As fans gathered in the heart of Camden Town in the aptly named Electric Ballroom, an undeniable buzz of electricity of anticipation and excitement filled the air. Returning to the UK on their headlining Angel Tour, German melodic tech-metal collective UNPROCESSED graced our stages for the second time this year after supporting JINJER back in January. On the day of their three-years-in-the-making album release, Death Of The Alter, US alt metal four-piece OF VIRTUE took to th

Some albums spend their opening minutes trying desperately to convince you they're important. Death Of The Altar doesn't bother. OF VIRTUE come out swinging with the sort of confidence that suggests they've already decided what this album is going to be — and they're not particularly interested in asking whether we're ready for it. Following 2023's Omen and its considerable 65-million-plus streams, the easy move would have been to stick a few more massive choruses over the sa

Catch Your Breath rolled into Bristol with something to prove—and they didn’t disappoint. The Fleece, known for its no-nonsense charm and...