Team Member: Gareth Rooke

Hi I'm Gareth, A foolish Welshman that has found himself living in Scotland. I adore live music and this all started back in University when a friend dragged me along to my first gig and I saw Travis. From then on I spent a lot of time going to see bands from rubbish uni bands that had formed one drunken night to the mighty Blur. When I finished uni there was a 10 year gap between gigs (long story). Now though, on any given day of the week I can be found in the venues of Glasgow. With regards to my music taste I love anything with great lyrics and heavy drums. When I was younger (and still am) I was obsessed with a band called Alisha's Attic. When not at a gig I will be found at my computer playing games like Prison Architect, Hearthstone and Wolfenstein.

Gareth Rooke's Articles:

Across All Oceans Release ‘Homegrown’ EP

'Homegrown' is the follow up to the bands 2014 release of debut EP, 'Looking Back', which was mixed and mastered by Neck Deep’s Seb Barlow.

HEVY FESTIVAL 2016 first headliner announcement

In a UK festival exclusive, HEVY FEST 2016 are delighted to unveil ENTER SHIKARI as their first headliner for this year's festival.

Pryti set release date for next single ‘Bitter Pill’

Pryti follows on from the release of her breath-taking debut album 'Tales Of A Melancholic' by setting loose her video single 'Bitter Pill', which arrives on Friday 8th April.

Heel release blistering new video ‘Yellow & Bliss’

London alt rockers Heel have released the second single from their debut album 'The Parts We Save' in the form of 'Yellow & Bliss'. The video was directed by Mikee Goodman from Sikth.

The Dead XIII Release New Video ‘The Greatest Mistake’

Hailing from Manchester, horror goth five piece The Dead XIII have released a new video for 'The Greatest Mistake'. The single is taken from the bands critically acclaimed 2015 debut album 'Catacombs', which was recorded, mixed and mastered at the world renowned Hellfire Studios.

Altered Sky to Tour in March/April

Altered Sky have announced a tour with Three Times Over, Last Vendetta and Maven. with a rotating headline. The dates are as follows: 28 March – Joiners, Southampton 29 March – Moon Club, Cardiff 30 March – Garage, London 31 March – Rainbow, Birmingham 01 April – Garage G2, Glasgow All shows are 14+ and tickets are £7 in advance via […]

SOLEMN SUN NEW SINGLE ‘BLOOM’ OUT 4th MARCH

Solemn Sun have always been the mysterious type, never letting on too much as to what may be brewing under the surface. Now though, the band are happy to announce the release of their new single 'Bloom', which will be released on Friday 04 March.

TrueHeights Announce Tour with Years Young

British rock five piece TrueHeights have announced they will be hitting the road in March with North Lincolnshire rockers Years Young. The 'Stand Tall. Sleep Easy' tour will take in 10 dates, check them out at a show near you!

Track of Day: BEST OF ENEMIES – Sorry State

Best of Enemies, the young alternative outfit hailing from Croydon have returned once again with another triumphant single in the form of 'Sorry State'.

The Dreamer Within Unleash New Video

The metal crew are poised to break out this year and have the perfect bait in the form of their new video single 'Purge'

Faux Talk to AltCorner

Gareth here, I managed to catch up with guys from Faux at the Victoria Inn, Derby and asked them a few questions…

Brandon Lee Talks To AltCorner

Gareth spoke to solo artist Brandon Lee about this upcoming album, mosh pits and his views on playing small venues...

Colt 45 Speak to AltCorner

Gareth here, I managed to catch up with guys from Colt 45 at the Victoria Inn, Derby and asked them a few questions...

Slingshot Dakota Share First Single from New Album

Slingshot Dakota are to release their first album "Break" since 2012. To accompany this they have released the track 'Paycheck'.

APHERIUM reveal new single ‘Embrace’ and forthcoming EP details

Introducing Somerset born rockers Apherium, who will release their new EP Embrace The Fall That Brought Us Here on 29 February.

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