of the filthiest kind. Well, forget about all of that. The fact of the matter is that Download 2006 is here, it’s happening and there’s a motherf*cking heatwave going on right above our heads. »
36 Crazyfists - Rest Inside The Flames
It was always going to be difficult for 36 Crazyfists to return with a worthy offering after the success of 2004’s rock solid outing, A Snow Capped Romance. However, with Rest Inside The Flames the Alaskan quartet have apparently grown further in sound and stature.»
Festival Preview: Download 2006
The most impressive line-up of the year is upon us this weekend and it’s only June. Download Festival 2006 is hosting a fleet of bands certain to go down in hard rock history flanked by stars of the future is always a good move. DiS will be doing really Heavy Metal things like sporting a mullet, wearing a denim jacket with the sleeves cut off and also generally being smelly. Here are The Top 9 (Nine) Bands You Need To See At Download Festival 2006!!!»
Orson - Bright Idea
The latest to be ejected by Hollywood’s over-filled funk-pop blender, Orson hit the wall with a less-than-comfortable splat. Unsurprisingly, they leave a disgusting trail of musical filth behind them as Bright Idea makes its way down to the breakfast bar.»
The Academy Is... - Checkmarks
With 'Checkmarks', The Academy Is... have released arguably the finest song on their sugar-rock extravaganza, Almost Here.»
Danko Jones - Sleep Is The Enemy
Danko Jones is so far from any of the places he ought to have come from. This is the crazy Canuck’s third (un)healthy offering of frantic, cock-out, hard rock and it’s easily his best yet.»
Aiden - Our Gangs Dark Oath
After enduring 45 minutes of Our Gangs (sic) Dark Oath, it is very, very easy to say that re-releasing Aiden’s first record is a bad idea. A very, very bad idea. If only for the terrible punctuation in the title.»
Sinai Beach - When Breath Escapes
A few years ago the ever-burgeoning South California extreme metallic hardcore scene threw up another bunch of ear-botherers in Sinai Beach. This is their debut record, originally released on Facedown Records, re-released by the current champions of all things emo.»
DiS at The Great Escape 2006
Who would have thought that DiS would descend upon Brighton's music industry showcase extravaganza in such fashion. Without a soul in sight waiting to 'network' with a single one of our merry shambles of a crew, we set to work on actually seeing bands. Despite the cruel, bitter wind that insisted on hurtling toward us with near-freezing drizzle as its freight, we actually saw some bands. My word, we saw some rather spectacular bands at that...»
It'll be alright on the (Silvia) Night?
Icelandic Eurovision Song Contest Entry, Silvia Night – with whom I had an on-street encounter with – has ridiculously received an official complaint and warning from the Executive Supervisor of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). He lives in Geneva, Switzerland.»
The Great Escape: Preview and Podcast
DiS is taking a veritable troupe of badness down to Brighton in just a few days to frolic in the surf and eat whelks and other minging seafood. The task in hand is to see at least three bands at the Great Escape – part of the Brighton Festival Month. Handily, you will find The Drowned In Sound Top SIX Bands To Go Rock Out To just below to help YOU see more than three bands over the three-day festival. How amazing?? Yes, quite. Additionally, there are all also all the details you’ll ever need to check out all your favourite Drowned in Sound Recordings bands.»
Guns N' Roses N' Hammersmith Apollo
Guns N' Roses have announced an exclusive one-off show on Wednesday 7th June as warm-up to their headline appearance at Download Festival. I, however, am going to go to watch Deftones that evening with hairy DiS editor, Colin Roberts.»
Run! Megadeth! Mega!
The mighty, millions-upon-millions-selling Megadeth have signed to the home of heavy metal, Roadrunner Records... »
Still Remains: getting lively
American metallers Still Remains embark upon their third UK tour this week. Hailing from Grand Rapids, Michigan, their Nordic-influenced metal was a highlight of the January tour with Bullet For My Valentine. Blending the metalcore style of In Flames with the whizzing pop keyboards of The Killers, the sextet are an altogether more appealing prospect than much of the dross that is currently filling our airwaves.»
Raz on The Raz in... Iceland
I’m in Iceland, in the farther reaches of the North Atlantic Ocean, just 30 miles or so from the Arctic Circle. What is there to say about this fair land that hasn’t been said before? Nothing. Not a single thing. That’s why it’s my turn. I’m dredging the bottom of this glorious hellhole of a barrel for all it's worth.»
Panic At The Disco, Men Women And Children at London Astoria, Tue 25 Apr
What the hell am I doing here? Why’s everyone dancing? Where’s the mosh? There’s emos everywhere, but this ain’t no rock show. This fickle public will simply move on when the next My Chemical Romance album drops later this year in wholehearted glory. Repeat: this is not a rock show. Not even close.»
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Coming at you like that badass 1970s hairdo that your dad will remember forever because it was just so damn hot, Wolfmother's debut album is deliciously downright dirty. And, from the sounds of it, they're probably going to try and get a piece of your mother.»
Suicide Silence - Suicide Silence
This band is the equivalent of a musical lynch mob. You will flee for your life as Suicide Silence pelt you with an almost impenetrable cacophony. You thank the heavens that there are only five tracks you have to dodge. Any more and you’d be beyond exhausted and the fear of perishing would be all the more real.»
DMC becomes Run CSI??
Former DMC rapper Darryl McDaniels (DMC, obviously) has teamed up with beefy CSI actor Gary Dourdan on two tracks on his new album.»
iLiKE...Signal Failure?
Since reporting here about iLiKETRAiNS lead singer David Martin's unfortunate and painful incident with his jacket last month, DiS is pleased to report that he is back on the road with the band for an extensive tour of the UK.»
Satyricon - Now, Diabolical
It’s exciting to see that the most progressive genre around right now is also, by far, the least accessible and the one most people will quite rightly refer to as “scary”. Norwegian stalwarts, Satyricon have always looked to further themselves by leading the black metal scene. This record keeps you on your toes by making you really listen. Satyricon do not make background music for the weak-hearted. Now, Diabolical is a case in point.»
Brigade vs Fightstar
Call me cruel if you like, but this time I’m sticking the brothers in the ring. In the red corner we have Charlie, while in the blue corner we have Will. This is Brigade vs Fightstar. Brother Simpson vs Brother Simpson. Charlie vs Will. Ooh err. Let battle commence. »
65days of Disco Girls?
We have got wind of a cracking tour in mid-May which sees DiS favourites 65daysofstatic headlining a Barfly tour with some cracking supports: my favourite new Finnish band, Disco Ensemble and the Morning After Girls who are a) Australian and b) mostly not girls.»
Imogen Heap at London Shepherds Bush Empire, Fri 31 Mar
Having sold a shitload of records in the US after one of those much-coveted stints on the nu-Dawson’s Crack, The OC, Imogen Heap celebrates in grand style tonight. While the rest of the tour takes in much smaller venues, London, as usual, receives much headier treatment.»
The Abominable Iron Sloth - The Abominable Iron Sloth
Belching out music crafted around the intriguing idea of a mythical beast that, upon waking from an involuntary cryogenic slumber, ravaged all those who had helped him convalesce, gaining a timely and ferocious taste for human blood – this is The Abominable Iron Sloth. If this is the backlash to metalcore then I welcome the new scene because this rips your face clean off in the best possible way.»