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If you could make it past CERN’s security and replace the LHC’s put-upon particles with musical elements, this album would emerge in place of the Higgs Boson. Read more…
Despite having been a band for barely over a year, A Joker’s Rage have already coalesced into an enviably professional outfit capable of unleashing a pro-level rock / metal onslaught that marks them as newcomers to watch very, very closely. Stealing tricks from Avenged Sevenfold, Motley Crüe, Atreyu, G ‘n’ R, and every other famous sleaze-rock band walking God’s green earth and adding their own extra theatrical spice into the mix, A Joker’s Rage are in stunning form on this EP. Read more…
I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again: when it comes to sexy, punky dance tunes, Luciana Caporaso is queen of the hill. In this video she lends her unique electro-punk stylings to a collaboration with relentlessly social media-obsessed rapper Cazwell. Read more…
On maps of old, any foreign or unknown lands lying outside the safe and friendly confines of the familiar might have been labelled ‘here be dragons’. When drawing up a map of Mainstream Music Land, that foreboding sentence could easily be replaced with ‘Dillinger Escape Plan’. Read more…
When it comes to pounding beats, sticky hooks, and relentlessly sexy lyrical work, Luciana Caporaso has long stood head and shoulders above the competition. Read more…
Mention the word ‘Australia’, and your mind is likely to be flooded with all kinds of images – kangaroos, barbecues, soap operas, surfers, toned and tanned beachgoers, etc. But other sights and sounds are entirely unlikely to pass through your mind’s eye – scenes of death and grief, grey and rainy days, etc. It’s easy to forget that the blights of life can touch anyone, regardless of where they are in the world. And as for sounds, quotes from Crocodile Dundee and Neighbours are far more likely than dark and enthralling post-metal. Read more…
From the moment Always Lead, Never Follow begins, it’s immediately clear that Scholars have done their rock school homework. Tight, professional, and gritty, this is nothing less than a Red Bull-fuelled rollercoaster ride through a world of passionate and poppy post-rock. Scholars are a great band, frequently bringing to mind At The Drive-In, Reuben, and perhaps even a scandal-free Lostprophets during searing moments of original musicality. Read more…
Never before has an album cover so succinctly summed up its contents. I mean, just look at it:
I don’t think words can do this album justice as well as that picture does. But I’ll give it a shot anyway… Read more…
Swedish people get all the good stuff first. Absolut Vodka. Battlefield 3. ABBA. Feeling jealous yet? Thought so. Well, unless you’re Swedish yourself. Anyway… Read more…
As this EP’s complete title implies, My Escape is clearly intended as a demonstration of London/Guildfordian metal band Dire Insanity’s abilities. As a set of early demo recordings, it does the job – this is clearly a group of competent and driven metallers eager to make their mark on the world. But as a commercial release (which it technically is, given that you’re encouraged to pay for it), it sadly falls below par. Read more…