Album Review: Bad Religion – Christmas Songs
I can honestly admit that I did not see this day coming. I am officially two lines into a review of an album of Christmas
I can honestly admit that I did not see this day coming. I am officially two lines into a review of an album of Christmas
‘Headswell’, the second album by Long Islanders Sainthood Reps, starts off so fantastically, the brilliant ‘Shelter’ playing us in. A rip-roaring revisit to the 90s post-hardcore of
When your influences include Alkaline Trio, At The Drive, The Gaslight Anthem, Glassjaw and Brand New you know that a band has a repertoire of
It seems fitting that Liverpool 4-piece and gloom punks Salem Rages release ‘Splinters’ – a compilation of self-released EPs the week after Halloween. With their
I had personally never heard of The People The Poet before, but was certainly delightfully surprised whilst listening to ‘The Narrator’. It’s a beautifully crafted
This is more than just sheer technical brilliance. This is passion. “This is DEATH REMAINS” is just one of the modest claims that adorn the London
Through Colour are a five piece bred in Anglesey, North Wales originally called My Turn, now living in Manchester obviously now called Through Colour. ‘Somnium’
Oceano are an American Deathcore band from Chicago, forming in 2006 and signed to Earache Records, this is their 3rd album ‘Incisions’. Oceano formed in
Residing from North Carolina both Handsome Foxes and Unifier bring an energic mix of 90’s influenced alternative/indie-rock in the vain of Foo Fighters, mewithoutYou, Brand
From the quaint town of Cambridge, FOREST have created an EP which reflects this mood perfectly. Combining a mixture of Indie rock and shoegaze with
I genuinely can’t understand how in 2013, bands like Heart of a Coward are still a thing. I find it strange that metalcore is enduringly
State Champs, not to be confused with State Lines (who are coincidentally also releasing an album around now) or State Faults, are a New York
Hailing from Borlange, Sweden, Totem Skin have, in less than a year, doubled in size and made a very good album. ‘Still Waters Run Deep’
If you’ve stumbled across this review, you’re probably already familiar with the constituent parts of this split release, but for those who may be a
There have been plenty of EPs released this year that are worth taking note of, and this quietly unassuming effort from Herts-based Traitors is one
‘One Hundred’ is the Pennsylvania Six-piece’s debut effort for Velocity/Rise Records. It’s definitely a statement; their hardcore vocals and riffs mixed with poppy choruses and
Hailing from Charlestown, South Carolina and the new music project from He Is Legend guitarist Worth Weaver, this band is definitely something catchy. The mix
Lay It on The Line are a London based hardcore band featuring ex members of Hang The Bastard and Phinius Gage. As their collective CV
Swedish indie-rockers The Sounds are bursting back on the music scene with their latest release ‘Weekend’; a melodic upbeat album with catchy lyrics and sweet
Hailing from Munster, Germany, anthemic punks Idle Class gear themselves up for the release of their debut full length, ‘The Drama’s Done’. Eighteen months of
Every single morning, as the bright light pierces through my dangling blinds and kidnaps me from the warm embrace of Morpheus, my first waking moment
Exeter based three-piece Bangers are back with their highly anticipated second album after releasing their debut album ‘Small Pleasures’ back in 2009. The band are
It is always refreshing to hear new alternative acts that occupy that elusive space between being individual and mainstream-friendly. Empire do just that. Despite the
Dance Gavin Dance release 6th studio effort ‘Acceptance Speech’ and with this album it feels as if they’ve pulled out all the stops to layer
There is nothing wrong with Canterbury’s new four-tracker, ‘Satellite’, and that’s the problem. It’s rare to hear such a meticulously written, neatly produced little package.