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From Tuesday 18 August 2015

Thy Art is Murder – ‘Holy War’

Any long-time deathcore enthusiasts will know the ‘poster boys’ of the scene – Suicide Silence, Whitechapel and Job For A Cowboy to name some recent big ‘uns – have always taken a staunch anti-religion/government/establishment stance in their music. But with ‘Holy War’, these infamous Aussie filth-mongers are wearing

Monday 17 August 2015

We Came As Romans – ‘We Came As Romans’

Despite often being lumped in with the whole screamo/metalcore scene, We Came As Romans have previously stood out for being more progressive musically than some of their peers. This, their fourth album, retains such elements but more often than not dispenses with them in favour of a more

Friday 14 August 2015

Big Awesome – Party On

Party On, the debut record South Carolina’s Big Awesome, is a wonderful, accomplished record full of energy, emotion and enthusiasm. This band has produced a real gem with this 10-track emo record. The chorus on ‘What Grows Up Must Get Down’ will go round and round in your head,

Dan Andriano – Party Adjacent

Alkaline Trio has, over the years, seen a plethora of side projects from it’s small handful of members. Some have been forgettable, while others, like The Falcon, have demanded a great amount of attention. In my opinion, bassist and singer Dan Andriano’s first LP under the moniker of

Wednesday 12 August 2015

Neck Deep – ‘Life’s Not Out To Get You’

In a climate where a significant proportion of pop-punk bands are trying to disassociate themselves with the increasingly clichéd foundations of the genre, Wrexham five-piece Neck Deep have established a diehard following by doing the opposite. Their debut full-length was arguably unadventurous and safe, but clearly tapped into a

Monday 10 August 2015

We’ll Go Machete – ‘Smile Club’

We’ll Go Machete’s Paul Warner screeches his lyrics with an urgency that perfectly encapsulates this record. ‘Smile Club’ is a wonky, energetic album that sounds like a band desperately clinging to their Shellac records while chugging the dregs of the awful coffee Tommy Lee Jones

Monday 03 August 2015

Don Broco – ‘Automatic’

‘Automatic’, the eagerly awaited sophomore full-length by Bedford swagger-merchants Don Broco, is their funk opus. Funky and soulful, the record merges bygone eras with the quartet’s distinctive modern rhythmic rock; rocketing the eighties headfirst into the present day. The sometimes off-putting bravado of earlier material thankfully sacrificed for

Saturday 01 August 2015

Counterparts – ‘Tragedy Will Find Us’

Canadian hardcore mob Counterparts are here to shout in your face until blue, their disappointment and anger at people coming across in this shouty LP, their third full-length. On the back of a relationship meltdown, frontman Brendan Murphy, numbed to the core allowed the therapy of recording this

Friday 31 July 2015

Bad Cop/Bad Cop – ‘Not Sorry’

Bad Cop/Bad Cop’s debut album is the sound of four feisty California girls channelling their passion and surroundings into their music. ‘Not Sorry’ is a fun record that is steeped in the history they are now a part of. ‘Like, Seriously?’ sums up this feeling with its confident, almost

Lamb Of God – ‘VII Sturm Und Drang’

It would have been predictable and easy for Lamb Of God to create an overly self-indulgent album reflecting on Randy Blythe’s incarceration for manslaughter in the Czech Republic. Many bands would have done just so and probably have been celebrated for doing it. The reason that Lamb Of