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The Hunna – ‘BLUE TRANSITIONS’

Here’s a trick – When a band catches your ear, seek out their early work first. Listen to those rough recordings, immerse yourself in the lo-fi sound of a band finding their way. You’ll hear their sound evolving, the craft sharpening, the money that success brings, the

Friday 07 November 2025

Indigo Blaze – ‘UTB’

Back in 1997, when Rage Against The Machine yelled ‘It’s coming back around again!’ they probably weren’t talking about rap metal, but here we are. It’s 2025 Nu-metal’s comeback is firmly established, Limp Bizkit are headlining next years Download and rap rock is very much in. Capitalising

Friday 17 October 2025

Eville – ‘BRAT METAL’

Think back to last year, when Charli XCX released ‘BRAT’ and unleashed the cultural event known as ‘Brat Summer’. For those of you who missed it, the album’s plain green cover and attitude became a meme, then an adjective – This was BRAT, that was BRAT, it

Wednesday 08 October 2025

Greyhaven – ‘KEEP IT QUIET’

The word ‘grey’ has plenty of negative connotations. Tarmac is grey, the sky is grey, depression is grey, porridge is grey, the mood is very much grey. Despite it being part of their name, ‘grey’ is the last colour you’d use to describe Greyhaven’s new record. Technically,

Tuesday 30 September 2025

Orbit Culture – ‘DEATH ABOVE LIFE’

The world is filled with incredible places. Should you ever have the chance to visit Krakow, take the time to explore the Wieliczka salt mines. A maze of tunnels, grand rooms, polished surfaces and pillars, these retired caverns offer a glimpse of the past. Deep underground, the

Tuesday 16 September 2025

Soulkeeper – ‘JOIN US IN CREATING EXCELLENCE’

You’re walking down the road and a car whizzes past. They’re listening to music, loudly. They must be, you hear a blast of garbled noise and wonder what they’re actually listening to. Another car passes, a different noise, and another. The music is in different styles, heading

Thursday 04 September 2025

Cheerbleederz – ‘(PROVE ME WRONG)’

You know the feeling, that creeping certainty that things are changing. The seasons are shifting, the summer is ending, you’re well on your way to toward winter. Cheerbleederz know it too well and with their new four-track EP ‘(Prove Me Wrong)’ they’ve captured it perfectly. A

Tuesday 12 August 2025

Rise Against – ‘RICOCHET’

Imagine the scene. You have a date, you want to feel refreshed. So you go to the gym, you work out hard, you spend four years lifting weights, eating chicken and rice, and watching your macros until your body looks like it belongs in a Marvel movie

Friday 04 July 2025

Gaupa – ‘FYR’

Time. You’re thinking about time. Thinking about it running down, thinking about out it running out. Memento Mori; Remember you will die. It starts so simply. Feedback squeals through the speakers, then the ticking sound of drumsticks. It’s a constant, a stressful reminder, time is slipping

Wednesday 25 June 2025

Royale Lynn – ‘BLACK MAGIC’

Royale Lynn is a solo artist and the thing about art, real art, is that only the artist knows what they are aiming for, and what they want. The audience doesn’t know what to expect. Music is art, but it’s not pure art. A musician has to