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From Monday 21 May 2012

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – Maps

Sam Duckworth, the driving force behind long time Punktastic favourites Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, is one busy man. Ignoring his frequent forays into political and ecological territory, he has dedicated himself to a hectic touring cycle and released five albums in as many years. In fact, it has

Thursday 17 May 2012

Daytrader – Twelve Years

Brooklyn’s DAYTRADER are a breath of fresh air, somewhat. You could argue that any band on Rise Records not coughing up chuggy metalcore would be refreshing, but DAYTRADER have something about them which gives them an alluring edge. It’s not like they have re-written the handbook in any way,

Middlenamekill – When Lions Fight Bears

The debut album by Wiltshire based four-piece Middlenamekill is distinctly old school. There has been a subtle but definite shift in the UK scene’s underground from the musical style of bands like Reuben and Hundred Reasons to the heavier bands of today. ‘When Lions Fight Bears’ style easily matches

Monday 14 May 2012

Brotherhood Of The Lake – Desperation Is The English Way Vol. 1

There has to be something in the water in south-west England. Following phenomenal recent releases from Cornish bands Veils and Crocus, Plymouth’s Brotherhood Of The Lake here unleash a behemoth of titanic proportions. Taking its title from the unlikely source of a Pink Floyd lyric, ‘Desperation Is The English

Tuesday 08 May 2012

Pennywise – All Or Nothing

If you were one of those writing Pennywise off after the departure of Jim Lindberg, then you’d probably be in good company. Though not the dominant personality of the band, Lindberg’s vocal set heavy on their sound and, similarly to Gallows, they’re a band that everyone assumes will struggle

Monday 07 May 2012

Battle For Paris – Superstar

The raucous display that Battle For Paris invited listeners to with their previous E.P was more than impressive, yet looking back, they still seemed to be somewhat overlooked by many. However, it also seems that debut album ‘Superstar’ will hopefully change all that, where the band have created an

Thursday 03 May 2012

mewithoutYou – Ten Stories

Okay, deep breath. We’ve posted some pretty high scoring albums so far this year. For just a few examples, the new records from Straight Lines, The Tower And The Fool, Blacklisters, Hot Water Music

Aybat Hallar – Something Nice

What can we tell you about Aybat Hallar? They’re Russian, they list Bad Religion, Tom Waits and Slade in their influences and they seem to have a bit of a zombie fixation as most of their artwork is 80’s skate-punk influenced cartoons of dead and/or dying things. They REALLY

Wednesday 02 May 2012

Hot Water Music – Exister

After eight years, the expectations greeting new Hot Water Music material couldn’t be higher. ‘Exister’ sees the band on Rise Records, and short of comparing it to the previous efforts and risk being called wrong – let us just say that they’ve never put out something that isn’t very

Job For A Cowboy – Demonocracy

Ever since debut EP ‘Doom’ knocked the metal community for six back in 2005, Job For A Cowboy have been creating a nice little niche for themselves in this particular genre. With peers like Suicide Silence basically aping early Korn now and with Despised Icon gone, the crown of