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ALBUM REVIEW: Converge – ‘Hum Of Hurt’

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  • Posted on June 2, 2026June 2, 2026

For the second time this year, Converge drop another palette of beautiful noise and discord, and yet again prove that few can do it quite like them.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: At The Gates, Death Lens, goo

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  • Posted on April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

In this Review Round-Up, there’s plenty of strong work amongst the poignant new album from At The Gates, and a couple of punk ear-catchers from Death Lens and goo.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Converge – ‘Love Is Not Enough’

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  • Posted on February 10, 2026February 10, 2026

Unsurprising for one of the definitive forces of heavy music in the 21st Century, Converge’s newest is, yet again, great.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Drain, Rise Of The Northstar, VOWER

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  • Posted on November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

In this Review Round-Up, there’s a bumper outing of heavy music thanks to stellar work from Drain and VOWER, while Rise Of The Northstar prove less compelling.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Thrice – ‘Horizons / West’

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  • Posted on September 29, 2025September 29, 2025

After a more muted previous album, Thrice roar back to life with the growling, gruff alt-rock and post-hardcore that their current era has excelled at.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Nevertel, Colorblind, Spite House

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  • Posted on September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

In this Review Round-Up, Nevertel and Colorblind have their new releases largely fall flat, but thankfully, there’s more than enough strength to make up for it on Spite House’s new album.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Bad Suns – ‘Accelerator’

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  • Posted on August 8, 2025August 8, 2025

Amid the gloss and sheen of Bad Suns’ new album, there’s a clutch of heartfelt pop-rock that grabs so much harder.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Split Chain – ‘motionblur’

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  • Posted on July 7, 2025July 7, 2025

They could do with moving a little further from their influences, but Split Chain’s concoction of grunge, shoegaze, post-hardcore and nu-metal already shows heaps of promise.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Royale Lynn – ‘Black Magic’

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  • Posted on June 24, 2025July 16, 2025

Predictably for someone jumping from modern country to radio-rock, Royale Lynn’s debut produces very little to get excited about.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Sleep Theory – ‘Afterglow’

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  • Posted on May 16, 2025May 16, 2025

Don’t be put off by such blatant riding of the radio-rock train—on their debut, Sleep Theory are pulling it off better than most.

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