He replaces Darren Taylor, who is moving to the US in June, although Taylor will continue to oversee the magazine's Exposure section.

Patashnik, a former NME journalist who joined Rock Sound in January 201 as features editor, later becoming deputy, called Rock Sound "the most forward-thinking and exciting music magazine and website in the UK".

"I'm looking forward to growing our audience even further and expanding the brand in interesting new directions, making the annual tours bigger than ever and ...