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The Dead Wretched – Anchors Down

Formed by two former members of Welsh metal outfit BOYS WITH X-RAY EYES, and including a handpicked selection of musicians from the British metalcore scene, THE DEAD WRETCHED more than pack a punch on their debut album ‘Anchors Down’. Like many bands, this five-piece vow to reimagine the current

Wednesday 11 April 2012

Trippy Wicked & The Cosmic Children Of The Knight – Going Home

Second album ‘Going Home’, from trio TRIPPY WICKED & THE COSMIC CHILDREN OF THE KNIGHT, is nine songs heavily woven with fierce instrumentals and grunge laden vocals. It’s a very stoner rock affair, and that’ll instantly put off a few, but it’s definitely worth digging a little deeper for the

Hopeless Heroic – Become The Monster

Taking two years to make, ‘Become The Monster’, HOPELESS HEROIC’s first full length feature is a grand achievement. A Sterling ten track album with a combination of up and down tempo tracks, with hints of rock, punk and rap influences. This quartet start off their album with classical violins during

Tuesday 10 April 2012

You Slut! – Medium Bastard

You Slut! are our kind of lads. Cheeky Northern chappies with a sense of a humour, some tasty artwork, an amusingly disgusting press shot involving gym whites and milk…oh and an enormous barrage of incredible guitar music to bludgeon you round the head until you submit. Their distinct brand of

Monday 09 April 2012

We’ll Go Machete – Six Plus Ten

At sixteen tracks, if you can hang on through to the end of this one you probably have a longer attention span than 95% of the general population, which is a depressing yet accurate statement. Having said that, ‘Six Plus Ten’ is 16 tracks of intelligently crafted post-hardcore that

Friday 06 April 2012

MXPX – Plans Within Plans

The cover art for MxPx’s ‘Plans Within Plans’ is fairly basic, and in a lot of ways you could say the same about the music. Compared to ‘Secret Weapon’, this album feels stripped down and focused. The average tempo is probably higher than the band’s other recent releases, and

Thursday 05 April 2012

Cancer Bats – Dead Set On Living

Fast becoming one of the most interesting “heavy” bands on the planet, CANCER BATS have left a trail of destruction wherever they roam. Be it as their alter-egos BAT SABBATH or themselves, they’ve been constantly unmissable live and each new album is met with eager ears across the alternative

Wednesday 04 April 2012

The Decline – Broken Hymns for Beating Hearts

Hailing from Rennes, France, THE DECLINE are giving a continental take on that melodically inclined punk rock that nods a head to the likes of Propagandhi, Rise Against, NOFX and Bad Religion. Melt this with the odd bit of acoustic folk and country flavour, and you’ve pretty much got

Imperial Leisure – Death To The One Trick Pony

IMPERIAL LEISURE are a band with a curious mix of sounds. The opening track on ‘Death To The One Trick Pony’, complete with horn section and shouty refrain of “you must be fucking joking” sets the sophistication standard for the album, and though the 14 songs that make up

Sunday 30 August 2009

Brand New – Daisy

I’d put my life savings on the fact that if this didn’t have the words ‘Brand’ and ‘New’ on the front cover, hardly anyone would bat an eyelid. Due to the fact that BN fans are like a pack of rabid dogs, desperate for any