Knocked Loose have felt ever present on UK shores but it felt like a long time since the Kentucky outfit has gone up and down across a full on headline tour. In that time, through festival appearances and the like, their live reputation has only continued to grow. Armed with last years devastating Upon Loss…
On August 25th, Holding Absence celebrates the conclusion of their opening trilogy of albums with the release of The Noble Art Of Self Destruction. A record all about being a work in the making, a painting made up of 1000 mistakes to form something beautiful, the band find themselves in very different positions going into…
The Dirty Nil are not the kind of band to bury the lead and they certainly don’t on their fourth full length, Free Rein to Passions. Doing exactly what it says on the tin, this is the Ontario trio going out of their way to clear themselves of any overthinking that could come with the…
Ghost fans have become accustomed to getting an extra tasty morsel following a big album campaign, with the Phantomime EP coming in as the latest addition to the catalogue. Serving as a stop gap to the massively successful Impera campaign that continues to roll on, a small selection of covers has got a big task…
Despite a five year gap between …So Unknown and the band’s 2018 debut Only Self, Jesus Piece have managed to stay at the forefront of the current wave of exciting hardcore bands. They fit right in alongside the likes of Code Orange and Knocked Loose as bands in the genre that feel like they have…
Over the past few years, Tribulation have weathered some trying and testing times. After releasing their fifth full length album Where The Gloom Becomes Sound during the pandemic, the band lost one half of their creative brain. With guitarist and co-songwriter Jonathan Hulten leaving the band, the remaining three members called upon their long-time friend…
There’s a solid case to be made that Gojira are the heaviest band to ever headline venues like the Cardiff International Arena. Uncompromising and incomparable, the French quartet have earned their status as a band of this size through the consistent quality of their music and their reputation as a water-tight live band. As one…
Unfortunately for fright fans in the UK and Europe, ICE NINE KILLS have postponed their upcoming Wurst Vacation tour. The good news is that it’s only been pushed back a few months, at least for the UK dates, so there isn’t long to wait until the curtain finally drops. Originally scheduled for March, INK returning…
As one of the most promising bands in the UK right now, GRAPHIC NATURE have continued to build their hype with the release of their new single Headstone. Taken from their upcoming debut album A Mind Waiting To Die, it’s another taste that shows exactly why they’ve got people talking about the release of their…
Due to the recent closure of the Brixton academy for the coming months, BEARTOOTH are just one of several bands to announce a venue change for their upcoming London date. Originally scheduled to play the venue on March 19th, their UK tour will now end at the OVO Arena in Wembley. As a result of…
With the rollout of new singles that started on the fifth day of the year, SLEEP TOKEN have been the most talked about band thus far in 2023. Returning home after a run of shows in Australia supporting ARCHITECTS, the remaining tickets for their UK “rituals” were snapped up with the release of new music from one of…
Kicking off Rock Sins End Of Year Awards for 2022 – it’s our news editor Kyle Dimond! As a whole new year emerges, it’s time for the most stressful time of the year as a music fan, end of year lists. 2022 was a strange old year for alternative music. Whilst it wasn’t short on…
