Album review: Weezer – Van WeezerAll Hale! Rivers Cuomo and co. bring big riffs and bigger tunes in irresistible ’80s hard rock homage…
Album review: Ghost Iris – ComatoseDanish metalcore crew Ghost Iris fail to awaken the beast on fourth album…
Album review: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – When God Was GreatSka-punk staples The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' 11th record might look back, but still finds time to party…
Album review: Sumo Cyco – InitiationCanadian genre-blenders Sumo Cyco detonate a riot of colour and sound on third album, Initiation.
Album review: Evile – Hell UnleashedHuddersfield thrash maniacs Evile roar back, re-jigged and rejuvenated, on long-overdue fifth album…
Album review: Royal Blood – TyphoonsRoyal Blood shimmy through the COVID malaise on swaggering third album, Typhoons.
Album review: Warish – Next To PaySoCal garage rockers Warish pick the grit out of their scabs and ride again on nasty second album, Next To Pay.
Album review: Cruelty – There Is No God Where I AmBrit hardcore quintet Cruelty unleash hell on brutal, hectic debut, There Is No God Where I Am.
Album review: Gojira – FortitudeFrench metal titans Gojira make a timely return with an inspirational call to arms…
Album review: Tetrarch – UnstableLA metal newcomers Tetrarch hint at greater things to come with intense yet inconsistent second album...
Album review: Dropkick Murphys – Turn Up That DialResurgent Celtic punk legends Dropkick Murphys cheerlead us toward better days on rose-tinted 10th album, Turn Up That Dial.
Box set review: The Mars Volta – La Realidad De Los SueñosEl Paso experimentalists The Mars Volta present their entire oeuvre, plus unreleased treats…
EP review: Bodom After Midnight – Paint The Sky With BloodBodom After Midnight release the late Alexi Laiho’s excellent final recordings, and remind the metal world of the massive talent we’ve lost...
Album review: Dinosaur Jr. – Sweep It Into SpaceU.S. alt.rock fuzzlords Dinosaur Jr. strike again with yet more elegant noise on Sweep It Into Space
EP review: Chapel – Room ServiceAtlanta pop-rockers Chapel let the good times roll on fun new EP, Room Service…
EP review: RedHook – Bad DecisionsGenre-smashing Aussie rockers RedHook make some smart moves on debut EP…