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Rivals – ‘Sad Looks Pretty On Me’

Sometimes bands really hit the nail on the head when they find a term to describe themselves in online bios, and Los Angeles quartet Rivals did exactly that with the words “dark pop”. Their 2018 debut album ‘Damned Soul’ refined their early sound into a slick blend of accessible,

Thursday 18 March 2021

ERRA – ‘ERRA’

Progressive metalcore titans ERRA are back with one of their most ambitious outings in tow. Following the huge success of their most recent albums, particularly 2016’s ‘Drift’, their brand new record introduces a version of the band that definitively represents everything they’ve been building since their formation. The

Wednesday 17 March 2021

LANDMVRKS – ‘Lost In The Waves’

After launching themselves into the eyes of the masses with their 2018 jaw-dropper ‘Fantasy’, LANDMVRKS are back with a brand new, even more substantial record. Their third full length record ‘Lost In The Waves’ sees them take their eclectic concoction of aggressive metal, adrenaline-fuelled hardcore and instantly addictive

Friday 12 March 2021

Dollar Signs – ‘Hearts of Gold’

Since starting out as a folk-punk duo just over five years ago, North Carolina’s Dollar Signs have broadened their sound; embracing brass instrumentation, crossing over into other genres, and becoming a quintet in the process. Nevertheless, their mentality remains the same. They’re 9-to-5 creative punks with a tendency to

Thursday 11 March 2021

Pet Needs – ‘Fractured Party Music’

Opening an album by screaming “drinking real ale don’t make you a connoisseur” sets a reliable tone for Colchester four-piece Pet Needs’ debut LP. It takes mere seconds for the rumbling ball of chaotic energy that is ‘Fractured Party Music’ to explode in your face, and it’s

Pupil Slicer – ‘Mirrors’

It would be hard to find a more visceral name for a band than Pupil Slicer – just combining those words elicits shock, horror and revulsion. It’s quite the first impression. But then Pupil Slicer are quite the band. They sound exactly how you want them

Tuesday 09 March 2021

Dead Poet Society – ‘-!-‘

Los Angeles four-piece Dead Poet Society formed when Jack Underkofler (guitar/vocals), Jack Collins (guitar), Will Goodroad (drums) and Dylan Brenner (bass) were studying music at college in Boston. With two EPs and a smattering of singles released between 2013 and now, it appears on paper that this

Saturday 06 March 2021

A Day To Remember – ‘You’re Welcome’

It’s been five long years since their last record, but now pop-punk metal crossover kings A Day To Remember are back with their brand new album ‘You’re Welcome’. A band that shot to prominence way back in 2007 with their pioneering genre hybrid, quickly becoming an alt-culture household

Thursday 04 March 2021

Dreamshade – ‘A Pale Blue Dot’

After a completely unpredictable and inconceivable year, Swiss metallers Dreamshade are back with their first full-length album in five years, ‘A Pale Blue Dot’. Recorded and produced during lockdown and largely inspired by the famous Carl Sagan book of the same name, the record sees them pick up

Tuesday 02 March 2021

Tigers Jaw – ‘I Won’t Care How You Remember Me’

When more than half the band unexpectedly quit back in 2013, it would have been so easy for the remaining members of Tigers Jaw to call it a day right there and then. Thank the emo gods that they didn’t, because the work that guitarist/vocalist Ben Walsh and vocalist/keyboardist