Reviews

With a new line-up and a new EP, zebrahead have a lot on their hands. This EP comes after over a dozen studio albums and could very well mark a new beginning for the band. This means juggling a lot of expectations from fans new and old, but can they pull it off?

Chicago punk rockers Rise Against visited Kingston to play an acoustic show in support of their Nowhere Generation album and Nowhere Sessions EP. Projects influenced in part by the social and economic troubles their younger fans face. So, it was fitting to see so many of those younger fans waiting in line at PRYZM ahead of their performance.

Fatboy Slim is an icon of UK dance music, having produced hit after hit for the best part of the last 30 years, and now embarking on a UK arena tour with tickets selling out up and down the country, do his tracks still translate well on the live scene?

IDLES are the UK post-punk band of the generation. Now four albums in, if they were to retire their mark will have been left on music for years to come, which speaks of the sheer greatness of this band. So, does 'CRAWLER' continue this legacy or tarnish it?

A spectacularly stunning display of pure genuine emotion from a band who deserve only greatness.

When heavy metal music was being forged amongst the backdrop of the industry in the Midlands of the UK, it's hard to think that anyone involved thought “I can’t wait until we mix this all with the swing and jazz music that was popular decades ago." It's a sentence that most likely did not manifest from the brains of anyone in Black Sabbath. But in 2003, a fine group of folks from Sweden decided to go all in on this idea, and thus Diablo Swing Orchestra was born. Now, on their fifth album, the band are determined to go so far beyond the original idea that it's hard to fathom. If this is your first experience of the group, strap in for a colourful and unforgettable ride, because you have never heard anything quite like this.

Cradle of Filth’s guiding force, vocalist Dani Filth, compares their previous record to 'Existence is Futile' as "ornate" and suggests this new release is anything but...and if this is Cradle trimmed of all fat, it makes you wonder how overblown this record could have been. That said, the decision to focus on the best elements, even if there are a lot of them, and refine them has resulted in an expertly crafted album that never really outstayed its welcome.

When you think of the top metal bands to come out of the UK in the 21st century, Bullet For My Valentine have to be up there. The Welsh outfit have consistently produced banger after banger, and their self-titled seventh record is their most brutal and heaviest yet.

Knocked Loose are a band that seemingly everyone is a fan of. Whenever they release music, most bands will rave about it on their socials, and chances are your timeline will be flooded full of love for the band – and in our opinion, that is rightly so. Last month, the band dropped a surprise six-track EP and short film - here's what we thought.

Saint Agnes headed out on tour following the release of single 'Uppercut!' which is their first new material since their mini-album 'Vampire'. Fans would be hoping to hear this new song as well as older favourites when they take to the stage in their hometown of London at The Garage.