Vinnie Caruana – ‘Aging Frontman’

When the front man of a much loved band releases solo work, it usually goes in one of two ways – identical to a full band release, or in a totally new direction. The Movielife and I Am The Avalanche’s Vinnie Caruana manages to tread the line between the

Steel Panther – ‘Heavy Metal Rules’

A decade after the release of their first studio album, ‘Feel The Steel’, you’d hope that Californian hair metal band Steel Panther would have grown up – or at least become a little more aware of social and political issues. Five albums later, ‘Heavy Metal Rules’ has been released,

Fugazi: Keep Your Eyes Open

Petrol Girls, Jake & The Jellyfish, Milk Crimes @ Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds

LIVE: Petrol Girls / Jake & The Jellyfish @ Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds

In a darkened basement, under the gaze of a stitched together flag bearing the words “no love for a nation”, Petrol Girls are calling for the start of a revolution. It is a call for a better world where people are allowed to live their lives free

Car Bomb – ‘Mordial’

What do you get if you combine the mechanical churn of Meshuggah, the transcendent groove of Deftones, and the unhinged volatility of The Dillinger Escape Plan, then add a load of machine noises and PEW PEW PEW laser sounds over the top? Well, chances are you’ll get an unlistenable

Opeth – ‘In Cauda Venenum’

Delicate isn’t often a word you get to use when talking about metal or prog – but, then again, Opeth have never been ones to stick to the norm. After thirty years and many, many lineup changes, the Swedish legends continue on relatively strong form, compared to

Melted, Le Saboteur, The Hammerbombs, Good Dog @ Haus of Gigi, Long Beach, California

There’s nothing more DIY in the world of DIY punk than a house show. Even better is a house show that the neighbours don’t mind and the cops don’t shut down. Thus, a show originally intended for a new venue that’s still working out its permitting from the city

Godeater – ‘All Flesh Is Grass’

These are troubling times we live in. At least, that’s how Godeater see it. The debut album from the Glaswegian Tech Metal group is more than just an introduction to their sound – it feels like the first paragraph of an open letter to a planet being

nothing, nowhere. x Travis Barker – ‘BLOODLUST’

nothing, nowhere. has fast become a notoriously devastating artist. Thematically, there’s nothing close to being positive about his music, and yet, somehow, it’s easy to seek comfort in his words. His latest release is a collaboration with blink-182’s Travis Barker, an EP that combines catchy riffs and