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From Friday 24 April 2020

Elephant Tree – ‘Habits’

There is a real sense of impending doom around the world at the moment, so it seems a great time for psychedelic prog-doom merchants Elephant Tree to release their highly anticipated third album ‘Habits’. Their last full length LP was in 2016, but this new release is

Elder – ‘Omens’

Elder’s fifth full length release is their first as a quartet, having added former guest guitarist Michael Risberg to the line-up, as well as welcoming new drummer Georg Edert to replace Matt Couto. This new addition of an extra member is evident in the depth of sound throughout this

Thursday 23 April 2020

The Used – ‘Heartwork’

If you were a fan of post-hardcore and emo back in its heyday and The Used weren’t included in your regular rotation of bands, you were doing it wrong. A vital component in the genre’s popularity surge and one of the early breakthrough acts of the movement,

Out Of Love join Venn Records for new EP

The UK label Venn Records, ran by well known punks Gallows, have drafted London five-piece Out Of Love to join their glowing roster (Milk Teeth, Marmozets, Bob Vylan). Out Of Love released their First single ‘S.L.U.M.P’ back in February, “a song about how insane

Malevolence – ‘The Other Side’

Malevolence put themselves on the map with their 2013 debut album, the wonderfully punishing ‘Reign Of Suffering’. Regarded as something of a hardcore classic, it was a fine example of metallic hardcore, but they were only to better it. Their 2017 album ‘Self Supremacy’ offered a broader sound by

Wednesday 22 April 2020

The Ghost Inside announce self-titled album and first single ‘Aftermath’

Metalcore band The Ghost Inside will release their fifth studio album on June 5th via Epitaph Records. Following 2014’s release ‘Dear Youth’ this will be the first release since their tragic bus accident in 2015. The road to recovery has been extensive both mentally and physically but all things considered, they’ve shown a positive and

Monday 20 April 2020

Chapter and Verse – ‘Love & Error’

2019 was quite the year for Chapter and Verse. After they made their way around the UK supporting the likes of Emarosa, Poets of The Fall, and Press To Meco, as well as squeezing in their own headline shows and the release of sophomore EP ‘Glow’, we didn’t have

Trivium – ‘What The Dead Men Say’

Over the course of eight albums, Trivium have built a reputation as one of metal’s biggest bands. After a lull, they recaptured the thrill of their earlier work with

Sunflower x Poisonous Birds – ‘Low Tide and the Dying Sun’

Aside from a single track released under his project, Sunflower, it’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from Mark Holley, and what a drought it’s been. His main project, Black Foxxes, have been all but silent since 2018 but as we await what will inevitably be

Friday 17 April 2020

Wild Cat Strike – ‘Mustard Coloured Years’

Brighton quartet Wild Cat Strike defy genre. Despite attempts to pigeonhole them into a specific scene or sound, they strive to push themselves to develop unique, sonically exquisite soundscapes, and with the release of latest EP ‘Mustard Coloured Years’, they’ve continued that trend. Recorded in the spring of 2019