The reality of life in lockdown is seemingly bedding in. I know longer feel like sawing my own head off with a bread knife in
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7in and EP round-up: April 2020 (part 2)
Afewyearslater / Trophy Jump split EP () Right on. We have some stuff here from continental Europe: Afewyearslater are from Hungary and Trophy Jump (who
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Interview with Cruelty
I’ll confess that when it comes to Midlands based metallic hardcore band Cruelty I’ve had to eat a hefty slice of humble pie. You see,
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Sweet Empire – A New Cycle (Umlaut Records, 2019)
A New Cycle is the third full length from Dutch crew, Sweet Empire. Quite by chance I saw them play at the launch party for
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7in & EP round-up: April 2019 (part 1)
Custody / The Phoenix Foundation – split 7in (Little Rocket Records) When Graeme Philliskirk hit me up about this one, he said he wasn’t going
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Allvaret – Skam Och Skuld (Dirt Cult records / Erste Theke Tontrager 2018)
Allvaret are from Småland, Sweden. Skam Och Skuld (which translates as Shame & Guilt) is their second full length, following 2013’s Tank Pa Doden (which
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The Raging Nathans – Cheap Fame (Plasterer / Rad Girlfriend Records, 2018)
Thee plague yeare of 2018 seems to go from strength to strength in terms of two things: 1. global events that signal our (potentially) imminent
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Clayface – Don’t Hold Your Breath (Horn & Hoof, 2017)
These guys are from Greater Manchester and play what I suppose could best be described as melodic hardcore / skate punk largely influenced by the
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Marko & The Bruisers – Every Path (self released, 2017)
So t’other week, I got an unsolicited message on the Apathy and Exhaustion Facebook page (yeah – go on there and ‘like’ that shit) from
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Black Volvo – Bad Driving (TNS Records / Make That A Take Records, 2017)
Nobody on the team seemed particularly keen to take this one on for some reason. Maybe the band name is a bit off-putting. It’s certainly
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