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Max Raptor sound like… the visceral claws of Great British rock n’ roll frantically disemboweling American alt-rock with a partisan punk attitude. There is nothing remotely Jurassic about this Midland conceived 4 piece whose forthright narrative and devastating live set is spearheading a hungry horde of New Wave British Alt-rock bands. Max Raptor have emerged [...]

George Barnett is an English recording artist, musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, video director and multi-instrumentalist. He writes, plays and performs his own compositions and is known for his recordings in which he plays every instrument, sings and produces himself. He began to learn the piano and drums at an early age and later progressed [...]

‘October 11th 1979. I bought my first bass from ‘Mel’s’ in Camberwell, London. It was owned by Dave Clark Five’s bass player, Rick Huxley: His advice? “Always use these strings son” (Rotosound) He gave me a set “On the ‘ouse” 34 years Later…. I just signed to Rotosound!’ ‘PJ Phillips is a bass player with [...]

For nearly 30 years, James has recorded and toured with some of the most noteworthy rock icons of our time, including Dave Mustaine, Zakk Wylde, David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Slash, Ace Freshley… and the list goes on. Thought of as the go-to bass player for heavy rock and metal, his fluid, aggressive style and [...]

  Formed in the working class suburbs of industrial Birminghamin England in 1978, The Beat arose at a time of high unemployment and social upheaval. From the outset the band offered messages of hope and peace with an insight into sociopolitical topics would later alongside The Specials see them heralded as forerunners of the whole [...]

A few months ago, three members of Peace were driving to Dalston from their home just outside of Birmingham. All of them were on their way to meet girls. Drummer Dominic Boyce was crowd-sourcing the backseat about how to subtly imply via text to someone he was meeting for a second date that he’d need [...]

We’re really proud to announce that Brit-band, The 1975, are on track for the Number One spot on the UK’s Official Album Charts this Sunday with their self-titled debut album. The band use our Rotosound Pure Nickels (PN-10) guitar strings and Rotobass (RB-50) bass strings. Fingers crossed for that number one spot, guys…

  Kampfar is one of Odins 100 names. It was the battle cry the vikings used to get power destroying the enemies in war. Kampfar started up in 1994 as a duo, releasing two full albums and two EP’s. After a short time of silence they became a 4 piece in 2003, releasing three full [...]

NO SECOND CHANCE are a hardcore band hailing from London, UK – Formed in January 2010 the band have had a heavy tour schedule since forming and have covered the majority of Europe and the US East Coast. The bands style is a crushing blend of dark and metallic heavy hardcore, trimmed of subtleties. No [...]