David Waites

One of the most exciting emerging names in metallic hardcore, YOUR SPIRIT DIES return with It Is Well…, a short but crushing three-track EP that further cements the band’s growing reputation within the genre. Hailing from South Carolina, the five-piece revive the spirit of early-2000s metalcore and sludge with a modern sense of weight and atmosphere. Following the success of last year’s My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest, the band continue to build on the dark, groove-driven intensity that...

Chaotic, aggressive, ferocious yet equally danceable—this is the most accurate way to introduce TRIP VILLAIN as they unleash their debut album Dose. Formed in 2021 in Brooklyn, New York, the quartet pull from a wide spectrum of influences, fusing them into a psychedelic, doom-laden strain of industrial metal. They show no restraint in crossing genres mid-riff or mid-section, creating a volatile cocktail—abrasive, unpredictable, and at times overwhelming, yet strangely intoxicating when it...

On Saturday night in the heart of Leeds University, at The Revolutionary, HOT MULLIGAN brought their Midwest emo sound to the stage as part of their latest European and UK tour for their newest album, The Sound a Body Makes When It’s Still . The venue was packed to the rafters and, although the band were slightly late to start their set, it did not affect the quality of the performance for a second. They last played The Key Club in 2013 and appeared at Slam Dunk last year, but this time they...