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From Thursday 09 March 2017

Can’t Swim – ‘Fail You Again’

Can’t Swim have been turning heads with their music recently. Bringing melancholic lyrics into a fast, furious, and dynamic environment, they’ve been met with critical acclaim thanks to their EP ‘Death Deserves a Name’, whilst their punchy and bold live sets have been met with screaming enthusiasm. Now, before

Wednesday 08 March 2017

Our Hollow, Our Home – ‘Hartsick’

Southampton Metalcore newcomers Our Hollow, Our Home set their sights on the UK metal scene and unleash a barrage of brutal breakdowns and crushing, anthemic vocals with their debut album ‘Hartsick’. ‘The Sea Will Sleep’ provides the perfect introduction, building slowly before erupting with a shattering breakdown which sets the

Mallory Knox – ‘Wired’

Considering how quickly Mallory Knox released their first two albums, ‘Wired’ has been a pretty long time coming. With You Me At Six and Deaf Havana also putting out new records at the start of 2017, is there really room for another Radio One friendly, UK rock band in

Tuesday 07 March 2017

Crusades – ‘This Is A Sickness and Sickness Will End’

Ottawa band Crusades’ fascination with mainstream rock and roll music has become more and more apparent with each new album. On this latest full-length LP, seeing simultaneous release on both sides of the Atlantic, it’s more apparent than ever. Smoothed vocals, progressive rock sounds, ballads, complex arrangements: they’re all

Tuesday 28 February 2017

Ember Falls – ‘Welcome To Ember Falls’

‘Welcome To Ember Falls’ is an intriguing and ominous title, one that hints at a strong story or concept within. According to the band, Ember Falls is “a fictitious town in an imaginary multiverse somewhere in the distant future,” yet it never seems that much

Thursday 23 February 2017

Unearthly Trance – ‘Stalking The Ghost’

Relapse Records’ Unearthly Trance haven’t released anything for seven years, but 2017s ‘Stalking The Ghost’, their sixth full length, promises to make up for lost time and reposition them as doom/sludge gods once more. The album launches in with a wickedly pulsating beat that drives towards the vocal section, the

Power Trip – ‘Nightmare Logic’

Power Trip sure know how to keep people waiting. Four years ago they released their stellar debut, ‘Manifest Decimation’, which raised the bar for metallic hardcore tenfold. Through a heavy touring schedule that has taken them all over the world, the Texan band have grown into an unstoppable force,

Wednesday 22 February 2017

King Woman – ‘Created In The Image Of Suffering’

With the title ‘Created In The Image Suffering’, and a glance at the track titles that make up King Woman’s debut album, it was always going to make for uneasy listening. Not in the sense that it is unlistenable, in as much as it is a deeply personal, hard-hitting

Decade – ‘Pleasantries’

“You are just a human being,” Decade remind us in the opening track (‘Human Being’) of their new release ‘Pleasantries’. Simple advice it may seem, but a message we need reminding of more often than we might think. The refrain is accompanied by a sunny chorus, not dissimilar from

Tuesday 21 February 2017

The History Of Colour TV – ‘Something Like Eternity’

When it comes to shoegaze, the genre can be somewhat difficult to talk about without mentioning the genre’s pioneers; namely, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Jesus And The Mary Chain etc., simply because its a very distinct sound to mimic. Artists like Ringo Deathstarr and DIIV proudly replicate their ’90s