© Nigel Crane

MAY 2007 No.96

”There’s always this thing of, ‘Ian Watkins is an arrogant c***’.” Ian Watkins, Lostprophets

30 sHaDOWs FaLL Despite his personal loss to and exasperation at current world events, Brian Fair remains positive in his outlook. ROCK SOUND talks to the Shadows Fall frontman about war, mortality, faith, and the ‘Threads Of Life’…

32 65DaysOFsTaTic As Sheffield quartet 65daysofstatic continue their ongoing “experiment” with album number three, their ire at music industry trends lives on. ROCK SOUND braces itself for a mighty, marvellous rant…

44 BiFFy cLyRO With their incredible fourth album ‘Puzzle’, Biffy Clyro are set to crack the mainstream with admirable credibility. ROCK SOUND meets the trio to piece together their story so far…

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52 THE acaDEmy is… The Academy Is… have just released quite possibly one of the most open, honest rock albums of the year. ROCK SOUND enjoys a frank conversation with frontman William Beckett…

54 30 sEcOnDs TO maRs Finally overcoming the attention focused on their famous frontman, 30 Seconds To Mars take their band very seriously. They want you to do the same. ROCK SOUND gets stared out by the brothers Leto…

62 LOsTPROPHETs Ten years of Lostprophets: the highs, the lows, and everything in between…

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