Mad About Rock

  Fast rising Irish rock outfit MIRRORGLASS are turning heads and tuning hearts with their explosive, anthemic sound — a fusion of classic hard rock grit and modern energy. The Cavan-based band are set drop their debut album, 'Handle With Care', out Friday 12th September, and we exclusively caught up with MIRRORGLASS frontman, Joshua Bowles, and asked him to give us a track by track breakdown of the album: Hey Honey! "This one was written in early 2023. I remember I was watching a video of John Notto from Dirty Honey. He was just talking about his gear and jamming on some riffs and I remember just loving every bit of it and thinking to myself, I want to write a riff like that. I’d written many songs up to that point, but I hadn’t cracked that “classic opening riff” in a song yet. So, not long after that, I grabbed my guitar and started jamming on some songs. I was really into playing “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” and “The Boys Are Back In Town” at the time. So those i...

  Irish alt rockers, Fangclub, are today announcing details of their comeback EP, ‘All Good’, which is set for release on Friday 14th June 2024. It marks the band’s first collection of new music in half a decade following their critically acclaimed album 'Vulture Culture' (2019). With ‘All Good’, Fangclub vocalist Steven King returned to the core of his existence as a songwriter to create music that’s defined by instinct and pushes the band forwards in fascinating new ways. ‘All Good’ is now available to pre-order via the link HERE . Recorded in 12 days at Station Studios in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, the band worked under no deadline and no pressure for ‘All Good’, seeing through the free-flowing and unhindered process of writing the music. Recently released new singles ‘Attention’ and ‘Out Of My Head’, both of which will feature on the upcoming EP, are testament to their reconnection with music. On the announcement of their forthcoming EP, vocalist Steven King comments, “We’ve p...

  VetoCode formed in 2023 out of a desperate hunger to make great music, they are a 3-piece grunge/rock band with their roots loosely plunged in punk tinged soil. The band comprises original members Jude Herbert, their very multi talented singer, songwriter and lead guitar interweaving hard hitting riffs and melodies into a cacophony of anthemic ear worms. Alex Ponisi holds it down on the bass and vocals, bringing a technical level of lower frequencies so tight and flavoursome that combined with the foundation of the band on drums, Jeremy Hamill. They have built a home fit to house their energetic creativity. Jeremy has the control, precision and timing to unleash a thunderous contagious passion that ignites and amplifies audiences. Alex and Jude having previously worked together joined forces with Jeremy who had the skill set to lock in tightly to form VetoCode. Band influences such as Foo Fighters, Green Day and Nirvana were to be among the band disciplines that inspired the lads...

  There is nothing stopping EB & THE DEADLIGHTS, the rampant goth rock crew propel forward with their thunderous new single and video, Hollow Eyes - https://youtu.be/-iOE8M09B1o . This engrossing cut is lifted from the band’s new album, Echoes Of A Dreamless Life, out now. Coming at you from Belfast, Northern Ireland, EB & THE DEADLIGHTS, were formed in 2021 and soon made their mark. Interest quickly grew with the release of their stunning debut EP, Still See Ghosts, which secured widespread support and huge praise for the fiery goth rock combo. The record highlighted the arrival of the dark rock crew, and the release was strengthened by a raft of theatrical live performances. As the build increased, EB & THE DEADLIGHTS were asked to open for several major acts such as Priest (ex-Ghost) and horror punk legend Doyle from the legendary, Misfits. During 2022, the band had a number of lineup changes, which hindered growth. However, by the Summer, EB & THE DEADLIGH...

  Irish rockers Pale Blue Moon have just unleashed a new single, ‘Rise Up’ taken from their debut album ‘The Pleasure Of Finding Things Out’. Their debut has been topping the Irish Album Charts, and the lead single ‘Supernatural’ entered the iTunes Charts at #2, and its follow-up ‘It’s Not Real’ topped the chart and premiered on Kerrang! Radio before storming the mainstream Irish radio stations. With their debut album going down a storm Mad About Rock caught up with vocalist Shane to find out more about the band and their anticipated follow-up to their successful debut. Firstly, let's go back to the beginning. What are your earliest memories of music and the moment you decided you wanted to be a musician?  My earliest memory is playing a two-hundred-year-old antique piano my parents bought when I was about four years old. Most of the keys did not work, so I had to get creative to play songs on it, skipping the broken keys and finding alternative patterns to play. Can you tell ...

  Irish rockers Pale Blue Moon deliver yet another dose of their signature blend of Grunge and Gothic with new single ‘Rise Up’, out on Friday, 24th of June 2022. The track is part of their spellbinding debut album ‘The Pleasure Of Finding Things Out’ topping the Irish Album Charts and boasting the ethereal lead single ‘Supernatural’ which entered the iTunes Charts at #2 and has since amassed more than 870k views on YouTube, and its follow-up ‘It’s Not Real’ which topped the chart and premiered on Kerrang! Radio before storming the mainstream Irish radio stations. For the record, Pale Blue Moon worked extensively with established American producer Brian Sperber, known for his work with Moby, Staind and Madonna. ‘Rise Up’ sees lead singer Shane reflect on a time where he was hospitalised for over a year after suffering from two strokes at the age of just 42, with their debut album on the brink of completion. It is through consistent positivity and persistence that he overcame his i...

  Future Lows are a new Irish rock band that formed last year, and they have just released their new single 'Ghosts'. Check out the video for 'Ghosts' below: Future Lows new single 'Ghosts' is dynamic, exciting and scarily catchy. Listen to the new single here:  https://open.spotify.com/track/0taNeL9oFhnfxxefeGEqUD?si=19db811bc6cc41b1 Check out their debut single 'Broken' also below:   For more on Future Lows: https://www.facebook.com/futurelows

  Future Lows are a new Irish rock band that formed last year, and they have just released their debut song and video for 'Broken'. 'Broken' is melodic, passionate and memorable. A promising debut that leaves you eager to hear more.  Check out the video below: Listen/stream the single: https://open.spotify.com/track/5741QjvTmm3VUAT9q0u8V8 https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/futurelows/broken?fbclid=IwAR2z5pozfj3QGDgYEK-9gYdC7VKyk_1pDg_fvnSaHCnT4fHzEwYzBDsnQyY For more on Future Lows: https://www.facebook.com/futurelows