It’s been 3 years since Code Orange torched the heavy music scene with their spectacular Underneath album. The world and indeed the musical landscape have changed a lot in that time, but so has Code Orange. Far more than a band, they are a seemingly ever evolving entity that goes wherever the art takes them…
As the weather began to turn from its random September heatwave into something much more fitting of the time of year, something is occurring in one of the many areas of Portsmouth Guildhall. Continuing the drama of the impending storm outside openers Electric Milk are heard to say “This is our last song, but as…
Since their formation a little over 20 years Black Stone Cherry have been at the forefront of southern tinged heavy rock and this week sees the release of their 8th full length album and their first with new bassist Steve Jewell Jr. Opening with the title track it’s clear this is a band that has…
As Cannibal Corpse celebrate their 35th anniversary it becomes harder to keep coming up with new ways to hype this band up. Every time they drop a new album its really easy to say “it sounds just like a Cannibal Corpse album and be done with it” but a band of this calibre and with…
It’s been 4 years since Industrial anarchists 3TEETH but out their breakthrough album Metawar, a collection of songs that felt like a definitive statement of intent. Not ones to rest on their laurels, they are back with something even bigger in the form of EndEx. This time around they enlisted the help of Mick Gordon,…
I will admit that Fences aka Christopher Mansfield is not a musical endeavour I was aware of. I am however glad that they have made their way into my life. Bright Soil is the fourth studio by them and the follow up to 2019’s Failure Scultpure. Listening to Fences for the first time is a…
With their excellent new album Ultraviolet released earlier this year, fans of As Everything Unfolds had been eagerly awaiting some headline shows. Following support slots with Enter Shikari, European tours and festival slots, their London show at Islington Academy was the second of two headline dates this week. Before As Everything Unfolds, Lake Malice (7)…
When Corey Taylor dropped his first solo album back in 2020,it was met with a rather mixed and dare I say muted response. The frontman of two of the biggest Rock/Metal bands of the last 20 years dropping a middling, uncohesive record that was not befitting of his legacy, was not something many of us…
In support of their most recent release, Hot Mulligan have been back in UK celebrating ‘Why Would I Watch’. With a run of shows in small and intimate venues, this was always going to be a sell out tour. Bringing American rock band, Spanish Love Songs along as support, a match made in heaven for…
As a festival that has become filled with more mainstream and chart topping acts over the years, Reading and Leeds Festival still always ensures there’s a heavy offering of the best alternative and rock available for its fans. We checked out what Reading Festival had to off on the Friday… Taking to the Festival Republic…
