Over the past few years, The Hunna have exploded in popularity. They recently sold out their UK tour within minutes and were announced in the line-up for Slam dunk before their new album even hit streaming services. The album was produced by legendary producer extraordinaire, Gil Norton (The Pixies, Foo Fighters, Busted, You Me At…
Heartbreak ruled the roost on New Year’s Eve 2017 when gothic heart-throbs HIM disbanded in their native Helsinki. Five years later, the Heartagram beats once more as Ville Valo returns to reclaim his throne as VV. The pioneer of love metal sought to soundtrack the dreary winter days with the enchanting Neon Noir. The first…
For the last 15 years The Subways have been synonymous with Indie Punk bouncy gigs and now having finally been allowed to go out on their 10th Anniversary tour for Young For Eternity, they have come back with a new drummer and a new album – Uncertain Joys. Partly recorded during singer/guitarist Billy Lunn’s period…
Mother Vulture are a new four-piece coming out of Bristol who’ve been making a name for themselves on the live scene. Playing a pleasing, seamless mix of hoary hard rock, alt metal moods and punky aggression, they mix a thoroughly contemporary grab bag of influences with an old school desire to entertain. The star is…
For a generation that grew up with wallet chains and baggy jeans, the name 96 BITTER BEINGS will immediately strike a nostalgic chord. An integral part of the soundtrack to many a misspent youth watching Bam Margera and Johnny Knoxville on MTV, the hit single 96 Quite Bitter Beings rocketed frontman Deron Miller‘s previous band,…
Devin Townsend has had a very productive spell over the last couple of years. Ever the creative genius, over the period of the pandemic and beyond Devin has released a live acoustic album, a live album of one of his COVID streamed concerts, Snuggles and The Puzzle. The end of 2022 brings us to Lightwork,…
Earthbound is the third album from Finnish death metal mavericks, BLACK ROYAL, and their first since 2020’s excellent Firebride. If you missed it, Firebride was one of the extreme metal albums of that year, not least because of the impressive amount of passion and detail that went into the lyrics. Firebride’s songs were stories chiefly…
After a four year long break from the studio, genre-bending instrumentalists POLYPHIA have finally returned. The Texas based four piece have redefined shred guitar over the past few years and if their recent singles Playing God, ABC and Ego Death are anything to go by. Their latest album, Remember That You Will Die looks set…
Just one year on from their first UK number 1 with For Those That Wish To Exist (FTTWTE), ARCHITECTS have returned with their 10th studio album. The Classic Symptoms Of A Broken Spirit continues their trajectory towards the biggest stages possible (and their affinity for long album titles) whilst simultaneously learning from their previous effort…
Nothing More are a band that generally take their time between albums. Between the creative process, various tours, being nominated for three Grammy’s and a global pandemic, it has been five years since their last album, the fantastic The Stories We Tell Ourselves. What state does 2022 find them in with their new album Spirits?…
