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Sleep Token take on Outkast

The ever mysterious Sleep Token have revealed their unique take on the Outkast hit Hey Ya! Describing themselves as a group of musicians who are all united by their worship of an ancient deity, Sleep Token often provide genre challenging and emotional post rock with a good measure of metal and indie pop thrown in; […]

Youth In Revolt – The Broken – track by track review

New Jersey post-hardcore quintet Youth In Revolt are finally releasing their highly anticipated debut album the Broken on Friday February 17, 2017. The first record with the new line-up has already had some rave reviews from the likes of AltPress and Rock Sound and fans have been loving singles The Broken, Not Giving Up and […]

Holding Absence announce MORE UK shows!

It seems we’ve posted about Cardiff melodic post-hardcorers Holding Absence a lot already this week but they’re at the forefront yet again with the announcement that they are adding MORE shows to their 2017 lineup! Alongside the recently announced We Are The Ocean support slot are some shows with Blood Youth and Loathe a load […]

When We Were Wolves give The Gift Of Hating Me

Welsh post-hardcorers When We Were Wolves are back with a new track! This is the first music from the South Waleans in 3 years! The Gift Of Hating Me and it’s acocmpanying visual has a wolf-like force, guttoral growls, soft melodies, gore, intricate guitar work and basically everything you would need from a post-harcore band! Vocalist […]

Desert Island Discs – Kirsty

If you could only listen to 5 albums or EPs for the rest of your life what would you choose? Kirsty Johnston, writer and interviewer for Alt Corner has made their selection and tells us why. The 5 albums or EPs I would choose to listen to for the rest of my life would have […]

Holding Absence to support We Are The Ocean!

Following the news that Cardiff melodic post-hardcore group Holding Absence have signed to Sharptone Records, they have also been announced to support Brit sweethearts We Are The Ocean on their final tour (booo!!!!!!)! Holding Absence‘s frontman Lucas Woodland says of the announcement; “We’re absolutely honoured to be heading out with WATO next month and sharing […]

Acres reveal their Gloom!

Portsmouth post-hardcore quintet Acres are gearing up for their forthcoming EP and UK run with Hellions with the release of new single Gloom! The track is taken from the EP In Sickness & Health which is set for release on February 24! Vocalist Ben Lumber says that the track “covers the theme of lies and […]

Holding Absence sign to Sharptone Records!

Cardiff’s melodic post-hardcore newcomers Holding Absence have been signed to Sharptone Records! The band will join the likes of Don Broco, Miss May I, Emmure and We Came As Romans on the Nuclear Blast impront label! Frontman Lucas Woodland says; ‘We speak about who we are, who we want to be, and what we stand for. […]

Provoker endure The Long Defeat!

Portsmouth quintet Provoker already have a bit of a name for themselves with former members of Attention Thieves, Elephantis, Housefires and Munroe Effect and they have announced their debut EP details! The Long Defeat is set for release on March 6, 2017. The quintet were brought together through their love of heavy, passionate music and […]

Monster Download festival lineup announcement!

Download festival has announced a mammoth 48 bands to it’s already incredible lineup! Festival organiser Andy Copping says; “We’re committed to delivering the best in rock and metal year on year for the Download fans, and this year is no exception. We’re thrilled to have core acts in the likes of Steel Panther, A Day […]

Everyday Sidekicks have Hope!

Bristol quartet Everyday Sidekicks have announced the details of their new EP! Titled Hope, it is set for self release on March 31, 2017. The band say of the EP’s theme and title; “Hope to us is a hugely important factor in life. You constantly have obstacles thrown at you that you need to overcome, […]

Senses Fail Jets To Peru

No we’re not telling you the holiday plans of post-hardcore legends Senses Fail (we aren’t stalkers, thats what ‘pop culture’ websites are for) but what we ARE bringing you is the new video from the quintet! The track is lifted from their forthcoming EP In Your Absence (March 3, Pure Noise Records). The band’s Buddy […]

Patrons announce new album and label!

What do you get when you put a group of friends with a love of the unconventional together in Plymouth? Well you get Patrons of course! Influenced by the likes of Biffy Clyro, Brand New and Thrice, the post-hardcore quartet have started 2017 with a bang! They have just signed to Guildford based label Rose […]

PALISADES – PALISADES

On Friday 20th January, Palisades will be releasing their much anticipated self-titled album. Now, I couldn’t help but notice that “core” is used a lot in genres nowadays – hardcore, post-hardcore, crunkcore, metalcore, etc. One of Palisades genres is electronicore, which I must admit, isn’t a genre I was familiar with. However, taking a listen […]

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