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August Burns Red – ‘Guardians’

If you’re a fan of metalcore, the chances of you already being familiar with August Burns Red are incredibly high. The Pennsylvania natives have spent close to twenty years going from strength to strength, pushing themselves to be better musicians on every single record and lassoing hordes

Chief State – ‘Tough Love’

Mention “Canadian pop-punk” and bands like Sum41 and Simple Plan instantly spring to mind. There’s a new kid on the block now, though, and they’re called Chief State; a five-piece pop-punk band who are selling out shows across Canada and receiving heaps of praise for their previous two EPs.

Wednesday 08 April 2020

Wolfheart – ‘Wolves Of Karelia’

Metal: it’s the bread and butter of an entire region’s heavy music scene and, like pop music, can often find itself a rather bloated genre. It’s a style stacked with talent, but equally flooded with bands that seek to reinvent the wheel, only to end up retelling

Tuesday 07 April 2020

Rotting Out – ‘Ronin’

There tends to be a note of scepticism when a recently-reformed band releases new material. Will they be able to reclaim their mojo of their earlier years? Will they return with a completely new sound? Or will they produce something that makes you realise why it was

Shower Of Teeth – ‘Oranjedoom’

At the time of writing this review, the UK is balls-deep in a state-mandated quarantine due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Pubs, bars, venues and clubs are all closed, people are struggling with not being able to spend time with their friends and family, and the general consensus is that

Monday 06 April 2020

Azusa – ‘Loop of Yesterdays’

The title track on ‘Loop of Yesterdays’ is a bold creative choice. Built around a finger-picked acoustic guitar part, the vocals contrast spoken word with quiet, considered vocals. It’s the band’s most experimental song to date, so to make it the title track is a real statement of intent.

Friday 03 April 2020

All Time Low – ‘Wake Up, Sunshine’

After 16 years as a band, All Time Low have reached a point in their career where any new music feels like coming home. We have total trust in their judgement when it comes to both sonic and thematic direction and (with one or two exceptions) this

Cabal – ‘Drag Me Down’

When you think of deathcore, you probably don’t think of Denmark – not even for a second. One listen to Copenhagen’s Cabal will change that. Their devilish take on the genre is teeming with darkness and unnerve, laced with a dash of black metal spice to make things sound

tētēma – ‘Necroscape’

Mike Patton doesn’t seem to know what a day off is. Between a Mr. Bungle revival, his work with three separate supergroups, his own solo work and more, the Faith No More vocalist seems to be running out of fingers to stick in pies. Patton still isn’t

Tuesday 31 March 2020

In This Moment – ‘Mother’

Californian Hard Rock favourites In This Moment are back with their seventh release, ‘Mother’, a nod to the matriarchal figure that front woman Maria Brink represents to many of the band’s fans. In This Moment’s style and sound has constantly developed and grown over the years, and ‘Mother’ follows