Reviews

While their previous albums followed grand, concept-driven structures, clipping.’s latest project feels more like a mixtape – an expertly assembled collection of tracks, each one paying tribute to a potential present. ‘Dead Channel Sky’ feels sharp and timeless, evoking a sense of déjà vu for both the past and the future. This tension between the digital and the physical lies at the heart of the album, questioning whether virtual worlds are any less real than our own. With that, clipping. constructs a vision of a present-future that’s loud, tense, and impossible to ignore.

Glasgow Hydro got Bizkit’d earlier this month and we were there to enjoy every minute.

Picture the scene if you will. Out the back of a sweaty, packed metal venue and System of a Down, Rage Against the Machine, and Gojira are having an almighty tear up. A chaotic, sweaty, riff-fuelled rager in a back alley. And just when you thought it was over, they grabbed a meaty, bone rattling chorus, smacked you in the chops, and threw you into the pit. That’s 'Nu Delhi', the second album from India’s loudest, proudest, and most unapologetically ambitious metal export, Bloodywood.

The 'Matter Does Not Define' tour kicked off in Glasgow.

This tour was highlighting debut album 'RESTORATION'.

For twenty years, You Me At Six have entertained fans with hit after hit. After their shock split announcement, they brought treated fans to the Final Night of Six as well as setting up wakes for fans to mourn the loss of a band that meant a lot to many.

Armed with scars and lessons learned, Countown demonstrate that resilience and raw emotion can drive both artistic and personal evolution. ‘Chairekakia’ proves to be a testament to their unwavering identity and refusal to conform. As they carve their place in the Greek underground pantheon, their unrelenting energy and authenticity ensure that their voice – loud, impassioned, and distinctly their own – will continue to be heard.

Hastings-via-Brighton alternative rock trio HotWax have released debut album 'Hot Shock', one that we've been anticipating for a while after seeing them live on three occasions in 2024.

If you ever needed proof that the ‘80s never truly died, 'Thrill of the Bite' is the irrefutable, iron-clad, smoking-gun evidence, swaggering into 2025 with more leather, hairspray, and fist-pumping bravado than Motley Crue on the Sunset Strip in their pomp.

Marking their long-awaited debut in Greece, Touché Amoré delivered a performance that was both emotionally charged and sonically relentless in the heart of Athens. This wasn’t just an ordinary gig; it was a long-overdue moment of communion, proving that Greece’s punk and hardcore scene is very much alive and thriving.