Rock Sound
Encyclopedia
Rock Sound is a British magazine
which champions rock music
. The magazine aims at being more "underground
" and less commercial, whilst also giving coverage to more well known acts.
Editions Freeway, who had already published the title in France. The magazine was bought out by its director, Patrick Napier, in December 2004.
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
which champions rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
. The magazine aims at being more "underground
Subculture
In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people with a culture which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong.- Definition :...
" and less commercial, whilst also giving coverage to more well known acts.
History
The UK edition of Rock Sound (also known as ROCKSOUND) was launched in March 1999 by the French publisherPublishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
Editions Freeway, who had already published the title in France. The magazine was bought out by its director, Patrick Napier, in December 2004.
Audience
Rock Sound has an ABC (Jan-Dec 10) figure of 15,005.Album of the Year
At the end of every year the magazine lists their favourite 75 albums released in the previous twelve months.- 1999 - FilterFilter (band)Filter is a rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland by singer Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. Filter has released five studio albums, the most recent being The Trouble with Angels, which was released on August 17, 2010....
- Title of RecordTitle of RecordTitle of Record is the second album by American industrial rock band Filter. It was released on August 24, 1999 and included the popular single "Take a Picture", a noted departure from the dark sound of the band's 1995 hit "Hey Man, Nice Shot". The album has sold more than 1 million copies... - 2000 - A Perfect CircleA Perfect CircleA Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums...
- Mer de NomsMer de Noms- Symbols :Inside the insert the track names appear to be randomly spelled out in symbols. One way to decipher the symbols is to match the song titles using the normal alphabet with the song titles inside the insert.... - 2001 - System of a DownSystem of a DownSystem of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...
- ToxicityToxicity (album)Toxicity is the second album by American heavy metal band System of a Down. Produced by Rick Rubin, Toxicity was released on September 4, 2001 by American Recordings, debuting at #1 on both the United States, with 220,000 copies, and #1 on the Canadian charts... - 2002 - IsisIsis (band)Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010...
- Oceanic - 2003 - Hell Is for HeroesHell Is for HeroesHell Is for Heroes may refer to:*Hell Is for Heroes , a UK band** Hell Is for Heroes , a 2007 album released by the band of the same name*Hell Is for Heroes , a 1962 film starring Steve McQueen and Bobby Darin...
- The Neon HandshakeThe Neon HandshakeThe Neon Handshake is the debut album by London band Hell is For Heroes. The CD was released in February 2003 on Chrysalis Records.Rock Sound Magazine awarded it as "Album of the Year".... - 2004 - IsisIsis (band)Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010...
- PanopticonPanopticon (album)Panopticon is the third full-length album by Los Angeles, California based post-metal band Isis, released by Ipecac Recordings in 2004. The album's title is derived from philosopher Jeremy Bentham's panopticon prison ideal and philosopher/historian Michel Foucault's later allegorical appropriation... - 2005 - Coheed & Cambria - Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of MadnessGood Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of MadnessGood Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness is the third studio album by prog quartet Coheed and Cambria. It was released on September 20, 2005...
- 2006 - The BronxThe BronxThe Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
- The Bronx - 2007 - Biffy ClyroBiffy ClyroBiffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band from Kilmarnock, comprising Simon Neil , James Johnston and Ben Johnston...
- PuzzlePuzzle (Biffy Clyro album)Puzzle is the fourth studio album by Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro, released 4 June 2007 - the album was later released in America in August... - 2008 - Genghis TronGenghis TronGenghis Tron is a three-piece experimental metal band formed in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA, and currently based in Brooklyn, New York and San Francisco, California. Genghis Tron signed to Relapse Records after releasing two recordings on Crucial Blast. The band is noted for its creative...
- Board Up the HouseBoard Up the HouseBoard Up the House is the second full-length album by the experimental metal band Genghis Tron. The album was recorded and mixed at Godcity Studio from August 29 to September 21, 2007, in Salem, Massachusetts, by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou. It was mastered at New Alliance East by Nick Zampiello... - 2009 - MastodonMastodon (band)Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999. The band is composed of bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor...
- Crack the SkyeCrack the SkyeCrack the Skye is the fourth studio album by American sludge metal band Mastodon, released on March 24, 2009 through Reprise Records. It features seven tracks and runs at 50 minutes and 6 seconds. The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200, selling 41,000 copies in its first week. In... - 2010 - Bring Me the HorizonBring Me the HorizonBring Me the Horizon are a British metalcore band from Sheffield, Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. Bring Me the Horizon constits of Oliver Sykes as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist Lee Malia, rhythm guitarist Jona Weinhofen, bassist Matt Kean and drummer Matt Nicholls...
- There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a SecretThere Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a SecretThere Is a Hell, Believe Me, I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret. is the third full-length studio album by British metalcore band Bring Me the Horizon, released on 4 October 2010 in the United Kingdom and majority of Europe, and 5 October 2010 in the United States. The album's...