Bleed From Within – ‘Era’ (Album Review)
Lineup changes are often difficult to deal with – and having survived one recently, Bleed From Within are marking the end of an era with Read more…
Caliban – ‘Elements’ (Album Review)
In recent years, Caliban turned a creative corner as they began introducing djent influences into their well-established metalcore core. 2016’s Gravity was their best offering at that point – but now, Elements looks set to divide opinion and stir up some controversy Read more…
Escape The Fate – ‘I Am Human’ (Album Review)
I don’t do what I do to be a dick, and write nasty words about bands all day. When I hear new music – even from a band I haven’t been into in the past – I always hope it’s going to be epic. In the past, I was never a huge Escape The Fate fan – but I went into the review process for I Am Human with my fingers crossed, completely prepared to change my tune and hail this album as a masterpiece, if I could justify Read more…
Palm Reader – ‘Braille’ (Album Review)
A few years back, Palm Reader came into their own on their supercharged sophomore album, Beside The Ones We Love (previously reviewed here). A hectic amalgam of Gallows’ ferocity, The Dillinger Escape Plan’s brain-imploding complexity, and Cult Of Luna’s menacing moodiness, Beside The Ones We Love elevated Palm Reader to the upper echelons of the UK’s hardcore scene. That progress was plainly earned through Read more…
Press To MECO – ‘Here’s To The Fatigue’ (Album Review)
Press To MECO are, for my money, one of the best underground British rock acts since Reuben. Like the latter, they marry complicated arrangements with killer hooks, dirty riffs, and some extremely tasty harmony vocals. But Press To MECO remain in a league of their own thanks to a wide range of other influences, from Fall Out Boy to SikTh, Muse, and Arcane Roots Read more…
Will Haven – ‘Muerte’ (Album Review)
Listening to Will Haven’s latest feels like discovering some vast, alien, rusty undersea structure. The sheer pressure Muerte puts your eardrums under is incredible.
Time has clearly not softened Will Haven Read more…
Tesseract – ‘Sonder’ (Album Review)
Too many metal bands make music with all the depth of a raindrop. Tesseract, on the other hand, constantly strive to give their fans more than they could possibly ask for.
More meaning.
More innovation.
More Read more…
Moose Blood – ‘I Don’t Think I Can Do This Anymore’ (Album Review)
In music, authenticity is synonymous with honesty – and Moose Blood are the real deal. Although emo is rarely my thing, these guys are an exception. A good song is a good song, no matter what genre you might choose to sort it into Read more…
Three Days Grace – ‘Outsider’ (Album Review)
Until they released Human back in 2015, I was never a big Three Days Grace fan. On that release, these guys stepped up and delivered a solid and sick hard rock album that stood head and shoulders above their previous work. Three years later, Outsider sees Three Days Grace Read more…
Drones – ‘Exiled’ (Album Review)
Punk’s roots have always been political, but in recent decades its pop-enamoured descendants have pulled focus away from politics and onto more adolescent concerns. Getting dumped, not being invited to parties, and being in love with Stacy’s mum are undoubtedly less than ideal situations – but they pale in comparison to the struggles faced by the far less fortunate every day. As a concept album about the European refugee crisis, Drones’ latest is unlikely to make you feel wistfully nostalgic, or pine for the days when you really did worry if nobody would like you when you turned twenty-three Read more…