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

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

Chasing Mallory have been on my playlists for some time now, admittedly for the combination of the fact members consist of friends of mine and they're a talent from my hometown, so there is always going to be a lot of love there. But the fact of the matter is they're so fucking good. And have always felt to me like the band that could. Even with momentum shifts due to band members coming and going, they always retreat, reflect and rebuild and this new single has them sounding

Tracklist: Acid Rain I.K.A.M.F. Happy :): Waterfall Swerve Make Believe Moon Let's See If You Can Float The Scarecrow Cope in the Coma The second album from Irish band, Greywind, is out on the 16 th  of January on FLG. The brother and sister duo had been dropping singles during 2025 as a teaser for the new album and they’re now ready to release their second long player, totally full of prime emo cuts that should propel them into the big time and see them trouble some major pl

Tracklist: FUCK THE SYSTEM FORSAKEN EYES ON SIX DEATH OF ME WORD TO THE WISE THE FIGHT TO BE FREE WAR INSIDE ME S.I.T.F.O.A. TEAR DOWN THE WALLS I WILL OVERCOME WARRIORS When news came out that the classic Biohazard line up was going to record a new album many Biohazard fans would have been wondering can they re-create the magic of their early albums. 17 years is a long ass time but thankfully Bill, Evan Seinfeld, Danny & Bobby Hamble are as pissed of as they were during 'Sta

Tracklist: Lifers Too ft. The Wonder Years  Cocaine and Lexapro ft. Kevin Devine  Berlin ft. Tiger’s Jaw  Heavenhead ft. Illuminati Hotties   Californian Indie Punk Rock Band, Spanish Love Songs, released their latest EP last month; I’ve finally had the chance to catch up on it, listen to it multiple time and I’m so glad I did. The EP, released on Pure Noise Records in November, consists of 4 songs. All four of the songs are collaborations, with The Wonder Years, Kevin Devine

Tracklist: She’s Got a Way You Can Make Me Free Everybody Loves You Now Why Judy Why Falling of the Rain Turn Around You Look So Good to Me Tomorrow Is Today Nocturne Got to Begin Again Cold Spring Harbor is a flawed classic; I fell in love with it at first listen many years ago. It’s a classic but it was not the way Billy Joel had intended, imagine how good it could have been? When I first saw this album I sneered, yes sneered. As I have lived with this classic Billy Joel ge

James have long been one of the best bands the UK have produced, their live performances are a joy to behold and they’ve had something of a renaissance over the last few years in term of the quality of their new output so it’s interesting timing that they have decided to release their definitive best of now, I hope this doesn’t mean no more new music! The problem with definitive best of records is that it always gives the die hard fans something to argue about, why isn’t thei