No amount of words and pretty photos can ever truly convey the Mogwai live experience. It’s one of those occasions that has to be experienced and taken in in person. So when I try to tell you about the recent show at the Gateshead Glasshouse keep in mind it was probably at least 5 times better than my writing can put across! It’s my first time back here since the rebrand and the first time I’ve seen all of the downstairs seating removed to make one huge standing area …. I lik

The last time I was at Leeds Universities’ students union venue, Stylus, to see a band was the Lemonheads so quite a high bar for the Nova Twins then, one they knocked out the park. I’ve been a fan of Nova Twins for a couple of albums now, having been lucky enough to review both for this site, and yet, despite having had tickets to a previous tour, have never managed to see them live so I was really looking forward to this gig. I didn’t make it for the earlier support acts, I

Late Transmissions are a band new band two of whom have a lot of pedigree and one of whom is possibly the vocal surprise of the year. You have probably never heard of them, but this is one of those unique times that you have the opportunity to say I was into that band before they were massive, and based on these two songs, they are going to be absolutely massive. There is an album coming in May but I’m not sure I can wait that long; I’d love to review it for this site as I ca

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Tracklist 1. This Is Not A Dream 2. Abuser 3. Kill 4. Parasites 5. Lacerate (Feat. Harvey Freeman) 6. Womb 7. Brother’s Lament 8. Red & Green 9. Wolfskin (Feat. Taylor Barber) 10. Loser 11. Death & Connection (Feat. Jonathan Finney) 12. Miss Me London metal 5 piece Shields return with their sophomore album 'Death & Connection', released 30th January via Long Branch Records eight years after their debut record 'Life In Exile'. 'This Is Not A Dream' is a near 5 minute opener, c

Tracklist: Poison Vine Don't Look Away Calling Out Your Name Free Love Say Something New The Way It's Gotta Be (Oh Yeah) Devil And The Deep Weight Of The World So, what do you do when you spend your 2025 touring the world playing to sell out crowds as part of the Oasis reunion extravaganza? I got to see them open the show at Murrayfield and really enjoyed them but if I’m honest I hadn’t listened to them much in the last few years. Well obviously, you go into the studio, recor

Tracklist: 1. Everblack (feat. David Simonich) 2. BlüdGod (feat. Taylor Barber) 3. Neversleep (feat. Myke Terry) 4. King Down 5. The Undertow (feat. Karl Schubach) 6. The Weight of Sound 7. Crossing Nails 8. Dystopia (feat. Jesse Leach) 9. Sinner 10. Don't Breathe 11. Coma Wave Japanese metalcote outfit Crystal Lake are back with their 6th album 'The Weight Of Sound', released on 23rd January, their first album in 8 years, and the first release to feature vocalist J

Story Of The Year release new single, “Disconnected.” The track is the second offering from their upcoming 8th studio album release, 'A.R.S.O.N.', out everywhere February 13th, 2026 via SharpTone Records. “Disconnected” is a vulnerable, no-holds-barred track that captures the frustration of wanting to get better without knowing where to start and resisting the urge to implode in loneliness. Cathartic screams, punchy guitars and massive drums drive the song’s intensity as fron