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From Wednesday 18 December 2013

City Lights – ‘The Way Things Should Be’

The Way Things Should Be’ is the new album from Ohio’s City Lights and it’s absolutely packed full of huge tracks with big breakdowns and even bigger vocal melodies. You only have to look as far as the second track, ‘Promises’, to hear one of the most anthemic pop

Sunday 15 December 2013

The Murderburgers – ‘These Are Only Problems’

Pop punk is a genre which is looked down with scorn by many, and this is increasingly becoming a justifiable viewpoint; overproduced tracks and immature, trite lyrics come are some of the problems becoming prevalent in the genre. Of course there are loads of bands which go against these

Monday 02 December 2013

Sonisphere announce Metallica and Iron Maiden

Sonisphere is back and set to make history by announcing Metallica and Iron Maiden their headliners in a first for any UK festival. These will be the only appearances on UK soil for both bands in 2014. Fans who purchase tickets online will be invited to vote on the set

Thursday 28 November 2013

A Wilhelm Scream – ‘Partycrasher’

The last time A Wilhelm Scream released an album it was 2007. To put that into context, 2007 is pre Obama, pre iPhone and pre Fall Out Boy hiatus. In the six years since hardcore has been killed and saved multiple times over by bands who both rose

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Polar Bear Club – Death Chorus

Polar Bear Club are back with their fourth studio album, ‘Death Chorus’, and it starts with a bang. ‘Blood Balloon’ is a fantastic lead single and sums up so many of the qualities we’ve come to love from this upstate New York band. It’s anthemic yet gritty, backed

LIVE: Handguns, Neck Deep, Real Friends and The Wonder Year @ Clwb Ifor Bach [17/11/2013]

Photo by Tiegan Neary The last time The Wonder Years played Cardiff, they almost had to pull their set such was the reaction which ended up with a crowdsurfer headbutting the floor and the temperature of the venue reaching a near unbearable level. The result was The Wonder

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins’ pleads guilty to 13 sex offences

Lostprophets in 2009 Former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins is in court today to face a total of 24 charges against him in relation to sexual offences. You can get live updates of the trial over on Wales Online. Two quotes from Wales Online can be seen below: “Ian Watkins has pleaded

Monday 18 November 2013

Into It. Over It. – ‘Intersections’

Evan Weiss is swiftly becoming a force to contend with. Having spent his early years cutting his teeth alongside the emo powerhouses of his hometown Chicago, the supreme songsmith boasts a résumé that reads like a who’s who of the Midwest scene, most recently epitomised by his work

Roam – ‘Head Down’

Pop punk has been hitting back in a big way in 2013. With US heavyweights releasing huge albums this year, it’s worth a look to see what the UK can offer. One of the best contributions from this side of the Atlantic are ROAM, five guys from Eastbourne

Wednesday 13 November 2013

Free Throw – ‘Lavender Town’

If raw and emotionally charged indie-rock combined with samples from under the radar TV shows is your vibe then you’ll love Free Throw’s ‘Lavender Town’ EP. This four track, the follow up to their 2012 demo, is initially overshadowed by the heavy use of clips from ‘Undeclared’, a