When history reaches a consensus about Say Anything’s place within emo, hopefully it’ll be stressed how misrepresented they’ve been for so long. The conversation surrounding them has long seen the […]
It feels like every discussion of King 810 needs to start with some lengthy discussion about how so much of their music is fuelled by the violence and poverty in […]
At the minute, Bring Me The Horizon feel like a band without a home, and it’s not entirely their fault. For the band who’ve spent the best part of a […]
The intensity of the hype for Spielbergs’ debut full-length can initially be enough to catch anyone off guard, but it’s not as if it’s surprising or unwarranted. Sure, as a […]
Dutch symphonic metallers Within Temptation have gained the position of one of the genre’s leading bands. Their sound has evolved over the years; with more folk influences early in their […]
So…this is a surprise, isn’t it? Or is it, considering that Weezer’s material for a long while now has been totally devoid of rhyme or reason, and doing what they […]
Chapter And Verse have often felt like one of those bands who’ve been around for a while and have accumulated a rather indomitable CV, and yet they’ve not totally broken […]
Even among a surprisingly extensive Japanese post-rock scene, MONO have frequently been able to stand out high above so many of their peers. Sonic presence is definitely a factor, and […]
It’s quite the surprise that Blood Red Shoes are actually still around, mostly because it barely felt like they were around in the first place. Box Of Secrets and Fire […]
The notion of what constitutes an ‘alternative’ has adopted numerous faces over the last few years. A lot of that can be attributed to the blanket term of alternative rock […]
It would be easy to talk about The Twilight Sad in the context of diminished achievements, citing an inability to grab a longstanding foothold in the industry that formed the […]
There’s a lot of cause to be concerned about this album. Even if you’re not a fan, it’s hard to deny that Papa Roach have managed to ride the train […]
Just like the socio-political world they find themselves immersed in and subsequently look to eviscerate from the inside out, there’s no standing in one place for Fever 333. Between their […]
Math-rock has always been on the fringes of alternative music, be that in wider appeal or more general taste, but the last year has proven the genre to be capable […]
There’s something about a band like Hold Close that almost immediately leads to apprehension. That might seem a tad unfair – they are a relatively new band, after all, and […]
It’s a shame to see how bands operating outside of recognised genre boundaries can often struggle to pick up much from that, but in some cases, it’s definitely understandable. There […]
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