Sometimes something happens that makes you sit back and wonder where the fuck time has gone. Reading the accompanying press release for Topple The Giants, the...
By all accounts, the recent UK shows by Aussie bruisers Thy Art Is Murder were some of the most ear-splatteringly loud that the UK underground scene...
Both myself and PureGrain head honcho Chris agreed that this was quite an amazing name for a band; it’s a pity that their brand of NY...
The release of Meir, the new album from Norwegian scrotes Kvelertak is a big deal. Actually, when I say a big deal, I mean a big...
Now I know, amongst death metal circles, it is something akin to treason, but I have be honest when I say that I've always found the...
When a biography cites influences as diverse as The Acacia Strain and Linkin Park, it is certain to raise something of a puzzled look on the...
Ever since the days of the New Wave Of Swedish Death Metal explosion, you have always been able to depend on Swedish bands to deliver quality...
Sheffield, or "Steel City" as it is known around the UK, is a city responsible for an impressive array of British rock and metal acts. From...
Some bands have a certain swagger about them. Buckcherry are one of those bands and Confessions, their latest album, is no different on that score. Dirty...
I've heard Elite, the third album from Massachusetts tech-metal heavyweights Within The Ruin, described as a "paint-by-numbers" affair and, while I have to admit I've never...
Described as their "most focused, fiery and fierce" effort to date, Resilience is the fifth album from US rockers Drowning Pool, and first to feature new...
Tonight’s poor turnout could be due to the appalling weather conditions that rendered a good part of the UK house bound for six days, or it...
There is a point midway through opening track "The Mean Spirits, Breathing" when hardcore legends Shai Hulud drop the pace to an almost crawl. It’s a...
French hardcore – two words that don’t usually conjur up images of anything particularly inspiring but, a quick visit to the journalists best friend (Google) brings...
While there is no doubt that New York brutalists Suffocation have influenced a hell of a lot of the modern death metal bands doing the rounds...
While the accompanying press release would get you preparing for a fairly generic metallic hardcore album, Welsh boys Continents have to get a thumbs up for...
A galloping introduction sets the scene for what is to follow on Ride The Void, the new album from Los Angeles metallers Holy Grail. Following up...
Live albums as a concept are generally hit and miss affairs, usually aimed at diehard fans of the band in question. So, when you hear the...
LA rap-rock troublemakers Hollywood Undead are one of those bands that have a knack for writing songs that you know deep down you should hate but,...
Quite clearly bonkers, German power metal outfit Sacred Steel have produced one of the most ludicrously brilliant heavy metal albums of the year in The Bloodshed...
The first of a three part series, after a few spins of the Mark Of The Beast: Indoctrination portion of the set, you should have a...
Hatebreed may have a new home for The Divinity Of Purpose, but as the opening seconds of "Put It To The Torch" smash you in the...
Having spent the best part of their career supporting some of America’s finest purveyors of modern hard rock (Papa Roach, Shinedown, Black Stone Cherry), it comes...
