For a good while I’ve had the concept for a music magazine feature rattling around in my head, even as we’re told over and over
Read moreSanction – The infringement of God’s Plan (Pure Noise Records, 2018)
Long Island has a long running history of producing some of the best bands across punk, hardcore and death metal over the past couple of
Read moreThe Worst Witch – Toil & Trouble (Alerta Antifascista Records , 2018)
I picked up on the Worst Witch via Liam DeVello in the UK Nerd Punx Facebook group, when he asked if anybody enjoyed soundbites from
Read moreBlessthefall – Hard Feelings (Rise Records, 2018)
Before I dive into this review, I’ve got a confession to make to all three of the readers of my reviews. As much as I
Read moreLet Them Fall – Wolftales (Antigony Records, 2018)
I yearn for the days back when metalcore wasn’t a dirty word with which to label a band. What once was a reference to the
Read moreHummer – Budweiser & Butter EP (Horn & Hoof, 2018)
Hummer are a fantastic melodic punk trio from Warrington. Yes, Warrington, the celebrated North Western hotbed of concrete and roundabouts. Location of Gulliver’s World and
Read moreThe Fritz – s/t (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)
Not that it’ll be news to anyone, but… I really love that typical US hardcore sound from ’79 – ’86. In particular I have a
Read moreGreat Collapse – Neither Washington Nor Moscow… Again! (End Hits, 2018)
It will probably come as a surprise to anyone I’ve rumbled with online lately, but my lifelong instinct to closely follow and engage with all
Read moreImpotentie – Demonstratieve Opnamens (Drunken Sailor Records / Swollen City Records 2018)
Impotentie are (as far as I can tell) a post-punk 2 piece from Montreal that sing in… wait for it… Dutch. Fucking Dutch, mate. I
Read moreThe Last Gang – Keep Them Counting (Fat Wreck Chords, 2018)
There was a time when I followed Fat Wreck Chords something approaching religious fervour, I guess around the mid-late 90s and very early 2000s. They
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