Chasing Dragons – Faction: Prologue EP
True to its name, Chasing Dragons’ ‘Faction: Prologue EP’ is a fantastic teaser of their talents and a solid promise to leave no stone unturned.
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Years Young – Hiraeth EP
Home is where the heart is, no matter how many Years Young you may be. With a consistently beautiful melodic core swathed in electric reflection, it’s plain to see Lincolnshire alt-rock outfit Years Young are by no means an afterthought – this EP has evidently taken valuable time and dedication, and every note sings its…
Rock Sins Staff End Of Year Awards 2015: Ali Cooper
Continuing our look at the great, the good and the albums that just made you want to go “Meh” from last year, the Rock Sins 2015 End Of Year Awards continue with the views of our newest writer and resident fan of all things black (though admittedly on a metal website that’s not saying too…
The Five Hundred – Winters E.P
Ambitious and vivid, Nottingham subgenre-bending quintet The Five Hundred are keen to clock in and muck in. Debut EP ‘Winters’ combines passionate breakdowns with emotion-packed melodic clean vocals, offset neatly by savage screams. Intense from the onset, the title track opener is crammed with soaring solos and tricksy fretwork evident of guitarists Paul and Andy’s…
Clutch – Psychic Warfare
Slamming the pedal to the floor, rock and roll’s humble country bumpkins Clutch return for an eleventh crack at the whip with ‘Psychic Warfare’. If you’re looking for consistency, Clutch are your guys. They’ve already got 22 years under their belts and not one note of ‘Psychic Warfare’ suggests they’re tiring of it all yet….
Networks – Enough To Save Us EP
Networks’ debut EP lays their defences at the gates, willing to take on the world’s resentment with razor-sharp knuckles, blistered fingers and shredded vocal cords. The melodic metalcore army adds another doom-heralding advocate to its number, in the guise of a Portsmouth quartet hell-bent on plucking the genre straight out of its comfort zone. Establishing…
Aiden – Aiden (Self Titled)
The bittersweet revelation that this self-titled will be Aiden’s last album looms tentatively over 2015. It’s fitting that the only original member remaining is charismatic frontman Wil Francis, harbouring the energy, dedication and emphatic emotion of the years that have passed since ‘Our Gangs Dark Oath’ graced teenage music collections. ‘Crawling Up From Hell’s opening…