You’d forgive Austin Dickinson for feeling that, no matter what he did musically, the world was always against him. As if being the son of Iron Maiden’s frontman wasn’t tough enough, his previous band Rise to Remain were on the cusp of something really special when they released the brilliant …
Read More »As Lions Interview – Download Festival, 10/06/16
I had a chat with Conor and Will from British upstarts As Lions at Download Festival this year about their debut set earlier on the in day, plans for the rest of the year and the unique feat their frontman is a part of this year… …
Read More »AS LIONS Debut Show 11th February Camden Barfly, London
From the ashes of Rise To Remain, Brit metallers As Lions have announced their debut show, and promise to bring nothing but their A-game. The band will rock up and unleash hell on awaiting fans at the Camden Barfly on Wednesday February 11th, with support from Monument, Stellify and Brutai. …
Read More »AS LIONS Release Debut Single ‘The Fall’
Brit metallers Rise To Remain, have announced their split, and from the ashes, have given birth to the brand new As Lions. The 5-piece have unveiled their debut track ‘The Fall’, a ferocious, no-holds-barred blast of melodic metal. Available to download for free, ‘The Fall’ showcases the band’s heavy, crushing riffs, …
Read More »ZOAX set to release new EP ‘Is Everybody Listening?’ in February 2015
London 5 piece ZOAX, the new project of Joe Copcutt, bassist for Axewound and original bassist for Rise To Remain, have revealed the title, track listing and artwork of their eagerly awaited forthcoming new EP, entitled ‘Is Everybody Listening?‘, set to be released on February 9th via Century Media Records in …
Read More »Download Festival, Part 1 – Friday 14th June, 2013
Welcome to the first in a three part review of the 11th annual Download Festival. Once again, rock fans from all over the world descended on the hallowed turfs of Donington Park in Derbyshire for a five-day extravaganza that saw the festival outdo its previous years’ lineup by quite a …
Read More »Download 2013 more bands announced!
Download 2013 latest announcement – Papa Roach, Rise To Remain, Gogol Bordello, Lit, Escape The Fate and Blitz Kids are amongst the 49 new acts added to our 2013 line up. Taking on the world, this year’s line-up continues to bring the best international rock acts from every corner of …
Read More »Rise to Remain, Adept, Malefice, Cytota 8/03/2012 The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
I’ve never been to The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth before and was eager to see what the venue was like and also to see how big the crowd turnout was, as I’ve never imagined there to be a huge metal scene. However as I walked down the quiet streets not …
Read More »Rise to Remain Interview
I was lucky enough to catch up with Austin and new drummer Adam from Rise to Remain. We discussed their current UK tour with Heaven Shall Burn, Adept, Malefice and Cytota and what it’s like to headline as well as their recent signing to major label EMI Records.
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