Rock Sound

June 2008

Features:

• DISTURBED From shopping for bondage gear in “boys town” to new album ‘Indestructible’, Disturbed tell ROCK SOUND about their bizarre story so far. .
• AIDEN Seattle rockers Aiden answer your queries about sexuality, hitting rock bottom, and having substance over style. .
• FILTER Filter frontman Richard Patrick was a self-confessed “mean little bastard” until a stint in rehab sorted him out. Now he’s happy to be anything but. .
• OPETH Some musicians lose it over the years, but as Opeth return with a fine new album, frontman Mikael ̊kerfeldt reckons he’s getting better with age. .
• HIM ROCK SOUND meets Ville Valo in Australia as the HIM frontman opens his heart on the highs, lows, and newly focused future of being an anti-rock star. .
• MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE Mindless Self Indulgence might not be a household name just now, but this year the controversial New York punks are ready to conquer the world. ROCK SOUND joins them on their sold-out UK tour to find out how. .
• 36CRAZYFISTS 36Crazyfists frontman Brock Lindow tells ROCK SOUND how the Alaskan titans have ditched the bar brawls and found a new sense of freedom. .
• DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Difficult to pigeonhole and with no sensationalist ‘story’, Death Cab For Cutie aren’t exactly the mass media’s wet dream. But that doesn’t mean they have nothing to say. .
• OFF THE PEG Rock Sound’s guide to the coolest new togs. .
• REVIEWS Rock Sound reviews and rates more than 150 new releases in music, films, games and books. Featuring interviews with The Dresden Dolls, Transistor Transistor, Ihsahn, Ladytron, Terror, Moonspell, Russian Circles and Midasuno reviewing this month’s singles. .
• LIVES The hottest gigs from around the world reviewed, including Roadburn Festival, The Camden Crawl, Parkway Drive, Cursed and more . .
• GIG GUIDE / ON THE ROAD Your A-Z of the best upcoming gigs, plus Melt-Banana, The Devil Wears Prada and Airbourne give us the goss about life on the road..
• EXPOSURE ROCK SOUND is here to bring you the latest and greatest acts from around the globe, featuring Kids In Glass Houses, A Storm Of Light, Dananananaykroyd, Your Demise, Pendulum, Maybeshewill and many more. .
• SMASH & GRAB Win! FLY53 jackets, Gravis bags and Lee Jeans swag.
• STUDIO REPORTS The latest studio news from The Bronx and Tortuga, plus recording news from around the world.
• ROUND UP News and interviews featuring: Bring Me The Horizon, Down I Go, The Haunted, Bleeding Through, Feeder, The Wildhearts, Corey’s Column and tonnes more. .