a-tota-so – I Told You So: Album Review
Returning with their latest long player, a-tota-so continue their gradual evolution as a band with I Told You So.
Chasing Abbey – Cyber Celt: Album Review
Blunt and powerful, Chasing Abbey snatch the tail of the Celtic Tiger, wrestling it into submission.
NÛS – John The Revelator: Premiere
We get an exclusive premiere of John The Revelator (feat. Vince DiFiore) from Sacramento-based experimental Post Rock band NÛS.
Vukovi w/ALT BLK ERA & Soapbox – O2 Ritz, Manchester: Album Review
Seeing that Vukovi were doing a one off play through of My God Has Got a Gun, we knew we had to be there. This was going to be something special.
Psych Fest – Manchester: Live Review
Manchester Psych Fest 2026 was the usual mix of the sublime and eclectic across a wide array of venues across the city.
Crown Magnetar – The Hollowing Of Godflesh: Album Review
Crown Magnetar return with an immense display of technical brutality, pushing deathcore’s extremity to a new apex of precision and savagery.
Xandria, Seven Spires, Tulip – Academy 3, Manchester: Live Review
A stunning set from Xandria heads a three-pronged Symphonic Metal onslaught in Manchester. Seven Spires and Tulip are in support.
Dan Whitehouse – Bird Of Paradise: Video Exclusive.
Ahead of the Only Love album and tour from Dan Whitehouse, we take an exclusive peek at a stripped back take on Bird Of Paradise.
Sworn – Null Crowned The Infinite: Album Review
Bergen-based melodic black metal outfit Sworn release their fifth album, Null Crowned the Infinite. It follows 2023’s A Journey told through Fire.
Gaerea w/ Conjurer – Slay Glasgow: Live Review
Gaerea bring Loss to the UK with Conjurer in support. What follows is an evening of extreme emotion.
Edenthorn – When I’m In My Grave: New Single News
Third single from the upcoming Edenthorn album. Park any expectations…get down and dirty.
MF Tomlinson – Heaven Is Other People: EP Review
Maverick singer-songwriter MF Tomlinson’s entry to parenthood with five ‘lo-fi gestural pieces on the human condition’.
Birdvox – Shamming The Drama: Album Review
Astonishing all-female retro-futurist debut from Birdvox – four multi-media polymaths from across the whole spectrum of Scottish music. Just listen to them sing!
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats – Shapes of Midnight: Album Review
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats return. Nearly two decades on from the demo Kevin Starrs hammered together in a Cambridge garage, the tunes have never once dulled in menace.
Shooglenifty – Stamina Island: Album Review
Shooglenifty are back, back, back, and, all infused with fresh blood and inspirations, it’s as if they’ve never been away.