Album review: Varials – WHERE THE LIGHT LEAVESStrap in for a brutal sonic demolition with Varials’ blastbeat-laden fourth album.
Album review: The Gloom In The Corner – Royal DiscordanceMelbourne’s heaviest storytellers The Gloom In The Corner plate up a full-scale, full-length epic of blockbuster proportions.
Album review: Starbenders – The Beast Goes OnAndrogynous genre-hoppers Starbenders get savvy with mixing ingredients for spicy fourth album.
Album review: Rob Zombie – The Great SatanRob Zombie and old pals reconvene to deliver a surprising (super)beast of an album.
Album review: Death Of Youth – Nothing Is The Same AnymoreLondon melodic hardcore upstarts Death Of Youth shove their fist into your chest and twist on wrenching debut Nothing Is The Same Anymore.
Album review: YUNGBLUD – Idols IIDom Harrison’s saved the best till last on the second part of Idols.
Album review: Dimscûa – Dust EaterNew Berkshire post-metal upstarts Dimscûa translate personal loss into a devastatingly beautiful debut.
Album review: Sylosis – The New FleshRecalibrated, re-energised and ripping it up, Sylosis go for a (slightly) more straightforward punch and deliver a knockout on explosive seventh album, The New Flesh.
Album review: Atlas – SunderFinnish metalcore juggernauts Atlas find greater range but still end up in familiar territory on third album.
The big review: Rock Alarm Bangkok 2026Underoath, Suicide Silence and a host of killer Thai talent hit Bangkok at the biggest edition yet of South East Asia’s ultimate rock party, Rock Alarm.
Album review: Wot Gorilla? – Stay HomeHalifax math-pop troupe Wot Gorilla? dive into a carnival of absurdity on their first album in 15 years.
Album review: New Found Glory – Listen Up!New Found Glory fight pain with hope with some of their best songs in years – and you’ll grin till your face hurts.
Live review: Motionless In White, London Alexandra PalaceValentine’s Day? More like Devil’s Night! Motionless In White’s Ally Pally extravaganza is a widescreen, gleeful celebration of their 20 years as a band.
Live review: Deftones, Glasgow OVO HydroGlasgow loses its sh*t as Chino Moreno and the boys roll in for Deftones’ biggest-ever Scottish show...
Live review: Sleep Theory, London O2 Forum Kentish TownIs it Thursday or Saturday night?! Sleep Theory transform an ordinary evening into a party to remember in a heaving O2 Forum Kentish Town.
Album review: Bratakus – HagriddenScottish sisters Bratakus give classic punk a modern, bratty twist on fiery debut that takes aim at the whole world.
