Irish punks, Otherkin, took to London’s Camden Assembly on October 26th for a night of mosh pits after mosh pit, and a whole lot of fun. If you’ve heard of Otherkin at all, you’ve probably heard people rave about their live shows. Frontman Luke Reilly especially does a great job getting the crowd excited, and […]
Movements recently released their new album Feel Something. “We want our listeners to hear our music and feel something deeper than the everyday run-of-the-mill emotions” exclaims Patrick. “We want our listeners to know that no matter what they’re going through there’s someone out there who understands. We want them to know they aren’t alone in […]
Placebo fought against illness to celebrate their 20th anniversary on the first of two dates at Brixton Academy. They proved their experience as they took the audience on a journey through some of the best songs of their illustrious career. Opening the show were Husky Loops, the London based alt-rock trio warmed up the expecting […]
Bands are strange creatures. Members come and members go but some lucky bands manage to get those members back, this is the case for Knoxville alt- metallers 10 Years. After starting out in 1999, releasing two independent records and even hitting high on the charts once they signed with a major label in 2005. After […]
“A History of Violence” kick of with “False Flags“. This is a great opening track and instantly catches your attention with its gritty beat which kicks at you to pay attention. The track has a political underlying message which you should at least listen too. Carrying on from this, “The Killer Inside Me” pushes into a […]
Nashville Tennesee’s native alt-rock trio The By Gods have channelled a love of all things nineties into their fourth album, Move On. Not content with merely coasting off nostalgia across twelve tracks, they present contemporary issues such as religion, depression, terrorism and social media through distorted vocals and as many fuzz pedals as humanly possible. […]
Revered technical death metal outfit Through The Eyes Of The Dead are back with their first release in seven years. In today’s volatile musical landscape seven years can feel like seventy and the world of death metal has changed exponentially in their absence. So, what can we expect from the East-Coast metallers in 2017? The […]
Chicago sons Veil Of Maya have been around for sometime now, with debut album All Things Set Aside celebrating it’s 10th anniversary last year. Their musical progression in this time has seen them transition away from deathcore into metalcore, and although the heavy vocal stylings associated with the former are present and correct across 6th […]
Four years after their debut album made a splash in their native Ireland metal scene, the progressive sludge powerhouse zhOra are now poised to release a follow up, Ethos, Pathos, Logos. Described as “a sprawling tale of a bloodthirsty despot, his feral minions, alien visitation and the illusion of choice. Set to the backdrop of […]
Lullaby’s debut EP Never Let The Devil In is a bouncy, hook filled rock release, that suggests bigger things are on the horizon for Lullaby. The EP itself is best described as rock however there are Brit pop influences throughout, and even hints of bands like Muse and Feeder as well as more modern bands […]
Essex easycore/heavy pop-punk mob Fortify have a new 5 track EP out titled Valhalla which will tug at the heartstrings for the UK pop punk scene looking to find new music. What About Us starts with a washy guitar and drum track gradually the frequency becomes more clear when all the instruments make themselves known […]
An early Halloween treat (no trick, we promise) for Hollywood Undead fans out there this Thursday, as it’ll be the release of their brand new album, V. Let’s get right into it. California Dreaming is first up on the album, and a superb track to start the album off. There’s a great use of rap […]
Perturbator wasn’t a name I was familiar with, even with the 70k Facebook followers I’d of thought maybe along the lines I would have heard of this, but to find out this EP was the works of a self proclaimed ‘Reigning Master of Darksynth’ I guess I was in for a surprise to take up […]
Satyricon have been a band for over 25 years now, during which time they have transitioned from a black metal band into more of a hybrid incorporating large elements of traditional heavy metal. Deep Calleth Upon Deep is their ninth full length record, and for a band that plays such expansive music it was completed […]
How did a band that play ambient, soft, instrumental rock music punctuated with 20th century public service messages and film samples end up filling a venue the size of Manchester Academy? There is no logical answer to this, there have not been any hits and there is no obvious mainstream appeal to their music. But […]
