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Hundredth – ‘Free’

Myrtle Beach hardcore outfit Hundredth fit the bill perfectly in terms of what a hardcore band should be. They provide listeners with sing-along hardcore, interspersed with the ever prevalent political rhetoric that permeates the scene. Hundredth even go a step further with proceeds from their sales going towards

Monday 13 July 2015

August Burns Red – ‘Found In Far Away Places’

In 2015, it almost feels like an insult to call August Burns Red a metalcore band. But hey, let’s call a spade a spade – August Burns Red are a metalcore band, what makes them different however is that they may be the last truly

Wednesday 08 July 2015

Silverchair – ‘Frogstomp: 20th Anniversary’

If there is one way to make a reviewer feel old, it is when an anniversary reissue of an album is sent your way that you remember buying approximately a year after its original release. The initial reaction is usually met with statements such as “I remember buying

Tuesday 07 July 2015

mewithoutYou – ‘Pale Horses’

There appears to be an unspoken tradition when reviewing albums by mewithoutYou whereby at least fifty percent of the wordcount is handed over, keenly and without protest, to discussing the band’s religious beliefs. Paragraph after paragraph on lyricist Aaron Weiss’ faith, its interaction with branches of other faiths

Monday 06 July 2015

KEN Mode – ‘Success’

There are many revivals in music now, and more bands look to the past for inspiration. There’s nothing wrong with that at all, and for the most part they all do it really well. However sometimes, you just want a band to come out and make some good,

Friday 03 July 2015

Sam Duckworth – ‘Amazing Grace’

You probably already know Sam Duckworth. The brains behind Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. is back with ‘Amazing Grace’, his awesome new record released under his own name. Recruiting over 40 musicians (including Gomez, Yourcodenameis:milo, Kate Nash to name a few) to help him, Duckworth has created a

Thursday 02 July 2015

Senses Fail – ‘Pull The Thorns From Your Heart’

What would happen if Buddhist teachings were merged with a cacophony of noise and aggression? Well ‘Pull The Thorns From Your Heart’, Senses Fail’s sixth studio release is here to delve into this surreal question. Vocalist Buddy Nielsen’s devout dedication to studies of Buddhist teachings have allowed him

Wednesday 01 July 2015

Mutoid Man – ‘Bleeder’

The term “supergroup” is something that can get banded around half-heartedly in this day and age, just because a band is made up of members of other bands. When superlatives like that are used, it also means that the bands work doesn’t always get to shine as a

Monday 29 June 2015

Refused – ‘Freedom’

Refused are fucking dead. Or at least, so we thought when the band unveiled those words at the head of an open letter to mark their demise in 1998. It was the end of the band and the start of a cult. The Swedish forerunners would go on

Pet Symmetry – ‘Pets Hounds’

Pet Symmetry love a pun. If you thought their name was great, you’ll dig their new record on a purely wordplay basis alone. ‘Pets Hounds’ is the debut record from the latest project from the ubiquitous Evan Weiss featuring members of Dowsing and Kittyhawk. Opener ‘My Exhausted Month (Of