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From Tuesday 17 May 2016

Cardinal Bay – ‘Answers’

Bridgewater quintet Cardinal Bay have been hell bent on impressing with their live shows over the last year or so. Notching up appearances at Teddy Rocks Festivals, and sharing the stage alongside the likes of Funeral For a Friend, Amaryllis, Chasing Cadence, Lost Atlanta, and Breathe In the Silence

Monday 16 May 2016

Bellevue Days – ‘Sad Boy’

Not too long ago, Croydon quartet Bellevue Days came onto the scene with a particularly stunning EP in the form of ‘The Sun Came Up When We Were Young’. Since then, they’ve taken on some pretty staggering opportunities; they’ve toured alongside Counterfeit and Tigercub, and will be at 2000

Thursday 12 May 2016

Polar – ‘No Cure No Saviour’

Album number three is always difficult to make. Album number three can also seem pretty daunting when you revolve your album around political topics when your first two albums didn’t really enter that market. But Polar have done just that; they’ve dived straight into the global issue of homelessness,

Friday 29 April 2016

Omaha – ‘Young Hearts’

Recently, Leicester-based quintet Omaha have been turning heads and building up an incredible buzz. It started with their 2015 release ‘Chapters’ and has intensified during tours with Leopards and D At Sea, culminating in a huge following and plenty of hype. Now, they’re setting out to prove that they’re

Monday 18 April 2016

LIVE: Brian Fallon / Good Old War / Jared Hart @ KOKO, London

When Brian Fallon announced that he would be touring the UK, tickets sold out within minutes – and this was before he’d even released any music from his stunning debut, ‘Painkillers’. As he said himself during the show, people could have bought tickets and been faced with him “telling

Thursday 14 April 2016

Fall Of Minerva – ‘Portraits’

Completing international tours with the likes of Pianos Become the Teeth, Defeater, This Will Destroy You, and more, on the backs of only two EPs is a pretty impressive feat. Yet that’s what Italian quintet Fall Of Minerva have achieved, which has also led to them signing to Basick

Monday 11 April 2016

The Word Alive – ‘Dark Matter’

Both on and off the stage, Arizona quintet The Word Alive has always pushed themselves to the limit to create music that’s rich in energy and passion. Latest creation ‘Dark Matter’, produced by Matt Good, is no exception and comes bearing 12 tracks that are packed with chug riffs

Monday 04 April 2016

Once Upon A Dead Man – ‘Concepts and Phenomena’

Here’s a question for you: how does Charlie Simpson split his time between four different musical projects? Not content with being the frontman of Fightstar and a solo artist, as well as being back in the ever popular boyband Busted, this man has now gone on to form a

Friday 25 March 2016

Rory Indiana – ‘Ruling Class Crooks’

Brighton quartet Rory Indiana have given the music scene a lot to shout about. Having supported the likes of EMP!RE and Rival States, as well as working their way around the festival circuit, putting in appearances at 2000 Trees and ArcTanGent, this lot have steadily been building up excitement

Tuesday 15 March 2016

Interview: Daniel Winter-Bates (Bury Tomorrow)

Bury Tomorrow have been storming the metalcore world of late. After their staggering success with ‘Runes’, the Southampton quintet replicated that winning formula of heavy riffs and brutal breakdowns in the form of their latest album, ‘Earthbound’, which went straight into the Top 40. As if that wasn’t good enough