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From 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

Friday 26 June 2015

Sumo Cyco – ‘Lost In Cyco City’

Rock’s top women over the past decade including the likes of Brody Dahl, Hayley Williams, Gwen Stefani and the more recent Lzzy Hale of Halestorm and Becca McIntyre of Marmozets all have at least one thing in common. They have never supported Britney Spears, and weren’t signed to

Thursday 25 June 2015

Babymetal – ‘Babymetal’

What would happen if the worlds of J-Pop and metal fused? It may be a question no one asked, but producer Kobametal’s Babymetal have the answer. They are a trio comprised of three singers and dancers Su-Metal, Yuimetal and Moametal, all in their mid-late teens. It’s all too

Wednesday 24 June 2015

Popes Of Chillitown – ‘To The Moon’

Looking for the album to boost your serotonin levels over the summer months? Then look no further, Popes Of Chillitown with ‘To The Moon’ will have everyone running around in circles, ‘skanking’ the summer away. Sounding like the bastard child of Capdown and Skindred, POC have created a release

Tuesday 23 June 2015

Citizen – ‘Everybody Is Going To Heaven’

It seems like only yesterday Citizen released their critically acclaimed debut ‘Youth’, which was filled with emotive lyrical musings over melodic punk sweetness, and there’s no denying it drew more than a few comparisons to a certain Long Island, NY band. In the two years that have passed

Monday 22 June 2015

Thomas Nicholas Band – ‘Security’

The name Thomas Nicholas may not be familiar to many, but he’s still instantly recognisable as the actor who played Kevin in the American Pie films, particularly to those who were in their teens at the same time as the characters on screen. And since 2008 Thomas has

Saturday 20 June 2015

Broadside – ‘Old Bones’

Many have claimed pop-punk as a genre had died over the years, but there sure is an abundance of it in 2015. With a yearly resurgence of similar-sounding bands each hating on their home town, drinking their weight in coffee, and proclaiming their undying love for their friends;