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From Thursday 01 August 2019

Throes – ‘In the Hands of an Angry God’

Holy Roar Records have always had their finger on the pulse when it comes to the best underground bands in the UK, but recently they’ve flexed their reach across the pond and shown that they’re not restricted by geographical borders. Last year we had the sublime Portrayal Of Guilt

Monday 29 July 2019

Northlane – ‘Alien’

After a heavy band releases a string of successful albums, most people would expect that band to start treading a slightly more accessible path. Not necessarily changing the style of their music, but writing songs that would allow their music to be played in new places, streamed

Tuesday 23 July 2019

Thy Art Is Murder – ‘Human Target’

Modern metal has so many different faces. Some bands choose to wear their hearts on their sleeves and use the power of the music to force their struggles outward. Others use that same power to illuminate their storytelling, painting a detailed picture onto a dark canvas. One thing that

Friday 12 July 2019

Lights – ‘Skin & Earth Acoustic’

Acoustic albums are an opportunity to extend a body of work in ways that not only offers a reimagining of the artist’s music but also a chance to get a closer glimpse of the stripped back emotion that goes into their dedicated songwriting process.  Scarlett-haired songstress

Thursday 11 July 2019

Bleached – ‘Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough?’

Under the hot sticky skies of 1980s Los Angeles, as described in Brett Easton Ellis’ novel Less Than Zero, it paints a picture of the hedonistic lifestyles of young, rich college students. It is an environment of endless excesses but is ultimately a hugely vacuous and pointless

Tuesday 09 July 2019

He Is Legend – ‘White Bat’

When He Is Legend arrived on the scene in the early 2000s, they were a bit of an anomaly. Their immediate peers in bands like Every Time I Die and Norma Jean were still sticking to their own brand of angular metalcore, and hadn’t yet started experimenting with other

Sunday 07 July 2019

The Bottom Line – ‘No Vacation’

As gaps between debut and sophomore albums go, seven years is pretty extreme – especially for a band that resides in the eternal churn of a genre like pop-punk, where visibility and popularity is key to survival. It doesn’t seem to have fazed Brit four-piece The Bottom Line though,

Friday 05 July 2019

Fangclub – ‘Vulture Culture’

Inspiration for art can come from many different places. Be it visual or chemical, external factors or internal feelings. Like so many of the most compelling, thought provoking, and moving artists, Fangclub channel emotion as their main source of inspiration – both negative and positive, they embrace it all,

Thursday 04 July 2019

Jamie Lenman – ‘Shuffle’

Cover albums are always a guaranteed slice of fun. There’s something special about hearing brand new reworked versions of songs, especially when the artist performing them transforms the track and makes it their own. No matter the artist or the genre of the song, covers albums will

Tuesday 18 June 2019

Baroness – ‘Gold & Grey’

Baroness are one of the most respected and well-loved bands in metal today, and for good reason. Their records are consistently brilliant, having racked up numerous awards nominations and countless mentions on ‘Greatest Albums Of All Time’ lists from various publications. Not only is the