![]() The magazine was known for including a free CD in most issues, which had tracks from bands' new albums that have not been released as singles. 2017 witnessed the first annual Rock Sound Awards where £1 from every magazine bundle sold was donated to the One More Light Fund in memory of Chester Bennington. In July 2011 a host of "Through The Years" articles were written to celebrate the 150th issue of the magazine. Issue 2 featured British band Reef on the front cover, and later issues 3 and 8 featured Terrorvision and Foo Fighters respectively. The first issue was published in April 1999. ![]() Separate titles with the same name have been published under the same umbrella company in France since 1993, and in Spain since 1998. The magazine was bought out by its director, Patrick Napier, in December 2004. The British edition of Rock Sound was launched in March 1999 by the French publisher Editions Freeway. Although primarily aimed at the British market, the magazine is also sold in Australia, Canada and the United States. The tag-line "For those who like their music loud, extreme and non-conformist" is sometimes used. It generally focuses on pop punk, post-hardcore, metalcore, punk, emo, hardcore, heavy metal and extreme metal genres of rock music, rarely covering indie rock music at all. ![]() The magazine aims at being more " underground" and less commercial, while also giving coverage to better-known acts. Rock Sound is a British magazine that covers rock music. ![]() Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park on the cover of June 2014 edition ![]()
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