Japanese alt-metal quartet SIM are finally releasing their 7th full length studio album HOOMAN AFTER ALL. Having already released three singles and receiving a great amount of love the album has been long awaited by many fans. The album has a variety of huge collaborations as well as being labelled the band's most comprehensive and energetic record to date. SIM dabble in a range of genres all centering around metalcore and ska punk but their production style from debut has b

MOVEMENTS have always been a band of contrasting ideas. Their music can sound magnificently giant while dealing with emotions that make the world feel incredibly small. For their fourth album, Happier Now, the Californian post hardcore quartet lean further into that emotion, leaning more into the confidence and melancholy of 2023’s RUCKUS!. Opening with Pulse, the scene is set for what is to come for the rest of the album. With angular riffs and layered harmonies that feel re

EAST EXCHANGE haven’t just exploded onto the airwaves this year, they’ve conquered their first festival season that saw them claim slots at 2000 Trees, The Great Escape, and Outbreak to name a few, gaining these laurels and further traction with less than a handful of singles drip-fed to fans over the last year. Fans need wait no longer to drink their musical fill as EAST EXCHANGE launch their debut EP torn between ties, an eagerly anticipated record of powerhouse vocals and

There are few bands in extreme metal with the ability to make the past feel as immediate as BEHEMOTH. With I, Scvlptor, the Polish legends revisit their roots, reshape familiar material and push into new territory, creating a release that feels less like a conventional stopgap and more like a statement of becoming. Due for release on September 4th, the opus contains eight previously unreleased tracks: seven studio recordings and one live performance. Rather than releasing a t

As lightning lit up the sky over the iconic Digbeth area of Birmingham, five bands descended upon the Subside bar, intent on rivalling the roar of the thunder with their own might, led by UK based pop-punk four-piece DOWNCAST on their UK summer tour. This free gig was a must-see endeavour for pop-punk enthusiasts, which is why it was a shame to see the floor of the dim, warmly lit pub somewhat quiet for the first act, alt artist LENNOX, who were certainly a promising sound to

Collaborating with other artists has long been a way for respected bands to reach different audiences while fusing their respective styles to create something new, particularly through a single release. MOTIONLESS IN WHITE featuring Corey Taylor is one recent example, but it is far rarer to see two bands come together to create an album release where both bring their own identity to the table. Rarer still is a project that feels like a genuine contest between the two, with ea

It’s been almost a decade since Californian four-piece AFI has graced the UK with their presence, and sixteen years since they last embarked on a headline tour here. In that time they have released four new albums – including 2025’s synthwave and post-punk tinged Silver Bleeds the Black Sun... – signed two separate record deals and constantly evolved their sound. Now, fans pack into Birmingham’s O2 Institute to see how those sixteen years have worn on them. But first, the sta

There is a moment when surviving is no longer enough. For years, BEARTOOTH has made a career out of turning pain into something loud enough to shake a room. But Pure Ecstasy feels different, built like a brutal yet beautiful reckoning. This isn't simply another album about making it through the darkness. It is about standing on the other side of it, looking back at everything that almost broke you and telling people who you really are now that the fight is finally over. That

In the two weeks past, the music world has given us the shoegazey indie-rock of BEABADOOBEE, the queer emo rage of ÓMOIA, the melancholic gothic metal of LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE, and so much more. Here's what we've been listening to lately: Track of the Week: Noahfinnce - Too Sensitive In Too Sensitive, political frustration and personal vulnerability come together into one of NOAHFINNCE’s most entertaining tracks yet. Packed with a punchy, energetic pop-punk rhythm, it is the be

When asked how their day is going, there’s a weary pause as OLIVE VOX relive their 3am accommodation cancellation on the same day they’re due to drive 8 hours to kick off grunge legends THE TOADIES' tour. “We’re tired, but determined,” bassist Ben Reid summarises with a resolute smile. 'Determined' is certainly one way to explain how the band have catapulted upward over the last year, travelling across the US on non-stop tour support slots and resorting to sleeping in their v

The advent of this band was nearly a miracle. Whilst the 2000s saw bands stumbling in the dark, tripping over the weights of their own legacies and the cultural pitfalls of the new millennium, they thrived, going from strength to strength and climbing to lofty heights. Marrying southern sludge with elements of country, jazz, and a wicked groove, the band thundered onto the scene in 2004 and made many question was sludge even was. That band was, of course, MASTODON. They were

Back with their fifth studio album, THE WARNING are more ambitious than ever! Comprising of Daniela (lead vocals, guitar), Paulina (drums, vocals), and Alejandra (bass), the Villarreal Vélez sisters are becoming one of the most unstoppable bands of a generation. Following the success of Keep Me Fed (2024), and Error (2022), the trio's newest album Everything’s Falling is one of their greatest yet. Breaking onto the scene in 2013 on YouTube with a cover of METALLICA’s Enter S

On their previous album, In My Saddest Dreams, I Am Beside You, DREAMWELL offered up one of the best screamo releases of 2023. It was extremely versatile and genre-bending, with hints of metalcore and post-rock at points. Songs like I Dream’t Of A Room Of Clouds and Rue de Noms displayed the band at their most ambitious yet. The combination of the sheer catharsis of the song structures, breakdowns as well as the painfully introspective lyrics was all they needed to make their

Following an unstoppable summer that saw fans colliding full-pelt in mosh pits, CATCH YOUR BREATH is clearly not a suggestion for the unrelenting Texan band nor their frenzied crowds, but a name to remember and chant at the top of your breathless lungs. Having already gained momentum over the last few years, the four-piece are about to catapult themselves to stratospheric heights with the release of their stunning album Not Broken Enough, an 11-track record that sees the band

Nearly two decades into a career built on transforming a spectacle out of darkness and pain into power, IN THIS MOMENT has little left to prove but plenty left to say. With this ninth studio album entitled Witch, out on August 28th and first release through Better Noise Music, the band goes from confession to reframing the shame. Since the early days of Beautiful Tragedy, we’ve seen them evolve from the melodic metalcore of the MySpace era into something far more theatrical,

Some bands spend years trying to find their sound. COLORBLIND seem more interested in finding out how many sounds they can seamlessly fit into one. On Who Sold You This Truth ++ Was It Yours To Hold, the Austin quartet leans fully into the push and pull of their self-described “dreamcore”, blending pop, electronic music, metalcore, hip-hop inspired rhythms, and atmospheric balladry into something that feels difficult to pin down (and all the more exciting because of it). Sinc

KULK are a band that can communicate a lot through meaningful lyricism without including very many vocals at all. Their second album, Choosing to Die, is no different. Encased in a shell of beautiful gloom packed in nine tracks, the album explores true lamentation. Through the art of thrashing guitars and resounding drums, the two-piece has firmly grasped how quickly idyllic realities can be shattered. They rely on music as their great communicator to present something bigger

Walking into HECK’s last ever (but one) show at Signature Brew Haggerston, the room is packed and full of energy from doors - friendly and familiar faces in all corners. There’s a feeling of enthusiastic anticipation - it’s clear from the vibe that it’s not this crowd's first rodeo with HECK and they know exactly what they have got themselves in for. The gig kicked off with RUENA who, fresh off of her first tour where she cycled cross country from gig to gig, you’d think she

With All Points East Presents: Outbreak on the horizon, now is the perfect time to pick out the 10 best bands to see over that coming Sunday of fun; the lineup is quite diverse so here are our picks for the best. MANNEQUIN PUSSY The ultimate badass punk band that deserve to be heard for this festival, their blend of loud spoken word and beautiful melodic singing make for some absolutely beautiful songs that are an impeccable balancing act to create MANNEQUIN PUSSY’s unique

The infinitely accelerating death-spiral of our samsara, seizing, trapped between monolith mistakes of man’s own make is but one hyperstition; an ever-accelerating, self-fulfilling prophecy of gradual insanity. The State, in its multifaceted, janus-faced form so writhing through and gnawing at the bones of the world, is but one vector for such an open season against our vague pre-conceived hopes of sanity. STATE POWER’s Hyperstition, on the other hand, is a deafening, explosi