Mad About Rock

  Powerful metal crew, SYPHA, continue to rise, the band have just released their explosive new EP, Borderland, and a visualiser video for the track, 'The Afterparty'. Check out the video, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPVR9YYBEKw Listen to the band at: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5qhtPZDJPAMfEoMSQk1dlJ Brighton hard-hitters, SYPHA, have their own unique edge and styling. Formed in 2022, the band take from heavyweight heroes such as Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, and Bring Me The Horizon, but also merge the craft and hookability of Blink182, Halestorm, and Marmozets. The band’s base is definitely growing with their debut video, World’s End, notching up over 55,000 views on YouTube alone, and their last video, Limbo, is also on course for similar success. It’s also been on the live scene where the rising riff merchants have shone, with a flourishing fanbase brought about by both a successful series of shows throughout Southern England and also making it to the grand...

  Following its premiere with Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2 last night, The Darkness have today (December 10th) released their explosive new single ‘I Hate Myself’. It’s the second track to be taken from their forthcoming eighth studio album Dreams On Toast which is out on March 28th via Cooking Vinyl. Pre-order the album now here . The punk rock glam stomp of ‘I Hate Myself’ features Justin Hawkins in self-deprecating mode, as he chronicles the breakdown of a relationship while pointing the finger squarely at himself. Falsetto soars, riffs swagger, choruses trumpet and solos ignite as though you’ve walked into an end-of-year party where Status Quo, Slade, Cheap Trick and Motorhead have all come on the jukebox… at the same time! It’s quite simply magnificent. Regarding the single Justin Hawkins says, “At last, a joyous, raucous celebration of self-loathing. I think without regrets we stand to learn less from our experiences – to deny them and compartmentalise them is to deny ourselv...