INTERVIEW: ARCANE ROOTSHaving finally released début album ‘Blood And Chemistry,’ we met up with vocalist/guitarist Andrew Groves to discuss the new album, being compared to Biffy Clyro and more.
INTERVIEW: NATIVESCurrently on tour with The Summer Set and a new EP set to be released soon, we caught
up with New Forest's Natives to talk about the new EP and album, the UK rock scene, the transition from being Not Advised to becoming Natives and much more.
FIVES: THE BEST WONDER YEARS SONGSThis week Lansdale, Pennsylvania’s The Wonder Years released their fourth album - ‘The Greatest Generation,’ a record that sees the pop punk quintet reach their creative peak in a number of ways. With a wealth of material in their discography, Already Heard's Sean Reid and Tom Knott took on the tricky task of picking out the five best songs from The Wonder Years. Find out what we picked and let us know if you agree or disagree?
INTERVIEW: MALLORY KNOXFollowing the release of their superb 'Signals' album, Mallory Knox have certainly become ones to watch in recent months. We caught up with the band to discuss joining Search & Destroy Records, how vital the festival season and touring are, what it feels like to be a part
of the expanding British rock scene and much more.
ALREADY HEARD RECOMMENDS: OVER THE OCEANOver The Ocean have crafted a compelling, brooding record with their latest effort ‘Be Given To The Soil.’ With intense specific precision and delicate accuracy that echoes the likes of Explosions In The Sky and Sigur Ros. Jesse Hill from the band to discusses how the
album came together, the importance of precision, being compared to post-rock pioneers and more.
VERSUS: BRING ME THE HORIZON - 'THERE IS A HELL...' VS 'SEMPITERNAL'After a top ten UK album and an outstanding UK tour with festival dates on both sides of the Atlantic to follow, Bring Me The Horizon are having a fantastic 2013 and are now featured in the latest edition of "Versus." It's ‘There is a Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There is a Heaven, Let’s Keep it a Secret’ vs the bands latest release, 'Sempiternal.'
ALREADY HEARD TRACK GUIDE: ALEXANDER - SAY HELLOWe catch up with Newcastle Indie Rock quartet Alexander to find out more about their debut album 'Say Hello' for a “Already Heard Track Guide” feature.
Festival Preview: Slam Dunk Festival 2013 - 20 Must-See Bands
Finally! One of our favourite festivals of the year is upon us. As always the Slam Dunk Festival has stirred up a wealth of outstanding talent from the world of rock, hardcore, punk, ska, pop-punk, metalcore and everything else in between.
This year sees the festival expanding once again with a third English date in Wolverhampton followed by the very first overseas event in Dublin, Ireland.
With so much to choose from, the Already Heard team have picked out 20 bands you HAVE to see this weekend.
What do you think to our choices? What bands are you looking forward to seeing? Let us know on Facebook and Twitter.
Deaf Havana
In November 2011, the then quartet released their album ‘Only Fools & Worthless Liars’ and on first track ‘The Past Six Years.’ vocalist James Veck-Gilodi lamented the band’s fortunes; they weren’t anywhere near where they wanted to be and were seemingly only known for 2009 track ‘Friends Like These.’
But how things can change in the space of two years! The group opened the main stage at Reading & Leeds festival last year and embarked on a December headline tour, selling out O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, as well as selling out all dates on their recent unplugged tour. And this year, things have only gotten better. They’ve released a killer single in ‘Boston Square,’ which is from their album ‘Old Souls’ due to be released in September and are going on yet another tour this October.
Deaf Havana also swelled their ranks, adding Matthew Veck-Gilodi and Max Britton to the fold. This group are chomping at the bit to be let out of the starting stall; catch them on the main stage before they race off into the distance. (JT)
Where & When: 8.05 – 8.50pm (Leeds/Wolves) / 8.20 – 9.05pm (Hatfield) on the Jager Stage.
Bury Tomorrow
Metalcore quintet Bury Tomorrow are no strangers to Slam Dunk. Having played there in 2011, they’ve returned once again. The release of their 2012 album ‘Union Of Crowns’ saw them jump up into the big leagues, touring the world over and joining festival line-ups such as Download.
Having played at Vans Warped Tour last November when it came back to the UK for the first time in a long time, this lot will have absolutely no problem in whipping the crowd up into a sweaty, crazed mob. (JT)
Where & When: 6.40 – 7.20pm on the Monster Energy stage.
Album Review: Man Overboard - Heart Attack
A name inspired by eternal man-childs and pop-as-hell-punk legends Blink-182, a sound greatly indebted to Lifetime and Midtown, a slogan-born initiative to bring kids together to ‘defend pop punk’, it’s easy to see how Man Overboard have managed to dig their way into the hearts of pop-punk fans. Prolific, generously catchy, animated by youthful angst and relentlessly energetic, the New Jersey lot project an identity that perfectly fits the fan-craving mold as they seduce with their ability to walk a blurry line between street-credibility and childishness. A pop-punk fan’s wet dream, in other words.
Yet gazillionth release ‘Heart Attack’ might prove an alienating move for hordes of loyal fans of Man Overboard are confronted with a release that contains several tracks over 3’30’’ (LOUD GASPS, MUFFLED CRYING, YOUTUBE RANTS, NEWSLETTER UNSUBSCRIBES). In fact, apart from a handful of tracks in the first quarter of the album (namely ‘Secret Pain’, ‘Boy Without Batteries’ and ‘Where I Left You’), the band’s signature commitment to breakneck pace has been largely discarded, emphasizing the album’s sonic shift in the direction of a less urgent brand of pop-rock. Nowhere is it more obvious than on the baffling ‘How To Hide Your Feelings’ which shares a rather suspicious number of similarities with All-American Rejects’ ‘Give You Hell’. Some will make their own mind as to how that comparison might serve as a potent critique in its own right.
Macbeth Footwear/Keep A Breast Slam Dunk Festival Signings Announced
With Slam Dunk Festival 2013 taking place this weekend, Macbeth Footwear and Keep A Breast have announced several signings with bands such as We Are The Ocean, Man Overboard, The Early November and more.
View the full set of signing times by clicking read more.
Weekly US News Roundup (17/05/2013)
Even though we love our Stateside friends, our main goal here at Already Heard to showcase and highlight the best in established and emerging UK bands, news, videos, tours, and more.
As a result of this, each week we bring you a concise roundup of news from America.
Nevertheless we will continue to work with bands from overseas in a variety of other ways; reviews, interviews, live photos, acoustic sessions, features and more.
On this weeks roundup we have plenty of new music including albums from The Dillinger Escape Plan, Man Overboard, and NK whilst the likes of The Story So Far, Lemuria, The Front Bottoms, Hawthorne Heights, Drug Church, Gogol Bordello, Citizen and several others have premiered new songs online.
On top of that we have details of new releases from Defeater, Into It. Over It., Chiodos, A Wilhelm Scream, Palms and In This Moment. We also have details of the ridiculous line-up for Riot Fest in Chicago.
If you have any news to contribute to future US News Roundups, e-mail us at info@alreadyheard.com.
Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, AFI, Rancid, Rocket From The Crypt, Bad Religion, Yellowcard and many more have been announced for Chicago’s Riot Fest.
The Dillinger Escape Plan are streaming their new album - ‘One Of Us Is The Killer.’
Man Overboard are streaming their new album, ‘Heart Attack.’
Defeater have revealed details of their new album, ‘Letters Home’ which is set to be released on 16th July through Bridge Nine.
1. Bastards
2. No Shame
3. Hopeless Again
4. Blood In My Veins
5. No Relief
6. No Faith
7. Dead Set
8. No Savior
9. Rabbit Foot
10. Bled Out
Queens of the Stone Age have posted the video for ‘Kalopsia.’
The Story So Far are streaming ‘Clairvoyant’ from their forthcoming split with Stick To Your Guns.
Chiodos have joined Razor & Tie and will be releasing a new album later this year.
Into It. Over It. has signed to Triple Crown Records and will release a new full-length in September.
‘Oahu Hawaii,’ a new song from Lemuria can be streamed here.
Pierce The Veil posted the behind the scenes video for ‘Bulls In The Bronx.’
A new song from The Front Bottoms, ‘Au Revoir’ can be streamed here.
A Wilhelm Scream’s new album will be titled ‘Partycrasher’ and is set to be released No Idea Records.
NK are streaming their forthcoming album, ‘Nothing To Be Gained Here’ here.
Hawthorne Heights will release their new album, ‘Zero’ on June 25th. Their new single, ‘Golden Parachutes’ can be streamed here.
Weekly US News Roundup
Even though we love our Stateside friends, our main goal here at Already Heard to showcase and highlight the best in established and emerging UK bands, news, videos, tours, and more.
As a result of this, each week we bring you a concise roundup of news from America.
Nevertheless we will continue to work with bands from overseas in a variety of other ways; reviews, interviews, live photos, acoustic sessions, features and more.
On this weeks roundup we have details of new releases from Forever The Sickest Kids, Sleeping With Sirens, The Story So Far, Stick To Your Guns, Citizen, NK and more.
We also have new music from Jimmy Eat World, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Andrew McMahon, and Man Overboard. In addition we have news on The Fest 12, Rockstar’s Uproar Festival Tour and much more.
If you have any news to contribute to future US News Roundup’s, e-mail us at info@alreadyheard.com.
Jimmy Eat World’s new ‘Damage’ EP can be streamed here.
The Dillinger Escape Plan have released the music video for ‘When I Lost My Bet.’
Attack Attack! will be splitting up following a final US tour.
Pentimento have released their new video for ‘Almost Atlantic.’
Alice In Chains, Jane’s Addiction, Circa Survive, Coheed and Cambria, Walking Papers, Danko Jones, Middle Class Rut, New Politics and The Chuck Shaffer Picture Show have been announced for Rockstar’s Uproar Festival Tour.
The Story So Far and Stick To Your Guns will be releasing a 4-song split on June 18th via Pure Noise Records.
The Story So Far
1. Clairvoyant
2. Loro (Pinback Cover)
Stick To Your Guns
3. We Still Believe
4. Burning Fight (Inside Out Cover)
Forever The Sickest Kids have announced their new album will be called ‘J.A.C.K. and will be released via Fearless Records on 25th June.
1. Chin Up Kid
2. Keep Calm and Don’t Let Me Go
3. Nice To Meet You
4. Nikki
5. Ritalin (Born in America)
6. Kick It!
7. Playing With Fire
8. Count On Me (For Nothing)
9. La La Lainey
10. My Friends Save Me
11. Cross My Heart
The new music from Man Overboard for ‘Where I Left You’ has been premiered.
Sleeping With Sirens’s third album, ‘Feel’ will be released through Rise Records on June 3rd.
1. Feel
2. Here We Go
3. Free Now
4. Alone (FEAT. MGK)
5. I’ll Take You There (FEAT. Shayley Bourget)
6. The Best There Ever Was
7. Low (View lyric video)
8. Congratulations (FEAT. Matty Mullins)
9. Deja Vu
10. These Things I’ve Done
11. Sorry
12. Satellites
The new album from Portugal The Man, ‘Evil Friends’ will be released on 3rd June on Atlantic. The video for ‘Purple, Yellow, Red and Blue’ can be viewed here.
Citizen will be releasing their new album, ‘Youth’ via Run For Cover Records on June 11th.
Weekly US News Roundup
Even though we love our Stateside friends, our main goal here at Already Heard to showcase and highlight the best in established and emerging UK bands, news, videos, tours, and more.
As a result of this, each week we bring you a concise roundup of news from America.
Nevertheless we will continue to work with bands from overseas in a variety of other ways; reviews, interviews, live photos, acoustic sessions, features and more.
On this weeks roundup we have tons of new music from the likes of Fall Out Boy, Queens of The Stone Age, Jimmy Eat World, Man Overboard, Turnover, Tigers Jaw and more. In addition we have new videos from Paramore and Senses Fail, details on Sound and Fury 2013 and much more.
If you have any news to contribute to future US News Roundup’s, e-mail us at info@alreadyheard.com.
Fall Out Boy are streaming ‘Save Rock and Roll’ ahead of its release next week.
Paramore have unveiled their new video for ‘Still Into You.’
Queens of The Stone Age will release ‘…Like Clockwork’ through Matador Records on 4th June.
1. Keep Your Eyes Peeled
2. I Sat By The Ocean
3. The Vampyre of Time and Memory
4. If I Had A Tail
5. My God Is The Sun
6. Kalopsia
7. Fairweather Friends
8. Smooth Sailing
9. I Appear Missing
10. …Like Clockwork
Stream ‘My God Is The Sun’ below.
The Transplants have revealed details of their new album ‘In A Warzone’ which is due for release on 25th June via Epitaph.
1. In A Warzone
2. See It To Believe It
3. Back To You
4. Come Around
5. Something’s Different
6. Any Of Them
7. Silence
8. All Over Again
9 It’s A Problem
10. Completely Detach
11. Gravestones And Burial Plots
12. Exit The Wasteland
Jimmy Eat World have posted the first song from their forthcoming album ‘Damage.’ Hear ‘I Will Steal You Back’ below.
Weekly US News Roundup (15/03/2013)
Even though we love our Stateside friends, our main goal here at Already Heard to showcase and highlight the best in established and emerging UK bands, news, videos, tours, and more.
As a result of this, each week we bring you a concise roundup of news from America.
Nevertheless we will continue to work with bands from overseas in a variety of other ways; reviews, interviews, live photos, acoustic sessions, features and more.
On this weeks roundup we have new music from Paramore, Alkaline Trio, The Story So Far, The Dillenger Escape Plan, Man Overboard, City and Colour and more.
We also have details on Story of The Year reforming and celebrating ten years of ‘Page Avenue,’ Escape The Fate’s mammoth US tour and the latest additions to this summers Vans Warped Tour.
If you have any news to contribute to future US News Roundup’s, e-mail us at info@alreadyheard.com.
Paramore have unveiled a new song called ‘Still Into You.’
Story of the Year have reunited and will be celebrating the ten-year anniversary of ‘Page Avenue,’ which includes several dates on this years Vans Warped Tour.
Silverstein, The Sheds (7/26-8/4), Lionz of Zion (7/6-7/21), Set It Off (6/15-7/3, 7/6-8/4), Dose of Adolescence (7/16-7/25) and The Swellers (6/15-7/12), Ice Nine Kills, Mixtapes, No Bragging Rights, Texas In July, Super Water Sympathy, The Indecent, Lost In Atlantis, The City Shakeup and Gabe Kubanda have all joined the line-up for Warped Tour 2013.
City And Colour has released a new song called ‘Of Space And Time.’
The Story So Far have premiered their new music video for ‘Empty Space’.
A new song from Alkaline Trio, ‘I’m Only Here to Disappoint’ can be streamed here.
Deathwish Inc. and Deathwish Distributed labels Black Market Activities, React!, Sealegs, Secret Voice, and Six Feet Under has released a free ‘Spring 2013’sampler.
The Dillenger Escape Plan have unveiled a new song ‘Prancer.’ The song will appear on the bands new album, ‘One Of Us Is The Killer,’ which is released on May 13th through Sumerian Records.
Weekly US News Roundup (22/02/2012)
Even though we love our Stateside friends, our main goal here at Already Heard to showcase and highlight the best in established and emerging UK bands, news, videos, tours, and more.
As a result of this, each week we bring you a concise roundup of news from America.
Nevertheless we will continue to work with bands from overseas in a variety of other ways; reviews, interviews, live photos, acoustic sessions, features and more.
If you have any news to contribute to future US News Roundup’s, e-mail us at info@alreadyheard.com.
On this weeks roundup, we have details on Face to Face, The Devil Wears Prada, and Sainthood Reps joining new labels, new releases from Man Overboard, Paint It Black, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Daylight and more.
In addition we’ve got details on Alkaline Trio and Bayside’s US tour together, new music from Rival Schools and find out who’s playing the Acoustic Basement stage at this years Warped Tour.
The line-up for the Acoustic Basement stage for this summers Warped Tour has been announced.
Craig Owens
Ace Enders
William Beckett
Vinnie Caruana
Alcoa (Derek of Defeater)
The American Scene
Allison Weiss
Matt Embree (of RX Bandits)
Brian Marquis
Billy The Kid
Charlie Simpson
Paul McCartney, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Mumford & Sons and many more have been announced for Bonnaro Festival 2013.
Sainthood Reps have signed to No Sleep Records and will be releasing a new album this fall.
The Gaslight Anthem have released a short documentary entitled ‘Every Word Handwritten’.
Pet Symmetry will release their new 7”, ‘Two Songs About Cars. Two Songs With Long Titles.’ through Asian Man Records. Stream a new song, ‘A Detailed and Poetic Physical Threat to the Person Who Intentionally Vandalized my 1994 Dodge Intrepid Behind Kate’s Apartment’ here.
Man Overboard have finished recording their new album with producer Steve Klein (of New Found Glory) and engineer Will Yip (Circa Survive, Title Fight). More details are set to be announced soon.
Face To Face have joined Rise Records. Their new album is called ‘Three Chords and a Half Truth’ and will be released on April 9th.
01. 123 Drop
02. Welcome Back To Nothing
03. Smokestacks And Skyscrapers
04. Right As Rain
05. First Step, Misstep
06. Bright Lights Go Down
07. Paper Tigers With Teeth
08. Flat Black
09. Jinxproof
10. Marked Men
11. Three Chords And A Half Truth
12. Across State Lines
Man Overboard Announce Two UK Dates with Transit and Hot Damn
In May Man Overboard will be returning to the UK for the Slam Dunk Festival. In addition to playing those dates, the pop punk group have announced two headline shows in Liverpool and Bournemouth.
Support comes from Transit and Hot Damn.
May
22 Bournemouth Sound Circus
23 Liverpool Shipping Forecast
Slam Dunk Announce Scottish, Welsh and Irish Events; We Are The Ocean, Handguns and Hands Like Houses Added to English Dates
The organisers behind the Slam Dunk Festival have announced three additional events taking place in Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
Slam Dunk Scotland will take place on Friday 24th May at O2 ABC venue in Glasgow. The event will be headlined by Four Year Strong and Pierce The Veil with Memphis May Fire, The Early November, The Wonder Years, Man Overboard, Woe is Me and Hands Like Houses also playing. Tickets are £15 and are available here.
The Welsh Slam Dunk event will take place on Tuesday 28th May at Cardiff University and will consist of the same line up as Slam Dunk Scotland. Tickets are £15 or £18 including aftershow, and can be purchased here.
The following day will see Slam Dunk head over to Ireland for the first time. The event will take place at The Academy in Dublin with the lineup consisting of Four Year Strong, The Wonder Years, Bury Tomorrow, Yashin, Man Overboard, Fireworks, Jody Has A Hitlist, Wounds and Red Enemy. Tickets are 18 Euros or 22 Euros (inc booking fee) and available here.
In additional news, three more bands have been announced for the three English Slam Dunk dates. We Are The Ocean will be returning the festival after a year away, whilst Handguns and Australia’s Hands Like Houses will be making their first appearances at the festival.
May
Saturday 25th Slam Dunk Festival North Leeds University
Sunday 26th Slam Dunk Festival South Herts Uni, Hatfield
Monday 27th Slam Dunk Festival Midlands Wolverhampton Civic
Full set of bands announced for Slam Dunk England so far:
All Time Low
Four Year Strong
Sleeping With Sirens
The Skints
Pierce The Veil
The Early November
We Are The Ocean
The Wonder Years
Memphis May Fire
Streetlight Manifesto
Andrew McMahon
Senses Fail
Woe Is Me
Polar Bear Club
Man Overboard
The Summer Set
Mallory Knox
MC
Fireworks
The Story So Far
Handguns
Hands Like Houses
Visit slamdunkmusic.com for full information on all Slam Dunk 2013 events.
Click read more to view the flyers for all Slam Dunk 2013 events.
Sleeping With Sirens, Memphis May Fire, Man Overboard and More Added to Slam Dunk 2013
The likes of Sleeping With Sirens, Memphis May Fire, Man Overboard, Andrew McMahon, Mallory Knox, MC Lars and The Summer Set have been added to the line-up for this year’s Slam Dunk Festival.
They will join a variety of previously announced bands including headliners All Time Low, Pierce The Veil, Streetlight Manifesto, The Wonder Years, and more.
May
Saturday 25th Slam Dunk Festival North Leeds University
Sunday 26th Slam Dunk Festival South Herts Uni, Hatfield
Monday 27th Slam Dunk Festival Midlands Wolverhampton Civic
Full list of band announced so far:
All Time Low
Pierce The Veil
Streetlight Manifesto
Woe Is Me
The Early November
The Wonder Years
Fireworks
Four Year Strong
The Story So Far
Senses Fail
The Skints
Polar Bear Club
Memphis May Fire
Sleeping With Sirens
Man Overboard
Andrew McMahon
Mallory Knox
The Summer Set
MC Lars
and more to be announced.
All shows are 14+ and aftershows 18+.
Tickets are £34 or £38 including the aftershow party.
Weekly US News Roundup (21/12/2012)
Even though we love our Stateside friends, our main goal here at Already Heard to showcase and highlight the best in established and emerging UK bands and tours.
As a result of this, each week we bring you a concise roundup of news from America.
Nevertheless we will continue to work with bands from overseas in a variety of other ways; reviews, interviews, live photos, acoustic sessions, features and more.
On this weeks roundup we have new music videos from Green Day, Pierce The Veil, Circa Survive, Make Do and Mend, and Of Mice & Men. There’s also new music from A Day To Remember, Attack Attack! and Bad Religion.
There’s also news regarding Avenged Sevenfold, Against Me!, The Story So Far, Man Overboard and more.
If you have any news to contribute to future US News Roundup’s, e-mail us at info@alreadyheard.com.
Green Day’s new music video for ‘X-Kid’ can be viewed here.
Bad Religion are streaming the title track from their new album, ‘True North’ here. ‘True North’ is set to be released on Janaury 21st via Epitaph.
A Day To Remember have released a new song titled, ‘Violence (Enough Is Enough).’ The band’s forthcoming album, ‘Common Courtesy,’ is due out next year. Fans can stream the track here.
Pierce The Veil’s video for ‘Hell Above’ can be viewed here.
Against Me! drummer Jay Weinberg has left the band.
Avenged Sevenfold will begin recording their new album next month.
Attack Attack! have released a new song called ‘No Defeat.’
The music video for ‘Sharp Practise’ by Circa Survive has been released.
FIVES: Alternative Christmas Songs
Here at Already Heard, we’re getting into to the Christmas spirit and for this edition of “FIVES” we’re going to be focusing on our five favourite “Alternative” Christmas songs.
Every year a variety of Christmas songs are released, some go unrecognised and some are unfortunately played to death. We’ve decided to pick out some of best “alternative” Christmas songs from recent years.
What is your favourite ”alternative” Christmas song? Let us know on Facebook or Twitter.
Reuben - Christmas Is Awesome
As a teenager, I often wondered “Why isn’t there a good Christmas rock song?”. After years of hearing the same old rotation of The Pogues, Mariah Carey and (god save us) Shakin’ Stevens, and with The Darkness not aiding matters with the dreadful ‘Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)’, Surrey rockers Reuben finally came out with the answer to my prayers with ‘Christmas Is Awesome’. Commencing with jingle bells over a trademark jagged riff, Jamie Lenman shouts his way through 2 minutes of Yuletide menace (“look out for mistletoe or I will kiss your face”) and merriment at the ideal gift (“I got a DVD, and it was Dr Who!”), this is the musical equivalent of a 5-year-old charging around the house because Santa came. A festive frolic, this one is worth picking up Reuben’s ‘We Should Have Gone To University’ B-sides and rarities compilation alone. (OC)
Live Photos: Man Overboard - Manchester Academy, Manchester - 5/11/2012
View on Flickr. Photos by J Leadbetter.
Live Review: Warped Tour UK 2012 - Alexandria Palace, London - 10/11/2012
It is a long time in the making but finally the iconic Warped Tour has come back to the United Kingdom. It’s a far cry from the annual summer trek around America; firstly the weather forces the event to be inside and London hosts the only date of this “tour.” Nevertheless, it is a stellar bill and the event has been sold out for months, leading to high anticipation of Warped Tour UK today.
The first band that Already Heard catch today at Warped are A Loss For Words. Unfortunately we arrive slightly after The Story So Far have come offstage but judging by the amount of people walking around later with newly purchased ‘Under Soil And Dirt’ vinyl, it was a good set. A Loss For Words put on a professional if slightly uninspiring set. Sound hampers any enjoyment of the start of their set, but the band hit their stride by the time they launch into a cover of Jackson Five’s ‘I Want You Back.’ The set is littered with tracks from most recent album ‘Sanctuary’ but the songs that get the best response still are from ‘The Kids Can’t Lose,’ including closing track ‘Stamp of Approval.’ They are a band that are very much suited to the Warped atmosphere and go down well with the already large crowds in the venue. (2.5/5)
Up next are Blood On The Dancefloor. There’s not much to say about these godawful Cyber Dog abortions. They arrive to an ear-piercing shriek from the assembled female masses, a terrible omen of what is to come. I have never seen or heard of these monsters before today but from the moment they appear on stage, I can’t quite believe what I am watching. Horrible synth noises blare forth and they commence a set of squelchy noises. I’m not sure how anyone could stomach this but the crowd goes wild for this, apparently. I must be out of touch with modern culture because I see absolutely nothing redeemable in this set. (0/5)
