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From Sunday 04 June 2017

Samsara Blues Experiment – ‘One With The Universe’

Germany’s Samsara Blues Experiment first burst into the acid-rock consciousness with their 2010 debut, ‘Long Distance Trip’. Seven years on (and a decade since their formation), has the trio’s penchant for bluesy licks, spacey reverb and change through repetition stood the test of time? Fourth studio album ‘One With The

Friday 02 June 2017

Miss May I – ‘Shadows Inside’

If nothing else, Miss May I’s longevity deserves praise. They first broke onto the scene in ’09, fresh-faced and just looking to kick up some dirt, but they’ve dropped album number six and are more established than ever. Most young bands burn out after an initial injection of hype,

’68 – ‘Two Parts Viper’

This year sees the triumphant return of a duo that manage to not only think outside of the box, but burn it down completely and dance among the ashes. It is of course Josh Scogin and Michael McCellan otherwise known as ’68. The pair are now ready to unleash

Thursday 01 June 2017

Adult Mom – ‘Soft Spots’

‘Soft Spots’ is the second album by Adult Mom, aka the sort-of-solo project of Steph Knipe. Although they’ve brought a bunch of friends along for the fun it still feels very much like an autobiographical effort. From the album opener ‘Ephemeralness’ to the closing ‘First Day Of

Wednesday 31 May 2017

Sólstafir – ‘Berdreyminn’

‘Berdreyminn’, the sixth studio album from Iceland’s premiere anthemic metal exports Sólstafir, marks something of a new chapter for the band. The first release since the contentious departure of drummer and founding member Guðmundur Óli Pálmason, long term fans will be no doubt questioning whether this has affected the

Eidola – ‘To Speak, To Listen’

Eidola are the type of band likely to appear on a list entitled “Top Bands You’ve Never Heard Of”. Their previous album ‘Degeneraterra’ was an extremely ambitious concept piece, built up of intricately interwoven lyrics and symbolism set around progressive post-hardcore that blended elements of prog-rock to produce an

SikTh – ‘The Future in Whose Eyes?’

It’s been eleven years since SikTh’s last studio album ‘Death of a Dead Day’ and though 2015 reunion EP ‘Opacities’ just about kept our impatience in check, it’s a relief to finally have another full length record to hand from the progressive metal pioneers. ‘The Future in Whose Eyes?’ may not

Tuesday 30 May 2017

Mutoid Man – ‘War Moans’

In the entire history of hardcore, it’s doubtful there are two bands whose members have collaborated more frequently, and with such consistently stunning results, than Converge and Cave In. For those keeping count, the list of Verge-In projects thus far looks a little like this: Kid Kilowatt, Old Man

Motionless In White – ‘Graveyard Shift’

Despite numerous personnel changes and a public consesus that ranges from “awful gothy metalcore shite” to “unique and brilliant gothy metalcore amazingess”, Motionless In White have, over their relatively short 10+ years as a band, managed to become quite a mainstay of the alternative scene. Their fourth

Smidley – ‘Smidley’

Conor Murphy is most known for the crucial sadness of his work with Foxing. Tackling this effort alone and under a separate name, ‘Smidley’ finds him branching out into unknown waters. Densely layered and dreamier than anything that’s come before, the result is a refreshingly experimental record that’s hard at