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From Wednesday 17 September 2014

The Color Morale – ‘Hold On Pain Ends’

Newly signed by Fearless Records, The Color Morale have just released their fourth album ‘Hold On The Pain Ends’, and it’s really bloody catchy. The five-piece, who hail from Rockford, Illinois, deal in chugging riffs and big choruses, and it’s pretty indisputable that they’ve made an album that is

Plaids – ‘Plaids’

The affectionately-coined #UKSWELL scene of furious-yet-feely post-hardcore might well have found its fitting conclusion a few years back, but its effects on the genre’s UK output are definitely still lurking. Clearly influenced by both the aforementioned countrymen and the 80s pioneers of the sound, Plaids nevertheless fuse their frenzied

Tuesday 16 September 2014

Ming City Rockers – ‘Ming City Rockers’

There are few bands that manage to channel the heyday of punk infused gutsy rock and roll quite like Ming City Rockers do on their debut full-length. Led by the likes of The Hives, or early material from The Strokes, the four-piece from Immingham – nicknamed Ming and

Monday 15 September 2014

Hostage Calm – ‘Die On Stage’

In the past few years Run For Cover Records has gone from strength to strength by releasing solid albums time and time again, and the latest offering from Hostage Calm is no exception. The album is the follow up to 2012’s fantastic ‘Please Remain Calm’, which is a

Friday 12 September 2014

Astpai – ‘Burden Calls’

‘Burden Calls’, on a first listen, reflects so many punk and pop-punk bands in its sound. At points there’s more than a whiff of Kid Dynamite, someP ropagandhi and even Less Than Jake at their most straightforward. It’s understandable that these comparisons to other bands are arbitrary and may

Thursday 11 September 2014

Violet – ‘The Love / The Lust’

Trends come and go on a regular basis in the music industry, and the marriage of clean vocals with abrasive screaming is nothing new. However, whereas previously the sung parts would often be handled in an emotionally honest and not always note perfect style, there seems to be a

Wednesday 10 September 2014

The American Scene – ‘Haze’

As any bands lifespan grows, so does their experience in both writing and playing music, as well as their desire to stay relevant. These are natural occurrences that cannot be helped, and on their current full length ‘Haze’, The American Scene have decided it was their time to grow. The

Tuesday 09 September 2014

Black Tongue – ‘Born Hanged / Falsifier’

A combination of their two previous EP’s, Black Tongue’s ‘Born Hanged / Falsifier’ offers up one of the heaviest releases of the year. A tangle of breakdowns, chugging guitars and pig squealing, ‘Born Hanged / Falsifier’ is an aural assault, with relentless pace and aggressive misanthropic lyrics. Impressive from

Monday 08 September 2014

Anberlin – ‘Lowborn’

With a career that spans over a decade and beyond, Anberlin have managed to tour the world and have provided an impressive back catalogue of records to see them through their years as a band. Now, though its time for the final chapter in the band’s story as they

Friday 05 September 2014

Gnarwolves – ‘Gnarwolves’

It may seem too early to call it, but ‘Gnarwolves’ is the front-runner for album of the year. In a year that produced new Menzingers and Against Me! albums, plus the first Lawrence Arms record in seven years, the three-piece punk band from Brighton has stolen the show with