Album review: The Hives – The Hives Forever Forever The HivesNo postal service delivers the goods more reliably than Swedish garage rock legends The Hives, as seventh album masterfully proves.
What happened when Bring Me The Horizon headlined Reading Festival 2025The end of an era or a step to the next level? Bring Me The Horizon do both, with awe-inspiring production to boot as they close the Saturday night of Reading Festival...
Album review: Malevich – Under A Gilded SunAtlanta four-piece Malevich welcome the end of the world in devastatingly poignant style.
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…