‘Les Maîtres Fous’ stands alone as a well crafted drone album. It is significantly more impactful, however, listened to alongside the documentary for which it is named – although this is not for the ...

With this release, Arm’s Length haven’t just avoided the sophomore slump. They’ve blown right past it. ‘There’s A Whole World Out There’ is not only a huge step forward; it’s a powerful statement of ...

‘Les Maîtres Fous’ does not fit into the mould of an album. It is a sonic experience, written by French post-metal outfit Year Of No Light in 2012 to accompany an exhibition of the 1955 ethnographic ...

Most bands pride themselves on a personal connection with their fans, but no-one can be closer to their supporters than the Bouncing Souls. During the dark and tedious pandemic years, the band started ...

Andrew Falkous deserves your support. He’s an artist. Check out his blog, it’s a treatise on self-sabotage. For better or, more frequently worse, he will make the choice that allows him to make music.

What year is it again? With Green Day set to headline Download and the huge Black Sabbath show on the horizon for July, it surely can’t be 2025. Wednesday 13’s timeline seems to be even more in flux ...

Viagra Boys are anything but ordinary. Spam-mail worthy name aside, they’re a band that cast a glancing eye over the rule book, purely so they know what to avoid. It’s that carefree attitude that has ...

Marseille’s LANDMVRKS have worked hard to cement their place within the metalcore scene, since their explosion in 2014. Since day one, they’ve been pushing boundaries, marrying raw energy, delightful ...

We’re very much in the era of pop-punk which, whilst awesome, creates a generic vacuum that makes anything outside the norm seem especially unusual and grating. Enter FACS. Rising from the ashes like ...

Every part of the metal scene plays with the idea of being an outsider, so when we’re confronted with a voice that comes from a different race, continent and culture than we’re accustomed to, we ...