For the last two years Live Music has been a scarce luxury, one that many of us had possibly taken for granted, but when it was taken away from us, many felt lost. A lot of bands & artists tried many different avenues to be able to perform for fans, whether it was lower capacity…
Ask anyone with a pre-existing relationship with MALEVOLENCE and their music and they will tell you they’re one of the most underrated bands to come out in the 2010s. Whilst they’ve always been beloved in their circles, keeping up their momentum has been their biggest hurdle but the tides are starting to turn. After reaching…
It’s been six years since BOWLING FOR SOUP graced our ear holes with a new record, and it’s fair to say a lot has changed within the band in that time. Their latest album Pop Drunk Snot Bread (a very clever play on words there) bears the weight not only of expectation, but reflecting what…
It’s been four years since the last HALESTORM album. In the time since Vicious (2018) was released, HALESTORM have risen to arena headline status here in the UK and were growing bigger than ever in the US. Then the COVID pandemic struck. From a place of fear, doubt and anger, to the point where none…
No matter how we may avoid or reframe the thoughts; there’s no denying we carry a certain amount of darkness. Though as hard rock group FOZZY demonstrate, it’s how we face up to and present ourselves within that pain. With seventh studio album Boombox, we’re taken on a journey through the land of juxtaposition. Boombox…
Back in the 90’s Reef were the band with “that song” and “that voice”, bothering the UK Top 40 and music venues and festivals around the country to boot, then essentially took a 6 year break in the 00’s. Having reconvened for a few shows, it was clear the magic was still there and so…
It’s been 20 years since Avril Lavigne released her first album Let Go, (yes, 20 years) and here we are writing about her highly anticipated 7th album, Love Sux. The release is Lavigne’s first album to be put out on her new record label DTA (Travis Barker’s label) and Elektra Records, which are part of…
Another wave of American metal is swelling out in the distance and with new album Scar Weaver, Once Human are kicking their way to the forefront. The third album from the Los Angeles quintet has been perfected over the last couple of years and the band boast a broader yet more focussed sound. Scar Weaver…
“I turn the grief to medicine”. For so many artists, pain is the lynchpin of creating works that will stand the test of time.
Fifteen albums in for Ministry, and Uncle Al is still pissed off. Moral Hygiene is another reaction to the comings and goings of the world and, in particular, the good ol’ USA. Al Jourgensen doesn’t beat around the bush, does he? ‘Good Trouble’ includes him repeatedly commentating “The world is a mess” in his hoarse,…