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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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ALBUM REVIEW: Ghost – ‘Skeletá’

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  • Posted on April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

Even as they continue to feel at home on metal’s biggest stages, it hasn’t saved Ghost’s new album from feeling disappointingly (and avoidably) pedestrian.

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Darkness – ‘Dreams On Toast’

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  • Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025

Although they seem fully content with their current lower standing in British rock, The Darkness find it difficult to translate that into captivating music that still shows off their best assets.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Pop Evil, Niis, Iron Form

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  • Posted on March 20, 2025March 21, 2025

In this Review Round-Up, Pop Evil are back to their old, worn-down tricks, but thankfully, newcomers bring the heat in spades with new releases from Niis and Iron Form.

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LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: The Darkness – Mountford Hall, Liverpool Guild Of Students, Liverpool – 14/03/2025

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  • Posted on March 17, 2025April 21, 2026

The Darkness’ biggest and best days are firmly behind them, but for a show replete with hard rock fun, they’ve still got it in spades.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Dorothy – ‘The Way’

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  • Posted on March 14, 2025March 15, 2025

Dorothy swap out flair and fire for radio-ready functionality, and arrive at hard rock’s middle of the road with ease and haste.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Oversize, Split Dogs, Eric Bass, Dark Chapel

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  • Posted on February 27, 2025February 27, 2025

In this Review Round-Up, debuts and breakthroughs yield a whole load of promise coming from Oversize and Split Dogs, oddball antics from Eric Bass, and the exact opposite of any of that from Dark Chapel.

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LIVE REVIEW: Papa Roach – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – 09/02/2025

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  • Posted on February 12, 2025February 12, 2025

Armed with nostalgia-bombs and an arena-filling love of the game, Papa Roach’s status as a nu-metal institution goes unchallenged, even decades after the fact.

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LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Rise Against – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester – 08/02/2025

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  • Posted on February 11, 2025April 21, 2026

As potent and imposing as ever with no signs of slowing down, another stop in Manchester for Rise Against ensures modern punk’s arena-rockers are still shining bright.

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ALBUM REVIEW: RØRY – ‘Restoration’

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  • Posted on January 27, 2025January 27, 2025

With life experience and years in the industry on her side, RØRY’s new album is handily better than practically all of her nu-gen peers.

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A combination of DIY spirit and the knack of Britrock’s best and brightest continues to take False Advertising far on their new album.

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On a debut that’s a near-perfect synthesis of shoegaze, grunge and melodic hardcore, Silo are already well on their way towards stepping up from their newcomer status.

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Away from the noise of Metz, Alex Edkins’ Weird Nightmare melds indie-rock fuzz and a classic pop sensibility for a truly addictive and charming listen.

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