Youth Man – ‘Wax’

Turn your head to the whirlwind of political unrest and many shocking England performances in the Euros. Instead – listen to Brummie punks Youth Man, their loads better than all that other stuff! Combining 80’s era classic hardcore and some of the grittiest UK punk in recent times. The

LIVE: Bury Tomorrow / Every Time I Die / Landscapes @ Engine Rooms, Southampton

“It’s so fucking good to be home”. It’s been three years since Bury Tomorrow played a headline show in Southampton. This was a special night. A very busy room seemed to enjoy material from Landscapes new album ‘Modern Earth’, not quite as hard hitting as the other bands on the

Falls – ‘One Hundred Percent Strong’

Songs exist that dwarf this entire EP. Clocking in at just 12 minutes, four tracks are all Falls need to convince you of their brilliance. Describing themselves as “Fuck Rock/Gash Pop/Sasscore”, the North Wales band have a modest discography of just one EP and a handful of singles. With that

Zoax – ‘Zoax’

Still a band in relative infancy, ZOAX released EPs in 2014 and 2015, as ‘Is Everybody Listening?’ and ‘XIII’ offered fans all sorts of post hardcore infused rock goodness. Now it’s time to up the ante with their debut full length. Not content with rehashing their well-known alt/punk rock style,

LIVE: Heck, Raketkanon, Zoax @ The Borderline, London

The penultimate date of Heck’s album release tour takes place in the heart of Soho. The Borderline has played host to many legendary gigs in its time, I doubt many have bared resemblance to a battlefield before. “Wel-fucking-come” exclaims Adam Carroll before bursting into song, the entirely excellent Zoax open up

Lock & Key – ‘Peaceless’

Treading the boards of the UK hardcore scene since late 2013, Lock & Key finally have an album. But was it worth the wait? Showcasing their melodic edge and love for the occasional Earth shattering beatdown, ‘Hostile’ acted as the first single. Rich Lardner screaming “You fucking cockroach!”  before the

Black Coast – ‘Crows of The North’

No longer to be held back by their one song discography, Black Coast are all set to go about conquering the UK metalcore scene with the release of a five song EP. Launching themselves with lead single ‘Mercenary’ is quite a statement of intent. Unforgiving drum hits and rasping vocals,

John Coffey – ‘No House For Thee’

A world-beating blend of spiky vocals and classy rock ‘n roll riffs returns for the band’s second release in almost 12 months. The idea of a new EP from the already brilliantly cataclysmic John Coffey is an exciting prospect, add the legendary talents of producer Kurt Ballou and you’ve

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Yuck – ‘Stranger Things’

The London based four piece have created the most feel good album of 2016, and its only February! The bands two previous full lengths, the self-titled ‘Yuck’ and ‘Glow & Behold’, were both filled with elegant soundscapes and some pretty gnarly riffing. In that respect, ‘Stranger Things’ fits perfectly within