Teesside hardcore upstarts Taller Than Trees are preparing to make a mark on the northern scene. Early glimpses show the five piece as an act with a sound in the vein of Comeback Kid with catchier riffs and in a discernibly more English flavour. The quintet features Paul Gent on vocals, James Spence as drummer, Johnny Reardon and Craig Brudenell on guitars with Ben Leighton on bass.[...]

The dust has settled and all 14 new acts on the Download bill have been confirmed. The slightly over eager Soundgarden upstaged the second wave of announcements by releasing the latest version of the event’s official poster over 4 hours early for one brief moment, which is all the time you need on the internet for the news to spread everywhere. Since then
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Irish post-rock instrumental band God Is An Astronaut are to celebrate their 10th anniversary with the remastered and repackaged rerelease of their entire catalogue. No strangers to mammoth undertakings, this polished and parceled bundle of music comes from a band that has always been on its own. Releasing their own records and arranging their own [...]

The first five acts announced in tonight’s piecemeal Download line up roll out are Soundgarden, Chase & Status, Biffy Clyro, You Me At Six, and Tenacious D. Rumours circulating ahead of the release have proved to be rather close to the truth. Soundgarden are easily the biggest band confirmed in this latest cluster. Soundgarden are easily the biggest band confirmed in this latest cluster.[...]

Today’s the day that Download Festival ramps up its 2012 campaign with the addition of another 14 bands to the bill anticipated this evening, released in two bursts on BBC Radio One. The first round of acts are expected to be announced by DJ Zane Lowe during his 7pm show with the rest being released during the Daniel P. Carter Rock Show at midnight.[...]

Middlesbrough’s ever popular rock music venue, The Crown, is set to play host to InMe this March. Ever the gracious host, Overdrive Promotions invite Dave McPherson and company back in support of their upcoming album ‘The Pride’ due for release in February. Inme first built up a head of steam, crashing onto the scene backin 2001 and racking up a fair bit of notoriety with the singles ‘Underdose’, ‘Firefly’[...]

Long time Necromag favourites Evil Scarecrow have recently announced a series of UK tour dates. After opening their gigging year with a performance in Grimsby, the harsh Nottingham metallers are getting ready to bring their titanium-exoskeletoned Robotatron wrath to the venues across the country. Touring from April onwards, including a spot on the bill of Prestatyn’s Hammerfest, Evil Scarecrow will be delighting audiences[...]

Want to keep the rock ‘n’ roll dream alive? Make A Scene! That’s exactly what Teesside based promoters Overdrive are doing with their fan led one day festival of the same name. Previous line ups of this indoor Middlesbrough based festival have been immense, including big names on the bill grasped from the bills of the major festival circuit with Heights appearing last year fresh from a performance at Download Festival among many others.[...]