Blind Channel largely remain fixed in modern alt-metal’s ho-hum ways, though some glimpses of inspiration count for a little.
Tag: alt metal
Against all odds, and by virtue of showing more effort and investment than customary, Windwaker have followed the modern metalcore playbook and emerged with a genuinely good album.
Still completely unique in modern heavy music, The Hu bring their blend of metal and Mongolian folk to Manchester’s O2 Apollo.
With his blend of hip-hop and modern rock at its most refined level yet, and a slew of unpredictable guests and turns at his side, Kid Bookie’s creative drive blossoms more than ever on his new album.
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.
As part of their talked-about but undoubtedly huge 2026, GAEREA bring their blackened alt-metal to Manchester’s Club Academy.
A powerful showing from Evanescence in Manchester reinforces an alt-metal lineage that’s far from spent.
Even outside of a certain questionable collaboration, Scene Queen’s whole bimbocore shtick is beginning to wear very thin indeed.
It’s been a long time coming, but Lake Malice’s debut full-length is as sharp and refreshing as a new metalcore album ought to be.