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ALBUM REVIEW: RØRY – ‘BLOODLETTING’

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  • Posted on September 7, 2026September 7, 2026

On her new album, not only does RØRY successfully pivot to heavier material, but she does so without sacrificing the humanity and drive that’s so core to her identity.

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ALBUM REVIEW: PRESIDENT – ‘Blood Of Your Empire’

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  • Posted on September 4, 2026September 4, 2026

If the hype for PRESIDENT was bewildering before, their debut full-length makes it borderline inexcusable.

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ALBUM REVIEW: 156/Silence – ‘From A Distance’

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  • Posted on September 2, 2026September 2, 2026

The effort to improve and diversify themselves within metalcore handily overshadows some of the clumsiness on 156/Silence’s new album.

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ALBUM REVIEW: SiM – ‘HOOMAN AFTER ALL’

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  • Posted on August 28, 2026August 28, 2026

Anything that could stand out about SiM’s punk / reggae / alt-metal sound gets overshadowed by how painfully, cringe-worthily unfunny they are.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Catch Your Breath – ‘Not Broken Enough’

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  • Posted on August 26, 2026August 27, 2026

Catch Your Breath’s new album sees them stick unerringly to type, with another batch of radio-friendly alt-metal completely starved of surprise or innovation.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: The Hu, Mayday Parade, Mimi Barks

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  • Posted on July 24, 2026July 24, 2026

In this Review Round-Up, new albums from The Hu and Mayday Parade are both fine enough, but Mimi Barks produces a real disappointment.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Loathe – ‘A Stranger To You’

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  • Posted on July 20, 2026July 20, 2026

Loathe’s long-awaited new album is a difficult and occasionally frustrating listen, but one that gets more brilliant with each additional spin.

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LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Bilmuri – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester – 26/06/2026

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  • Posted on July 1, 2026July 1, 2026

Even with some truly unbearable heat to contend with, Bilmuri’s energy and collection of bangers holds tight that there are few more entertaining.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Muse – ‘The Wow! Signal’

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  • Posted on June 30, 2026June 30, 2026

Wow! It doesn’t suck!

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FESTIVAL REVIEW + PHOTOS: Download Festival 2026 – Sunday

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  • Posted on June 18, 2026June 18, 2026

Download Festival comes to a close for 2026 with a huge headline set from Linkin Park, as well as A Day To Remember, letlive., The Pretty Reckless, Ice Nine Kills, Creeper, RØRY and more.

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