Kerrang! Magazine is a worldwide rock, metal and heavy music institution. The British publication, which began life as a special spun out of Sounds magazine thanks to rock journalism legend Geoff Barton, quickly grew to be a bi-weekly and then weekly magazine for all things alternative, rock and metal music. It continued that way for…
You have to give Atreyu credit.They have endured for over 2 decades now, and their popularity and persistence has seen them outgrow and extend their reach far beyond the scene that spawned them. Where many of their peers have faded away they are still standing. It’s a testament to them as a band that they…
Plagueboys is the third album by Finnish Rockers Grave Pleasures, (fourth overall if we count Climax by Beastmilk) it comes after a 6 year gap following on from 2017’s Motherblood. Grave Pleasures feel at times like someone got a 70s/80s themed Goth playlist and just hit play on all the songs, which sounds like more…
This is the fifth album of Waterparks’ career and as with FANDOM, they have made another rookie mistake someone left the caps lock on again. Terrible joke out of the way, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY is far from your rookie mistake as frontman Awsten Knight surprises us with new ideas and an unexpected exploration of religion. The…
As Everything Unfolds have had a quite fantastic two years since the release of their debut, Within Each Lies The Other. Festival slots (Download Pilot / Download Festival 2022), tours with Enter Shikari, Trash Boat, Holding Absence and others, special headline shows, extensive press coverage, huge streaming numbers. You name it, they’ve pretty much had…
Takedown Festival, the Hampshire based all day Rock & Alt Festival is finally back, after an eight year hiatus. Moving from its original home in Southampton Uni to Portsmouth Guildhall, the Festival made a welcome comeback this Easter weekend. Takedown has always had a special place in the hearts of music fans for being an…
Despite a five year gap between …So Unknown and the band’s 2018 debut Only Self, Jesus Piece have managed to stay at the forefront of the current wave of exciting hardcore bands. They fit right in alongside the likes of Code Orange and Knocked Loose as bands in the genre that feel like they have…
Any time you attend a Paramore show, you know you’re in for a treat. This is a band with an exceptionally high bar; that some how they always exceed above and beyond. It’s been five years since the trio graced UK shores, and just over that since we received new music; but as ever, it…
For those of us that were around at the turn of the millennium, Meteora by Linkin Park is analbum that should need no introduction. Released in March 2003, an era when JNCO Denimand wallet chains still reigned supreme, Linkin Park’s follow up to their massive debutalbum, Hybrid Theory was an immediate hit. Dominating both the…
Over the past few years, Tribulation have weathered some trying and testing times. After releasing their fifth full length album Where The Gloom Becomes Sound during the pandemic, the band lost one half of their creative brain. With guitarist and co-songwriter Jonathan Hulten leaving the band, the remaining three members called upon their long-time friend…
There is something rejuvenating about the dawning of a new day. The next 24 hours are full of endless possibilities just ready for us to follow them. This is exactly what Southampton brood Bury Tomorrow does as they welcome The Seventh Sun. Following 2020’s Cannibal, the band found themselves at an impasse. They had been…
There is no denying the sheer metric tonne of fun that Punk Rock Factory bring to anyone’s ears, be it on record or on stage. Having played their first live show in 2021 at Bloodstock of all places the band have only increased their fanbase with a fantastic TikTok account and appearances at most major…
