Weight is the second album from the Manchester-based collective known as Burrowing. Some of you may remember me reviewing the first Burrowing album on these
Read moreColored Moth – DIM (Wolves And Vibrancy Records, 2019)
I’ve always had a thing for both European screamo bands and noise rock. Discordant blasts of noise are a hell of a lot of fun
Read moreWear Your Wounds – Rust on the Gates of Heaven (Deathwish Inc., 2019)
Massachusetts super group Wear Your Wounds are back with their fifth album, their first with their official line-up, Rust On The Gates Of Heaven. Led
Read moreGrey Hairs – Health & Social Care (Gringo Records, 2019)
Well. Most of the time I skip over stuff sent to me from a particular PR company, as I just dismiss it out of hand
Read moreCave In – Final Transmission (Hydrahead, 2019)
Early last year, post-hardcore stalwarts Cave In began preparing for their follow up to 2011’s White Silence. With all the members involved in various other
Read moreDeath & The Penguin – Anomie (self-released, 2018)
London-based avant-garde alternative rock band Death & The Penguin apparently take their name from a work of post-soviet satire by Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov. Already
Read moreModern Rituals – The Light That Leaks In (Holy Roar Records, 2018)
Going into this, I admittedly didn’t have any idea what to expect, having not bothered to read the press release in advance. I think I
Read moreMorrow – Fallow (Alerta Antifascista / Halo of Flies 2018)
For those that don’t know (I counted myself amongst this number until several months ago), Morrow is a DIY emo-crust/ melodic crust punk band from
Read moreApril 7in and EP round-up (part 1)
Cove – A Conscious Motion (self-released, 2018) Obviously I’m not the ideal choice for checking out this type of thing, but my go-to metal writer
Read moreWoah-woah! The gang’s all here! Introducing the writers (part 8)
I’ve known Ian for a very long time, probably since the early days of when I DJ’d the Thursday punk room at Jilly’s Rock World
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