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From Wednesday 31 January 2024

Being As An Ocean – ‘Death Can Wait’

Just over four years after the release of ‘PROXY: An A.N.I.M.O Story’, much loved post-hardcore outfit Being As An Ocean are sharing their latest brand of socially conscious and soulful music in the form of ‘Death Can Wait’ – a ten track masterpiece. Kicking off with ‘Beautiful Agony’, vocalists Joel Quartuccio

Wednesday 24 January 2024

Alkaline Trio – ‘Blood Hair And Eyeballs’

Matt Skiba and Dan Adriano have a lot on their minds. Alkaline Trio’s macabre punk vision of the world, one that’s informed a sound beloved by the melancholy for over two decades, is now dangerously close to reflecting reality. “A lot of the stuff that was inspiring me on this record

Tuesday 23 January 2024

Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes – ‘Dark Rainbow’

Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes have turned a contemplative corner. If 2021’s ‘Sticky’ was the sound of daring someone to fight you down a back alleyway outside a bar, then ‘Dark Rainbow’, their newest album, is the soundtrack to several hours after that fight when everyone’s feeling a bit

Monday 22 January 2024

Hearts & Hand Grenades – ‘WHERE I BEGIN’

Everyone likes a bit of contrast. Think about it; chalk and cheese, sweet and sour, and of course, Hearts & Hand Grenades. It’s a name that promises both love and explosive power. Listening to their music, it’s a good fit. They define themselves as a “hard-rock”

Friday 19 January 2024

Neck Deep – ‘Neck Deep’

Neck Deep’s fifth, self-titled album has dropped at exactly the perfect time. In the well intentioned haze of new years resolutions and grim mists of commenting in the dark, it’s a lightning bolt of the fresh and new. In the last decade, Neck Deep have risen from basements to main

Saturday 09 December 2023

Have Mercy – ‘Numb’

Have Mercy are finishing their 2023 on a high note. After a four year absence, the Baltimore alt-rockers are sober, healthier, older and wiser, and, most importantly, they’re still friends. “There’s a bond between us that’s undeniable,” vocalist and guitarist Brian Swindle says. “I think that’s something you can’t

Thursday 23 November 2023

The Sleeping Souls – ‘Just Before The World Starts Burning’

It’s impossible to discuss the Sleeping Souls without considering Frank Turner. As they’re better known as the troubadour’s besties, we’ve all forgotten that they’re a band in their own right who are finally ready to release their debut under their own name. The questions needs to be asked –

Wednesday 08 November 2023

Lonely The Brave – ‘What We Do To Feel’

Lonely The Brave are determined to celebrate the small things on their new album, ‘What We Do To Feel’. After all, they deserve to enjoy themselves following a turbulent few years including a change in frontmen, recent fatherhood and day jobs pushing themselves to their forefront of their minds.

Friday 03 November 2023

Bad Wolves – ‘Die For It’

Bad Wolves should more aptly be named ‘Bad Chameleons’ – they blend in with any other group, from Papa Roach to Meshuggah to Asking Alexandria, the latter of which they’re touring with this autumn, with reptilian ease. They shed their skin with remarkable frequency, dropping on average an album

Saturday 28 October 2023

In This Moment – ‘GODMODE’

In This Moment are masters of reinvention and rebirth. Even their name demands you pay attention to who they are right now. On each album, there’s a marked shift in the tone, style and way they present themselves. Masterminded by guitarist Chris Howorth and vocalist Maria Brink,