Back in 2019 it looked like the days of new music from DEAF HAVANA were over. Fast forward a few years; brothers James and Matthew Veck-Gilodi are back as a duo with a brand new release. What stands out so much about new album The Present Is A Foreign Land is a bold sense of…
After just two years (yes, it’s really only been that long) since their 2020 release Alphaville, IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT are back. The unique death metal/jazz fusion three-piece reached new heights both musically and thematically last time out so expectations for a follow up were incredibly lofty. Spirit Of Ecstasy chooses to lean further into the unbound…
It seems unfathomable to think that Anthrax are now a band into their 41st year. It’s even crazier to think that they have seemingly not lost any of their edge over such an extensive passage of time. XL was recorded last summer to commemorate the band’s 40th birthday and was presented as a global live…
After a short hiatus Deaf Havana are back with a brand new album The Present is a Foreign Land. To celebrate them being back with full force, Deaf Havana rocked out for Banquet Records at Prism on Friday 15th July. Trunc opened the show, fresh meat from Manchester this three piece knew how to get…
And thus, after two great days of taking in the return of 2000Trees in Cheltenham, (see what we had to say on Thursday and Friday) the final day had arrived. The entire festival was sold out, but it never felt claustrophobic like they had tried to cram extra people in – nothing could stop the…
Coming off the back of a 22 month period of Black Stone Cherry being missing from Blighty (something to do with a pandemic) we saw the Kentucky natives touch down on British soil. There aren’t many positives to come out of the pandemic, but we find some kind of salvation with the release of Black Stone Cherry’s live DVD – Live At The Royal…
From their breakthrough first single High Hopes through to one of 2020’s best albums in Self Care, Yours Truly have long been one of the best things going on in the world of pop rock. The increased attention that came off the back of Self Care brought them tours with the likes of Holding Absence…
The heat was reaching its peak as the second full day of 2000Trees came around. Promising one of the most exciting bands in the world right now and one of the most beloved bands in their scene, playing their most iconic album in full, Friday was arguably the most stacked day of an incredibly well-put-together…
Festival season is almost upon us. Across the board, we’ve seen more bands wanting to play warmup shows before hitting those bigger stages. With a Sunday slot on the main stage of Download awaiting them, VOLBEAT made a stop at Islington’s o2 Academy on their Servant Of The Road tour. It may have seemed odd…
Pearl Jam were one of the bands I struggled to get into when I was younger. As someone who wanted everything loud and heavy all of the time, their more measured and sensitive approach to rock fell largely on deaf ears. It wasn’t until my early 20s when things fell into place and they have…
