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From Thursday 03 September 2020

WACO – ‘Hope Rituals’

Optimistic cosmic punk weirdos WACO return with their second album ‘Hope Rituals’ filled with left turns and good vibes. After the tragic loss of their bassist Chris Cowley, there was a time where new music from the group seemed unlikely but following a period of healing and reflection, the

Friday 28 August 2020

Girls In Synthesis – ‘Now Here’s An Echo From Your Future’

London-based trio Girls In Synthesis don’t play by the rules. The experimental post-punk outfit may technically be DIY – creating their videos, artwork, and records themselves – but their music is anything but. Chunky, discordant and almost indescribable, it’s a mess of sounds that take inspiration from numerous genres,

PVRIS – ‘Use Me’

After exploding onto the scene back in 2014, Massachusetts’ PVRIS have been an unstoppable force as they’ve sped past milestone after milestone. Their critically acclaimed debut album ‘White Noise’ received nothing but praise across the board, with follow up ‘All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need Of

Thursday 27 August 2020

Pain of Salvation – ‘PANTHER’

For a band who’ve been around for nearly 30 years, Pain Of Salvation sound anything but tired. The prog pioneers continue to deliver truly progressive albums, with ‘PANTHER’ serving up new sonic elements, more overt production, and an evolution of sound that takes the listener on a conceptual journey

Wednesday 26 August 2020

Bloxx – ‘Lie Out Loud’

The latter end of the last decade brought us an influx of new indie bands to fall in love with, all providing their very own flavour of fun, catchy, and often tear jerking tunes.  Among this onslaught of young, fresh and fabulous new indie bands sit

Narrow Head – ’12th House Rock’

“I wanted to create a fairly dark world with my words,” explains Narrow Head’s vocalist Jacob Duarte. “A grimy world of drunks and druggies filled with endless nights of unknown substances, pleasures, and regrets.” While those themes inspired the lyrical content on ‘12th House Rock’, you wouldn’t guess it

Tuesday 25 August 2020

Dream Nails – ‘Dream Nails’

Dream Nails are one of the most important bands in the current punk scene. Their shows are an act of rebellion in a world traditionally dominated by men, and their cries of “women and non-binary people to the front” are as important to the band as their songs. With

Unleash The Archers – ‘Abyss’

Grab a shield and take cover, Canadian power-metal legends Unleash The Archers are striding back onto the battlefield and they’re taking no prisoners. Armed with a string of hugely confident albums, they have a reputation to uphold, and with fifth studio release ‘Abyss’ they’re staking claim to new territory. Until

Friday 21 August 2020

Kid Dad – ‘In A Box’

Hailing from Paderborn, Germany, Kid Dad are doing something different. While much mainstream German rock takes influence from industrial metal or post-hardcore electrorock, Kid Dad have built a sound around punchy riffs, leaning into grunge and garage punk. It’s a well known sound on these shores, and perhaps that’s

Thursday 20 August 2020

Blues Pills – ‘Holy Moly!’

When you think of Nuclear Blast, the first band that comes to mind probably isn’t Swedish rock outfit Blues Pills – yet the indie label has been their home since 2013. Now back with third studio release ‘Holy Moly!’, they’ve expanded on their retro blues rock sound, adding both