Collapsed Vein’s Pain Communion opens with layers of slow methodical soul crushing dives, the sound—rich and full— immediately immerses the listener in the world that Kevin George has sought to sonically create and more so has achieved with driving clarity; something I can write with assuredly thanks to Continue reading
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A Morbid Parody of Justice: Warrior Pope’s delicious delve into a most morbid moment in Papal history
A Morbid Parody of Justice opens with ‘Pornocratia’; a slow methodical melodic track that carries itself like a warm wind drifting across Spanish plateaus. A sombre trombone adds an element of Western Movie stand-off that subtlety gives the Iberian breeze greater gusto.
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BE N!CE: WHERE AM I?
BE N!CE’s debut EP WHERE AM I? opens with ‘GET A JOB’ a track reminiscent of Jack of Jill’s ‘When I Am Queen’. Though musically this is a little faster while carrying a greater weight; the latter in much part thanks to the powerful Continue reading
The Grapes of Rock: AC/DC bow out with fruit salad of rock ‘n’ roll ecstasy!
Unusual for me to be lost for words, but that I fully was when opening an email a few weeks back claiming to be from a major record label. It asked if I wanted to be involved in an incredible project involving one of the biggest bands around. It turned out to be true, the band in question wanting to make their last ever release special for a number of reasons, one of which being only asking a handful of independent reviewers to review it pre release. Continue reading
Disruptive Influence: Brink of War
Disruptive Influence’s debut album Brink of War is for all intents a ‘best of’ of previous material recorded by the band’s current line-up. If the band’s original incarnation taking place in 2011 begs the question, has it been worth the wait? then the answer is, Continue reading
Excuse Me, Love: The Hot Flab Debut is a Scorcher!
There are some albums that don’t merely convey a vibe or message, but also a time and place. Some utterly outstanding albums are only the first two. When one is all four, though, it becomes something . . . magical; something with the spine-tingling power to take the listener back to that time and place like being stood there breathing and feeling the very same air.
Excuse Me Love is one of those albums. Continue reading
Menstrual Cramps Drop Class War Video
The video for ‘Class War’ has been released to coincide with The Menstrual Cramps’ mini tour of the UK. The track starts with plenty of punch, only hitting harder and heavier from there as in touches numerous elements found under the punk umbrella—from upbeat ska to downright dirty rock ‘n’ roll riffs—before reaching crescendo with a bruising bout of hardcore. Continue reading
Double Trouble: GLU & Split Dogs Drop Awesome Vids; New Albums Incoming!
The last few days have seen two bands from UK’s punk scene drop videos so scorching hot they more than make-up for the utterly dismal summer. Continue reading
Hot Flab Debut Single Nails Bristol
Hot Flab’s first single ‘The City’ is a scorcher: punchy, fast; a rampant ride of punk burning with to-the-point socially aware lyrics. Continue reading
empress piru: i DECiDE
i DECiDE retains the Spanish/Persian flavour, cyberpunk feel of previous empress piru releases, while also taking on a more urgent, in-the-present, grittier edge.
Opener ‘Ni una meanos !’ would sound perfectly at home in a Tarantino movie, particularly if he ever decided to make one centred on crazed prowling cats. Continue reading
N. P. Ryan 