Few could have predicted Rolo Tomassi’s turn from weirdo bedroom noise making upstarts to long-term stalwarts of alternative extreme music, but that journey, starting with 2008’s electronica inflected ‘Hysterics’, has seen the band mature into a thoughtful, intelligent – yet still formidable – experimental force. Over that six album discography, the frenetic asides Rolo Tomassi…
Holding Absence have had one hell of a year. In spite of the COVID pandemic, they’ve managed not only to release one of the best albums of the year (The Greatest Mistake Of My Life), but play a big part in the return of live music to the UK. Starting off with what was by…
After numerous reschedules, Scottish rock legends Biffy Clyro finally set out on their Fingers Crossed Tour. Changing pace with a set of smaller and more intimate show, this tour was the dream for Biffy fans. After playing the likes of the Download Pilot and Reading and Leeds festival, the small capacity gave a whole different…
With the words “WE DID IT! YOU did it!!” Normandie, consisting of Philip Strand (singer/songwriter), Anton Franzon (drummer) and Håkan Almbladh (guitar), extended their gratitude for the endless support received on their sold out UK tour. With six British dates, five European and another nineteen planned for 2022, the excitement was unreal as day one…
“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,…
The Horror genre more than any other has lived and died by it’s persistance on sequelising IP, for better or worse. Ice Nine Kills have decided to take this tried and tested method and applied it to their latest album. Following on from 2018’s hugely Successful The Silver Scream, they have returned with another slice…
It’s safe to say that every band has gone through a period of growth over the course of the pandemic, but none more than Southampton lads Miss Vincent who showcase their versatility in their debut album A Funeral For Youth. The album echoes an important message of being comfortable with who you are and that…
Time and time again, we overcome adversity. Humanity’s resilience cannot be denied. It’s in these times of triumph we seek to reflect on the environment we’re in and ourselves as characters. Filling the pool of reflection with their heaviest material to date is Mark Tremonti with his solo band’s fifth album, Marching In Time. Where…
Trivium have always been a band to spend their time wisely; Never more so than over the last eighteen months since the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak. When previous album What The Dead Men Say was released in the depths of the first lockdown, it was a sorely needed pick me up for Trivium fans…
