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From Friday 09 June 2017

LIVE: Code Orange @ The Haunt, Brighton

It takes roughly tens seconds into Code Orange’s set for The Haunt in Brighton to be transformed into a veritable warzone. Hardly surprising given how aggressive they sound tonight, and their dedicated following give them everything at this one-off show. Having been around the world playing huge shows with

Thursday 08 June 2017

LIVE: CKY / Puppy @ The Underworld, Camden

It’s been eight years since CKY have performed in the UK, the last time at Download Festival in 2009. Tonight the band play a sold out Underworld in Camden for the first of two London dates on their UK tour. Starting things off this evening are London locals Puppy who

Wednesday 07 June 2017

LIVE: Slam Dunk Festival 2017

Slam Dunk is one of the UK’s most successful and loved alternative festivals. Held over the May Bank Holiday weekend, the festival travelled from Birmingham to their hometown of Leeds down to Hatfield with a plethora of new and exciting bands, ready to make their mark

Saturday 03 June 2017

LIVE: The Great Escape 2017 @ Brighton

The Great Escape is one of Europe’s largest festivals, showcasing over 450 bands across 30-plus venues in three days. Despite its titanic scale, it somehow retains an intimate, close-knit atmosphere that focuses on promoting up-and-coming and international artists, making the festival a perfect opportunity to discover your next favourite band. In

Wednesday 24 May 2017

LIVE: Soft Kill @ Thousand Island, London

Towards the back end of last year, Soft Kill unveiled their latest album, ‘Choke’. It caught many off guard, coming in as a late entry to many Albums of the Year lists thanks to the suffocating beauty of the record that the title suggests. Little over five months later,

LIVE: Ghost Bath / Deadwound @ The Sebright Arms, London

Black metal is far different now to what it was some thirty years ago, leading to bands garnering as much hate as they do praise. Ghost Bath seem to be one of the most divisive bands in the current scope of metal, but you wouldn’t know it by the

LIVE: We Built The World And Miss The Stars Fest IV, Berlin

For people who complain about there being not much to do in their hometown, the answer has, and always will be to travel elsewhere. This is especially the case for screamo. While Miss The Stars Fest is still relatively underground, the hype and buzz for the event has been

Monday 22 May 2017

LIVE: Napalm Death / Brujeria / Power Trip @ The Electric Ballroom, London

Go ahead and picture a British institution. You might have thought of an artery clogging breakfast, an opinion dividing yeast paste, a depressing regional soap opera or a lukewarm cup of brown leaf water. Or, you might have thought of the decade’s long career of grindcore progenitors, Napalm Death.

LIVE: The One Hundred / Youth Killed It @ Boston Music Room, London

London band The One Hundred are one of the best up and coming bands around. They refuse to be confined to a single genre of music with their blend of nu-metal, hip-hop, grime and electronica. This may seem like a lot of different sounds but to their credit founders

Friday 19 May 2017

LIVE: He Is Legend @ Boston Music Rooms, London

A last minute downgrade from The Dome to the Boston Music Rooms meant fans were treated to an unexpectedly intimate He Is Legend show on Friday night. The band takes to the stage a little before 10pm. Frontman Schuylar Croom is wearing a black denim