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From Saturday 29 September 2012

Samoans – ‘Elevated Reflections’

Noodly math-rock bands may seem to be ten-a-penny nowadays, but this is a real breath of fresh air. Despite hailing from the same country as the stratosphere-scraping pop stylings of Lostprophets and Kids In Glass Houses, Welsh three-piece Samoans have unleashed a debut EP that’s miles away stylistically. The

Friday 28 September 2012

Tonight Alive – ‘What Are You So Scared Of?’

Already heavily established in the Australian charts and with an American release back in late 2011, the UK release of ‘What Are You So Scared Of?’ – the debut album by Sydney based Tonight Alive – aims to broaden their appeal across the globe. Those interested in the female

Wednesday 26 September 2012

Dischord – ‘The Wakes’

“This town is a zoo, and I’m here to shovel the shit from the cages”. Dischord’s “The Wakes” is an album against governments and against getting up in the morning. Labelled the angriest band in the UK by Reverb Nation, Dischord bring a refreshing facelift to the

Tuesday 25 September 2012

Hell Is For Heroes To Play The Peel

Hell Is For Heroes are set to play The Peel in Kingston on the 21st of November. The band will play their debut album ‘The Neon Handshake‘ in full. Tickets can be purchased via the Banquet records website.

Monday 24 September 2012

P.O.D – ‘Murdered Love’

“We are, we are, the new revelation. We are, we are, the youth of the nation”. This what P.O.D. proclaimed on “Youth Of The Nation” back in 2001, when nu-metal was in its heyday. That was a year when Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and Korn were sniffing around the top

Sunday 23 September 2012

Bowling For Soup – ‘One Big Happy’

Following on from a successful jaunt in the US and in support of their upcoming UK tour, Bowling for Soup, The Dolly Rots and Patent Pending have released a spilt cover album called ‘One Big Happy’. The three bands each cover two songs from one another, as

Saturday 15 September 2012

Hardside – ‘Time is Punishment’

On Hardside’s ‘Time Is Punishment’, apocalyptic rolling drums and pinch harmonics blend with low, distorted guitars to rip the listener’s ears off from the word go. On first listen, the crisp and eloquent production of Paul Miner (Trapped under Ice and Terror) is clear, but the mood is set

Thursday 13 September 2012

Alice Can’t Turn Left – ‘Right Back Forward’

Alice Can’t Turn Left’s EP ‘Right Back Forward’ opens with promise – the chunky riff that resolves into the verse of first track ‘The Next Round’ is great. The female vocals that accompany this are slightly reminiscent of Letters From Cleo – the cheesy, pop-rock band that feature on

Wednesday 12 September 2012

Skeleton Kid – ‘The Graveyard Disciples’

Judging by the title of the EP itself, it’s easy to assume that Bournemouth foursome Skeleton Kid will sound dark and depressed and, honestly, you’d be right. On their Myspace page (yes, they still have one) they describe themselves as a band that “will do anything and everything in

Tuesday 11 September 2012

Belle Histoire – ‘Dreamers’

Belle Histoire have made quite the progression from their EP ‘I Can Tell‘. Now, in line with the predictions made throughout that review, the band have grown, expanded, and delivered on the potential they promised throughout the release. ‘Dreamers’ is an album which will have audiences listening repeatedly