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In The Cards – Eyes Beyond Reflection

Stoke-On-Trent alternative rockers In The Cards are gearing up for the release of their new EP Eyes Beyond Reflection on June 22. The five track record was recorded at Longwave Studios in Cardiff with acclaimed producer Romesh Dodagonda. The smooth vocals of Amy Colclough intertwined with the melodic backings of guitarist/vocalist Danny Jones are nothing […]

Homesafe – One

Homesafe are gearing up to release their debut Pure Noise Records album, the aptly titled One. The record is heavily influenced by the 90s rock scenes, paying tribute to the likes of Foo Fighters but keeping a unique sound that ensures the record is not a carbon throwback copy! From the beginning of opener Point […]

Elder Brother – Stay Inside

Elder Brother is a collaboration between Dan Rose and Kevin Geyer and released their debut record, Heavy Head in 2014. The following year the band released EP Wish You Were Here. Now we’re in 2018 and Elder Brother issued their second album Stay Inside on May 18th via Pure Noise Records. Stay Inside starts with […]

Mayday Parade – Sunnyland

Mayday Parade are back with their new album Sunnyland and it is incredible. From the opening of first track Never Sure, it has you hooked with atmospheric instrumentation and soaring vocals. It’s Hard To Be Religious When Certain People Never Get Incinerated By Lightning is a soaring piece of catchy rock. While Piece Of Your […]

Tremonti – A Dying Machine

Tremonti branch out into the world of concept records with their latest album A Dying Machine. Opening with the rifftastic Bringer Of War, we are off to a good start, with a mammoth chorus that will have you singing along. The titular track A Dying Machine is a catchy piece of metal with a mellow […]

State Champs – Living Proof

US pop-punks State Champs have returned with their third album Living Proof. The record is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2015’s Around The World And Back, which received critical acclaim and was the focus of a lengthy touring schedule for the band. Opener Criminal takes the pop-punk guitars and energy and combines with rocky drums […]

The Hyena Kill – “Spun” EP

The Hyena Kill have released their “Spun” EP that contains 6 epic tracks that are sure to make the listener face a wave of different emotions. Produced by Andy Hawkins, the Manchester duo that formed in 2012 over their love for bands don’t hold back focusing on an aggressively honest tone, allowing listeners to understand the […]

Black Orchid Empire – Yugen

Black Orchid Empire’s sophomore album, Yugen, sees them expand their hard rock sound. The big choruses and massive riffs are enhance with a seamless production. There are the obvious influences of genre heavyweights such as Muse and Queens Of The Stone Age. This a good record and any fans of this genre will surely enjoy […]

Like A Storm – Catacombs

What is better than a bit of hard rock? Hard rock with a didgeridoo and as Like A Storm show on their third album Catacombs, it gets better every time you listen! From the opening of The Devil Inside to the closing of Pure Evil, Catacombs is an eleven track treat for anyone with even […]

Columbus- A Hot Take On Heartbreak

Aussie power trio, Columbus have another album for us! A Hot Take On Heartbreak, the follow up to 2016’s Spring Forever, is finally here. There have been changes in that time. Through relentless touring the band realised they didn’t really want to be the pop punk band that they’d become anymore. With this knowledge in […]

Royal Mob – Cinematic

With the new release of catchy riffs and wide spectrum of vocal abilities, the Copenhagen 4-piece Royal Mob have really struck the right chords in delivering a diverse and unique groove rock-feel good record which will sure to be taking names. Opening track Wanna Lie With You provides a hook in the guitar accommodated by […]

Awooga – Conduit

Having released their debut EP, Alpha in 2016, Awooga have returned with their debut full length in the form of Conduit. Coming from the diverse musical backdrop that is Sheffield, it is perhaps unsurprising to hear many different components in their sound;  they describe themselves as fusing together psych, prog, stoner rock and shoegaze. The […]

LIINES- Stop-Start

Manchester trio LIINES have been on the rise and now is their time to shine with their debut record Stop-Start. It encompasses beloved genres such as Post- Punk, New Wave and even blending in Riot Grrrl sensibilities. The first track, Shallow, starts out and immediately conjures up comparisons to bands like Interpol until those vocals […]

Luke Rainsford – I Just Don’t Deserve To Be Loved

Wolverhampton singer-songwriter Luke Rainsford returns with a highly emotional EP I Just Don’t Deserve To Be Loved, inspired by the passing of his mother in 2016. From the opening of Looking For Your Ghost to the closing of What I Hide Beneath, there is not a moment when you aren’t given goosebumps. Luke truly bares […]

Jonathan Davis – Black Labyrinth

Korn frontman and all-round music icon Jonathan Davis has written and rewritten the rule book so many times during his two decades in music and put his talents to just about everything from Korn’s iconic sound, to lending his voice to tracks by the likes of Linkin Park and Motionless In White to creating film […]

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