Alex Rolls
EP Review: Boston Manor – Desperate Times, Desperate Pleasures

EP Review: Boston Manor – Desperate Times, Desperate Pleasures

Blackpool's finest, Boston Manor, are back having clearly spent lockdown creatively as they follow up 2020's GLUE with a brand-new EP titled Desperate Times, Desperate Pleasures. The EP kicks off with 'Carbon Mono' where the band expands on the synths and electronics...

Album review: wage War – Manic

Album review: wage War – Manic

Florida-based metalcore quintet Wage War are set to release their fourth album, MANIC, this Friday, and first track, 'Relapse' wastes no time on intros.  Kicking in with an onslaught of riffs - the type that blows you into the back of your seat - this one’s sure to...

EP Review: Down Again – Bury The Bones

EP Review: Down Again – Bury The Bones

Californian post-hardcore trio Down Again return to release their latest EP, Bury The Bones. Just like before, it’s heavily influenced by post-hardcore bands of the 2000s such as Thrice, Hawthorne Heights, and Brand New, and just like before, they’re putting their own...

Album Review: Settle Your Scores – Retrofit

Album Review: Settle Your Scores – Retrofit

Cincinnati five-piece Settle Your Scores are going back to their roots on their latest record, Retrofit, by working with producer Nick Ingram - who also recorded their debut - to release a record brimming with classic pop-punk themes. A lot of this album actually...

EP Review: Rose Crest – Bad Decisions

EP Review: Rose Crest – Bad Decisions

Breaking out onto the emo/alternative scene just this year, Rose Crest, hailing from Dayton, Ohio, are set to release their new EP, entitled BAD DECISIONS, this Friday. The band have endured a plethora of hardships in the process of creating this EP, from line-up...

Album Review: The Five Hundred – A World On Fire

Album Review: The Five Hundred – A World On Fire

Nottingham's metalcore five-piece, The Five Hundred, are set to release A World On Fire, this Friday. Their latest album expands upon its well-received predecessor, Bleed Red, which captivated metal listeners with its 8-string, Meshuggah-inspired djent grooves,...

Ep Review: Drug Church – Tawny

Ep Review: Drug Church – Tawny

Albany/Los Angeles-based punk outfit, Drug Church are releasing their latest EP, Tawny this Friday and the four track, in addition to the 2020 single 'Bliss Out', features 'TAWNY', 'Head-Off' and a cover of Arcwelder's 'Remember To Forget'. Tawny is set to bridge the...

Album Review: Fiddlehead – Between The Richness

Album Review: Fiddlehead – Between The Richness

Boston alternative rock outfit, Fiddlehead are back with their sophomore record, Between the Richness and it sees them return to the 80s emo and punk sound with anthemic, indie-style choruses which established them as a respected band within the alternative rock...

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