Simon Crampton

3 days ago | rocksins.com | Simon Crampton

It seems crazy to me that a band like Orthodox has completely. They have been around for nearly 15 years and are 4 albums deep into their career, but this is the first time I’ve ever heard them. Talk about a shock to the system. A Door Left Open is one of the biggest revelations to come across my ears in quite some time. This is a nasty mindfuck of a record that wants you to feel every single part of it, while challenging you to turn it off.

2 weeks ago | rocksins.com | Simon Crampton

Slung, the Brighton based four piece are one of the hottest new bands in the UK right now. They have just released their stunning debut album In Ways and are not on the road taking it to crowds up and down the UK. I was lucky enough to sit down with the band to discuss a wide range of topics, including the band’s inception and the album, the Brighton music scene, social media and working with panto dames…yes, you read that right.

3 weeks ago | rocksins.com | Simon Crampton

Youth Code is one of most exciting duos in heavy industrial music not named Nine Inch Nails. When they took a break their future seemed uncertain. I can report wholeheartedly that upon their return their future, at least musicall remains as bleak as ever. While not as chaotic and frantic as their previous releases Yours, With Malice dials down the tempo and ups the creep factor. This is a snarling, insidious beast of an e.p that bares its fangs with intent to bite hard.

1 month ago | rocksins.com | Simon Crampton

It’s a sunny afternoon in Southampton and we are lucky enough to have a chance to sit down with the members of Don’t Panic during their current UK tour with The Dollyrots. Over the course of our conversation with the band we discuss their second life as a band, their covers e.ps, merchandising, wrestling, wetherspoons and of course Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. So, let’s get the obvious question out of the way first. How has the tour been going for you guys? Ted: Awesome.

1 month ago | rocksins.com | Simon Crampton

Face Yourself are one of my biggest discoveries of 2025. Even though the band has been going longer than that, they have only just landed on my radar. In a time where Deathcore or whatever label we are giving it this week is considered old hat, Face Yourself have found a way to bring something fresher to the table. Martyr is a shade under 15 minutes and absolutely wastes no time at all getting in and getting out. This is a ferocious e.p full of brain bludgeoningly heavy new gen Death Metal.