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From Wednesday 30 September 2015

Alien Ant Farm to celebrate 15 years since Anthology with huge 2016 tour

Alien Ant Farm are returning to the UK in 2016 to celebrate 15 years since the release of ‘Anthology’. Immortalised for their awesome Michael Jackson ‘Smooth Criminal’ cover, the band recently played a sold out show with POD announcing their return to the fore. The upcoming tour will see them

LIVE: Between The Buried And Me / Haken @ Camden Electric Ballroom

Haken kicked things off to rapturous applause; the Electric Ballroom bursting at the seams with people eager to catch this energetic Mars Volta meets Boy Hits Car sensation that are causing a stir both in the UK and around the globe. Vocalist Ross Jennings is a refreshing sight

Wednesday 16 September 2015

I Cried Wolf – ‘Hollow Heart’

Ready to ramp it up with I Cried Wolf and their latest offering ‘Hollow Heart’? Think Cancer Bats meets Dillinger Escape Plan, this EP is too darn short, with only five tracks, leaving you covered in appreciative saliva after a throughly enjoyable 20 minutes. ‘Scratching My Head With Ink’ splats

Friday 11 September 2015

Bring Me The Horizon – ‘That’s The Spirit’

It’s OK! You can stop screaming now. The day has come. Bring Me The Horizon have finally released their latest offering on Sony entitled ‘That’s The Spirit’, following a staggering buildup for the drop. Opening track ‘Doomed’ creeps in with a series of eerie samples, before the recognisable vocals of Mr

Friday 04 September 2015

LIVE: The Fall Of Troy / Rolo Tomassi / Chon @ The Electric Ballroom, London

2015 has seen The Fall Of Troy come back to the fore. They have exercised their demons, done away with their management and are doing Post-Hardcore D.I.Y. style. The nearly sold out Electric Ballroom buzzed with anticipation from the get-go, but not before two other performances from suitable headliners

Thursday 03 September 2015

LIVE: Thy Art Is Murder / Make Them Suffer @ Barfly, London

Metalcore and deathcore are taking metal to bold new places. Despite Slayer’s Kerry King recently slating others on the Mayhem Tour for lacking that zip, zap boing, there is a real undercurrent of new breed pioneers that are taking things to unparalleled heights. It’s this delicious mix of

Wednesday 02 September 2015

Radkey – ‘Dark Black Makeup’

‘Kids these days’ sings Dee Radke in opening track ‘Dark Black Makeup’ as he scathes at young people wasting their potential but through the lens of a cosmic being who decides to destroy the world. This is certainly something that cannot tar the Radkey brush. These young boys are

Tuesday 01 September 2015

LIVE: Soulfly / One For Sorrow / Designs Of Chaos @ Islington Academy, London

Designs Of Chaos open proceedings with a solid set of metal, possessing a venomous bite that could stand them in good stead for future outings. Tracks from their ‘Darkest Storm’ EP sound big and riffy, with solos aplenty and some demonic screaming to match. The houselights go up and

Wednesday 26 August 2015

Interview: Radkey [August 2015]

Comprising three brothers from St Joseph, USA, Radkey were home schooled and cultivated on their Dad’s rock records. Now they are causing quite a stir, having been compared to The Ramones and The Misfits. Not much to live up to then! Before gearing up to take over the UK at several dates

Monday 24 August 2015

Stray From The Path – ‘Subliminal Criminals’

Stray From The Path have been knocking over tea cups and spitting in the coffee’s of the powers that be for quite some time, but have majorly ramped it up for their seventh studio album ‘Subliminal Criminals’, an angry punch in the mouth to the shit we are