For as much as Butcher Babies try to rise above radio-metal’s lowered standards, there are too many variables that just keep pulling them back.
Miss May I are a long way past their peak on their new album, and with how devoid of new or impactful ideas they are, it shows.
A great alt-rock debut and assists from two of hardcore’s hottest names help fuel Split Chain’s riotous headline show in Bristol.
Imminence are a cut above within metalcore, but there’s still a lot of work needed to get them further than just that.
Keo’s sought-after debut is a straightforward rock affair, but with far more hits than misses and some significant ‘90s influence to keep it going.
Post-Svalbard, Serena Cherry’s melodeath / black-metal album about Elden Ring is packed with real gems, almost surprisingly so.
Still going strong after almost 30 years, Death Cab For Cutie bring their catalogue of seminal emo and indie-rock to Bristol’s Prospect Building.
With a lot of heft and even more pyro, I Prevail’s metalcore assault makes its grand return to the UK in Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse.
In this Review Round-Up, Split Dogs and Pain Of Truth deliver solid albums in their respective fields, while BRAT could use a little work in theirs.
On their debut album, The Klittens’ lo-fi approach to indie-rock and post-punk brims with a charm and creativity to get a good number of eyes on them.