Reviews

Album review: Bloom – The Light We Chase

Aussie melodic hardcore band Bloom threw themselves out into the international scene with 2024 debut Maybe In Another Life – and are exploring some new sounds on its follow-up…

Album review: Serj Tankian – Covers, Collaborations & Collages

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian shares a sonic scrapbook spanning the far recesses of his creativity, with varying results.

Album review: Spite – NEW WORLD KILLER

Neck braces at the ready! A predictably chunky exercise in breathless brutality from Californian quartet Spite on album number five.

Album review: Mastiff – For All The Dead Dreams

Hull’s most vicious band Mastiff serve up a healthy dose of brutally charged sludge.

Album review: Creeper – Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death

Carry on screaming! Creeper return with their fangs on full display for bigger, brassier, bloodier Sanguivore sequel.

Album review: Avatar – Don’t Go In The Forest

Swedish metal jesters Avatar hit double figures in macabre, OTT style on raucous new album.

EP review: Trivium – Struck Dead

Trivium breathe fire and go metal thrashing mad on short, sharp EP, Struck Dead.

Album review: Unprocessed – Angel

German metalcore underdogs Unprocessed throw every dart from their armoury at sixth album – and most of them stick.

Album review: Witch Fever – FEVEREATEN

Join the coven! Witch Fever’s magnificent second album throws more styles into the cauldron, and the result is enrapturing.

Album review: Taylor Acorn – Poster Child

Taylor Acorn delves into chronic people-pleasing, addictive chaos and the importance of self-love on her debut album as a label signee.

Album review: Mammoth – The End

Wolfgang Van Halen’s solo vehicle powers through the gears with another set of pumped-up guitar-rich rock tunes.

Album review: Conjurer – Unself

Remember why you got so excited about Conjurer? That’s back, but even more so, on heavy, emotional and brilliant third album, Unself.

Album review: GG Magree – Spit Love

Ever plugged in a guitar at the club? GG Magree’s doing just that, and she’s made genre-splicing fresh again in the process.

Album review: VOWWS – I’ll Fill Your House With An Army

Gloomy, synthy duo VOWWS strike the right balance on eerie third album, I’ll Fill Your House With An Army.

Album review: Spiritual Cramp – RUDE

Zippy punk, razor-sharp wit and anarchy in the USA define this second album from San Franciscan rudeboys Spiritual Cramp.

Album review: Dayseeker – Creature In The Black Night

The stars and scars align for Dayseeker as they prepare for greatness on horror-obsessed sixth album – their finest yet.

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