Rage Reviews: Recent Releases, April 8th 2026
- Out of Rage Team
- 4 hours ago
- 6 min read
As we're finishing up with whatever chocolate we've got left over from Easter, here at Out of Rage we're getting ready for the summer; sunglasses on, drink in hand, and fresh new music blaring from our speakers. Here's what we've been listening to lately:
Against The Current - Heavenly
It may start with an uplifting electro melody and feature a lifting guitar riff and drum beat, but don’t be fooled; AGAINST THE CURRENT are feeling anything but angelic in their new single Heavenly. It’s deceptively upbeat and steady-paced until vocalist Chrissy Constanza expressively sings about letting “the empire fall for a chance at peace”, holding a sinking note on the emotive breakdown, while guitarist Dan Gow and drummer Will Ferri deliver their classic pop-punk sound we’ve loved for 15 years. The tune swells again to a crashing of instruments and clean vocals before fading away to Chrissy’s lone voice asking for a reprieve from this hell. AGAINST THE CURRENT are ready to build their new empire in 2026.
Words: Julia Stark
ANKOR - DANZO · lying ghost (ft. SiM)
An electrifying collaboration between Spanish alternative metal band ANKOR and Japanese genre-blenders SiM, “DANZO · lying ghost” delivers a high-octane punch wrapped in a mischievously eerie atmosphere. The anime influences continue as the song's inspirations are found from Naruto’s Danzo Shimura. The themes of manipulation paired with unsetting tone shifts are evident. Despite the band’s contrasting styles, the track’s intensity is maintained with the inclusion of heavy breakdowns and melodic lyrics. SiM’s MAH screams pierce through the chaos that anchors the aggression within the track. With the release of new singles, fans are speculating about a new ANKOR album.
Words: Theviya R Karunaharan
Converge - Hum of Hurt
CONVERGE, fresh off releasing the album Love Is Not Enough last month, have shocked everyone, announcing upcoming album Hum of Hurt. Better yet, it’s one of the best songs the band have released in 35 years of making music. While perhaps not as overwhelmingly loud as much of their previous work, it still manages to feel just as, if not more, in-your-face than ever, with an oppressive atmosphere persisting throughout the multiple phases the track goes through. CONVERGE managing to fit several songs’ worth of ideas into such a short runtime certainly isn’t new for them, but this is easily one of their best efforts on that front.
Words: Noise Leonard
Holding Absence - Whisper of a Dream
Back with their first release in three years, HOLDING ABSENCE kick off the start of a new era with new track Whisper of a Dream. With Lucas Woodland pushing his voice to its most silken and most savage extremes, and the band meeting him with a crushing intensity that turns every peak into a jolt, it’s the kind of song that snaps you to attention. Lyrically and conceptually, the track leans hard into cyberpunk influences, exploring contemplation, sentience, and the act of dreaming in a world that never stops evolving. With the music video introducing the bands robot mascot “Y4-BB0”, HOLDING ABSENCE has evolved into something entirely new but still entirely familiar.
Words: Lou Viner-Flood
Lambrini Girls - Cult of Celebrity
If you're also sick of the 1%'s knack for escaping justice, LAMBRINI GIRLS have taken that disgusted fury and channelled it into Cult of Celebrity, a scathing take down of the predatory rings in celebrity spaces and the rings they run round the authorities. Distortion off the charts, bassist Selin Macieira-Bosgelmez delivers a sickening bass line at bone rattling levels to rival the thrashing drumbeat. Guitarist and vocalist Phoebe Lunny kicks off the song with a strong riff before going all in on the lyrics, sounding wearied by the world's bullshit and letting out cathartic screams. Never meet your heroes, but always punch a pedo in the face.
Words: Julia Stark
LEAP - The Downfall / Do Or Die (Stripped)
Amid their breakthrough European and US Entropy tours, LEAP have again shown their raw talent and gifted fans with stripped back versions of their hit tracks The Downfall and Do Or Die. Hector Cottams switches his drums for soulful piano, while Adam Mason and Declan Brown echo softly in the background on guitar and bass, at times building in sound and then falling away. Jacky Balfour Scott holds back his vocal power, but delivers more emotion that enhances the stripped back sound, swapping to a lower octave. Evoking both devastating and hopeful feelings, LEAP truly can’t miss with their refined sound.
Words: Julia Stark
muti - juliet
If you’re looking for a brand new shoegaze, hyper-pop influenced non-binary artist, MUTI might be exactly what you’re looking for! juliet is their first single in a while, being accompanied by the incredibly atmospheric and spacious instrumental you dropped that mask and wrapped up my bloody hand by the wall. juliet is an emotion-filled track, the yearning echoing through their voice as they sing the lines “is it too late? ‘Cause I can’t stay away, when those eyes keep calling my name”. The distortion rings through the entire track making it sound full, an especially well produced track for a debut single and we can’t wait to hear what he has to bring next.
Words: Amy Smyth
Opus Kink - Come Over, Do Me Wrong
After half a decade of building up goodwill via some stellar EPs, making them a shining example of what has been dubbed “Windmill Scene” by some, OPUS KINK are finally gearing up to release a debut album. In preparation for The Sweet Goodbye at the end of July, as well as various tour dates lined up around the UK, their new song, Come Over, Do Me Wrong, debuted on Radio 6 a few days ago. While technically not the first song released to be on the album, as a lead single there’s a lot to love. Playful as ever, with an earworm-y trumpet hook and surreal breakdown in the middle of the track, anyone following modern UK post-punk at all needs to keep their eyes out for this one.
Words: Noise Leonard
PRESIDENT - Mercy
The faceless band taking the UK by storm has released their second single of the year, now marking their eighth song overall. Their 2026 has already taken off with a headline set at takedown festival in Portsmouth followed by a huge Europe and US ‘campaign’ about to kick off this new single Mercy has dropped at the most opportune moment. The track is one of the band's more vocally impressive, higher and longer notes held by the mysterious lead vocalist, with devastation raining over the pre-chorus and chorus. The chorus runs extremely catchy, the kind you can catch onto in just one listen, with a bouncing bass line and beats to accompany. We’re left to wonder if there's more new music to come.
Words: Amy Smyth
Static Dress - Nostalgia Kills (ft. Underoath)
For the longest time, STATIC DRESS were hiding in the shadows, plotting big news the fans could only dream of. Within two days, not only have the Leeds-based quartet announced the new and highly anticipated sophomore album injury episode, but they've also released the emotionally charged single Nostalgia Kills. Taking onto this project with the powerhouse that is UNDEROATH, both bands created a haven that is not pretending to be pretty or appealing, yet draws the listeners in the more they listen to it. Unveiling the rawness of the lyrics, coupled with the powerful sounds of guitars and drums, it is a statement that STATIC DRESS are here to escape the hunger of the industry and implement their own rules. And their supporters are living for it.
Words: Katerina Stepanikova
WREX - Paranoia
After an agonising 2-month wait from their last single, Consume, WREX have fired back in with the haunting single Paranoia, a guaranteed boot-stomping track that showcases vocalist Mae Seaton’s full range and power and guitarist/producer George Donoghue’s bone shaking riffs, overlaying nu-metal-esque pulsing drums and a bass line that rivals KORN. WREX don't shy away from addressing mental health issues, and Paranoia demonstrates their respect for this; from lyrics that could be aimed at someone or an internal attack, to how the instruments rise in sound and strength before falling away, staying unexpected and dangerous. Otherworldly vocals and blurred instruments give way to a gradually building drum roll, Seaton's vocals swooping from dreamlike to absolutely cutting, layered with Donoghue's raw screams.
Words: Julia Stark
Editor: Naomi Colliar Duff
Photos: Various Artists
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