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From Friday 04 October 2024

Chubby and the Gang – ‘And Then There Was…’

“Wake up, wake up, the gang is storming through”, was the battle cry when Chubby and the Gang broke through the glass ceiling in a Covid scarred world in the summer of 2021. The London hardcore scene regulars grabbed the mainstream by the throat as their sophomore record ‘The

Wednesday 02 October 2024

Sugar Horse – ‘The Grand Scheme of Things’

It’s a cliché but creatives are often asked ‘Where do you get your ideas?’. Think about it, it’s a ridiculous question, but in the case of Sugar Horse it seems perfectly valid. They think outside outside the box. They have so many ideas that even writing about

Tuesday 01 October 2024

FEVER 333 – ‘DARKER WHITE’

FEVER 333 are determined to resist. Resist what? Pretty much everything that counts as a restriction. ‘DARKER WHITE’, their fourth full length outing, still perches outside genre definition, with the balance between hardcore, metalcore and hip-hop shifting between each song to prevent us even mentioning a “hybrid sound”. Somehow,

Thursday 26 September 2024

Heriot – ‘Devoured by the Mouth of Hell’

If you’re metal fan and you haven’t heard any of the deafening buzz about Heriot over the last few years, you’ve either not left your house, not been on the internet or just been wildly inattentive. Since the release of their first music back in 2020 they’ve dominated the

Rain City Drive – ‘THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW’

Back in 2020 there was a rebrand. That’s how Rain City Drive came into being. They were worried someone might take offense at their old name. Also, they were one of Johnny Craig’s old projects so maybe they were right to draw a line under that era.

Friday 20 September 2024

Nightwish – ‘Yesterwynde’

Nightwish aim incredibly high on their new album. ’Yesterwynde’, the (mostly) Finnish symphonic metallers’ tenth outing, “describes a feeling that cannot be found in any human language” according to keyboard player Tuomas Holopainen, but, perhaps fortunately, we aren’t getting any bogus consciousness expansion or some kind of mystic enlightenment.

Wednesday 18 September 2024

Charlotte Wessels – ‘The Obsession’

Charlotte Wessels is on a journey. After the breakup of her band, cult Dutch powerhouses Delain (who are still performing under the same name with an almost entirely new lineup), the multi instrumental artist shaved her head and took to Patreon, releasing a double solo album one song at

Friday 13 September 2024

Foxing – ‘Foxing’

With the conclusion of their debut album’s ten year anniversary tour last year, it could be easy for a band like Foxing to rest on their laurels, feet up. But that’s not Foxing. With every release, they push their own boundaries, evolving in one way or another;

Tuesday 03 September 2024

Boston Manor – ‘Sundiver’

We’ve entered the age of the sequel. While movie fans bemoan the lack of originality in yet another Marvel instalment, there’s a lot to be said for a two parter; an opportunity to finish a story left on a cliffhanger. That’s exactly what Blackpool natives Boston Manor hope to

Thursday 29 August 2024

Zeal & Ardor – ‘GREIF’

Manuel Gagneux has a lot on his mind, and our world needs to expand to fit his opinions. As if the first three Zeal & Ardor records weren’t proof enough of that, ‘GREIF’ turns all of the aspects we love and admire about the fusion metallers and metaphorically turns