Reviews

Having reinstated original vocalist Jesse Leach after a decade-long absence, Killswitch Engage struck gold with the thrashy riffola of 2013’s

If you aren't familiar with the annual hootenanny that is the famed Kerrang! Tour then where have you been? Living under a rock! Every year those dudes bring us the best of the best in our generations new blood bands with a mix of rock royalty, we checked out this year's festivities as the tour rolled into Manchester's prestigious Albert Hall.

Watching The Front Bottoms play a show is watching them at their most comfortable. They are, through and through, a DIY touring band who know how gain fans live and convert even the most sceptical spectator. We’re excited to see that the new opportunities presented to these guys have already kicked their live up a notch; making it the best it’s ever been.

Three years ago Steph Carter followed in his brother Frank’s footsteps and exited punk giants Gallows. Two years down the road, ideas that were brewing around the time of Gallows’ seminal record Grey Britain have come to life in the shape and form of The Ghost Riders in the Sky, which is the title of a track from Johnny Cash’s 1979 album Silver. Here's what we thought of their debut album 'The Death Of Everything New'.

Muncie Girls are one of the many recent female-fronted, all-inclusive bands that have surged to the forefront of the punk scene, and hopefully this trend will continue. Earnest and melodic, From Caplan to Belsize reminds us that we need to give credit to the DIY punx out there who are out there keeping music fresh and more exciting than ever.

Hassle Records signing Cheap Meat have their own unique take on pop-punk, with big bold lyrics and singalong choruses. We checked out their debut EP 'The Parts That Show' and it's safe to say that we were more than impressed!

It’s been a little while since the UK has had the pleasure of a full headlining Mayday Parade tour, so when it was announced in the summer we knew we had to be there. Half a year and a venue change later, there we were at The Troxy, in a sea of teenage girls, waiting for the show to start.

Homegrown is the latest EP from Middleborough five-piece Across All Oceans; with just 12 minutes of content, is there enough for a casual listener to go on or is the lack of content going to cost the guys fans? We’ve had a listen and from what we’ve heard their future looks quite promising,

This show was meant to be taking place a night earlier; moved from Shepherd's Bush Empire to Koko a couple of months before. Camden was the location of both of Basement's last shows before their hiatus - and their return - and now it's where they perform what they referred to as their 'biggest headline show'.

It's kind of weird to think that Simple Plan's first release was about fourteen years ago now. No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls was goofy, fun and it ensured their status as pop-punk stalwarts. With their knack for writing solid-gold chunks of pop-punk, there's a definite reason that they're still about almost a decade and a half down the line. Here's what we thought of their latest offering, Taking One For The Team.