ALBUM REVIEW: ‘You’re Really Something’ by The Wild Things
It’s a point that’s been made before, but there’s a perfectly reasonable case to be made for simplicity in music. As much as dividing genres further and further down can […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Fight’ by Sœur
Sœur are a perfect example of the leaps and bounds that Britrock has taken over the past few years. What was previously the catch-all term for hook-driven, unthreatening alt-rock has […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Solitude And Savagery’ by Barbarian Hermit
It doesn’t seem too out of the question to presume that there should be more newer sludge-metal bands coming out, but at the same time, that doesn’t seem like the […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘G*A*S*S* Mark II’ by Ginger Wildheart
There’s often the assertion made that the best music is still waiting to be found, and if that’s the case, then The Wildhearts must be one of the best bands […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Karma Owes Me A Lifetime Of Happiness’ by Catch Fire
For all the fanbase presence and incessant pushes it has, pop-punk as a genre only ever works in fits and spurts. Right now, for instance, when so many of its […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Confusion Species’ by Oxygen Thief
There’s a lot to unpack with a band like Oxygen Thief, particularly when it comes to comparing where they started and where they are now, and how that fits into […]
LIVE REVIEW: Within Temptation @ Apollo, Manchester – 10th November 2018
The queue outside the Apollo is clearly full of symphonic metal fans, with the extensive range of goth clothing, and Within Temptation T-shirts setting the tone for the evening. The […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Broken’ by Memphis May Fire
Watching the increasingly tight and severe downward spiral of Memphis May Fire’s career has spanned a whole gamut of emotions, most notably starting at unfortunate and ending up at laughable. […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Oh Dearism’ by itoldyouiwouldeatyou
The amount of ground that itoldyouiwouldeatyou have covered in just the past six or seven months has been legitimately staggering. The eventuality wasn’t exactly a surprise – Get Terrified was […]
Track Pack – 5th-11th November 2018
THIS WEEK: Fever 333 finally begin the run-up to their debut album on a relatively slower week, with new music from Smashing Pumpkins, Puppy, InMe, Mineral and more
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Victim Of The New Disease’ by All That Remains
It’s always been incredibly easy to point and laugh at All That Remains, even within the parameters of meatheaded US radio-rock. Between Phil Labonte’s oft-questionable persona as a frontman and […]
EP REVIEW: ‘1981 Extended Play’ by I Don’t Know How But They Found Me
For anyone who just happens upon this band without any prior knowledge, there’s a high chance they’ll be wondering what the hell this actually is and why they’re riding so […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Origins’ by Imagine Dragons
If there’s one band who’ve been a tremendous detriment to the way that modern rock is perceived and executed above anything else, it’s Imagine Dragons. While they may have started […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Simulation Theory’ by Muse
It gets to a point with Muse where giving up seems like the only valid option. With bands of their size – as in legit stadium-fillers with all the money […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘This Too Won’t Pass’ by Can’t Swim
The longstanding opinion around Can’t Swim is that they’ve hit an exceptional jumping-off point within modern emo and post-hardcore, but are yet to find a home to really show off […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Blackout Cowboy’ by Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam
Somehow, the decision for this band to call themselves Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam just feels inherently perfect. It certainly captures the youthful exuberance and bubbliness of a band who’ve written over […]
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