ALBUM REVIEW: ‘The Way We Are’ by Cory Wells
It’s frankly quite surprising to see how much of a prevailing influence that Dashboard Confessional seem to have had within emo and pop-rock. For an act so resolutely of-their-time, there’s […]
Track Pack – 11th-17th November 2019
THIS WEEK: Suicide Silence head up a slow week with a new song, alongside Higher Power, Caspian and Ratboys
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Purgatory’ by Despised Icon
For all the incredibly primal, carnal thrills that most deathcore can offer, the point still stands that it can be one of the more limited genres out there. There’s definitely […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘It Can’t Possibly Go Wrong Ever’ by Bellevue Days
It goes without saying that Bellevue Days’ debut album has been a long time coming, but maybe it’s been a bit too long. A few years ago, they were regularly […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Anthems’ by Raised Fist
Perseverance is a virtue that feels entirely necessary for bands to have to get anywhere, especially in hardcore. For a genre whose crossover potential is so limited, the drive to […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Get Loud!’ by Agnostic Front
The last few years have proven that, despite an increasingly advancing age, there’s still plenty of life left in New York hardcore’s earlier generations of bands. Particularly great albums from […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘A Heartbreaker’s Guide To The Galaxy’ by Bang Bang Romeo
It’s always interesting to see where the sources of hype for a new band are, and how they can be seen to dictate where that band ends up in their […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘An Invitation To An Alternate Reality’ by New Politics
Looking through everything they’ve done up to now, it’s easy to reach the conclusion that New Politics are effectively done at this point. They might have started off as a […]
Track Pack – 4th-10th November 2019
THIS WEEK: Sharptooth release a brand new single, Panic! At The Disco and Bring Me The Horizon try their hands at soundtracks, and Fireworks return from hiatus with a surprising new song
EP REVIEW: ‘The Ruins’ by Vista
For a band with really no mainstream media attention, it’s genuinely surprising to see how far Vista have come in such a short time. Leveraging the pop-rock ecosystem with a […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Pony’ by Rex Orange County
In the realms of indie music, it can be difficult to ascertain how much an oncoming direction in sound and approach occurs solely because of artistic drive, and how much […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Gigantic Disappointment’ by Lande Hekt
By now, there are certain expectations that arise when a band’s vocalist steps aside from their main project to pursue a solo effort in tandem. Usually they tend to be […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Secrets’ by Written By Wolves
It’s easier to respect bands bigging up the scale and magnitude of their latest body of work than it frequently is to believe them. At the end of the day, […]
EP REVIEW: ‘God Alone.’ by God Alone.
For posterity’s sake, this isn’t, in fact, a new release by the noise-rock side-project of the same name from various members of The Devil Wears Prada, but a different band […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Loss’ by MSRY
The reception that MSRY’s Safety First EP received last year was undoubtedly impressive, given that they were a relatively unknown band at the time looking to break into a hardcore […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘American Sun’ by Fire From The Gods
For all the bands in hard rock and metal circles current immersed in dissecting the current political state of the US, it’s safe to say that Fire From The Gods […]
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