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From Wednesday 16 September 2015

LIVE: Reading Festival [Sunday]

It’s an early start on The Pit for up-and-coming atmosphere makers Black Foxxes. That doesn’t stop their blend of Brand New-esque melodies and heart wrenching vocals enveloping the modest tent, drawing in some weary passers-by with the music’s sheer beauty. Despite their niche sound, we’d wager that this is

LIVE: Reading Festival [Saturday]

Cobwebs. What cobwebs? Any reveller that might have been feeling a little tender early on the Saturday morning is quick to have it shaken off by Japanese phenomenon, Babymetal. Sitting somewhere between brilliant and fundamentally creepy, the trio are the biggest spectacle of the weekend – and rightly so.

LIVE: Reading Festival [Friday]

As Reading and Leeds Festival open their gates to tens of thousands of revellers at each site, the all-important weather subsides to allow a glimmer of sunshine in what has been an otherwise ferociously wet week. Tales of knee-deep mud are instantly debunked as excited fans gather at the

Thursday 10 September 2015

LIVE: Deafheaven / Marriages @ The Scala, London

In recent years, there have been few bands in the world of metal that divide opinion quite like Deafheaven. Their 2013 album ‘Sunbather’ was a glorious blend of lush shoegaze, and vitriolic black metal that polarized fans on either end of the spectrum. Regardless, it would become one

Tuesday 08 September 2015

LIVE: You Me At Six @ Dr Martens, Oxford Street

With their fourth studio album ‘Cavalier Youth’ shooting them into the mainstream last year and having spent a lot of their time touring across America in the past twelve months, it’s very rare that an occasion to get up close and personal with You Me At

Friday 04 September 2015

LIVE: The Fall Of Troy / Rolo Tomassi / Chon @ The Electric Ballroom, London

2015 has seen The Fall Of Troy come back to the fore. They have exercised their demons, done away with their management and are doing Post-Hardcore D.I.Y. style. The nearly sold out Electric Ballroom buzzed with anticipation from the get-go, but not before two other performances from suitable headliners

Thursday 03 September 2015

LIVE: Thy Art Is Murder / Make Them Suffer @ Barfly, London

Metalcore and deathcore are taking metal to bold new places. Despite Slayer’s Kerry King recently slating others on the Mayhem Tour for lacking that zip, zap boing, there is a real undercurrent of new breed pioneers that are taking things to unparalleled heights. It’s this delicious mix of

Wednesday 02 September 2015

LIVE: Ceremony / Bad Breeding / Chain Of Flowers @ Moth Club, Hackney

When any bands sound moves further away from its original starting point it can push their fan base to opposite poles, but for better or worse, it is an important part of a bands growth. With that in mind, there are few bands that have grown as much

Wednesday 26 August 2015

LIVE: Ieperfest @ Ypres, Belgium

While everyone knows the larger scale festivals that take place in Belgium each year such as Groezrock, Pukkelpop, Graspop Metal Meeting and so on, one of the most highly respected is the comparatively small Ieperfest. Now in its 23rd year, having grown from a one day event into

Thursday 20 August 2015

LIVE: Neck Deep @ Hippodrome, Kingston

Neck Deep have been in the US for 2 months on Warped Tour and today is their first day back. On Friday they released their sophomore album, the follow up to their debut ‘Wishful Thinking’, and tonight proves that Neck Deep are more than ready to maintain their status