Album review: UNCULTIVATES – This Will Become Clear Later, Like The French RevolutionIrish hardcore cowboys UNCULTIVATES gunsling on erratic debut album, This Will Become Clear Later, Like The French Revolution...
Album review: Puscifer – Normal Isn’tMaynard, Carina and Mat still hold on to hope in the face of hopelessness on Puscifer’s superb fifth album.
Album review: Urne – Setting Fire To The SkyLondon metal trio Urne look upward and reach for the skies on impressive third album.
Album review: Softcult – When A Flower Doesn’t GrowCanadian riotgazers Softcult channel their feminist rage into some of their most effective songwriting yet on cathartic debut, When A Flower Doesn’t Grow.
Album review: Dream Nails – You WishLondon indie-punk trio Dream Nails break out of the cycle of doom with curiosity, exploration and spirituality on their positively-charged third album.
Album review: Karnivool – In VersesAustralian prog-metal champs Karnivool spin out a suitably lavish and mostly potent curveball on long-awaited return.
Album review: Mayhem – Liturgy Of DeathNorwegian lords of the black Mayhem return once more with a concise lesson in how to tear the world apart.
Album review: MØL – DREAMCRUSHDanish post-metal luminaries MØL continue to expand beyond blackgaze on sparkling third album DREAMCRUSH.
Album review: The Molotovs – Wasted On YouthHotly-tipped sibling duo The Molotovs live up to the hype with a debut album bursting with punk brilliance.
Album review: Joyce Manor – I Used To Go To This BarCalifornian pop-punk mainstays Joyce Manor deliver sunbeaten hooks and salt-sweet nostalgia on supremely listenable seventh album I Used To Go To This Bar.
Album review: Shields – Death & ConnectionBritish metalcore survivors Shields make their boundary-pushing return with bold and occasionally brilliant new album Death & Connection.
Album review: RONKER – Respect The Hustle, I Won’t Be Your Dog ForeverBelgian noiseniks RONKER cook up a head-swivelling frenzy on their second album while dipping into darker, more existential places.
Album review: Goldfinger – Nine LivesLA punk heroes Goldfinger enlist friends from blink-182, FIDLAR, NOFX, Pennywise, Ice Nine Kills and more for album number nine.
Album review: The Hara – The FalloutManchester alt.rockers The Hara show big ambition on heavier second album, The Fallout.
Album review: Megadeth – MegadethDave Mustaine’s thrash war machine take their curtain call, finishing as he started, doing things his way whether you like it or not.
Album review: Crystal Lake – The Weight Of SoundWith a new vocalist in tow, Japanese metalcore heroes Crystal Lake turn the volume up to 11 on their first album in seven years.
