GALLERY: Kid Kapichi – ‘Fearless Nature’

It feels like we’re all Kid Kapichi. Roaring out of the pandemic years with their 2021 debut through their political disillusionment and galvanisation of their next two releases, Jack Wilson and Eddie Lewis have channelled our zeitgeist into jagged, quick-witted tunes. ‘Fearless Nature’ sees the duo turning a corner, →

GALLERY: I Promised The World – ‘I PROMISED THE WORLD’

Okay –I Promise The World are a young, upcoming metalcore band, freshly signed to Rise Records and they’re are starting 2026 with a new self-titled EP. So far, so good, but what makes them unusual is that their sound is heavily indebted to 2006 – like, everything →

GALLERY: LIVE: Sabaton / The Legendary Orchestra @ The O2 Arena

With Sabaton’s “The Legendary Tour” taking them to some of the biggest arenas they’ve ever played on these shores, there was one question that needed answering heading into the first night of the UK leg in London – how many tanks would they manage to squeeze onto the O2 →

GALLERY: HEALTH – CONFLICT DLC

“No, it’s not just your imagination,” claim HEALTH. “The future is shit and the phone you are reading this on is making it worse.” It’s a suitable epigram for the twelve industrially-tinged and rather downtrodden compositions held within ‘CONFLICT DLC’. The Californian band are an industrious trio, with a →

GALLERY: LIVE: Halestorm, Bloodywood & Kelsy Karter @ The O2, London

There’s no big pre-show drama at The O2 tonight; just a steady stream of people arriving early and settling in. The mix is wide: long-term fans in band tees, younger gig-goers clearly here for the full bill, and the usual London crowd who treat arena shows as →

GALLERY: ‘P-Rock: The Doc’

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GALLERY: Profiler – ‘MASQUERADING SELF’

Temperatures are falling, the nights are drawing in, it’s the season for hibernation, but something is stirring. Profiler are back with ‘Masquerading Self’, an EP that they’re describing as a ‘Nu-metal reawakening’ – thankfully it’s so much more than a reheated corpse. You know the drill; →

GALLERY: LIVE: PENGSHUi @ The Black Heart

The Black Heart is already close to boiling point by the time doors properly open. Camden on a Friday night is chaotic enough, but inside the venue there’s a different kind of anticipation: the sort that comes from a line-up built for noise, sweat and very little standing still. →

GALLERY: Harpy – ‘VII’

Harpy’s already taken on festival fields and pushed the limits of experimental goth-industrial-power-electronica, but now? Goth Metal Mommy’s embodying all seven sins in style. ‘VII’ takes in a sin with each track, and fans of blasphemy should get on their knees and rejoice; danceable electro-obscenity has never sounded quite →

GALLERY: LIVE: Malevolence / SPEED / Dying Wish / PSYCHOFRAME @ O2 Academy, Brixton

Watching Sheffield’s Malevolence close out their European tour at Brixton’s O2 Academy is something else entirely. The atmosphere builds from the moment the doors swing open, as bodies press towards the barrier, filling the venue with that particular brand of anticipation that only comes with a tour closer. The →

GALLERY: LIVE: Hot Milk / Cassyette @ the Roundhouse

We experienced the first pathetic snowfall of the year in the capital this morning, so naturally it felt apropos to round off the day with something fiery – the kind of music to make you emphatically aware of the blood coursing through your veins. Since Hot Milk entered their →

GALLERY: Downcast – ‘Nothing Left To Give’ EP

Downcast’s ‘Nothing Left To Give’ is a confident and compelling four-track statement from the Bristol emo up-and-comers, showcasing not only their growth as songwriters but also their willingness to push boundaries. Blending punchy originals with bold re-imaginings of well-loved tracks, the EP feels like a band joyfully stretching their →

GALLERY: LIVE: The Offspring @ the O2, London

From starting our as falsetto firebrands exposing social wrongs, the Offspring have settled into their niche as punk rock’s jolly uncles, cranking out jokes as readily as they drop an MTV era riff. Their staying power has resulted in possibly their most family-friendly incarnation yet, judging by the number →

GALLERY: Knives – ‘Reglitter I’

Bristol noise punks Knives have had a killer year. Their debut LP ‘Glitter’, released in April, is a churning powerhouse of nightmare rhythms; a personal favourite of 2025. They’ve taken their blistering live set on the road alongside noise rock icons Ditz, as well as bands like The →

GALLERY: Electric Callboy, Bury Tomorrow, Wargasm @ Alexandra Palace, London

GALLERY: LIVE: Electric Callboy @ Alexandra Palace

As one night stands go, there’s unlikely to be another bigger, or messier, evening than Electric Callboy’s only UK date on their Tanzneid World Tour. The irreverent electro-pop-metallers set the bar incredibly high at this year’s Slam Dunk Festival – so we’ve slathered ourselves in glitter, donned our finest →

GALLERY: Small Pond – ‘Emerging Volume V’

Small Pond, the independant label based in Brighton, are no strangers to championing their home town. There’s a reason Brighton has a history of churning out new and exciting music, and of the last decade, Small Pond have been a large part of that. Having previously started →

GALLERY: Vower – ‘A Storm Lined With Silver’

Vower really put themselves on the map in 2024 by bursting into the scene with a double whammy. Not only did they prove that they pack a punch live, debuting at 2000 Trees and blowing attendees minds with their blend of prog, metal and post-hardcore, but their debut EP →

GALLERY: The Hunna – ‘BLUE TRANSITIONS’

Here’s a trick – When a band catches your ear, seek out their early work first. Listen to those rough recordings, immerse yourself in the lo-fi sound of a band finding their way. You’ll hear their sound evolving, the craft sharpening, the money that success brings, the →

GALLERY: LIVE: Pendulum / Alt Blk Era @ O2 Academy Brixton

When the Pendulum lads want to celebrate, they head to Brixton. South London has embraced the Aussies – it’s where they recorded their live album, after all – and ‘Inertia’ is blaring from every graffitied corner on the walk from the Tube. More than that, tonight feels like the →