Album Reviews
Review: Hesitation Wounds – Chicanery
“Hesitation Wounds channel a brand of anger that feels incredibly contemporary while still having its primal execution”
Review: In Search Of Solace – Enslaved To Tragedy
“When it’s fast and dirty it works well. Yet, when the band aim for a grander mainstream sound, things go awry”
Review: Gender Roles – Prang
“Gender Roles are destined to make waves in the very near future… a wholly enjoyable burst of sonic energy and youthful exuberance”
Review: Black Futures – Never Not Nothing
“Exciting and uplifting with a complex, brooding edge, ‘Never Not Nothing’ is a storming debut album”
Review: Knocked Loose – A Different Shade Of Blue
“a vicious, uncompromising ride… Knocked Loose whip up a storm of catharsis, breakdowns and bruised knuckles”
Review: Cultdreams – Things That Hurt
“‘Things That Hurt’ has allowed Cultdreams to transition into lyrically deeper and stylistic wider territory with conviction, allowing you to continuously absorb these songs”
Review: Killswitch Engage – Atonement
“A scream of defiance… ‘Atonement’ has an extremely hard edge and its heartfelt moments sparkle without dragging down the pace”
Review: Unprocessed – Artificial Void
“It’s not like ’Artificial Void’ is completely forgettable… it’s more like a first step to bigger things”
Review: TheCityIsOurs – Low
“The sound of a band who want you to take notice… hard-hitting and emotionally resonant, ‘Low’ is exactly the album TheCityIsOurs needed to make”
Review: Junior – Beautiful Life
“Junior have lofty ambitions that are not only set out on ‘Beautiful Life’, they are largely achieved”