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From Monday 21 January 2019

Pedro The Lion – ‘Phoenix’

An album should be a journey. There should be a definitive starting point, with a story unfolding before culminating in a closing track that, once finished, should leave a delicious craving to relisten. And that’s exactly what Pedro The Lion’s ‘Phoenix’ is. It’s been 15 years since the last Pedro

Friday 18 January 2019

Fever 333 – ‘Strength In Numb333rs’

Fever 333 have an incredible amount of hype surrounding them right now. They appeared almost out of nowhere back in July 2017, introducing themselves to the world by bursting out the back of a U-Haul truck to play an energetic whirlwind of a show in a parking lot. A

LIVE: Lonely The Brave / She Makes War @ Deaf Institute, Manchester

Manchester’s Deaf Institute is one of the city’s cosiest venues; tucked away above a bar just off the student-packed Oxford Road, it comes complete with a giant disco ball and some of the most delightfully hideous wallpaper known to man. It’s also the sort of venue that becomes wall-to-wall humans

Wednesday 16 January 2019

Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes announce new EP ‘End of Suffering’ and UK/EU tour

Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes will be releasing their new EP ‘End of Suffering’ on May 3 through International Death Cult. The EP (which you can pre-order here) is led by single ‘Crowbar‘ and comes with a string of UK and European tour dates running from February right

River Becomes Ocean – ‘A Motion Paralysed’

River Becomes Ocean may be a name that you’ve not come across before, but it won’t stay like that for long. The Brighton based quintet have been grinding away for years, releasing infectious post-hardcore and touring in support of scene heavyweights like Silverstein and Framing Hanley. The newest addition

Seven bands added to Slam Dunk Festival

Slam Dunk Festival has announced the latest raft of bands set to play the spring bash. Metalcore legends Atreyu will be making their Slam Dunk debut and are joined by The Word Alive and Pagan. Other bands confirmed for the May bank holiday festivals include Real Friends, Seaway, WSTR and Milk

Tuesday 15 January 2019

Yonaka to play intimate show at The Macbeth, London this Thursday

After successfully supporting Bring Me The Horizon across Europe, Yonaka have announced an intimate show at The Macbeth in London this Thursday January 17. The 75-capacity show will come with support from Blackwaters, Sophie and The Giants and a DJ set from The Libertines’, Carl Barat, and will act as

Monday 14 January 2019

Bring Me The Horizon, IDLES, You Me At Six, Enter Shikari, Frank Turner & more announced to play intimate shows for BRITs Week.

War Child BRITs Week Together with O2 returns for its fifth year and strongest series of gigs yet, giving fans the opportunity to see the biggest names in music in intimate venues across London – all whilst raising money for children whose lives have been torn apart by war.

Slam Dunk Festival Impericon Stage line-up revealed

Slam Dunk Festival has revealed the line-up of its Impericon Stage. The previously announced Glassjaw will top the bill while the latest additions of The Bronx, Cancer Bats and Angel Du$t will perform alongside Gallows, Turnstile and Knocked Loose. The organisers confirmed that it is the first of two heavy stages

Reel Big Fish – ‘Life Sucks… Let’s Dance!’

It has to be said that 2018 was quite the year. The gloomy likes of Brexit and Donald Trump have hogged the media spotlight all year round, making it hard to see a bright side to the year at some points. However, just before we enter a fresh 2019,