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...
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Mirrors chat forthcoming debut album, The Ego’s Weight
FEATUREAn interview with MirrorsFeatureWith only a week to go until The Ego's Weight hit the 'shelves', we chat to Aussie metalcore band Mirrors about recording, lyrical content and the beautifully atmospheric spin they've put on their new material. There might only...
Album Review: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! – Gone Are The Good Days
With a hunger to follow up their 2015 album, Get Lost, Find Yourself, as soon as possible Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! sat down to write in 2016, but something just wasn’t right. Deciding to take a step back, the band kept themselves busy with other projects until the...
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,...
Album Review: Felicity – Dear Universe
Thank the music gods for Finch. For without them, FElICITY may not have existed and that’s just not a reality we’re comfortable living in. What started as a mutual love of the post-hardcore trailblazers between Damien Fagiolino and guitarist Andrew Rapier blossomed...
Album Review: Beartooth – Below
Midwest metalcore giants, Beartooth find themselves on the precipice of releasing their fourth studio album and that album, in turn, finds them at their meanest. For a band who have always been simmering; anger, disappointment, pain and suicidal ideation tempered only...
Album Review: Free Throw – Piecing It Together
Throughout their career Free Throw have always had a knack for combining the introspective and sensitive nature of emo with the infectious energy of pop punk, and it’s served them well on all three of their previous albums. So what’s different on album number...
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: Karma Kids – vibes
Karma Kids take us on a tumultuous journey with their latest album, vibes. Although they navigate through stages of angst and loss, you’ll also find a sprinkle of optimism and a few moments of light, which, if we’re honest, is a concept that fits in well with the past...
Album review: AFI – Bodies
When AFI formed in 1991 without any careerist ambitions and the need to create, they may have anticipated an underground following, but never could they have foreseen appealing to the masses as icons... legends... visionaries. All deserved labels, considering their...
Album Review: Rise Against – Nowhere Generation
Back with their trademark brand of punchy political punk, Rise Against have once again taken the gloves off as they tackle a whole host of problems on new album, Nowhere Generation. Sonically, it isn’t too different from the rest of their discography, they continue...