The Gaslight Anthem on the cover of Rock Sound July issue 124

ON THE COVER: They’re about to support The Boss and play pretty much every festival this year. Rock Sound proudly presents The Gaslight Anthem – the only band you need to see this Summer.

FREE THIS MONTH: SOUNDCHECK CD – featuring 15 of the hottest new and exclusive tracks from this month’s issue, feat: TGA, Alexisonfire, Enter Shikari, Poison The Well and more.
PLUS: 3 FREE giant posters – Green Day, The Blackout and Aiden and FREE sticker sheet.

ALSO THIS MONTH: The return of Paramore, the fans get to grips with Billy Talent, Alexisonfire on going global, You Me At Six on beating gambling addiction and Suicide Silence on people and their filth.
PLUS: Rancid, Killswitch Engage, Sonic Youth, Clutch, The King Blues, Frank Turner, The Ghost Of A Thousand, The Red Chord, Future Of The Left, The Mars Volta, Steel Panther, In Case Of Fire + more…

EXPOSURE: The best new bands you need to know about, featuring: brokeNYCDE, Fact, People In Planes, Viva Machine, Young Guns and more.

REVIEWS: Over 100 releases reviewed and rated, plus the all the latest live action, incl: Gallows, Placebo, Polar Bear Club, ATP vs The Fans, the Thrash And Burn tour + more.


Rock Sound 124 – on sale now from WH Smiths and all good newsagents.

Green Day on cover of Rock Sound June issue 123 on sale now

ON THE COVER: Green Day have released the most exciting and pioneering punk rock record of 2009 with ‘21st Century Breakdown’. Rock Sound spoke to the band exclusively to discuss the band’s meteoric career…

FREE THIS MONTH: SOUNDCHECK CD – featuring 15 of the hottest new tracks from this month’s issue. PLUS six exclusive art cards featuring Placebo, Bring Me The Horizon, Slipknot and more!

ALSO THIS MONTH: Our review of Green Day’s ‘21st Century Breakdown’, Taking Back Sunday – the fans have their say, Madina Lake take on Rock Sound for a game of footy, The Blackout diss Kurt Cobain, The Ghost Of A Thousand get hopeful, while Aiden get their knives out. PLUS: Spinnerette, CKY, You Me At Six, Devin Townsend, Black Sabbath, Coalesce, God Forbid, The Paper Chase and much, much more.

EXPOSURE: The best new bands you need to know about, featuring: Ravens Creed, Steel Panther, The Dead Formats, Dutch Schultz and more.

REVIEWS: Over 100 releases reviewed and rated, plus all the latest live action, including: Placebo, Anti-Flag, Incubus, Sunn 0))), Cursive and more.

Rock Sound 123 – on sale now from WH Smiths and all good newsagents.

Slipknot on cover of Rock Sound May 09 issue 122 on sale now

ON THE COVER: Celebrating 10 years since the release of ‘Slipknot’, Rock Sound looks back at a decade of destruction with the 18-legged Iowa metal marauders…

FREE THIS MONTH: SOUNDCHECK CD – featuring 15 of the hottest new tracks from this month’s issue. PLUS: 2 FREE giant posters – You Me At Six and 30 Seconds To Mars

ALSO THIS MONTH: Our verdict on Green Day’s ‘21st Century Breakdown’, Nightwish - the fans get weird, Madina Lake on why they’re here to stay, Gallows drop the bomb, Isis on Acid, Lacuna Coil in ‘Shallow Life’ shocker.
PLUS: Fightstar, In Case Of Fire, Rolo Tomassi, Five Finger Death Punch, Polar Bear Club, Sleep, Every Time I Die, Chimaira + much, much more.

EXPOSURE: The best new bands you need to know about, featuring: Steadlür, Oceano, Middle Class Rut, The Boy Will Drown and more.

REVIEWS: Over 110 releases reviewed and rated, plus the all the latest live action, incl: Eagles Of Death Metal, Dananananykroyd, FFAF, Mono and more.

Rock Sound 122 – on sale now from WH Smiths and all good newsagents.

30 Seconds to Mars + Green Day poster mag: Rock Sound April issue 121 out now

ON THE COVER: 30 Seconds To Mars have had their fair share of battles – Rock Sound caught up with Jared Leto and co to discuss the future for the band.



GREEN DAY: We celebrate 20 years of the pop-punk trio with our exclusive giant poster pull-out – featuring everything you wanted to know about the band.



FREE WITH THIS ISSUE: SOUNDCHECK CD – featuring 15 of the hottest new tracks from this month’s issue.



ALSO THIS MONTH: In our world exclusive – we bring Mastodon together with their hero – Thin Lizzy’s Scott Gorham – for the first time. Check out our exclusive footage of the band recording a version of Thin Lizzy classic ‘The Emerald’ online at: www.rocksound.tv We put your weird and wonderful questions to Alkaline Trio, get up close and personal with In This Moment’s Maria Brink, and we head out on the road on the tour of the year – Rock Sound’s Shred Yr Face tour – for a full report on the mayhem that ensued.

Plus interviews with: Dananananaykroyd, Deathstars, Cancer Bats, Evile, Underoath, Earth Crisis, The Audition, Therapy? + much, much more.



EXPOSURE: The best new bands you need to know about, featuring: And So I Watch You From Afar, The Thermals, The Tupolev Ghost, Vanna and more.



REVIEWS: Over 110 releases reviewed and rated, plus the all the latest live action, incl: Soundwave Festival, Taste Of Chaos, Rise Against, Young Widows and more.



Rock Sound 121 – on sale now from WH Smiths and all good newsagents.

Lamb Of God on cover of March issue out now

ON THE COVER: Richmond metallers Lamb Of God return and their fantastic new album ‘Wrath’. Rock Sound gets the skinny from Randy Blythe and Chris Adler about their drug-dealing past and their return to form…

FREE WITH THIS ISSUE: SOUNDCHECK CD – featuring 15 of the hottest new tracks from this month’s issue + fantastic FREE sticker sheet.

ALSO THIS MONTH: We hit the road with You Me At Six, catch up with Isis in the studio, put your questions to The All-American Rejects and we ask: Can music still change the world? Plus interviews with: Madina Lake, Kylesa, Trail Of Dead, The Bronx, F*cked Up, Shinedown, Protest The Hero, The Sleeping, Gojira, Eagles Of Death Metal + much, much more.

EXPOSURE: The best new bands you need to know about, featuring: Hexes, Sebastien Grainger, Brides, Hellmouth and more.

REVIEWS: Over 100 releases reviewed and rated, plus the all the latest live action, incl: Soulfly, Alkaline Trio, Amanda Palmer, Escape The Fate and more.

Rock Sound 121 – on sale now from WH Smiths and all good newsagents.

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