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Review: Cassels ‘Tracked In Mud’

5th March 20255th March 2025 Lee Edwards Cassels, Human Worth, Noise-Rock, Post-Hardcore

Cassels originally hailed from Oxford (home to one of the country’s top universities, a grumpy detective who goes by the

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Review: Planes Mistaken For Stars ‘Do You Still Love Me?’

19th December 202419th December 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Deathwish Inc, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Post-Hardcore

One of the reasons I have connected with music is its ability to reach inside and speak deeply to those

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Review: envy ‘Eunoia’

29th November 202429th November 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden envy, Pelagic Records, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock

Japanese post-hardcore Legends envy are one of the most interesting heavy acts to emerge from the land of the Rising

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Review: Hidden Mothers ‘Erosion/Avulsion’

20th November 202420th November 2024 Lee Beamish Church Road Records, Hidden Mothers, Post-Hardcore, Post-Metal

Back in May of 2024, I had the pleasure of my annual pilgrimage to the Portals Festival, in the heart

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Review: HELP ‘Courage’ & ‘HELP’

18th October 202418th October 2024 Reza Mills HELP, Noise-Rock, Post-Hardcore, Three One G

Portland’s excellent musical pedigree consists of names such as Poison Idea, The Wipers, Dead Moon, Elliot Smith and The Dandy

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Review: The Antikaroshi ‘L’inertie Polaire’

20th June 202420th June 2024 Reza Mills Exile On Mainstream Records, Post-Hardcore, Post-Punk, The Antikaroshi

I spent several days in Leipzig, not only taking in the sites of what was once one of East Germany’s

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Review: Sons Of Alpha Centauri ‘Pull’

28th March 202428th March 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Exile On Mainstream Records, Post-Hardcore, Sons Of Alpha Centauri

In the twenty-plus years of their existence, Kent based post-hardcore rockers Sons Of Alpha Centauri have undergone a number of

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Review: Ex Everything ‘Slow Change Will Pull Us Apart’

9th January 20249th January 2024 Harry Holmes Ex Everything, Neurot Recordings, Post-Hardcore

Noisy, angular and engaged, Slow Change Will Pull Us Apart is an urgent message from a skilled and experienced group

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Review: Svalbard ‘The Weight Of The Mask’

8th November 20238th November 2023 Richard Murray Black Metal, Nuclear Blast Records, Post-Hardcore, Svalbard

If you’ve ever felt strangled by manipulative, toxic people in your life, Svalbard might just be the band for you.

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Review: KEN mode ‘VOID’

29th September 202329th September 2023 Richard Murray Artoffact Records, KEN mode, Post-Hardcore, Post-Metal

KEN Mode are a band that has consistently exceeded all of my expectations. While it’s not right to play favorites,

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Review: Brutus ‘Unison Life’

11th January 20238th March 2023 Nessie Spencer Brutus, Post-Hardcore, Sargent House

Last November, I had the great pleasure of reviewing the Brutus gig in Brighton and, as a big fan of

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Video Premiere: Black Helium ‘Up On A Hill’ – New Album ‘The Animals Are Coming’ Drops Friday
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Video Premiere: Black Helium ‘Up On A Hill’ – New Album ‘The Animals Are Coming’ Drops Friday

16th June 202516th June 2025 Lee Edwards

Step into a kaleidoscopic fever dream with the premiere of Up On A Hill, the latest mind-warping transmission from London’s

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Premiere: The Long Hunt ‘Spine Of Dusk’ – New Album ‘Natural Order’ Drops 18th July

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Video Premiere: Lower Slaughter ‘Take A Seat’ – New Album ‘Deep Living’ Releases 6th June

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