Back with their first music since the departure of vocalist Dan Lambert, the band prove that the spirit of Real Friends is still very much intact on EP, Torn In Two. “It’s really still the same mission,” affirms bassist Kyle Fasel. “We write songs you can connect to....
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Introducing: Defences
Introducing:DefencesFor Fans Of: While She Sleeps / Bury Tomorrow / As Everything Unfolds With lead singles like 'False Gods' and 'In The Black' out there as strong showings for what Defences are capable of, it's not suprising to find the rest of their second album...
Album Review: Pay The man – Regulars
When Cory Wells released his 2019 debut, The Way We Are, it combined acoustic rock with post-hardcore to create a really arresting album filled with aching confessions. With Regulars, Pay The Man captures some of that same energy on this debut. Thematically,...
Album Review: As Everything Unfolds – Within Each Lies The Other
With the release on the horizon, the world will finally get to hear As Everything Unfolds’ highly anticipated debut album, Within Each Lies The Other, in all its glory. Spoiler, it’s a wonderful exploration of the light and dark that make us all human. Within Each...
Album Review: Dreamshade – A Pale Blue Dot
Dreamshade is back and with their fourth studio album, A Pale Blue Dot, they pack both emotion and heavy energy in equal measure. Don’t be surprised when at times you’ll want to sing from the rooftops - best achieved with ‘Somewhere Else’ or ‘Lightbringers’ - or throw...
Album Review: The Hyena Kill – A Disconnect
The Hyena Kill offer a raw exploration of personal struggles and trauma, with their second full length album - their first as a quartet - A Disconnect. There is no doubt that The Hyena Kill want you to feel the pain and torment in their latest release from the very...
EP Review: A Better Hand – Cheap Smokes and Champagne
With all the doom and gloom across the globe, we need a high energy band to sing and jump around to whilst pretending we sound anywhere near as good as the professionals. A Better Hand are that band, and Cheap Smokes and Champagne is the new five-track EP that puts...
Album Review: Architects – For Those That Wish To Exist
Architects’ ninth studio album, For Those That Wish To Exist, is both lyrically influential and vociferous, as the quintet delivers a more subdued, yet nevertheless big metal sound. The balance Architects have struck between their refined...
Album Review: Slowly Slowly – Race Car Blues Chapter 2
Nearly a year to the date since their acclaimed third album, Race Car Blues, Slowly Slowly are back with Chapter 2. Written in the same sitting, this collection of songs were originally destined for b-sides until they took on a life of their own and lucky for us,...
Silverstein perform a phenomenal acoustic set in final date of their concert series
In the third and final part of Silverstein’s Out Of This World concert series, the band seemingly find themselves back on earth and when vocalist Shane Told wakes up next to an acoustic guitar, you know what time it is. Kicking their set off with ‘Still...
Silverstein play Discovering the waterfront in full… and from space
This past Saturday saw our boys broadcasting from space after being abducted in part one of their Out Of This World concert series. Forced into performing Discovering the Waterfront by the alien overlords, they had little choice but to play the album in full....