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From Thursday 04 June 2015

Landmarks – ‘Fighting Gravity’

‘Running on Empty’ was self-released in 2013 by Manchester pop-rockers Landmarks. It turned a few heads and secured a great local following for the band who went on to share stages with Me Vs Hero, Neck Deep and Decade over the last year. This time

Wednesday 03 June 2015

Employed To Serve – ‘Greyer Than You Remember’

Back in the earlier parts of this decade (Christ, that feels weird to say!), Holy Roar Records and their formidable stable unleashed some of the most memorable and powerful underground hardcore records the UK has seen, nurturing and fostering a love of British heavy music

Tuesday 02 June 2015

The Darkness – ‘The Last of Our Kind’

With album number four, The Darkness find themselves in a slightly difficult position. The former biggest rock band in the world created an unlikely success with 2003’s ‘Permission to Land’, bringing the spirit of 80’s rock to a time when AC/DC were the only other major band to

Monday 01 June 2015

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

Co-headline tours appear to be the trending thing these days, so when As It Is announced they were teaming up with This Wild Life for a UK headline run, it was obvious that that would be a party not to be missed. Blackpool boys Boston Manor kicked the pop-punk

I The Mighty – ‘Connector’

‘Connector’ seems like a fit title for I The Mighty’s second full-length record. Their debut, ‘Satori’ didn’t quite seem to grasp as much attention as it should’ve, however this time around they’ve created something special, something that will connect with people and an album that will grab you

Friday 29 May 2015

Speak Low If You Speak Love – ‘Everything But What You Need’

‘Everything But What You Need’ is a new fourteen-track album from singer/song writer Ryan Graham, who performs under the alias Speak Low If You Speak Love. Hailing from Michigan, the 23 year-old is no stranger to touring and song writing, as he’s also the guitarist

wars – ‘And So The Sea Will Claim Us All’

Wars are a melodic hardcore band from Rugby and despite only forming earlier this year, have created an EP of significant maturity. They possess that often elusive combination of aggressiveness mixed with genuinely good, much softer vocals with vocalist Rob Vicars surely giving even the

Wednesday 27 May 2015

Twenty One Pilots – ‘Blurryface’

‘Blurryface’ by Twenty One Pilots, their second signed offering on Fuelled by Ramen and their fourth overall release, is a melting pot of exuberant sound. It is a release that will ring true for many who feel they are just another face in the crowd.

Tuesday 26 May 2015

Anti-Flag – ‘American Spring’

Anti-Flag’s new release ‘American Spring’ is their ninth studio album and their first release on Spinefarm Records. The songs are an aggressive critique of the global, social and political climate of 2015. The entire ‘American Spring’ package includes essays, personal liner notes and further information behind the driving forces of each song,

Saturday 23 May 2015

InMe – ‘Trilogy: Dawn’

A suitably daring undertaking for a band almost twenty years into their career, InMe have gone for a triple album with their ‘Trilogy’ project. It may be coming only a few years after Green Day’s high-profile ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! triple album, but this is something quite different with