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KITE THIEF - "If something sounds weird, make it weirder"
“Something that our drummer always says is: ‘If something sounds weird, and we’re not sure about it, make it weirder,’” joked Max,...
Chloe Sodeau
Oct 2, 20254 min read


IN FOCUS: NOTTINGHAM
It’s a hot June night, a dreamy play of brass, keys and electrified strings emanate from the midst of a wood workshop called, We Make Our Way. The acoustics amongst the timbers are excellent, and the smell of fresh cut wood is in the air. The dancing audience spills on to the street where a few doors down is, The Grove.
Alana Madden
Sep 28, 20255 min read


DEATH PILL: War and the New Age of Riot Grrrl
Sometimes, being in a band is tough. For thrash trio Death Pill, being in a band that doesn’t live near each other - not even in the...
Katerina Stepanikova
Sep 25, 20255 min read


LIVE FROM THE PIT: Agriculture, Machukha
Mere days before London’s tube strikes made attending gigs into expeditions made by only the hardiest of fans, one lucky writer was sent...
Jasmine Longhurst
Sep 12, 20252 min read


LIVE FROM THE PIT: Scene Queen, Girli and Lake Malice
SCENE QUEEN returned to London with their biggest headliner show yet. Taking over the iconic O2 Forum Kentish Town with a femme...
Katerina Stepanikova
Sep 9, 20253 min read


Rage Reviews: Recent Releases, September 2025
It's the beginning of the school year for most kids today, and to help with their education we've provided a list of some of our...
Out of Rage Team
Sep 8, 20254 min read


Rage Reviews: Recent Releases, August 2025
Welcome to Rage Reviews: Recent Releases! Here, we'll be covering some of our favourite recent singles for your convenience, so you can...
Out of Rage Team
Aug 25, 20255 min read


THE BIG BOOMTOWN REVIEW
Hidden within the hills of the South Downs National Park, Boomtown returned for it’s annual five-day get-together – a festival that can...
Rianna Ram
Aug 19, 20257 min read


HUMOUR: No Laughing Matter - An Introspective on Identity and Death
For the first time in our conversation, Humour are stumped. You’d think - with a band name such as theirs - that it would be easy, but...
Ali Glen
Aug 14, 20253 min read


CALVA LOUISE: On The Edge Of The Abyss
In one word, Calva Louise is driven. Whether that means touring London’s pubs to hand out demo CDs or learning how to use Unreal Engine...
Julia Brunton
Jul 24, 20258 min read


The Top 10 Bands you should watch at Rebellion Festival 2025
Rebellion Festival returns for its 29th year (in some iteration) and is now looming on the horizon of summer like a punk monolith. With eight indoor stages and over 300 bands you really are spoilt for choice and it does make a weekend in Blackpool all the more worthwhile.
Kayleigh Fryer
Jul 15, 20254 min read


Satan's House Band Soon To Make Their Return: Slayer Are Nearly Back In The UK
And to think, some of us really did believe that Slayer were done. The Devil's own house band are making an unholy return to our shores,...
Jasmine Longhurst
Jun 30, 20253 min read


Out Of Rage's big Download review 2025
Another year, another unpredictable set of weather requirements for Download Festival. Whilst the dust (quite literally) settles on the...
Out of Rage Team
Jun 22, 202515 min read


DESOLATED: On finding peace and gaining strength from the hardcore community
When it comes to hardcore heavyweights Desolated, guitarist Richy Unsworth has always felt more comfortable playing intimate venues, with devoted crowds that ooze with disorder. “I love it when it properly kicks off, and you’ve got a massive pit. That’s my perfect vibe. I like stage divers, but they don’t happen very often for us, because I think there is not normally a front row, they sort of evacuate.” Perhaps that’s why the title of Desolated’s new album, ‘Finding Peace’,
Amber Brooks
Jun 19, 20254 min read


INTERVIEW: A Symposium with Cwfen - Woad and White Wine with Glasgow’s Righteous Occultists
It has been tough figuring out how to write up Cwfen . They can’t be defined through simplistic means, nor do they fit snugly into one of...
Kiarash Golshani
Jun 16, 20257 min read


Metal 2 The Masses 2025: Meet the First Wave of Winners
Metal 2 the Masses 2025 has once again delivered the goods in the form of riffs, roars, breakdowns, and the occasional battle vest held...
Out of Rage Team
Jun 14, 20255 min read


RANKED: The Top Ten Turnstile Songs
Turnstile, as a band, are many things. They are probably the largest hardcore band in the world, certainly top two with Knocked Loose....
Jasmine Longhurst
May 27, 20255 min read


Ranked: The Top 10 McFly Songs
With seven number one singles in the UK, six top 10 albums and over 10 million records sold worldwide, McFly are a force to be reckoned...
Mary Horner
May 23, 20255 min read


PUPIL SLICER: Chatting LP3, Warhammer, and Milton Keynes
With the release of two new singles, a pair of tours, and of course a new album hidden up the bands' sleeves, Pupil Slicer are about as...
Jasmine Longhurst
May 22, 20254 min read


Metamorphosis, Sweet Emotion, and DesertFest - What's Going On in the Amphibious World of Froglord
Metamorphosis is the new upcoming album from Bristol’s amphibious five-piece Froglord . It broadens the band’s already comprehensive lore...
Katerina Stepanikova
May 1, 20255 min read
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