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From Sunday 20 March 2016

Secrets – ‘Everything That Got Us Here’

‘Everything That Got Us Here’ is the third full-length from post-hardcore act Secrets and features their third change in the vocalist department. Wade Walters is the latest screamer to join the band (also handling bass duties), replacing two non-clean singers before him, and coinciding with his arrival,

Friday 18 March 2016

The Falcon – ‘Gather Up the Chaps’

In 2005, Toby Jeg offered to start a label to put out an EP from renowned bozo Brendan Kelly’s new side project. That label was Red Scare and the aforementioned EP was the Falcon’s ‘God Don’t Make No Trash, or Up Your Ass With Broken Glass’. It was five

Reckless Love – ‘InVader’

Of all the sub-genres within the heavy metal world, hair metal seemed like the least likely to make a genuine comeback. Everything about the genre – from the sleek, polished production, to the spandex and hairspray, to the not-quite-ironic sexism inherent in the lyrics – is so 80s that

Iggy Pop – ‘Post Pop Depression’

‘Post Pop Depression’ is an apt title. It marks a definitive new direction for the icon, internationally renowned for his brazen punk performances, opening up an era of post-Iggy Pop. As well as potentially being the final release by the 68 year old having announced to Beats1 the possibility of

Thursday 17 March 2016

Sorgen – ‘Sorgen’

Norway is famous for its wide variety of musical acts and although it’s undoubtedly most famous for being home to the Black Metal scene it also produced the pioneers of ‘Deathpunnk’, Turbonegro. Over the years many bands have taken inspiration from the group and ran with it some more

Grieved – ‘Grieved’

Swedish quintet Grieved that have been making waves with their own brand of darkened hardcore that they refer to as ‘Stockholm Blues’. As well as a European tour with Holy Roar representatives Employed To Serve, January saw the release of Grieved’s self-titled debut album and it doesn’t disappoint. The album

Tuesday 15 March 2016

Into It. Over It. – ‘Standards’

‘Standards’ is the culmination of everything that Evan Weiss, the brain behind Into It. Over It., has been working towards since his ambitious ’52 Weeks’ project in 2009. His connection with Josh Sparks is palpable throughout. They push each other as musicians and as artists and the result is

Empty Handed – ‘In Between The Goodbyes’

Once upon a time, hardcore was a form of music that thrived on passion, integrity and anger. It was a visceral, uncompromising outpouring of emotion by guys and girls that really, y’know, meant it. In the intervening years, the genre has been pulled in so many different

Monday 14 March 2016

Slingshot Dakota – ‘Break’

Opener ‘You’ feels like being greeted by an old friend. Back is Carly Comando’s beautiful, distorted keyboard tone and Tom Patterson’s pounding drums. Comando’s voice feels even stronger than before, more confident and more brave, taking succesful risks with delivery. Comando’s keyboard contains warmth and depth, penetrating right into

Sunday 13 March 2016

Like Pacific – ‘Distant Like You Asked’

Emerging from the seemingly-relentless release schedule of Pure Noise Records, ‘Distant Like You Asked’ is the début album by Toronto’s Like Pacific. If the label’s musical identity is a spectrum running from State Champs, whose pure-pop approach is charming in its total disregard for indie credibility, to the oesophagus-grating hardcore of