Look, I’m not going to mince words, Belgium/Dutch powerhouse Blind To Faith are a collective of true fucking maniacs. Their performances are seldom seen things
Read moreInterview with Will Hirst of Maniac
Maniac are without a doubt my favourite current hardcore band. They are legitimately ill as all hell and my habit of wearing a Maniac T-shirt
Read moreHesitation Wounds – Chicanery (Deathwish Inc., 2019)
Word up people. I’m dragging my sorry arse out of the grip of self pity and shame in order to tell you about yet another
Read more7in & EP round-up November 2019
Mystery Girl – Heartbreaker 7in EP (Brain Slash Records, 2019) The more astute of you lot out there may remember me reviewing the last joint
Read moreAttan – End Of. (Fysisk Format, 2018)
Attan are from the northernmost part of Norway, so it’s small wonder that this is bleaker than a nuclear winter and as punishing as fuck
Read moreFor the Fallen Dreams – Six (Rise Records, 2018)
To some, metalcore is the dirtiest of all words uttered to metal fans. To some it conjures the unrelenting mosh metal meets hardcore hybrid of
Read moreMinors – Atrophy (Holy Roar, 2017)
Fuck me. This is belligerent. In a good way, like. I don’t often listen to modern metal or metallic hardcore. It either doesn’t sit well
Read moreFive things that did not suck in 2017
Regular readers of my hugely popular posts here at A&E may be surprised to discover that, despite my propensity for destroying everything Tony hands me
Read moreMake Them Suffer – Worlds Apart (Rise Records, 2017)
I don’t know why Editor Tony keeps giving me these types of records to review. ‘Yeah but you used to be in a hardcore band
Read moreWoah-woah! The gang’s all here! Introducing the writers (part 6)
I’ve known Nathan for a few years now, but we’ve only met in person a few times. He’s certainly done his time in various bands
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