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From Tuesday 15 May 2018

Frank Turner – Be More Kind

“I should have been more kind. It is my fate. To find this out, but find it out too late”- Clive James It is with this quote that prolific British singer-songwriter Frank Turner, has drawn influence for his seventh studio record “Be More Kind”. It’s a

Food Court – ‘Good Luck’

Aussie four-piece Food Court deliver a delicious slice of fuzzy garage punk with the release of their debut album ‘Good Luck’. Released on Dine Alone Records. Home of Jimmy Eat World, Alexisonfire, The Dirty Nil and more, its great acclaim to be the first Australian band to join the

Boss Keloid – ‘Melted On The Inch’

Wigan quintet Boss Keloid’s latest release, ‘Melted On The Inch’, is an incredibly difficult album to write about. There’s no need to tell you it’s good, because if it wasn’t then it wouldn’t have the Holy Roar Records baby staring at you from its back cover. That logo is

Friday 11 May 2018

Brand New Friend – ‘Seatbelts For Aeroplanes’

The town of Castlerock is perched on the northern coast of Northern Ireland. For the majority of the year, it is battered by winds whipping off the Atlantic Ocean but there are those special days when the sun shines and friends gather to enjoy it’s beach. It

Reuther – ‘Like A Ghost’

When a band comes to the end of its life, there are generally two options to follow. Accept defeat, retire and move on or rise from the ashes and create a new band. For James Vee and Daniel Stover’s when their previous projects came to call it a day,

Wiedgedood – ‘De Doden Hebben Het Goed III’

Black / extreme metal trio Wiedgedood are not in the business of wasting time. This is their third album since their inception a mere four years ago, and they’ve somehow managed that whilst sharing members with Amenra and Oathbreaker; both busy bands until the end of last year when

Thursday 10 May 2018

Melvins – ‘Pinkus Abortion Technician’

Melvins have been going since 1983. Just let that sink in for a minute. For thirty-five years, Buzz Osbourne and Dale Crover have been completely ignoring trends and doing their own thing, which has put them in that rare position of being an iconic and monumentally influential band whilst

Napalm Death – ‘Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs’

Stamps. Beer mats. Foreign coins. Bottle Caps. Pokémon. First editions of novels. The disembodied souls of those who have wronged you. There’s something that satisfies about the act of collecting, whether it’s the act of hunting things down, accumulating them or the closure of the complete assembly. That instinct is

Friday 04 May 2018

Pennywise – ‘Never Gonna Die’

When George W Bush entered the White House in 2001, it set the fuse for a cultural backlash that would be a prominent feature during his first term. Many who felt betrayed by their government chose defiance, and the protest song became their weapon of choice. The

Wednesday 02 May 2018

Parkway Drive – ‘Reverence’

Modern metalcore has been in a slump in recent years. After the heady days in the early noughties, back when Killswitch Engage, Bullet for My Valentine and Trivium were taking names left, right and centre, metalcore was in a great place. As the years have gone on, the genre