It’s all about time, right? Moderate Rock is a small site, the smallest of sites, and will never have the time to listen to every new release of any year. Not ever. So I make space and I make time for some records, some music that I’m pretty sure I know I will love, and often that turns out to […]
Read moreRolo Tomassi are a revelation. Almost 20 years into a career that has seen them go from playing hyperactive, neon-tinged hardcore to dense, complex, cutting-edge cross-genre sounds, they now feel like an increasingly unique proposition with a rapidly decreasing list of peers. No matter what happens from here, the now-transatlantic outfit should go down as one of the finest heavy bands of this century. The revelation didn’t begin […]
Read moreModerate Rock favourites Rolo Tomassi are back. The band, formerly Brighton-based but now a transatlantic outfit, have released a new song, ‘Cloaked’. It’s a swirling, beautiful piece of music that bridges really neatly with their last album while spiralling off into a little uncharted sonic territory. You can watch the video below. The band are also directing people to a […]
Read moreMarch’s Spotify playlist was a monster. It started heavy with the like of Will Haven (who just released their best record in almost 20 years), Yards (featuring former Ghost of a Thousand frontman Tom Lacey), and Rolo Tomassi (who might have snatched album of the year honours already) before moving on to include punk rock old and new, post-hardcore from […]
Read moreRolo Tomassi have been on quite the adventure. Since 2005 the Sheffield outfit have been making a brilliant racket- defying stereotypes, expectations, and genre tick boxes alike. If their early work was adrenalized, amplified youthful exuberance then their most recent album, ‘Grievances’, was a decidedly grown-up affair, laden with weight and rage and regret. In between they leapt forward and […]
Read moreRolo Tomassi have been building to this. I mean, Rolo Tomassi are always building- the Sheffield crew have consistently evolved since their very earliest days. But their fourth album finds them condensing, purifying, and almost perfecting everything that’s come before. Given the band’s propensity for precision and technicality, that might all sound a bit calculated, but ‘Grievances’ feels totally organic. […]
Read moreIt seemed like brilliant Brighton noiseniks Rolo Tomassi might spend most of the year off radar while they hunker down to write and record album number three but they’ve just announced an octet of official show. Supports announced soon but see the tour poster below for the other specifics. Let’s rock!
Read moreGerman post-metallers The Ocean will join the Dillinger Escape Plan on their UK tour. The Ocean guitarist Robin Staps comments, “We are very excited about this tour and honoured to support one of the most exciting and daring bands in heavy music”. The trek, already featuring Rolo Tomassi, looks like this: 27.10.10 University Garden Court, SOUTHAMPTON 28.10.10 O2 Academy 2, […]
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