Earlier this year, JUNIUS released their first new song in nearly ten years. It’s been quite the break for them - since 2017’s Eternal Rituals For The Accretion Of Light they’ve only played a few gigs, including a short Europe tour last year. With that in mind, new music wasn’t a huge surprise, but with all this time having passed, and only two founding members remaining in the group, a completely different sound was to be expected. That’s what they did with Initiatrix, the l

MILLION MOONS, a relatively small group on the London post-rock circuit, are back for their third full-length LP, You Be Good, I Love You. Already striking is the title and artwork, both a reference to Alex the Parrot, a parrot studied by scientists researching animals and their ability to communicate with human intelligence - the title is named after his last words. So it’s all the more effective when you find out the album’s thesis is about the complexity of the animal king

For a band whose music has always balanced vulnerability with infectious indie-rock charm, In Heaven There’s Rainbows feels like the moment SNARLS truly come into their own. The Ohio quartet’s latest EP is both a celebration of youthful optimism and an acknowledgement of the realities that threaten to dull it, delivering six tracks that shimmer with hope while carrying the scars of growing up. At its core, In Heaven There’s Rainbows is about holding onto the things that once

EXPLORING BIRDSONG truly have built their rightful home as a genre-fusing band brick by brick, the release of their debut full-length album Every House We Built a new, rock-solid foundation in their expanding estate. Puns aside, this album is a venture that sees the three-piece push themselves to new heights sonically while drawing on real experiences to fuel their impassioned lyrics and performance. Initially using sparing metaphors for house construction to represent changi

Punk rock and country seem entirely removed from each other, yet Montreal based TRUCK VIOLENCE have forged the two genres into opposing sides of the same coin with their emphatic second album The weathervane is my body. A sound that blurs the line between small-town folk music and forceful punk-rock, the music takes some inspiration from the band’s experiences of moving from picturesque rural zones - where guitarist/banjoist Paul Lecours and vocalist Karsyn Henderson single-h

DELILAH BON is the type of artist who doesn’t just perform, she confronts. Her music doesn’t arrive quietly and politely; it kicks the door down, wearing platform boots and pink, demanding that you listen and feel something. Emerging from the ashes of her previous band HANDS OFF GRETEL, with a new persona built from a feeling of feminist rage and exhaustion by the misogyny and gatekeeping within the scene, DELILAH BON dropped her first single Devil back in 2020. It was a war

“We write a song, a year later it's more relevant than the day we wrote it. That keeps happening, and to be honest, it fills me with dismay.” This is the emotional devastation prevalent in DEAD PIONEERS’ third album Wagon Burner, an incredibly moving, politically charged, and rage-inducing album made up of defiant punk-rock carnage and evocative spoken word from vocalist Gregg Deal. Its core message is unshakable in its fierce sound and lyrics “No kings, no masters / Kick aga

Please stand for your Republic’s national anthems. A roaring proclamation with a blazing hot sound, EVERY HELL return to pierce your ears and black hearts with new EP The People's Republic of Hell. While the Brighton/Bristol unit may be leading us joyfully into hell, it's been a heavenly month for the band, with new management, international touring teams, and fresh from their support slot for HAGGARD CAT. What better way to celebrate their hattrick wins and hard graft than t

Vancouver gloomwavers DOUR wrote and recorded their debut album AGORA with an earlier lineup: a trio consisting of Zak Salehian (guitar/vocals), Patrick Hamil (drums), and Gabe Jacob Ferman (bass). After a lengthy battle against substance abuse and depression, Ferman tragically passed away in January this year. He never had the chance to see the album released into the world. Months later, the record is being put out unchanged, exactly as recorded; a document that preserves h

2000Trees has long been one of the UK’s most exciting festivals for fans of alternative music, bringing together the best of rock, punk, hardcore, metal, emo, and everything sitting somewhere in between. Its reputation has always been built on more than just big names, with the festival consistently giving space to the bands pushing heavy and alternative music forward. Taking place from Wednesday 8th to Saturday 11th July at Upcote Farm in Cheltenham, this year’s lineup is st

While visiting the UK for the Download Festival, MAGNOLIA PARK decided to add a London date to their trip, playing O2 Academy Islington with THE PRETTY WILD supporting them. Coming all the way from Florida, they made their trip across the ocean worth it with festival dates across Europe such as Rock Am Ring, Nova Rock, Rock For People and many more! Their packed out 2026 is just beginning, with the later half of the year taking them around the US supporting BEARTOOTH along wi

When DIE SPITZ released their second album, Something to Consume, last September, it was obvious they were about to have a massive moment. Returning to the UK for a run of shows around major festival slots, we caught the Texan Punks at their Bristol headline. After the release of their second album, Labyrinthine, in September 2025, FAETOOTH are another band having an incredible year, and the combination of these bands on the lineup is the perfect match. FAETOOTH’s Doomgaze

To limit a band’s extensive discography to ten songs is a monumental feat. Especially when that band is KNOCKED LOOSE. Over and over, they have proved they are a band capable of doing it all. And after the release of their third album, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, they are only getting bigger and better. They are a band that continues to prove they are all bark, all bite. Moreover, their live performance is impeccable, and their stage design completes any experienc

Stood beneath a glittering disco ball shining lights on the excited faces of those in attendance, fans waited in anticipation for what was to be an epic night. BLACK VEIL BRIDES brings their completely sold out three date tour, ‘The Unveiling’, to the UK. A “one of a kind fan interactive experience and show”, only days after having played on the monumental main stage of Download Festival. Proving the hard rock five piece are still just as loved as they have been from the st

“We’re not here to roast some marshmallows around a fire… we’re here to party!” LZZY HALE shouted to an already ecstatic crowd. The Garage in Glasgow was a far cry from the arenas that she and JOE HOTTINGER were used to filling with their band HALESTORM, especially having headlined the Opus Stage at Download just two days earlier. With countless hits and a legacy already firmly cemented in modern rock, a more intimate approach was looking to be a welcome break. Judging by the

Some bands clearly need no introduction. VOIVOD are clearly progressive thrash metal legends, and are definitely capable of selling clubs wherever they go. Pair them with blackened thrash heroes MIDNIGHT, and an appetising yet bizarre menu is set. Unusually, Rebellion hosted this co-headline monolith which is strange as the iconic Manchester venue rarely hosts shows where more than one headliner is involved in, so not only is the lineup slightly random, with having blackened

Manchester has never struggled to produce exciting guitar bands, but right now there feels like something particularly special brewing in the city. Among the new wave of artists helping shape that resurgence, PYNCHER continue to establish themselves as one of its most intriguing voices. Following the promise of debut EP Every Town Needs A Stranger, upcoming EP I Really Mean It This Time doesn’t simply build on that foundation, it reinforces it with sharper songwriting, bigger

ZERUEL is an artist as mysterious as he is prolific. With the release of only one EP, he’s already been opening for groups like DEAFHEAVEN on their UK and EU tour alongside PORTRAYAL OF GUILT, and also shoegaze hall of fame-ers LSD AND THE SEARCH FOR GOD, whose studio discography ironically contains less tracks than the upcoming ZERUEL album this review is about. Some accounts refer to “him” as a singular artist, others refer to “them” as a band. It’s hard to know what the in

It's well and truly festival season - with a few major ones already having just past - and we're seeing tons of subsequent announcements across the board. Mainly upcoming tours across the UK and Europe, but we've had quite a few albums, and of course, singles. Here's what we've been listening to lately: As It Is - Live, Laugh, Love Los Angeles Confronting the ever worsening political climate in vocalist Patty Walters' home country, AS IT IS have chosen to release a final sing

June 2026 marks the first Bulletproof Festival, a three-day event placing grassroots music culture at the centre of its mission. As part of the Music For The Many campaign, Bulletproof has spotlighted the importance of grassroots venues. Recognising their role in showcasing emerging talent and providing accessible, affordable live music within local communities. Across four grassroots venues in Hackney, presenting over thirty bands, festival-goers were invited to explore some

On 11th August 2007, in a park in Bacup, Lancashire, Sophie Lancaster and her boyfriend, Rob, were assaulted by a group of 5 boys. After this brutal, unprovoked attack against their appearance, Sophie was then hospitalised and passed away at the age of twenty on 24th August 2007. As a result of this assault and previously witnessing the abuse that Sophie had received, her mother, Sylvia Lancaster, established The Sophie Lancaster Foundation. To this day, the work of the found

The pleasure of your company is requested this festival season for a banquet of sound oozing with decadence and baroque pop delights. Meet THE LAST DINNER PARTY - a London-based indie-rock and pop band playing the main stage at the Isle of Wight Festival this June. The band are no stranger to the music scene, having played the festival back in 2023, and touring globally since their first show at The George Tavern in 2021. Their earliest commercial success can be credited to

This was to be a night of firsts. First tours, first time touching down on UK soil, first live experience of already loved bands, but what was familiar was the energy in the room buzzing as five-hundred people filed in, every inch of the venue filled shoulder to shoulder with excited gig goers, the electrifying anticipation of a night to remember hanging in the atmosphere. Taking to the modest sized stage that seemed as if it wouldn’t be big enough to house this five piece gr

It’s been noted all too often over the past several months that 2026 is very much the year of the “comeback album”. A band releasing their first great project in years (decades, in one or two cases) is one thing, but a band releasing their first new project in a long time is a different thing entirely. Enter WARNING, whose previous album, 2006’s Watching From A Distance is hailed as one of the greatest records in the doom metal subgenre. It’s easy to see why it’s endured too,