Teen Mortgage – ‘Devil Ultrasonic Dream’

There’s no point at which Teen Mortgage’s debut LP ‘Devil Ultrasonic Dream’ doesn’t feel like being inside a sweaty mosh pit. It’s an album that holds you in its embrace even as it kicks you in the face. This is pure punk from start to finish, distilled from garage

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Thornhill – ‘BODIES’

Melbourne four-piece Thornhill are back with their explosive new offering, ‘BODIES’. In their own words, its “immediate, unfiltered approach … feels like a lightning bolt.” It’s hard to argue with this description. ‘BODIES’ powers through its runtime with an intensity that is rarely let up. ‘DIESEL’ rips into us

BRKN LOVE – ‘The Program’

Canadian hard rock trio BRKN LOVE burst onto the scene in 2020 with a debut album that netted them viral success through TikTok. Now they’re back with their third effort, ‘The Program’, filled with heavy riffs and fuzzy bass, and oozing grooves from every pore. Opening track and the

A Day To Remember – ‘Big Ole Album, Vol. 1’

‘Big Ole Album, Vol. 1′ not only marks twenty years since A Day To Remember’s debut LP, ‘And Their Name Was Treason’ – it also marks a stylistic return to the blend of metalcore and pop-punk that defined the band until 2021’s ‘You’re Welcome’. Their second record put

HotWax – Hot Shock

HotWax have been bubbling up under the radar since the release of their 2023 debut EP, ‘A Thousand Times’ and its follow-up, ‘Invite Me, Kindly’ later the same year. 2025 sees the release of their first LP, ‘Hot Shock’, through Marathon Artists. The tone of ‘Hot Shock’ is alternately

False Advertising – ‘Brainless’

False Advertising are one of those bands you wished you had caught when they first started out. Listening to ‘Brainless’ today though, and last year’s self-titled debut LP, there’s no part of me that isn’t happy to have them in my life. This is a thoroughly satisfying blast of

Petrol Girls – ‘Some Thing’

Petrol Girls are only just entering their third year of existence, but sophomore EP ‘Some Thing’ proves that they have a lot to offer in the future. The London based feminist post-hardcore quartet are still riding strong after the release of 2014’s self-titled debut, and this latest effort both