Alain Johannes – Hum
Great music is often, though not exclusively, born from pain. Look across your record collection, Spotify library or whatever medium suits you and you will often find torment at the heart of great artistry.
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Jet Fuel Chemistry – Sign Of The Times
Irish alt-metal / metalcore crew Jet Fuel Chemistry are a new band to come across the Rock Sins radar. Having been together for three years, they’re about to drop their new EP Sign Of The Times. Is it a release that can rise above the pack in a UK scene that is awash with bands…
Imperial Triumphant – Alphaville
When you think of black metal chances are The Beatles don’t come to mind.
Entry – Detriment
Built with concision, the debut LP from LA based hardcore punks, Entry, is a compact and ferocious composition.
Trivium – A Light or A Distant Mirror (Live From Full Sail University) Review
If you’re a regular gig goer – we would imagine you’ve seen your fair share of live streams over the last three months. Stream fatigue has set in for many. But on Friday night, Trivium may have just turned the concept of a live streamed gig on it’s head – at least for medium and…
On Hollow Ground – Blood is Blood
Getting people to pay attention and become invested in your music is often no easy task for a debut album. Leeds metalcore outfit On Hollow Ground achieve this on their debut effort “Blood is Blood” by providing familiarity with glimpses of experimentation. Hotly-tipped as a band to keep an eye on, On Hollow Ground have…
Bury Tomorrow – Cannibal
Over the course of the last 14 years Bury Tomorrow have molded themselves into one of the most exciting and consistent in the UK metal scene. Their last album Black Flame propelled them to new heights and is considered by many as a modern classic. With success comes the weight of expectation, and as such…
Phoxjaw – Royal Swan
There have been some stunning debuts in the last few years. Half a decade’s worth of phenomenal music punctuated by brilliant beginnings.
Emmure – Hindsight
Emmure are a band who divide opinion like very few others. Sure, there are controversial bands, bands you either love or hate, and bands that exist purely to piss you off, but Emmure somehow manage to be all of that and then some. Emmure’s history as a band is littered with controversy, outbursts and line…
Protest The Hero – Palimpsest
With everything going on in the world right now, a small bit of positivity can be found in knowing that Protest The Hero will be releasing their first full length album in almost seven years. For a while there has been somewhat of a question mark over whether or not the Canadian prog-metallers would get…