Album review: Deftones – Private MusicAs if a career peak four decades in wasn’t enough, Deftones unleash a top-tier masterpiece on album number 10.
Album review: Signs Of The Swarm – To Rid Myself Of TruthBluster, breakdowns and other such brutality are on the menu as Signs Of The Swarm strive for the next level.
Album review: Arcadea – The Exodus Of GravityMastodon’s Brann Dailor and his synth-rock cosmonauts return to space for second Arcadea album. Cue less gravity and more floorfillers…
Album review: Dinosaur Pile-Up – I’ve Felt BetterDinosaur Pile-Up triumph over all the trials life can throw at them and come back brighter on excellent fifth album, I’ve Felt Better.
The big review: ArcTanGent 2025Rolo Tomassi, TesseracT, Wardruna and Melvins lead the charge as four days of the weird and wonderful hits Fernhill Farm for another scorching edition of ArcTanGent.
Album review: Hot Mulligan – The Sound A Body Makes When It’s StillMichigan emo princes Hot Mulligan grab life by the neck on riotous and heartbreaking fourth album.
Album review: The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die – Dreams Of Being DustFifth full-length finds The World Is A Beautiful Place… raging against the dying of the light.
Album review: Joey Valence & Brae – HYPERYOUTHPennsylvania rap duo Joey Valence & Brae make busyness their business on hyperactive third album.
Album review: really big really clever – …huh?Big? Yes. Clever? Sometimes. The Brighton punks’ second album is an easy fix of grunge with moments of untapped potential…
Film review: YUNGBLUD. ARE YOU READY, BOY?Hello, big screen, hello! YUNGBLUD weaves glossy black-and-white vignettes and a tale of self-reckoning through the first live performances of the songs from Idols…
Album review: Rise Against – RicochetA quarter of a century in, Chicago punk rockers Rise Against still fight heinous wrongs and pen awesome songs.
Album review: Plaiins – Happy FacesGobby Anglo-German punks Plaiins bring out the smiles on cheeky debut album…
The big review: Bloodstock Open Air 2025Four days of bottomless beer, bin-jousting and blasphemy underline that Catton Park is the UK’s premier destination to bang your head as Bloodstock Open Air returns for its biggest edition yet…
Album review: Chevelle – Bright As BlasphemyEnduring Chicago alt.rockers Chevelle make it to a 10th album but still don’t find the magic dust.
Album review: Pool Kids – Easier Said Than DoneHayley Williams-approved math-rock faves Pool Kids dive into the melodic deep end and come up gold on third album, Easier Said Than Done.
Album review: Fox Lake – New World HeatScorchio! Denver hardcore kids Fox Lake bring the noise on hip hop-flavoured second full-length…
