Reviews

Thirty years down a musical road, which has taken The Bouncing Souls from a small town in New Jersey to the earphones and playlists of music lovers the world over, the punk veterans show no signs of fatigue, no flakes of rust and absolutely no intention of turning down the volume.

People say if you form a band, play the music you love. Or they tell you do what’s cool for the money. Blood Youth are only listening to those first people. Well...that and a whole lot of turn of the century post-hardcore and nu-metal. We went down to the Glasgow leg of the band's recent tour, where they were joined by Palm Reader and Lotus Eater.

Metal/hardcore five-piece Black Coast bring an intensely spirited sound to their recent release. 'Ill Minds Vol 2' is the fiery follow up to 2018's 'Ill Minds Vol 1', an explosive EP that ignites hard-hitting harmonies and hardcore punk influences, all the while integrating instrumentals inspired by Canadian collective Counterparts and US metallers Beartooth.

Tonight the famous Troxy Theatre in East London plays host to four bands from different corners of the rock spectrum, including headline sets from pop-punk darlings The Wonder Years And emo rock mainstays Mayday Parade.

Idiot Pilot, the Washington alternative rock duo, has been gone for 12 years. As 2019 gets well underway they are miraculously back with their third studio album, Blue Blood; but is this a royal return or should this band have been left in the past?

The Raven Age have returned with their sophomore record, 'Conspiracy'. With this record, they carry the metalcore torch ignited by the likes of Bullet For My Valentine and Killswitch Engage forward, and showcase the UK’s talent.

While She Sleeps seem as if they’ve undergone a transformation since taking control of their own destiny with their previous album 'You Are We'. It’s a preconception that does this band a disservice. Shows like this aren’t born out of being the hot thing right now. They come from lighting a burning fire in the heart of your fans. 'SO WHAT?' is just the latest piece of fuel used to fan the flame, and we celebrated with the band on the Glasgow leg of their tour.

As It Is kicked off their Intimate Depression Tour in Bournemouth with support coming from Modern Error. We took a trip down to the first night of tour in Bournemouth - as their first UK show of the year would it leave us with smiles on our faces?

Zebrahead has an impressive repertoire, and their 13th studio album 'Brain Invaders' makes no exceptions. After nearly two decades of music, the band are still surprising fans with their genre-bending sound. Zebrahead are as fresh as ever and 'Brain Invaders' is proving skate-punk is still alive and breathing.

The Bristol lads are back. Our Nameless Boy have released their new EP 'Tomorrow I'll Be Scared Again' through Beth Shalom Records, and we are excited as ever to see them in action.