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

Track list: 1. Easily Beguiled 2. Halcyon Days 3. A Happy Blues 4. The Day Before 5. Three Steps 6. Land Of The Living 7. The Rat In My Garden 8. Saltwater 9. Time To Move On 10. I Still Miss Us 11. Tea & Biscuits 12. Ken 13. Oh How We Laughed 14. Tapestry There is often a sense of dread when a friend hands you a CD and tells you they are part of it. In this case it is the first time producing and engineering. David is a talented musician, so I knew I was not going to be disa

Tracklist: 1. The Boxer 2. Not Going Your Way 3. The Last Time 4. Trouble 5. Controversial 6. Interference 7. Social Disguises 8. Pretty Face 9. Serious 10. Innocent 11. Finish Line TheEnemy are back with their fifth album and their first since their reunion. They have been gigging quite extensively since they got back together and have teased new music but it’s finally here and my verdict is simple; they are a band revitalised, and this is an album well worth your time. If i

Tracklist: 1. The Swallows Reflecting In The Water 2. Hole In My Head 3. Levitate 4. Bind (feat Wayside) 5. Leaning On You 6. Summer Skin (feat Lynsey Ward) 7. Wallflower 8. True Blue Post-hardcore/rock genre-bending Blackpool four piece Blanket are back with their fourth album 'True Blue', releasing on January 16th via Adventure Cat Records.  'The Swallows Reflecting In The Water' kicks off the album with a tonne of atmosphere, throwing you right in to the Shoegazey tone of