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PHOTOS: Limp Bizkit – AO Arena, Manchester – 15/03/2025

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  • Posted on March 18, 2025April 21, 2026

Limp Bizkit’s Loserville Tour arrives in Manchester, where the nu-metal legends are just one component of bill driven by its diversity and insanity.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Kid Bookie – ‘Songs For The Living // Songs For The Dead’

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  • Posted on September 10, 2024September 10, 2024

More diverse than ever, Kid Bookie’s newest concoction of hip-hop, rock and alt-metal cuts through its own messiness to produce his highest highs to date.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Zeal & Ardor, Dark Tranquillity, Frozemode

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  • Posted on August 22, 2024August 31, 2024

In this Review Round-Up, genre experiments from Zeal & Ardor and Frozemode yield a mixed bag (with one much better than the other), while Dark Tranquillity provide some welcome reliability.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Joey Valence & Brae – ‘NO HANDS’

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  • Posted on June 10, 2024

A swift follow-up from their last presents no danger in Joey Valence & Brae losing footing; in fact, their smashed-out hip-hop bangers might be even better.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Bob Vylan – ‘Humble As The Sun’

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  • Posted on April 8, 2024April 8, 2024

Off the back of unprecedented success for an independent act, Bob Vylan return with an even tighter, more barbed collection of genre-warping punk-rap, where the fire continues to rage on.

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EP REVIEW: n0trixx – ‘Rejected’

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  • Posted on November 17, 2023November 17, 2023

Through an industrial-trap lens and a place of deep-seated purpose, n0trixx’s new EP comes out as one of the most fascinating and complete recent listens in its field.

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ALBUM REVIEW: BVDLVD – ‘ABSENCE’

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  • Posted on September 25, 2023September 25, 2023

Scream-rap gets a major and much-needed shake-up from BVDLVD, who delivers what might be the most interesting swing the style has seen in a long time.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Joey Valence & Brae – ‘PUNK TACTICS’

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  • Posted on September 8, 2023September 8, 2023

An online, nerd-rap twist colours old-school hip-hop swagger on Joey Valence & Brae’s debut full-length, to cover its biggest flaws with an unadulterated sense of fun.

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EP REVIEW: nascar aloe – ‘HEY ASSHOLE!’

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  • Posted on May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

The difficulty in coming to a definitive conclusion on nascar aloe’s newest blend of blown-out hip-hop, punk and noise makes it difficult to truly like, but a fascinating listen nonetheless.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Floor Jansen, Codefendants, Exploring Birdsong, Lille Venn

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  • Posted on March 23, 2023March 24, 2023

In this Review Round-Up, there’s a bumper selection of releases, spanning symphonic pop from Floor Jansen, genre-melding rap-rock from Codefendants, piano-driven prog-pop from Exploring Birdsong, and ragged Gen Z pop-rock from Lille Venn.

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The spirit of culture and collaboration rushes through Los Bitchos’ newest album, and finds their combination of psychedelia, funk and cumbia at its most energised.

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Digging into her most personal work to date, Jesse Jo Stark earmarks herself as an exceptional singer-songwriter on her new album.

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