Mad About Rock

  Heavy metal and punk rock! It's fair to say that these two noisy tribes now have a great deal in common—often melding together, almost indistinguishable, to produce bastard offspring of their own. But it wasn’t always this way. Indeed, there was a time when fists were more likely to be thrown than bumped, and beers more likely to be hurled than shared—except when it came to Motörhead. That was the one band we could all agree on. The one band that was truly ours! Across the fourteen tracks on this album, cunningly titled Killed By Deaf, you’ll hear a loving tribute to Motörhead from some of punk rocks’ biggest and most respected bands. The latest of which to be revealed is ‘Sex & Death’ covered by punk legends Rancid out now. Lars Frederiksen (guitar/vocals) from the band says of their cover: “It's like, it's the perfect Motorhead song for me. You know as well as I do how much of a big Ramones fan Lem was. And it sounds to me like his take, Motörhead doing the Ramones...

  FOURTEEN OF THE FINEST PUNK BANDS ON THE PLANET COVERING THEIR FAVOURITE MOTӦRHEAD SONGS, INCLUDING RANCID, PENNYWISE, THE BRONX, GBH, FEAR AND A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED COLLABORATION OF MOTӦRHEAD & THE DAMNED PERFORMING THE LATTER’S CLASSIC ‘NEAT, NEAT, NEAT’. PLUS PREORDERS HERE – motorhead.lnk.to/killedbydeaf Heavy metal and punk rock! It's fair to say that these two noisy tribes now have a great deal in common—often melding together, almost indistinguishable, to produce bastard offspring of their own. But it wasn’t always this way. Indeed, there was a time when fists were more likely to be thrown than bumped, and beers more likely to be hurled than shared—except when it came to Motörhead. That was the one band we could all agree on. The one band that was truly ours! But while Motörhead’s impact on metal has long been acknowledged, their influence on punk, particularly the post-Sex Pistols second wave, shouldn’t be underestimated. Cause and effect: It’s that simple. And s...

Check out the latest Stencil Mag which is the last of 2014, so features mine and other contributors album of the year! Also featured is my reviews of two new emerging Brighton Metal/Rock festivals, Mammoth Fest & Breakout festival , so be sure to check that out and get the lowdown ready for next year's festivals! I also reviewed new releases from Mallory Knox , Rancid & The Xcerts . Check it all out, plus loads more awesome content! See it all here! http://www.calameo.com/read/003947070aaf261b32f08 Carina