Album Review: Twin Berlin – Sleazebrain
In your formative teen years, I’m sure a fair few of you experienced the local Battle Of The Bands, or something of that ilk. Every
In your formative teen years, I’m sure a fair few of you experienced the local Battle Of The Bands, or something of that ilk. Every
Clone bands? We’ve all heard our fair share of them. Even in our particular niche that calls itself ‘alternative’ and seeks to be an outlet
Someone should probably point out to Polar that hardcore punk really isn’t supposed to make you grin like a crazed idiot. But that is the
My first feeling when ‘The B-Sides’ popped into my inbox was excitement. I love The Gaslight Anthem, I’ve seen every show they’ve played since 2008 and
Do you prefer a whisper to a wail? Do you like to feel like you’re privy to the most intimate of confessions? Do you partake
London noise merchants Silent Front’s latest effort, ‘Trust’, is a gorgeously abrasive offering. From the offing the three-piece provide track after angry track of discordant,
Those of you reading this review (yep, all 6 of you) will probably already be aware of the backstory of Algiers, but for those who
Scottish Pop punk bands aren’t exactly what the area is known for: you’re more likely to think of po-faced indie, massive instrumental rock or electronic
For the last few years, alternative music has been generally quite down to earth – rock, punk and metal bands have tended to avoid having
As a rule the metalcore genre is one in which it can be tricky to produce a record with particularly striking levels of maturity or
Cheshire’s Blitz Kids aren’t exactly new faces on the British Rock scene, for the last few years they’ve put in the hard time touring with
For a band that have only been on the scene since January of 2013 F.O.E.S. (Fall Of Every Sparrows) are making a bold and encouraging
It may have taken me a few listens to get into the ’T-Shirt Weather/Losing Sleep Split EP’ but it’s well worth persevering with, as eventually it
Love them or hate them, the likes of My Chemical Romance and 30 Seconds to Mars have done something that few thought was achievable, even
Cleft’s ‘BOSH!’ is a perfect example of ‘made to be rocked-out live like there’s no tomorrow’. In fact the first thought that came to my
Mark McCabe, Scottish singer-songwriter, is by no means to be confused with Mark McCabe, Irish singer-songwriter. The latter, a former pirate radio DJ, did manage
Venture in the right circles and you’ll find LITE, a name likely unknown to most, to be a band whose new album many a math-rock
For those unaware, Bastions are in the midst of releasing two thematically connected EPs in a series titled ‘Bedfellows’. The EPs included are: ‘Part One: The
Ohio’s metalcore outfit Set to Reflect have set out to impress with their first album, ‘Artificial Sun’. There are pop culture references abound and a
‘Hardcore’, it was once noted by a band, reacting to the scathing verdict delivered by one of our own reviews, ‘is forever’. In parallel, the
Hardcore from the midwest of America is seemingly overlooked and possibly under-rated in the bigger picture. With the exception of Modern Life Is War and
It’s unquestionable that western society is in a steady decline, but most can’t put a pinpoint on where exactly it all started to go wrong.
Neck Deep are the band of the moment. A UK band rocketing from nowhere to the lofty heights of Hopeless Records, massive tours, and an
Once I gave my mum a lift in my car and she forced me to turn Jawbreaker off, calling it “meaningless noise”. This is almost
Since releasing their debut record, ‘Thank You’, Surrey rockers Canterbury have been continuously been labelled as a “promising UK rock act” (or something to that