Album review: Shelf Lives – hypernormaLElectro-punk newcomers Shelf Lives refuse to shrink to fit the norm, slamming the pedal to the metal for their floorfilling debut.
Album review: Carpenter Brut – Leather TempleLeather rebel! It’s a grim yet brightly-lit picture of the future, as French synthwave genius Carpenter Brut brings his trilogy to a close with challenging but gloriously satisfying final chapter.
Live review: Foo Fighters, London O2 Shepherd’s Bush EmpireFoo Fighters get loose, feral and sweaty at last-minute intimate Shepherd’s Bush party.
Album review: Matador – Above, Below And SoCanadian psych-doom trio Matador bring the cosmic thunder on their most expansive and complete offering to date.
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.
