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From Saturday 29 October 2016

These Minds – ‘Pour Out’

Sweet, sweet UK pop punk: how we love you so. Once a genre dominated by the Americans, UK bands are proving they’re worth their salt all over the place right now; just look at Trash Boat or Neck Deep. These Minds, from the not so sunny city of Leeds,

Thursday 27 October 2016

Heriot – World Collapse

‘World Collapse’ is a change of direction for Heriot, departing from their heavy-hardcore roots to produce an easily accessible, engaging and abundantly experimental release. For the most part their hardcore influences are put to one side to focus wholeheartedly on metal and it certainly changes things up. An epic opener in every

Friday 21 October 2016

Dead To Me – ‘I Wanna Die In Los Angeles’

Who isn’t a sucker for great, bouncy, melodic music that has an edge? And even more so when the lyrics to those happy sounding songs hide darkness and pain? That’s the magic of Dead To Me and it’s on display in this, the band’s first new release in five

Thursday 20 October 2016

Breathe In The Silence – ‘Hold My Heart’

Bridgend in South Wales is home to some of the UK’s most prolific alternative bands, such as Funeral For A Friend, Hondo Mclean and Bullet For My Valentine. Now it’s home to one more, Breathe In The Silence. September saw the release of the Welsh quintet’s debut EP ‘Hold

Monday 17 October 2016

Chasing Cadence – ‘Destroy Something Beautiful’

Chasing Cadence have just released their sophomore EP, ‘Destroy Something Beautiful’, which has been making waves that are quickly propelling them to the forefront of the alternative music scene. Having sold out their EP release show as well as airtime on Daniel P. Carter’s Radio 1 Rock Show, the

Wednesday 28 September 2016

Stick To Your Guns- ‘Better Ash Than Dust’

Orange County hardcore veterans Stick To Your Guns once again bring us back into fighting against day to day struggles. Given that this is their first stand alone release with Pure Noise Records, it is unsurprising that the band have opted for a cleaner and more accessible approach. Thankfully

itoldyouiwouldeatyou – ‘I Am Not Your Fault’

‘I Am Not Your Fault’, itoldyouiwouldeatyou’s follow-up to last year’s promising ‘Don’t Cheer Up’ EP, touches on the intricacies of math-pop and the expansive beauty of their contemporaries, all the while nodding towards the genre’s pioneers. Be it the TTNG comparisons on the brilliant opener ‘Off Brand’ or the

Monday 26 September 2016

Confessions Of A Traitor – ‘Illuminate’

Confessions Of A Traitor, born in 2013 and consisting of Stephen MacConville on vocals, Jack Darnell and Dominic Pool on guitars, Tony Nagle on bass and Seb Olrog on drugs, are even now charging up a nice little hype motor over their live shows. Their latest EP ‘Illuminate’ is, however,

Sunday 25 September 2016

High Rise – ‘Left It For Everything’

Fresh on the scene, London-based High Rise know how to write tunes that straddle that fine line between anthemic hardcore and bruising metalcore. As well as playing alongside acts such as Lock & Key, Press to Meco, and Tides of Man, their newest release ‘Left It For Everything’ demonstrates

Wednesday 21 September 2016

Guttermouth – ‘Got It Made’

Almost thirty years in the game and Guttermouth still know how to pack a punch in under 15 minutes. Fronted by founding member Mark Adkins, the band haven’t missed a step in producing high velocity and utterly infectious tunes with their new EP ‘Got It Made’; the Californian punk