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From Tuesday 19 March 2013

Hold The Fight – ‘With A Breath & A Hope’

“Hello. Bonjour. Konnichiwa. Hola! Hallo. We are Hold The Fight”. Hold The Fight welcome you to their party on their new EP “With A Breath & A Hope”. Hold The Fight are an acoustic-core trio from the South Coast of England. Since forming in July 2010 they have had the

Monday 18 March 2013

Four Minute Mile – ‘Bridges/Streetlights’

Boundaries are always an ever-changing thing. The boundary between pop-punk, punk and hardcore used to be such a simple affair, something outlined with a big, black Sharpie. Yet, over the last decade or so, with the inception of bands like A Day to Remember, Four Year Strong and even

Sunday 10 March 2013

Turbogeist – ‘Ancient Secrets’

The debut EP by London’s Turbogeist is a curate’s egg, the sound of a band suffering from an identity crisis. They don’t know whether to be a punk band, a garage band, a trash band, even a scuzzy glam band, and they try each valiantly but sadly don’t excel as any,

Tuesday 05 March 2013

Plantagenet 3 – ‘The Darkening Green’

Sparse and ephemeral Plantagenet 3’s blink and you’ll miss it 7″ ‘The Darkening Green’ mixes minimalist electronica, surf rock and spagetthi western, creating a sound that is as weird and idiosyncratic as you’re likely to find in a market crammed full of dirgeful indie. Though some may be frightened

Thursday 21 February 2013

This Is Hell – ‘The Enforcer’

The worlds of metal and hardcore have always made fairly easy bedfellows. From early progenitors of punk-influenced metal like Suicidal Tendencies, Slayer and D.R.I. to the metalcore bands of the 90s and onward, the two scenes have bands picking and choosing bits and bobs from each style and creating

Saturday 16 February 2013

New Waters – ‘Lions’

Here in Britain we’ve such a strong and healthy hardcore scene that we’re sometimes blind to the growing scenes on the continent. France, Italy and Germany have a fine tradition of producing wonderful screamo acts, and even tiny little Belgium has produced gems such as Rise

Tuesday 12 February 2013

Vinnie Caruana – ‘City By the Sea’

Vinnie Caruana’s musical CV is one that would intimidate most. Revered for his work with The Movielife and more recently with I Am The Avalanche, this Long Island native has now taken steps into that cluttered field of troubadour touting solo singers. His debut EP ‘City By Sea’ is

Saturday 02 February 2013

Straight Lines – ‘Escapology’

Every so often an excellent band makes a questionable move. Rather than biding their time and releasing a bank of new material of equal quality as 2012’s highly acclaimed ‘Freaks Like Us’, Straight Lines have opted to release a four track EP in the shape of ‘Escapology’, ultimately less

Tuesday 22 January 2013

Touche Amore / Pianos Become The Teeth Split

After touring heavily in 2012, Touché Amoré and Pianos Become The Teeth begin the year with a taste of what is to come with this split single via Deathwish and Topshelf Records. If (somehow) you haven’t heard either of them before, consider this a resolute introduction. Touché Amoré fire off

Thursday 10 January 2013

Blood Red Shoes – ‘Water’

These days, it is almost as if Blood Red Shoes see the reoccurring “how can two people make so much noise?” comment as a challenge – their latest offering, ‘Water’, is the noisiest the duo have ever sounded, putting an even further distance between them and their earlier material