June 07, 2011's Day in Rock digest

Last week Thurston Moore’s remix for Crystal Castles made “Celestica” skuzzier. Memory Tapes’ hazy remix of “Suffocation” does a lot more. Dayve Hawk emphasizes the track’s translucent keyboards and breathy vocals instead of the dance floor drums, making it more of something y...

I like the new Crystal Castles — dark, catchy, noisy, snotty, tastefully goth. When Alice Glass screeches over white noise it can be like black metal of the WOLD or Team Prurient/Ash Pool sort … for club kids. (Look at the cover art, titles like “Year Of Silence,” “Suffocation,” and &am...

Sonata Arctica are the latest band to be confirmed for Bloodstock!The Finnish power metallers will join co-headliners Fear Factory and Children Of Bodom, Gojira, Korpiklaani, GWAR, Devin Townsend, Behemoth, Obituary, Leaves Eyes, Cannibal Corpse, Doro Pesch, Ross the Boss, Rage, Andromeda and Suffocation with a whole host of acts still ...

Gojira will make thier only UK appearance of 2010 at this summer's Bloodstock festival! Get your Bloodstock 2010 tickets here!The French technical-metallers will join co-headliners Fear Factory and Children Of Bodom, Korpiklaani, GWAR, Devin Townsend, Behemoth, Obituary, Leaves Eyes, Cannibal Corpse, Doro Pesch, Ross the Boss, Rage, Andromeda an...