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From Tuesday 09 September 2014

Black Tongue – ‘Born Hanged / Falsifier’

A combination of their two previous EP’s, Black Tongue’s ‘Born Hanged / Falsifier’ offers up one of the heaviest releases of the year. A tangle of breakdowns, chugging guitars and pig squealing, ‘Born Hanged / Falsifier’ is an aural assault, with relentless pace and aggressive misanthropic lyrics. Impressive from

Friday 05 September 2014

Gnarwolves – ‘Gnarwolves’

It may seem too early to call it, but ‘Gnarwolves’ is the front-runner for album of the year. In a year that produced new Menzingers and Against Me! albums, plus the first Lawrence Arms record in seven years, the three-piece punk band from Brighton has stolen the show with

Wednesday 13 August 2014

Haze – ‘Clouds Surround and Breathe’

How you feel about Haze’s ‘Clouds Surround and Breathe’ is greatly dependent on how you feel about instrumentals and extended guitar solos – are they amazing or self-indulgent? Don’t be fooled by the nine tracks listed on this album, as many of them push the ten minute mark, challenging

Monday 28 July 2014

The Dead Rabbitts – ‘Shapeshifter’

The Dead Rabbitt’s latest release manages to simultaneously be both bland and entertaining – but for all the wrong reasons. Despite some killer riffs and great, engaging instrumentation, ‘Shapeshifter’ is blighted by awful vocals, hilariously terrible lyrics and repetitive, clichéd themes. ‘Shapeshifter’ as a whole has three lyrical topics: love,