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From Wednesday 10 May 2017

A Lot Like Birds – ‘DIVISI’

Truly great pieces of art are direct translations of an artist’s soul and as a listener it can be painfully obvious when bands imitate emotion rather than transmitting what’s really dear to them. A Lot Like Birds’ 2013 release ‘No Place’ was definitely the former: a concept piece that recounted

PWR BTTM – ‘Pageant’

‘Pageant’ is the gloriously defiant follow up to PWR BTTM’s debut album ‘Ugly Cherries’. Ben Hopkins and Liv Bruce continue to empower with rock anthems that chart the fears and joys of life as queer-identified individuals. PWR BTTM are the bright beam of optimism and pride that many are searching for in a

Monday 08 May 2017

Mudbath – ‘Brine Pool’

France’s Mudbath might be touted as part of the current upswell of sludge acts proliferating the metal underground, but we’re not sure how much second full-length release ‘Brine Pool’ sees them wallow in the filthier depths. Opener ‘Burn Brighter’ kicks off with an urgent, rattling snare and meditative guitar loop

Friday 05 May 2017

Ho99o9 – ‘United States of Horror’

Los Angeles’ Ho99o9, a frenetic whirlwind of punk and hip-hop immersed within a cinematic splurge of horror inspired personas, have come to take over with their debut album ‘United States of Horror’; pure and simple, but the take over may be less intense than previously expected. The band are known for incredibly heavy

Thursday 04 May 2017

Gnarwolves – ‘Outsiders’

Time: a healer or a force that dates, ages and distances you from something once great? Relevant in so many situations and definitions, whether it’s a jaded footballer past their best or a band with three years between their debut and follow-up record. Considering this isn’t an article

Ghouls – ‘Run’

Saxophones, riffs and basslines, oh my. Three albums in, and London based punks Ghouls have unleashed ‘Run’, a mature wake up call that sees the band move onwards and upwards with their songwriting abilities. It’s hard to place Ghouls within the context of the various punk scenes, but as

Fazerdaze – ‘Morningside’

Since self-releasing a single and an EP, Amelia Murray has been busy. The musician, better known under the name Fazerdaze, has had attention from NME, joined the Red Bull Music Academy in Montreal, toured the UK with Big Deal and now, her debut album ‘Morningside’ is upon us.

Wednesday 03 May 2017

Full Of Hell – ‘Trumpeting Ecstacy’

Full Of Hell should come with a safety warning. Not a parental advisory sticker, but something to say that when you listen to ‘Trumpeting Ecstasy’ your life is in danger, because it is utterly ferocious. From the opening seconds of ‘Deluminate’, the only feeling it can be likened to

Tuesday 02 May 2017

At The Drive-In – ‘In•Ter•A•Li•A’

Imagine writing and releasing what would come to be considered one of the defining albums of an entire generation. Imagine buckling under the weight of expectation from the entire world and very publicly disbanding less than a year after releasing said album. Now imagine returning with a

Monday 01 May 2017

All That Remains – ‘Madness’

It might be 2017, but believe it or not metalcore is still a thing. To release music in a genre that can often sound dated but make it sound just as inspired as it was over 15 years ago, you have to either be bringing something new