As It Is, This Wild Life, Seaway, Boston Manor @ The Garage, London

LIVE: Alien Ant Farm / POD / Hoobastank @ KOKO, London

The air around London’s Koko was full of nostalgia for this showing of nu-metal titans from times gone by. For those who rode the nu-metal wave back in the early noughties, this trio were right up there, all boasting impressive stand out tracks that literally everybody knew, and

LIVE: Deez Nuts / Stick To Your Guns / Trash Talk / Being As An Ocean @ ULU Student Union

Being As An Ocean opened this mammoth four band musical morsel which had most hardcore fans salivating at the prospect of such a great lineup. Their post-hardcore rhythms were well received and crowd pleaser ‘Wrecking Ball’ would be a no brainer for the title of ‘proper good tune’.

Twin Atlantic, Eliza and the Bear, Lonely the Brave @ Brixton Academy

The Smith Street Band, Gnarwolves, Drug Church, Great Cynics @ Gorilla, Manchester

Man Overboard, Moose Blood, Roam, Smile and Burn @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

Ducking Punches, Creeper, Mark McCabe, Darwin and the Dinosaur @ The Owl Sanctuary, Norwich

LIVE: Samoans / Enquiry / Mayors of Toronto / Pocket Apocalypse @ The Flapper, Birmingham

Four band shows are usually hit or miss affairs, often due to the vast differences in musical styles. Rarely do you get four bands on one bill that have the laser sighted focus that promoters Little Cavalier managed to muster up for a night of Math Rock wonders

Samoans, Enquiry, Mayors of Toronto, Pocket Apocalypse @ The Flapper, Birmingham

Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Issues @ The Forum