Having wanted to go to Reading Festival since I was about 12 years old, I am very, very happy to say that I have been for the last two years, and this year will be my third. Although, admittedly, the line-up is nowhere near as good as it used to be, I still believe it’s […]
Trivium have released ‘The Sin And The Sentence‘, and a video to go along with it. This is the first we’ve heard from the band since their acclaimed (AP called it the ‘purest metal of the year’) 2015 album ‘Silence in the Snow‘, and it leads up to the release of a new album this […]
Fireball’s Hottest Band competition has returned, and you could win the chance to support Reel Big Fish, Anti-Flag and Mad Caddies on your local tour date, and then play an entire tour next year. This competition already has some of the biggest names in punk and ska behind it, and you could be the next […]
Florida metalcore five-piece Wage War have released their second album, ‘Deadweight‘, and Rock Sound, Metal Hammer, and Kerrang! have already given it reviews. If you think you’ve heard everything metalcore has to offer, think again, as Wage War turn the genre on its head in a new fury of aggression. With the band wining Alternative […]
Gold Key have released a video for ‘Creep In Slowly‘, the opening track for their debut album, ‘Hello Phantom‘, to be released October 6th. [youtube v=zuSEERcptPs] The song features haunting vocals, ethereal soundscapes, and dark hammering pulse. It’s about worries you can’t get away from, feeling like bad news is following you – a recurring theme […]
Hardcore/ skate punks Skywalker have released a new track, ‘Blood’, ahead of the release of their EP, ‘Sugar House‘. [youtube v=0e0iPnJ0kEQ] Sugar House will be released on September 1st, and it’s full of speed, aggression, melodic hooks, and bouncy choruses – if ‘Blood‘ is anything to go by. They combine skate punk, post-hardcore, and pop-punk choruses […]
‘Epiphet‘ will be released on October 6th, but to tide us over to the release, Cassels have released two singles, ‘Coup‘ and ‘Let‘. [youtube v=UATwc3xupzc] The art-punk, poetic, and agitated duo; Cassels stretch the boundaries of punk with direct lyrics and originality with just two instruments. They balance apathy and anger and rage about the state […]
Holloween is the new annual festival hosted by metalcore champions, Our Hollow, Our Home. Due to take place on the 27th October at Southampton’s Talking Heads, expect to see the best in up-and-coming British rock and metal, as well as a full set from Our Hollow, Our Home, where they’ll play their debut album ‘Hartsick‘ […]
Kent-based emo/alt rockers, The Young Hearts, have released a video for their single ‘Smoke‘, taken from their upcoming EP. [youtube v=_FIf_CqjHco] The EP ‘Honestly, I’m Just Thinking‘ will be released on the 29th September, and it’s full of immense tunes about nostalgia, loss, guilt, pain, and strife; not surprising when you learn about all the troubles […]
With The Wonder Years‘ upcoming release of new EP, ‘Burst & Decay‘, the band have released ‘There There’. If you pre-order the EP, you’ll receive the song instantly. Check it out below; [youtube v=1iRJrv8gHa4] Burst & Decay will be released on September 22nd, and it’s a seven-track EP full of reimagined and acoustic songs from the […]
Australian six-piece Make Them Suffer released their album Worlds Apart on July 28th. The album is full of catchy hooks, anthemic choruses, and it’s almost worlds apart from their previous albums. ‘First Movement’ opens the album, and immediately sees the band move away from their deathcore roots, onto something a little more progressive. Their style is more melodic […]
After a six year hiatus, mathcore pioneers, The Number 12 Looks Like You, will be supporting The Dillinger Escape Plan on a host of shows around Europe, as well as embarking on a UK headline tour and releasing new music. The band are also set to reissue 2003’s ‘Put on Your Rosy Red Glasses‘ and […]
North Wales metal/ prog/ indie band, ‘Zebedy‘ are releasing a new EP, ‘Set Your Pace‘, on the 15th September. With influences from bands like Karnivool and Reuben to Biffy Clyro, their EP is set up to be one for the books, and one which is guaranteed to add more fire to their already explosive live […]
With a new video for ‘The Flinch‘ out, Dave Hause has announced that he will be touring the UK/ EU with his band, The Mermaids. ‘The Flinch‘ is taken from his latest album, ‘Bury Me in Philly‘. The video tells the story of him discovering The Hooters as a child, and how it impacted his […]
After a pretty inactive 8 years, Living Colour are returning to the music scene with a new album, ‘Shade‘, and are sharing a new single to celebrate! The band have spent the past five years perfecting this album, and have already planned a headline tour this September, ahead of the album’s release. Bassist Doug Wimbish […]
