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From Wednesday 23 April 2025

HIMALAYAS – ‘BAD STAR’

Ten years after their formation, HIMALAYAS’ success has been more of a slow-burn, but in the last couple of years, their well-deserved success has started to materialise. The Welsh rock outfit, comprising of members Joe Williams (lead vocals/guitar), Mike Griffiths (lead guitar/backing vocals), Louis Heaps (bass) and James Goulbourn

Tuesday 22 April 2025

Employed to Serve – ‘Fallen Star’

Since the release of 2017’s ‘The Warmth of a Dying Sun’, Employed to Serve have been one of the UK metal scene’s most consistently high quality acts. Whenever you throw on a new Employed to Serve record, you can be sure of one thing; it’ll be extremely heavy, and

Mayday Parade – ‘Sweet’

Mayday Parade are back with their first release after four long years. ‘Sweet’, the first instalment of a three-part project, marks Mayday Parade’s first album since 2021’s ‘What It Means To Fall Apart’ as well as the band’s first self-released collection. Since releasing ‘What It Means to Fall Apart’, the

Wednesday 16 April 2025

Newshapes – ‘A CONVERSATION WITH MYSELF’

Self-awareness is important. The ability to talk to yourself, to assess your actions and improve is vital. Scottish upstarts Newshapes know this. In fact, their new EP is called ‘A Conversation With Myself’ making it explicit; they know what they have made, they know what works, they

Tuesday 15 April 2025

King Kraken – ‘MARCH OF THE GODS’

In Norse mythology, the Kraken was a sea monster. A mega-sized octopus that would terrorise sailors and imperil ships. Kings are of course powerful and majestic, they have an air of regal grace. This makes King Kraken the ideal name for a band stepping into the Viking

Monday 14 April 2025

LIVE: DITZ, Knives, Staff Party @ Chalk, Brighton

Since their sophomore album, ‘Never Exhale’, released at the end of January, Brighton noise rockers DITZ have been touring non-stop. DITZ themselves describe the record as “the sound of a band that hasn’t stopped for a breath”. Tonight marks the end of the first leg of a UK/EU

Friday 11 April 2025

Teen Mortgage – ‘Devil Ultrasonic Dream’

There’s no point at which Teen Mortgage’s debut LP ‘Devil Ultrasonic Dream’ doesn’t feel like being inside a sweaty mosh pit. It’s an album that holds you in its embrace even as it kicks you in the face. This is pure punk from start to finish, distilled from garage

Tuesday 08 April 2025

Those Damn Crows – ‘God Shaped Hole’

Those Damn Crows, AKA Welsh Black Stone Cherry, are moving on through the music galaxy, paying tribute to the experiences they leave in the dust. While the comparison to Chris Robertson’s band is intended in jest, the boys from Bridgend’s experiences stateside supporting the likes of Queens of the

Magnolia Park – ‘Vamp’

Magnolia Park have gone full Coheed and Cambria – a sentence which has probably never been written before, and no one ever expected to be written. Rather than stick to their skate punk roots or dip their toes back into the world of nu-metal, they’ve decided to write an

Monday 07 April 2025

LIVE: Bloodywood @ O2 Forum Kentish Town

“There’s fuck all seats,” screams a redhead from across the bar, “it’s divide and conquer to even get in!” She’s spot on. There’s sold out shows, and then there’s the final date of Bloodywood’s spectacularly successful European run. The Forum has opened up areas previously unseen to cram in