As the mighty Amon Amarth approach the end of their UK tour, they brought all the Viking Metal you could ask for to Camden’s prestigious Roundhouse for their second to last night of tour. Alongside all the battling vikings and inflatable dragons, Amon Amarth are joined by Testament and Grand Magus tonight for one very…
With their eighth album, Sword Songs, Swedish metal trio Grand Magus have built on their well established formula and made a few tweaks. It’s still the bombastic sound one has come to expect from Grand Magus on albums such as Hammer of the North, but there’s some added touches of subtlety to go with the…
Well, well, well. We thought it was about time for another Download Festival 2016 announcement and Andy Copping and the team have duly delivered, with one of the biggest Download line up announcements ever! There are thirty six (yep, 36) new bands joining the line up across the three days of the festival. A few…
Formerly of Roadrunner Records, Swedish power metallers Grand Magus have announced they’ve found themselves a new home by signing a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band, who’s last album was 2010’s Hammer Of The North, are currently at work on the follow-up release which will be their first record for Nuclear Blast, entitled “The…
Hot off the festival organising press Bloodstock Open Air are pleased to announce three more bands for the already very tempting lineup for the 2012 edition of the festival. One of Rock Sins’ favourite bands, the Swedish power metal trio Grand Magus will be blasting out Hammer Of The North and other favourites across Catton…
Keen to make up for the fact that they were only able to perform a solitary London show last week on their most recent visit to the UK, Amon Amarth have announced their return to the British Isles to take in all corners of the UK on a six date tour taking place in March…
At the excellent High Voltage Festival last month Rocksins had a chance to catch up with Fox, bassist of Swedish power metal trio Grand Magus. Read on for thoughts and discussion on many topics, including the horrible incidents in Norway (which had happened only a day or two before the interview): Rocksins: First of all,…
High Voltage is like no other UK festival. Curated by Classic Rock magazine, with help from their friends at Metal Hammer and one or two other places, the line-up boasted some of the finest old school names in prog rock, some up and coming metal bands, a one off reunion, a farewell headline appearance and…
As 2010 draws itself to a close I have cast my minds eye back over what has been a fantastic year for music. We were posed a series of questions, Best Album, Best Gig, Best Festival, you get the idea, and off I went to answer these, or rather evading them, with my multiple choice…
