Album Review: Cursed Sails – Rotten Society
If there’s a criticism that can be levelled at the vast majority of hardcore, post-hardcore, and heavy bands in general, it’s that they tend to
If there’s a criticism that can be levelled at the vast majority of hardcore, post-hardcore, and heavy bands in general, it’s that they tend to
A casual visit to the resting places of dead celebrities. It’s an enjoyably morbid touring tradition boasted by Michigan’s own Cheap Girls, and one that
The Hunters’ third full-length release, ‘Art Electric’, accompanied a welcomed change in weather this week, and is an unusual blend of punk, rock ‘n’ roll
It is always nice when you hear an artist you have been listening to for a few years now reach their full potential and create
At a recent gig yours truly attended, the frontman of UK hardcore band Bastions said, “People tell me that the UK scene is dead, I
Leagues Apart is a gruff four-piece from Manchester. Their new album, ‘Brief Interviews With Hideous Men’, is a wonderful, energetic, and passionate punk record that
There’s something terribly exciting about struggling to pinpoint exactly where a band fit on the genre spectrum. The initial bemusement quickly makes way to a
There was time when (unless you thought being featured on the pages of NME was the definition of ‘cool’ and quality music) that the Live
Opening an EP with 45 seconds of dark and dirty growling is certainly one way to grab the attention. This latest installment from Sludge’s favourite
Nothing in the world of punk can warm the soul quite like Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Their power-chord tributes to the classics from every
I’m a huge fan of bands employing their natural regional accent/dialect in their singing voice – far too many bands use the “Transatlantic Drawl”, a
‘Focus On The Centre’ is the latest 7 track offering from eclectic metallers Chrysalis, who formed back in 2003. Initially making a name for themselves
Andrew Jackson Jihad’s biting yet often tongue-in-cheek folk punk is back, Jim, but not quite as we know it. Their jangling, wild and sometimes chaotic
Farewell tour after farewell tour, hiatus after hiatus. We live in a disposable age where everything we love happens in an apocalyptic burst and if
A band’s first record is by far their most important; few bands manage to make up from a damaging debut. It takes all manner of
Few albums released this year will be quite as blissful or as soul-restoring to listen to as ‘Come On Wandering’, the release from Philly’s Kite
Tumblr users have always been fond of thought provoking and emotive lyrics over mountains, woodlands and other such scenic… scenery. It’s from this collection of
Most of us are aware and can appreciate the natural beauty and wonder that Australia has to provide (yes, I am a geographer), and this
Personally, when listening to a metal band I want a record full of riffs that could easily melt my face. This is something that Exist
Being a US pop-punk band on the illustrious Pure Noise label may lead some to think to South Carolina’s Brigades are just the latest in
Winning someone over must be such a good feeling. Not in a incredibly egotistical “HA I’M RIGHT AND YOU WERE WRONG AND NOW YOU BELIEVE
It may be a term that started life as an irritating journalistic gimmick, but it seems the “emo revival” is well and truly here to
It can never be easy for a band to follow-up a record as acclaimed and admired as ‘On the Impossible Past’, but that’s the position
Without wishing for a second to sound like I’m in any way racially profiling, I don’t think it would be too risqué for me to
The latest 7 track mini-album from Cult Culture signees, Cosmic Thoughts, landed in my lap (lap meaning inbox obviously) today and it’s a venture of immediate