You're browsing the archives « Previous PageNext Page » From Thursday 01 November 2018 Napoleon – ‘Epiphany’ Okay, so picture this. Picture a band which is melodic hardcore at heart, but are too technical to sit in that category. That same band has a lot of metalcore influences too, but not enough to pigeonhole them in metal. Now, throw some prog into the mix as well Tenacious D – ‘Post Apocalypto’ It is hard being a fan of Tenacious D. The nostalgia for songs like ‘Tribute’ and ‘Wonderboy’ can be a powerful drug. Yet, every fan of “The D” must admit that the comedy rock duo has had a downward trajectory from the start. From the cult hit of the original Monday 29 October 2018 Silent Planet – ‘When The End Began’ >More and more bands are emerging that use the same old tricks, performing them with subtle changes and passing them off as brand new. From time to time, though, a band will power it’s way through the crowd and stand tall. A unique, intelligent and impressive band. A band Wednesday 24 October 2018 Basement – ‘Beside Myself’ Since debuting in 2011, there has been a gradual transformation of Basement’s sound. Bursting into the public conscious toeing the line between pop punk and post-hardcore, they have subtly morphed into a straight-up rock band. The Ipswich five-piece’s fourth studio album ‘Beside Myself’ is the latest Normandie – ‘White Flag’ Giving up. It’s something we’ve all done, whether we’d like to admit it or not – giving up on a relationship, a job, a dream, or just on all hope of ever getting a USB the right way up on the first attempt. So when Normandie announced that their Tuesday 23 October 2018 Daughters – ‘You Won’t Get What You Want’ Being a music fan can turn you into a cynical bastard. Sure, we’ve all heard a lot of great music this year. But with every album or song that you can imagine available at the click of a button, its hard not to feel like you’ve heard it all Monday 22 October 2018 Cloud Nothings – ‘Last Building Burning’ From the very first moment of ‘Last Building Burning’, you are thrown into the chaos of a Cloud Nothings live performance. The raw, incendiary tones rip through the whirlwind of a half an hour packaged up as the Ohio indie rockers’ fifth studio album. The latest Disturbed – ‘Evolution’ You would think that a band who sprung into the world’s consciousness with a song as gloriously goofy as ‘Down With The Sickness’ would be destined to occupy nu-metal’s cavernous bargain bin. Disturbed instead avoided also-ran status by evolving their sound, and cultivating a surprisingly large cult following. This Monday 15 October 2018 Hellions – ‘Rue’ Theatrics in music are most commonly found on the stage. Be it pyrotechnics, dry ice, CO2 cannons or Gene Simmons in a harness flying over your head, they’re a visual aid used to enhance the music. Every now and again, though, Wednesday 10 October 2018 mewithoutYou – ‘[Untitled]’ The growth of Philadelphian experimental rock troupe mewithoutYou over much of the past two decades has been fascinating to watch. From the direct and bracing post-hardcore of debut album Life, through embracing folk rock on 2009’s ‘it’s all crazy! it’s all false! it’s all a dream! it’s alright’,
