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Super Goliath – ‘Destroyer Destroy Destroyed’

Metal, in its essence, should be all about breaking conventions and pushing boundaries. Bristol’s Super Goliath are well aware of this, and on their début album ‘Destroyer Destroy Destroyed’ they haven’t just torn up the rule book – through sheer sonic pummelling they’ve reduced the rule book to mere

Friday 18 March 2016

Reckless Love – ‘InVader’

Of all the sub-genres within the heavy metal world, hair metal seemed like the least likely to make a genuine comeback. Everything about the genre – from the sleek, polished production, to the spandex and hairspray, to the not-quite-ironic sexism inherent in the lyrics – is so 80s that

Tuesday 15 March 2016

Empty Handed – ‘In Between The Goodbyes’

Once upon a time, hardcore was a form of music that thrived on passion, integrity and anger. It was a visceral, uncompromising outpouring of emotion by guys and girls that really, y’know, meant it. In the intervening years, the genre has been pulled in so many different

Wednesday 06 January 2016

The Computers – ‘Want The News? Here’s The Blues’

There are many miserable, unavoidable truths in life that unfold as you grow older. Hangovers go from easily shaken-off headaches to soul-destroying, multi-day nightmares. Macaulay Culkin’s character in Home Alone stops seeming like the coolest kid in the world and instead starts to come off as an

Wednesday 16 December 2015

LIVE: Damnation Festival 2015 @ Leeds University Union

For a decade now, Damnation Festival has been pulling in all manner of denim-jacketed heathens from around the world to witness the finest extreme music experience our fair isle has to offer. The festival organisers’ ability to pull together jaw dropping lineups has been almost unmatched since the first

Sunday 06 December 2015

Edhochuli – ‘Dream Warriors’

Post hardcore and screamo (or ‘skramz’ if you want to get all Tumblr about it) are in a very healthy state of being right now. Though purists would argue that the genre peaked back in the late 90’s with bands like Orchid, City Of Caterpillar, Saetia and pretty much

Thursday 03 December 2015

Born Of Osiris – ‘Soul Sphere’

‘Deathcore’ can be such a dirty word. Where once it was representative of a fresh movement of like minded artists looking to marry the brutality of death metal with the passion and fury of hardcore, now it’s become a byword for cookie cutter cookie monster growls, generic downtuned slam

Wednesday 18 November 2015

Birds In Row / WAITC – ‘Split’

It’s been a tough three years as a Birds In Row fan, waiting for the band to follow up their stunning album ‘You, Me And The Violence’. Lucky for us, Christmas has come early this year, as the band have returned with not one but two brand new records this