Ginger Wildheart G*A*S*S Mark II – Round Records There’s an ease to which Ginger Wildheart seemingly turns out tune after tune of music that always hits the spot. His song writing has inspired and influenced much of what we listen to today....
Overdrivers She’s On Her Period – Self Released There’s a fine line between being tongue in cheek and foot in mouth and being deemed to have crossed that line can make for difficult times. Musically Overdrivers are a fine modern take...
Anti-Flag American Reckoning – Spinefarm Records It’s a bold move to expose yourself to the glare of public scrutiny by going acoustic. For a band like Anti-Flag that boldness is more of a gamble because of how their music is usually played...
Wilson Tasty Nasty – Century Media So, you’re first to arrive at the party. You make a start on the Sauvignon Blanc. Pardon? Right, sorry, beer. Then these five heroes from Detroit roll in. Brace yourselves for lyrical irreverence and humour,...
Tayne Breathe – Strange Brew Records Noise is good. Silence means the usually boisterous Labrador is gnawing on your best purple going out shoes. Tayne’s experimental noise is better. Atmospheric. Soaring. Euphoric. Stunning. It’s brave...
Beartooth Disease – Red Bull Records Sometimes stepping just one foot in front of the other is too much. Desperately clawing through days, hours, minutes. Still too much. Sometimes it’s down to blink by blink, breath by breath. Waiting for the gnawing,...
Behemoth I Loved You At Your Darkest (Nuclear Blast) When a new album is offered – and especially in the case of a high profile band like Behemoth - we immediately head back to its predecessor to gage growth, concepts and abilities. But this...
Evil Scarecrow Chapter IV: Antarctica – Dead Box Records Fears from some quarters that metal lunatics Evil Scarecrow have gone all serious can be firmly put to rest with this latest release. Once again the lords of metal mirth are taking...
Healthy Junkies Delirious Dream – Cargo Records Somewhere between sleaze and punk lies a band that have been steadily building up the kind of momentum that has taken on the proportions of a runaway train. The Healthy Junkies pay little attention...
Amaranthe Helix – Spinefarm Records There’s something almost magical listening to Amaranthe. Their mixing of big dollops of metal with a garnish of pop is nothing new but on Helix it’s more refined. The Swedes have found a balance...
