ALBUM REVIEW: ‘To Drink From The Night Itself’ by At The Gates
It’s not an exaggeration to say that, without At The Gates, metal in its current state might not exist. They were one of the pioneers of the Gothenburg style of […]
EP REVIEW: ‘The Devil’s Plans For Idle Hands’ by Wolf Culture
It’s honestly difficult to know what to say about Wolf Culture. Of course, to see a homegrown emo and pop-punk scene flourishing in the way that it is is definitely […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Take Me Back To The Light’ by Pushing Daisies
With bands like Dearist, Beaumont and seemingly countless others at the helm, the Britrock mantle already feels as though it’s being taken up by far more capable hands, moving aside […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Herephemine’ by The Ever Living
Herephemine is the debut album from London based The Ever Living. This release follows up from the self-titled EP in 2016. With the post-metal genre taking centre stage with releases […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Fed Into The Nihilist Engine’ by Grave Lines
Right off the bat, it’s worth pointing out that Grave Lines’ Fed Into The Nihilist Engine will not be for everyone. Granted, that’s fairly easy to deduce on its own; […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Attention Attention’ by Shinedown
It might be contentious, but it’s somewhat easy to see why Shinedown are one of the bigger US radio rock bands. Their choice to stay away from the more dour, […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Be More Kind’ by Frank Turner
The point where Frank Turner seemed on top of the world has long since passed, but that hasn’t stopped him giving it his damnedest. The commercial peak of 2014’s Tape […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Reverence’ by Parkway Drive
Depending on who you ask, Ire was either the album that solidified Parkway Drive as greats in metal as a whole for the foreseeable future, or a clumsy misstep that […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘St Leonards’ by Slowly Slowly
If there’s one band that are likely to make an enormous mainstream splash this year, you could put serious money on that being Slowly Slowly. Admittedly those are some big […]
EP REVIEW: Can’t Forget’ by Feed Them To The Forest
This five-piece alternative rock band from York have released their debut EP Can’t Forget, making their first considerable step into the limelight since singles Black Canary and Six Seasons And […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Vita Boundary’ by Hercules Morse
Everyone knows a band like Hercules Morse, the sort of band with such a notable local following that they’ll become the lucky recipients of a bit of national press, only […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Work Hard, Play Hard, See You In The Graveyard’ by Popes Of Chillitown
The distinction between US and UK ska-punk is one that’s often made, though it’s one that’s hard to avoid. Where the former primarily relies on big, brassy melodies to cultivate […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Episode II’ by Galactic Empire
Did anyone expect this? Did anyone want this? It’s not as though the first Galactic Empire album offered much more than the fleeting novelty of recognisable tracks from the Star […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Revelation’ by Reef
You’d think with a bona fide smash like Place Your Hands to their name that Reef would have had the same longevity as their contemporaries like Feeder or the Manic […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Persevere’ by Sink The Ship
Remember when Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! first came out and were seen as a laughing stock, and then all of a sudden everyone loved them? That’s a solid analogy for […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Prevail II’ by Kobra And The Lotus
Kobra And The Lotus have returned with their latest album Prevail II. This is the second component of their double album with Prevail I released in 2017. The past eight […]
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