Rideau - Rideau (Mutiny Records/OMN)
Genre: Punk/Metal
Sweden has a formidable reputation for producing urgent, adrenaline fuelled rock that’s played with... Read More...
Wrong - Wrong (Relapse Records)
Genre: Noise Rock/Hardcore
One listen to Wrong’s self-titled debut and you’re transported back to ’92, when New York noise... Read More...
Mantar - Ode To The Flame (Nuclear Blast)
Genre: Extreme Metal
Sometimes a band like Mantar need to come along and take a rusty hatchet to genre straightj... Read More...
Broken Teeth HC - At Peace Amongst Chaos (Nuclear Blast)
Genre: Hardcore
Despite coming out of Manchester, you won’t see Broken Teeth HC rocking a Pretty ... Read More...
Like Rats - II (Southern Lord)
Genre: Extreme Metal
It’s a fair bet that Like Rats like a bit of Celtic Frost - listen to the opening bars of II’s From B... Read More...
Totem Skin - Weltschmerz (Halo of Flies)
Genre: Metal/Hardcore
Inhabiting the same scorched musical landscape as Nails and Trap Them, Swedes Totem Skin de... Read More...
Ignite - A War Against You (Century Media)
Genre: Hardcore Punk
In 2006, Ignite released one of the best melodic hardcore albums of the noughties. Our Dar... Read More...
The Shrine – Rare Breed (Century Media)
Genre: Punk/metal
The Shrine could turn into one of those bands who draw acolytes from across the musical spectrum... Read More...
False Flags – Hexmachine (Self-released)
Genre: Alternative Metal/Hardcore
As a first taster of False Flags’ angular, noise rock meets math rock assault, ... Read More...
Culture Killer - Throes Of Mankind (Metal Blade)
Genre: Metallic Hardcore
Florida’s Culture Killer may be relative newcomers, but they pack the punch of s... Read More...