Get in Touch We're always keen to work with the future of alternative music... Feel free to email us at info@outofrage.net . We will consider all applications. We typically review submissions in a wide spectrum of heavy and alternative genres. We cannot guarantee coverage, but we will submit review requests to our contributing network to see if they are interested in covering. If you'd like us to review an album or EP , please send us an email at least two weeks before release, with a listenable link, album cover and artist promotional images. We also cover singles reviews , published once every two weeks on our website and socials. All of these reviews are for tracks that are already public and at the pulse of our online community. If you'd like us to cover a show , which includes a review and photos on our website and social media, please send us an email request around a month before the tour, if possible. A picture of the tour poster is always useful to send with this pitch. Join our network Our applications to join our community are always open. Please fill out the form via this link. The Out of Rage Network is a free community for young people who love alternative music. By signing up to Out Of Rage, you can access our full range of resources, including our writing and photography opportunities. By filling out our form, you can join our online networking chats. Out of Rage is open to those who are 18+. We are currently focusing on UK opportunities, but would like to expand this internationally in the future. Our opportunities include photography, press/guestlist opportunities, reviews, and working with artists. Opportunities in videography, social media and podcasting are also available. You can participate as much as you like, even if you do want to be a community member. If you missed our email with the link to join our community, either send us an email or fill out the form again.

As a circuit-breaker solution to make digital journalism more accessible and inclusive, Out Of Rage continues to disrupt by offering opportunities regardless of ability and background. Our publication, set up with the ambitious perspective of amplifying young queer voices, is the first of its kind within the heavy subgenre. About Us As a circuit-breaker solution to make digital journalism more accessible and inclusive , Out Of Rage continues to disrupt by offering opportunities regardless of ability and background. Our publication, set up with the ambitious perspective of amplifying young queer voices, is the first of its kind within the heavy subgenre. With its global network of over 500 contributing members, we provide quality journalism education and training, as well as a thriving online network and deep-set connections with the student sector. We aim high, working with arena-level artists including Deftones, Slayer, Wolf Alice, and Biffy Clyro on their most recent tours. In 2025, we catered to over 250 live events and worked on over 400 new releases. We also provided coverage of 17 festivals, and with our monthly editorial covers, we champion the most innovative voices in heavy music. Independent and wildly authentic, by working with Out Of Rage, you are furthering the future of alternative music journalism. About Out Of Rage I'd like to set the record straight - at the forefront of everything we do, we make journalism accessible. We've designed a platform that's future-focussed, built around our community. We uplift and centre our conversation around young people, making sure we put LGBTQIA+ matters first. In the last three years, we have built and curated a platform that continuously strives to offer opportunities regardless of ability or background. That is Out Of Rage to its core. Yes, we prov Amber Brooks We're doing things differently... We believe in being the good we want to see in the industry. As a community that is built on our members and available to anyone who wants to be involved, our contributing network is at the core of our operation, and members can opt in to have access to our journalism and photography chats. From there, they can apply for a range of opportunities that build careers and provide unforgettable experiences. We deliver this by: Allowing everyone, regardless of experience, to work from the bottom up. Providing industry-level insight and resources to improve skills Making sure our platform is disability and accessibility inclusive Engineered a lottery-style system to provide opportunities for everyone on a monthly rotation Queer-centric and queer-focused learning and reporting Cultivating a brand image that reflects our diverse and fantastic community Proving that young people are the future in the music industry

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For example, there’s something like CONVERGE’s Concubine, a track that runs for just over a minute. Within that 80 seconds, there’s so much to pick apart with the performances, production and dynamics to the point where your tenth listen will still produce different results to your first, and even then occasionally that w REVIEW: Dead Retinas - Gloom After blasting their way onto the hardcore scene with back-to-back singles, DEAD RETINAS went semi-quiet, still delivering live shows and hinting at new ideas that lay dormant and hungry to be released over 6 years. The 4-piece explode into the airwaves once more with their pulverising EP Gloom, an EP that speaks to specific but important issues not usually covered in the heavy scene in a sound that contains all their fury and energy over deafening instrumentals. The Manchest Rage Reviews: Recent Releases, August 12th 2026 Did you catch the eclipse tonight? 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