Frédéric Leclercq of DragonForce at Download 2018 “We’re working on a new album that...
Love them; hate them; flail your body in a sugar rushed category five whirlwind to them; you got to give it to DragonForce –...
Modern Classic: Brave Rival – Life’s Machine
With the impending release of their second album in August I have been revisiting the rather excellent 2022 debut of a band from the...
Hanabie bring the Sweet and Sour to Manchester
Hanabie's Download set from 2023 is a legendary set considering how short it was. The band have slowly garnered a cult following in the...
The Curious Case of Led Zeppelin and the Mayfair Ballroom
Countless books, articles, and essays on the mythic kings of atomic blues better known as Led Zeppelin have been compiled and written these past...
The Dawn of a New Beginning – The Return of Grand Slam
With a new album on the horizon, the incredibly talented ensemble known as Grand Slam are determined to leave a mark on the world...
Live Review: Fear Factory, The Forum, London
Unless you managed to live under a rock for majority of the 90s metal movement, a little album known as Demanufacture should be very...
Clutch deliver a spectacular performance at Brixton Academy
Starting somewhat gently, Clutch have hit the UK with two bands of European flavour that bring something a little different to the mix, flying...
September Mourning – On a war against fate, in a fight for humanity
Download 2015, RAMzine were in the press area interviewing zillions of bands, and in between waiting for the next band to come along, we...
Beartooth and Motionless In White rip Manchester apart
First up was New York-based hardcore punk Stray From The Path and they were really well received for good reason. Their stage presence was...
Download 2017: The Highlights
Another fantastic and historical year of Download Festival has sadly been and gone. It's a bit like the rock and metal Christmas in a...



























