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Møl – ‘Jord’

For a hot minute back in 2013, it really looked like ‘blackgaze’ was about to take over the entire world. Though the mixture of dreamy, ethereal shoegaze and harsh, uncompromising black metal doesn’t sound like the kind of music the mainstream rock world would ever

Nosebleed – ‘Scratching Circles on the Dancefloor’

Wrapped up in the finest tailored suits, Leeds three-piece Nosebleed lay the gauntlet down in their breathless debut album ‘Scratching Circles on the Dancefloor’. They’re here to demonstrate the pure ethos of a Nosebleed party – to which anyone who has witnessed them in the flesh can

Coldbones – ‘Where It All Began’

Post-rock, beautiful and captivating though it may be, can be a bit predictable. The earth will always travel round the sun, metal fans will always love arguing on the internet, and post-rock bands will always have long songs with drawn out, gently-drummed quiet sections that gradually build into massive

Wonk Unit – ‘Terror’

For many of us, music is medicinal. It’s a way to escape the trials and tribulations of life by hiding in headphones. It’s cathartic. And for Wonk Unit’s Alex Johnson, it’s no different. With the release of ‘Terror’, Wonk Unit’s sixth studio album, Johnson continues to use Wonk Unit as his

Cancer Bats – ‘The Spark That Moves’

Cancer Bats have never done things by the book. Whether it is playing five shows in one day in London venues to drawing out a pentagram, creating a Black Sabbath tribute band and supporting themselves, or touring the world collecting charity money in a wellington boot, they’re

Thursday 12 April 2018

Queen Kwong – ‘Love Me To Death’

Queen Kwong’s sophomore album ‘Love Me To Death’ hits like a sonic blow to the gut. The enigmatic Carré Callaway – singer, song writer and founder of Queen Kwong – channels the raw, frenetic energy that brought her to the attention of Trent Reznor over a decade ago, into

Monday 09 April 2018

Underoath – ‘Erase Me’

When Floridian screamo/metalcore heroes Underoath called it a day in late 2012, for once it seemed like a breakup that would stick. The band members spoke openly and very frankly about their road fatigue, and even released a documentary film, ‘Tired Violence’, to commemorate their own ‘final’

Friday 06 April 2018

The Wonder Years – Sister Cities

Being one of the most underrated bands in the world is a hard life to lead. Being one of the most underrated bands in the world for nearly your whole career? That’s something maybe only The Wonder Years can feel. ‘Sister Cities’ is an album about connections, how distance can

Spider Kitten – ‘Concise & Sinister’

There’s a trick many lazy reviewers use to describe an artist as ‘The UK’s answer to…’ whichever intercontinental band they’re drawing an (often tenuous) comparison to. While such a device is obviously old hat at best, it’s definitely warranted when it comes to Spider Kitten – ‘The UK’s answer

Thursday 29 March 2018

FACS – ‘Negative Houses’

We’re very much in the era of pop-punk which, whilst awesome, creates a generic vacuum that makes anything outside the norm seem especially unusual and grating. Enter FACS. Rising from the ashes like a post-punk phoenix, FACS is a rebirth of Chicago band Disappears after the departure of bassist