An Uneasy Peace – s/t 7in (Dirt Cult Records) This band came uncomfortably close to being called “Unfuckable Chainsaw”. Verily. This EP has finally seen
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Drain – California Cursed (Revelation, 2020)
The great plague has put life on hold. No work, no outdoors and sadly, no excuses. So when Tony asked me to do some reviews
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Screaming at Traffic – I Don’t Like Sports (Little Rocket Records, 2019)
Bands that proper worship Samiam? I love owt like that, me. But only when they do that classic band a proper bit of justice, which
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Death Before Dishonor – Unfinished Business (Bridge Nine Records, 2019)
Alright then. Boston hardcore legends, Death Before Dishonor have returned to the fray with their first album in over a decade, and fourth album overall.
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Bad Religion – Age of Unreason (Epitaph, 2019)
Bloody hell. Bad Religion have been around for about a million years now, well, 40ish anyhow. I first saw them live in 1997 (I think,
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Pizzatramp – Grand Relapse (TNS Records, 2019)
I’d never heard of Welsh crossover boys, Pizzatramp, before hearing this. I suppose moving out away from the DIY touring circuit and having a commute
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Four Fists – 6666 (Doomtree, 2018)
During the 2000s, Apathy & Exhaustion’s tireless editor Tony was the co-owner of Roadkill Records, a punk shop haven located in a part of Manchester
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Get Married – Songs for the Sleepless (Asian Man Records / Wiretap Records, 2018)
Get Married are from San José, northern California, and as far as I can tell, Songs for the Sleepless is their first full length record,
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7in & EP Round-up August 2018 part 1
Goodbye Blue Monday – Misery Punk Ruined My Life EP (Make-That-A-Take Records, 2018) Goodbye Blue Monday hail from bonny Scotland, and this 3 song EP
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Iron Reagan / Gatecreeper split 12in (Relapse, 2018)
So this here split 12in record is billed as being between two of the most talked about acts in the wider extreme metal scene, Iron
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