ALUNAH are crash-landed their Strange Machine into the middle of 2022 and it has made quite an impact. The Birmingham based quartet have released album number two with Siân Greenaway on vocals and this is the first with Matt Noble on six-string duties. It’s also the second album to be released by Heavy Psych Sounds, where the band seem to be more…
Finally back on UK shores for their first tour over here in over a decade, TOOL shows will always have a lot to live up to. Though they did stop off at Download in 2019, this was the first real taste of TOOL’s legendary arena show. It was also a chance to hear some of…
Last year Devil Sold His Soul released their brilliant fourth album Loss. Now 12 months later they were finally able to get out on tour in support of the record concluding with a night at Londons Islington Academy. Early doors meant that even with them being bumped up to main support, URNE (8) were still…
It’s been four years since the last HALESTORM album. In the time since Vicious (2018) was released, HALESTORM have risen to arena headline status here in the UK and were growing bigger than ever in the US. Then the COVID pandemic struck. From a place of fear, doubt and anger, to the point where none…
A decade is a long time for a project to come together. Though when you and your creative counterpart are in bands such as TRIVIUM and EMPEROR, the wait can be forgiven. Nevertheless, we can finally indulge our curiosity in IBARAKI’s Rashomon. Fuelled by Matt Kiichi Heafy’s multifaceted journey of self-discovery, Rashomon is steeped in…
The Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff was one big positivity filled room on Thursday night. One date ahead of their return to Alexandra Palace, ARCHITECTS arrived in the Welsh capital on their postponed For Those That Wish To Exist tour. With a stacked 3-band bill and all of their new material that the majority of the…
No matter how we may avoid or reframe the thoughts; there’s no denying we carry a certain amount of darkness. Though as hard rock group FOZZY demonstrate, it’s how we face up to and present ourselves within that pain. With seventh studio album Boombox, we’re taken on a journey through the land of juxtaposition. Boombox…
2019’s Alien saw Northlane pushed further through the smoke than ever before. An intensely personal album for vocalist Marcus Bridge, their last record added layers of nu metal, industrial and electronic music to their established sound. Turning the dials up on the emotion and expansion within Northlane proved to be a great success for them…
Back in the 90’s Reef were the band with “that song” and “that voice”, bothering the UK Top 40 and music venues and festivals around the country to boot, then essentially took a 6 year break in the 00’s. Having reconvened for a few shows, it was clear the magic was still there and so…
Hot off the back of last years debut album, Stöner are back with another meaty offering of desert rock. Totally… sees forefathers of fuzz; Brant Bjork, Nick Oliveri and Ryan Gut, return with another greasy slice of stoner-fuzz blues. The aforementioned debut, Stoners Rule, hit the shelves less than a year ago after the band introduced themselves via the Live in the Mojave…
