Review: Fury – Failed Entertainment
“’Failed Entertainment’ is a remarkably robust and satisfying listen”
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1st May 2019
Album Reviews
Review: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – End Of Suffering
“Where ‘End of Suffering’ lacks in stylistic progression, is made up by its insightful lyricism”
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1st May 2019
Review: Gloo – Stop and Stare EP
“Gloo have proved themselves more than capable of writing some punk-inspired bangers”
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30th April 2019
Review: Death Blooms – You Are Filth EP
“Brace yourself! Death Blooms go harder on ‘You Are Filth'”
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25th April 2019
Review: The Damned Things – High Crimes
“‘High Crimes’ has all the sleazy, wild guitar licks you’d want from the spirit of rock and roll… a well-rounded return”
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25th April 2019
Review: SPQR – Low Sun Long Shadows EP
“Falling into the bracket of art-rock is one thing, but lacking a clear identity is another”
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25th April 2019
Review: Lonesome – To Myself From Myself EP
“These six tracks are delivered with care, precision and promise… Lonesome deliver a confident and encouraging debut”
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25th April 2019
Review: All Hail The Yeti – Highway Crosses
“‘Highway Crosses’ is repeatedly let down by poor choices”
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25th April 2019
Review: Best of Enemies – A Fear That Comes Around EP
“There’s more to Best of Enemies than one might assume on first listen… four tracks of perfectly palatable pop-rock”
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25th April 2019
Review: Ceres – We Are A Team
“This is simply an emo album at its most rock-solid; hitting a scope and emotionality that’s so easy to gravitate towards.”
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24th April 2019
Review: Trade Wind – Certain Freedoms
“Trade Wind play with a tapestry of sounds both alien and beautiful to create a strange, ethereal record”
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24th April 2019
Review: Seaway – Fresh Produce
“Seaway quench fans between-albums thirst with ‘Fresh Produce'”
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23rd April 2019
Review: Mat Kerekes – Ruby
“‘Ruby’ is such a lovely record… it’s certainly one not to ignore.”
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23rd April 2019
Review: Alpha Wolf – Fault EP
“It’s not a case of style over substance for Alpha Wolf on ‘Fault'”
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18th April 2019
Review: Grand Magus – Wolf God
“As much as ‘Wolf God’ is an album full of anthems, it has the problem of sounding slightly repetitive”
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18th April 2019
Review: Blood Command – Return Of The Arsonist EP
“You can’t fault the sonic force and irresistible delivery that Blood Command show on ‘Return Of The Arsonist'”
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18th April 2019
Review: Clay Lake – The Manly Toughness Trophy EP
“Clay Lake make a statement on ‘The Manly Toughness Trophy’… ambitious and very enjoyable”
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17th April 2019
Review: Heart Attack Man – Fake Blood
“’Fake Blood’ really does hit with the sort of force that could see Heart Attack Man picking up huge amounts of traction”
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16th April 2019
Review: Scream Blue Murder – Rock Bottom
“‘Rock Bottom’ solidifies Scream Blue Murder’s sound and is a remarkably assured beast.”
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10th April 2019
Review: American War Machine – Unholy War
American War Machine revel in their collective strength, offering uncompromising hardcore punk, which is exactly what you get.
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9th April 2019
8th April 2019
Review: Polar – Nova
Subtle changes in the synths as the chorus is introduced hint at what’s to come over the next ten tracks… it’s clear that Polar are going somewhere.>>
8th April 2019
Review: PUP – Morbid Stuff
Toronto’s PUP are back with their third LP, which as the title suggests, sees frontman Stefan Babcock and the gang deal with dark life experiences by being able to laugh at yourself and get through them with a sense of community>>
7th April 2019
Review: Periphery – Periphery IV: Hail Stan
Periphery manage to push their sound forward, building on their strengths in both engaging and exciting fashion.>>
4th April 2019
Review: Brightr – Two Sides EP
“‘Two Sides’ is a shining snapshot of Laurie Cottingham’s effective and underrated songwriting”
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4th April 2019