As their debut gig in Manchester draws ever closer, we at ROP have been having a good listen to the debut EP from Worlds of Polaris, and let me tell you, we can’t wait for these guys to bring their unique melodic metal to Preston. The vocals on North remind me of Opeth’s Damnation album, [...]

Right let’s get this segment back to a Thursday, after the mishaps of last week getting me all confused! Week 3 of our Best of the North West Unsigned Live is here so let’s meet week 3′s artists …..   SUICIDLE PIGEONS!   OK, most of you will have seen this one coming given how [...]

Well, here we are, a little later than planned, due to Parkway making me mosh (damn Aussies!). Week 2 of our countdown of the best unsigned talent the great North West has to offer! So without any further delay …..   SKIN THE PIG!   Skin The Pig are 6 talented blokes originally from Northern [...]

With all the frantic nonsense of Hammerfest, We’ve been forced to move the the battle with our southern  counterparts into the murky streets of england. So far the dates are looking like this……. Don’t worry if your town doesn’t appear on the dates printed theres still a few venues to confirm, in the meantime keep [...]

The Ready to Rumble crowd were treated to something extra special for the final by the event being moved to the main room of 53 Degrees. This was definitely a refreshing experience for us metallers who are usually confined to the corner of small pubs. Needless to say each band took full advantage of their [...]

Over the coming 10 weeks I’d like to introduce a little segment where I let you all know who I think are the best unsigned acts out there at the moment to watch live. Obviously I can’t mention anyone I’ve not yet seen so don’t worry if you don’t make this countdown or if your [...]

Eliminator is a five piece metal band hailing from Lancaster. They take inspiration from the great heavy metal bands of the ‘70’s and ‘80’s to create a traditional NWOBHM sound. Recently signed to Portuguese label Forge, We Rule the Night is the band’s most recent release. As somebody who has had the pleasure of seeing [...]

BAND: Tony Smith (Vocals) Eddie White (Guitars) John Mellor (Drums) Seddy (Bass) DERISION, formed in 2008, based in the North West of England, take influences from across the board of the metal scene resulting in a heavy, chunky, fast, aggressive sonic resonance. First release, “DERISION EP”, is in circulation getting extremely positive feedback from all [...]

Population Four rise to the top once again. From winning the L.E.P battle back in 2009, the boys also entered Get In The Ring 2010 which was ran by local promoters including Rock On Promotions where they came 3rd place. This year the boys have came back and entered

  That’s right! A little later than planned here is the un-mastered promo single from Suicidle Pigeons entitled Pray For Rain!! Suicidle Pigeons – Pray For Rain Unfortunately due to small storage space had to be uploaded at 80kbps as apposed to the regular 128kbps which would be better quality! Anyway enjoy the Promo for [...]