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From Tuesday 06 October 2015

CHON – ‘Grow’

In the past seven years, Californian quintet CHON have blossomed from playing home shows to touring with acts such as Animals As Leaders and Circa Survive. They drew from their experience on the road to release their first EP, ‘Newborn Sun’, in 2013, followed by EP ‘Woohoo!’ the

Friday 02 October 2015

The Dear Hunter – ‘Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise’

The Dear Hunter are an interesting band. Originally a side-project for frontman Casey Crecenzo, he’s since started channelling all of his musical efforts into this band after leaving The Receiving End of Sirens, and has gone on to release six albums with The Dear Hunter. Four of these

Wednesday 30 September 2015

The Lion and the Wolf – ‘My Father’s Eyes’

When people think of UK-based singer-songwriters, most will invariably think of pop’s favourite flame-haired Ed Sheeran, which is a massive shame when you come across The Lion and The Wolf, aka Tom George. Based on the Isle of Wight, Tom draws from incredibly personal accounts of his life

Tuesday 15 September 2015

Blessthefall – ‘To Those Left Behind’

Arizona rockers Blessthefall have been knocking about for a few years now. Those years have seen them go through line-up changes, which saw vocalist Beau Bokan take over from Craig Mabbitt, the current vocalist of Escape the Fate; play various tours, supporting the likes of Alesana, Norma Jean,

Saturday 12 September 2015

LIVE: Bring Me the Horizon / SHVPES @ Rose Theatre, Kingston

When Bring Me the Horizon announced an intimate show at the 900-capacity Rose Theatre in Kingston, Banquet Records saw tickets sell out in a record six minutes. But it’s not surprising considering the hype surrounding the Sheffield quintet at the moment. The handful of tracks that they’ve released

Tuesday 08 September 2015

Standing Tall – ‘Standing Tall’

Since signing to No Panic! Records, there’s been a steady buzz of anticipation surrounding Norwich’s Standing Tall. Over the last five years, they’ve used their touring experience with bands such as Hawthorne Heights, Tigers Jaw, and Foxing to really hone their sound and, because of this, the quartet

Thursday 03 September 2015

An Elegy – ‘Embrace the Rain’

Coventry/Birmingham-based quintet An Elegy has roared onto the metalcore in the last couple of months. Drawing inspiration from visceral and furious bands such as Slipknot and Linkin Park, this group have focused their efforts into writing a powerful and deliciously heavy EP in the form of ‘Embrace the Rain’. ‘Ghost’

Tuesday 01 September 2015

The Bunny The Bear – ‘A Liar Wrote This’

Metalcore outfit The Bunny The Bear have been knocking around for a while – they started in 2008, when vocalist Matthew Tybor aka ‘The Bunny’ recruited fellow vocalist Chris Hutka, ‘The Bear’. However, after creating four albums with the group and battling various drug addiction problems, Hutka

Thursday 20 August 2015

Red House Glory – ‘Heart Of Gold’

Red House Glory are a riveting London-based group, and have been knocking about for four years now. And within those four years, they’ve been able to gather everything that’s learned and experienced to create bittersweet, and explosive releases. Their latest creation, ‘Heart Of Gold’ is no exception. Punchy and

Monday 10 August 2015

Bellevue Days – ‘The Sun Came Up When We Were Young’

Bellevue Days, hailing from Croydon, usually seen as a grim part of London, have been knocking about for a couple of years now, but it’s only this year that they recorded and released their debut EP, ‘The Sun Came Up When We Were Young’. However, this delay in