Everyone's fresh out of 2000 Trees festival this past weekend, with a lineup packed to the brim of every alternative genre under the sun. If bands haven't been busy playing to the sweltering masses, they've been busy putting out these banger singles. Here's what we've been listening to lately. Against The Current - Always You & I Always You & I sees AGAINST THE CURRENT embrace a cinematic, transcendental sound in a romantic rock ballad exploring themes of eternal devotion and

If you haven’t heard the name HANABIE. by now, you need your ears checked. The Japanese metal four-piece have been making quite the name for themselves - so much so that they’ve pioneered their way into an entirely new genre, something they call “harajuku-core”. They’re a cute-but-deadly storm of high-speed metal, bubbly idol pop and frenzied hardcore, and their new EP 「HOT TOPIC」 is the perfect showcase for the unique energy they bring. ICONIC brings us in with the ring of

Hallo-weekend in Manchester was underway with the second stop of the European leg of HANABIE. ’s 2025 world tour, accompanied by LAKE MALICE for the UK portion. An emerging powerhouse of metalcore, HANABIE. , played their first English show to a sold out crowd in the Manchester Academy 2 with all the vigour of a band hitting their stride. Entry into the Manchester Academy 2 proved a little confusing as there was an Emofest taking place next door, resulting in a mixture of t

2024 has been a bumper year of EP's, with some of the best we've heard in years! Across the entire scope of alt and heavy music we've...

Japan's heavy hitters HANABIE. are back at it again with this late in the year release ‘Bucchigiri Tokyo’. Over the last few years...