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From Wednesday 16 May 2018

LIVE: Cancer Bats / Death By Stereo / Funeral Shakes @ The Underworld, Camden.

Whenever a band announce a tour to celebrate the anniversary of a record, it always seems to take you back in time. Trying to remember where you were or what you were doing the first time you heard it. Or which of the tracks from the record you may

Thursday 10 May 2018

LIVE: Casey / Endless Heights / Rarity @ Rock City Basement, Nottingham

Even before the release of their debut album ‘Love Is Not Enough’ in 2016, Casey had amassed a passionate fan-base thanks to their painfully honest lyrics and beautifully ambient instrumentation. Now with two superb full-length records to their name, their loyal following has only grown stronger, affording the quintet

Tuesday 08 May 2018

LIVE: Desertfest 2018: Friday

First band of the festival, and the Underworld is suitably heaving with ready revellers. There’s a fair few ‘Old Man’ bands knocking around (Gloom, Hundred Year Old etc) and we’re treated to Suffolk swaggerers Old Man Lizard’s deep stoner grooves. Noodly guitars and big, swinging bass power through, shifting

Tuesday 01 May 2018

LIVE: Converge / Crowbar / Thou @ Electric Ballroom, London

Massachusetts hardcore legends Converge are a bit beyond introduction at this point. Over the last three decades they’ve cemented themselves as an absolutely essential band, both on record and in a live environment. Following the release of 2017’s sublime ‘The Dusk In Us’, Converge are treating the UK to

LIVE: Mallory Knox / Dead! / Judas @ Rebellion, Manchester

Mallory Knox have had quite the year. After releasing third album, Wired – their second to reach the top 20 in the UK album chart – in March 2017, there were festival appearances, headlining shows at 1000+ capacity venues, and a support slot for Good Charlotte. Things were looking

Thursday 26 April 2018

LIVE: COVE / Parting Gift @ Red Room, Nottingham

When a tour offers up two rising stars of the UK alternative scene, it’s a difficult proposition to turn down. There’s the prospect of future bragging rights – if either band goes on to bigger and better things, you can say you were there from start – but more

LIVE: Lower Than Atlantis @ Watford Colosseum

As with most hometown shows, Lower Than Atlantis’ performance at Watford Colosseum was always destined to be something special. While it certainly wasn’t all smooth sailing, the band hastily moved past any hurdles, putting on a relentlessly energetic and entertaining performance from start to finish. Main support came in the

Wednesday 25 April 2018

LIVE: Skindred / CKY / Danko Jones @ LCR, Norwich

It’s almost slipped under the radar, the fact that the Welsh ragga-metal superheroes Skindred have been on the scene for almost 20 years now. Not a band to ever pat themselves on the back and shout about these things, it should still be said that throughout these two decades,

Tuesday 24 April 2018

LIVE: Pillow Queens / Ganglions @ CHUNK, Leeds

Not much should come as a surprise to Pillow Queens anymore. Being name-dropped by Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6 Music off the back of their first EP? No problem. Headlining a UK tour? Yeh, of course. Selling out a hometown show? Sure, why not. So, when

Monday 23 April 2018

LIVE: Shame / Gurr @ The Haunt, Brighton

It starts like a faint rumble under your feet, but as Shame front man Charlie Steen repeatedly screams “closer to me”, several feet deep into a fervent Haunt crowd, the room bursts with an intensity that can almost be tasted. Released at the turn of 2018, ‘Songs Of Praise’