Interview: Brigade

Brigade have been described by NME as “a towering beast“, by Rock Sound as “a British talent truly capable of a long and exciting career“, by Kerrang! as “a band who now deal in ascendant tunes of rare quality” and by Sonic Dice as “an infectious blend of all-out rock“. So the plaudits have been [...]

Album Review: One-Way Mirror

[Album: One Way Mirror] [Label: Metal Blade] Formed in 2005, One-Way Mirror isn’t just any old metal supergroup. The band members come from Mnemic, Soilwork, Lyzanxia, Scarve, Warrell Dane, Phaze I, Lyzanxia, Watcha - that’s a hell of a list of metal sub-genres (thrash, black, death, industrial, gothic, etc.) to choose from and it was immediately apparent [...]

Single Review: Nephu Huzzband

[Single: Nurse! Nurse!] [Label: Deep Recording] Despite being a mere 1 minute 27 seconds long, ‘Nurse! Nurse!’, the new single from Nephu Huzzband is quite possibly the most exciting slab of new music I have listened to this year. The band comes from the increasingly prominent purveyor of new music, Nottingham. Their music is put together from [...]

Interview: 36 Crazyfists

Did you realise 36 Crazyfists have been tearing the metalcore scene a new arsehole since way back in 1994? In that time they’ve uprooted from Alaska to Oregon following the untimely death of their original bassist, lost faith with the mighty Roadrunner record label, and now made new friends at Ferret Music on which new [...]

Album Review: Death Cab For Cutie

[Album: Narrow Stairs] [Label: Atlantic] Being three years in the waiting, Death Cab For Cutie fans were expecting great, dark things from the band’s sixth full-length studio effort. ‘Narrow Stairs’, stylishly and deftly, fulfils these expectations with lyricist Ben Gibbard’s effortless narrative supported by discordant pianos and distorted guitars. Death Cab’s usual sound is that of a lucid [...]

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Festival Review: Download 2008

[Venue: Donington Park] [Date: 13-15 June 2008] Before I even begin, there’s one big thing about this year’s festival that needs to be said so let’s get it out of the way first and then we can crack on with the music. With the dates clashing this year with the build up to the MotoGP, plus the [...]

Editorial

• July 2008: Ah, the good old English summer is upon us here at Sonic Towers. The sun is playing hokey-cokey with the clouds (in, out, in, out) but at least the music be burnin', burnin'. It appears to be time for bands to start releasing those feel-good singles and we have a whole stack to bring you in the coming weeks including Avenged Sevenfold, Blood Red Shoes, Funeral For A Friend, CSS, Black Affair plus many more. Less Than Jake have a big summer album which is imminent as are long-players from Circuits, Motley Crue, One Way Mirror and Izzie Voodoo. We've also got interviews with Story Of The Year and 36 Crazyfists as well as reports on those big, muddy festivals. It's all good. #