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Sadness & Complete Disappointment – ‘Fun’

If a band named Sadness & Complete Disappointment tell you they’ve released a record, you can guarantee there are some prevailing themes amongst their discography. The “Kate-Bush-core” trio, as they have stylised themselves, are in the business of misery, and while ironically named, the debut EP from

Tuesday 23 February 2021

Timelost – ‘Gushing Interest’

Drawing instant comparisons to 90s royalty such as Hum and Sonic Youth, ‘Gushing Interest’ is the latest release from Philadelphia’s Timelost. Five tracks (and a cover), it’s more of an EP than it is an album proper – though when faced with the sheer weight and claustrophobia of the

Wednesday 10 February 2021

Cuffed Up – ‘Cuffed Up’

Forming at the beginning of 2019 after Sapphire Jewell and Ralph Torrefranca met at a party and bonded through their affinity for the UK punk scene, Cuffed Up have wasted no time in making enough noise to raise a few eyebrows. The LA four piece, completed by

Tuesday 02 February 2021

Cult Of Luna – ‘The Raging River’

If you’re at all familiar with the post-metal genre, Cult Of Luna will need no introduction – since their inception in 1998, the experimental Swedish collective have pushed the boundaries of expansive, overwhelming heavy music. From seminal releases like 2004’s ‘Salvation’ and its successor ‘Somewhere Along The Highway’, to

Thursday 14 January 2021

Frank Iero and The Future Violents – ‘Heaven Is A Place, This Is A Place’

Billed as the epilogue to 2019’s ‘Barriers’, Frank Iero and the Future Violents’ new EP, ‘Heaven Is A Place, This Is A Place’, is a tale of two halves. Side A brings with it the ferocious chaos that permeated through the group’s full-length record, while Side B

Thursday 17 December 2020

Stuck Out – ‘Lie Through Your Teeth’

There’s a seemingly neverending stream of bands coming out of Australia right now. Not content with dominating metalcore, recent years have also seen a surge in pop punk bands emerging from the land down under – between With Confidence, Stand Atlantic, The Faim, Eat Your Heart Out and newcomers

Wednesday 16 December 2020

Cancer Bats – ‘You’ll Never Break Us: Separation Sessions Vol. 1’

If you’ve ever wondered what your favourite hardcore songs would sound like if they were the soundtrack to a film inspired by the works of Cormac McCarthy, then wonder no longer – Cancer Bats have emerged from lockdown with a stripped-back reimagining of some of their absolute

Wednesday 02 December 2020

Can’t Swim – ‘Someone Who Isn’t Me’

Can’t Swim are easily one of the most interesting bands in the industry right now. While you may know them best for their pop-punk influenced records, this five-piece are far from being confined to one genre, and every new venture they embark on, they do so with

Thursday 12 November 2020

Newmeds – ‘Nothing Is Heavier Than The Mind’

If you’re angry, disaffected and frustrated, then you’re not the only one. Hardcore punk upstarts Newmeds have been stewing on these emotions in the depths of Hull, but they’re ready to break out – and they might just be your new favourite band. After teasing a handful of standalone

Tuesday 27 October 2020

Fear No Empire – ‘Fear No Empire’

Probably the last thing anyone expected from 2020 was for the worlds of political protest music and Zebrahead to collide – but it’s been a funny old year and, well, here we are. Bringing in Dan Palmer’s Death By Stereo bandmate and drummer Mike Cambra, half of the notoriously