Hello Bamboo have been Preston’s best loved comedy rock band for a few years now bringing their off the wall tunes to everyone who’ll listen to them. Their latest EP Garçon brings more madcap craziness to your ears at home. If you can get past the rather scary shirtless 70′s blokes on the cover then [...]

  A night brought to us by Dusty Pop Entertainment featured 3 unsigned bands in the form of, Black Daze, Gorehead and my old friends Suicidle Pigeons. Headlining the night were recently signed metalcore band Killerfix. I know this is for unsigned acts but Killerfix are worth mentioning here as it is good to see [...]

  This is a review of the self titled EP from Surrey based melodic metal band Black Iris. Now I know what your thinking, Surrey? I thought this was promoting North West musicians? Well, yes it is, this is an exception worth making though as Black Iris are something quite different to what I have [...]

Kyrbgrinder aren’t your average metal band. For starters, they’re only a 3 piece, comprising guitarist Tommy Caris, bassist Dave Lugay and drummer Johanne James (who also plays drums for Threshold). It gets even more interesting when you realise that the man behind the kit is also their lead vocalist, managing to sing while performing some [...]

Horizons are a progressive hardcore metal band from Whitehaven in the Lake District. World renowned for it’s mixture of drama and beauty it seems the Lakes have rubbed off in Horizons’ music with crushing riffs and exquisite melodies. Wearing their influences like Killswitch Engage firmly and proudly on their sleeves, along with the aforementioned guitars [...]

Rock on Promo can’t count how many times Massive Wagons have played at our gig nights over the years, and anybody who has been lucky enough to catch one of their shows will understand why we were more than a little excited when we heard that these guys had an album in the pipelines. Right [...]

Unusually, The Fiction from Manchester, UK, have opted to name their debut record ‘The Greatest Hits’, reflecting their optimism for positive feedback. The band also chose to sell advanced copies of their EP at various live shows throughout the year to reach as many possible fans as possible, as well as streaming the tracks of [...]

Well it’s my privilege to bring you my second review of Beyond Betrayal, this time under the microscope is the latest EP ‘Money Can’t Save You Now’. Before I start breaking this down any further I have to say, I’m impressed. I was a fan of the earlier EP and the lads have progressed here, this is [...]

Following a great set at one of our very own Rampage nights in November, ROP decided it was about time we take a look at the début EP from Blackburn based alt-metal band Falter. The first thing to stand out on this EP is just how good the lyrics are: cryptic yet meaningful, these boys [...]

Where do I begin to break down Without Motive’s The Brave Never Fall? For starters, here we have a four track EP which, at 31 minutes, runs as long as some full albums and, with no song under 6 minutes, promises an epic listen from the outset.  The Brave Never Fall kicks off with opening [...]