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From Friday 16 September 2016

Knocked Loose – ‘Laugh Tracks’

Kentucky’s own Knocked Loose are perhaps the most hyped new band in hardcore, it’s easy to see why after the quality of their first EP and subsequent split release with Damaged Goods. Finally, the debut album ‘Laugh Tracks’ is here and its sole purpose is to take your head

Thursday 15 September 2016

Taking Back Sunday – ‘Tidal Wave’

When Taking Back Sunday stormed back onto the scene with their ‘Tidal Wave’ title track, it hinted at an exciting reawakening. For the first time in their history they even acquired, although reservedly, notions of “punx”. Its short and sharp ferocity equally suited to Against Me!’s new album, notably

Tuesday 13 September 2016

The Brave – ‘Epoch’

“An epoch is a defining moment or event in time that leaves a memorable mark in history, and for us that is exactly what this album is,” explains The Brave’s vocalist Nathan Toussaint. “It’s a significant thing that has taken us from just being a local band having a

Against Me! – ‘Shape Shift With Me’

“I wanna be more real than all the others,” scowls Laura Jane Grace on ‘Delicate, Petite & Other Things I’ll Never Be’, “I wanna be so real, you can see the difference!”. If there ever was a person who had a claim in punk rock on being

Touche Amore – ‘Stage Four’

Without reservation, ‘Displacement’ lays ‘Stage Four’’s cards out on the table. “You died at 69, with a body full of cancer,” Touche Amore’s Jeremy Bolm reveals, going on to simultaneously celebrate and commiserate the passing of his mother; the catalyst behind their fourth full-length release. The theme runs throughout

Sinsaenum – ‘Echoes Of The Tortured’

Sinsaenum are the newly founded supergroup featuring vocalist Sean Zatorsky (Dååth) and Attila Csihar (Mayhem) on vocals, Frédéric Leclercq (DragonForce) on the guitars and Joey Jordison (Slipknot, Vimic, Murderdolls) on drums. As a starting point for death metal this is a fairly good one. It isn’t so wildly abrasive or

The Decoy – ‘Avalon’

First impressions are tough and you only get one. After listening to ‘Avalon’ – the debut album from Welsh rockers The Decoy – a fair few few times, I’m still struggling to pin down just what exactly these guys are all about. Jumping between mammoth Incubus style choruses and

Sunday 11 September 2016

Columbus – ‘Spring Forever’

Australia alternative punk band Columbus have been busy this last year or so, getting their heads down to record their debut album ‘Spring Forever’ and looking to hit the road with ROAM later on this year. Opening track ‘Summer Dress’ perfectly transitions into the consistent record, offering a fantastic impression

Twin Atlantic – ‘GLA’

“This is a rock and roll show!” I remember hearing Sam McTrusty, Twin Atlantic’s ferocious frontman, screaming into the crowd whilst touring in support of their last album, ‘Great Divide’. I remember unreservedly screaming in response although in retrospect questioning if the melodramatic songs could really be

Friday 09 September 2016

This Wild Life – ‘Low Tides’

When your breakthrough success comes off the back of a Bring Me the Horizon cover, it then becomes a question of how can that success be replicated through the release of your own material? Thankfully for Californian duo This Wild Life, their debut album ‘History’ was welcomed by widespread