Album review: Josh Freese – Just A Minute, Vol. 2Superstar sticksman and member of every band Josh Freese marches to the beat of his own drum on another collection of speedy, strange songs.
Album review: male // gaze – TOO LATE NOWGenre-juggling quintet male // gaze get emotional, innovative, experimental and fearlessly weird.
Live review: Marmozets, Huddersfield ParishMarmozets annihilate the weight of expectation with a flawless comeback statement at their first gig in seven years.
Live review: Halestorm, London The O2Halestorm put a cherry on top of a magnificent 2025 by conquering The O2 in a whirl of fire, empowerment and gigantic riffs.
Album review: These New South Whales – GODSPEEDMelbourne’s least serious quartet These New South Whales return with post-punk jabs and post-hardcore heft, all with tongue shoved firmly into cheek.
Live review: Bad Omens, Glasgow OVO Hydro“Already in heavy Heaven”: Bad Omens step up as arena rock headliners in Scotland as they continue to unveil their new era…
Album review: The Pretty Wild – zero.point.genesisOn their debut album, Las Vegas duo The Pretty Wild introduce themselves both as theatrical plate-spinners of sound – and a band you absolutely have to watch.
EP review: Aerosmith & YUNGBLUD – One More TimeAn indulgent yet muscular collaborative project shaped by the fathers, the son and the holiest of rock’n’roll…
Live review: Hot Milk, London RoundhouseHot Milk turn Camden’s Roundhouse into a space to escape from the ugliness outside – and the site of one of the biggest parties they’ve ever thrown.
Album review: Rise Of The Northstar – CHAPTER 04: RED FALCON SUPER BATTLE! NEO PARIS WAR!!French metalcore mob Rise Of The Northstar continue to clash intercontinental influence to mixed but occasionally brilliant effect.
Album review: Annisokay – Abyss – The Final ChapterAnnisokay bring their Abyss project to a close with a showcase of German metalcore prowess.
Album review: Home Front – Watch It DieThe second outing from Canadian synth-punks Home Front throws poptimism in the face existentialism – with hooks aplenty.
Album review: False Reality – FADED INTENTIONSLondon hardcore upstarts False Reality continue their furious rise on bruising debut FADED INTENTIONS.
Album review: 601 – We Are Not The SameBreakbeat duo 601 explore the alternative on boundary-pushing fourth album, with a little help from the British heavy underground.
Album review: 5 Seconds Of Summer – Everyone’s A Star!5SOS rip apart the impossibly perfect boyband mould in an honest examination of their vices and virtues under the public eye.
Live review: Electric Callboy, London Alexandra PalaceAll aboard the Tekkno Train! Electric Callboy’s barnstorming Alexandra Palace headliner is a whirlwind of hilarity and neon-splattered fun.
