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LIVE REVIEW

Live Review: Sylosis, Heaven Shall Burn, The Black Dahlia Murder, Revocation, Frozen Soul, Distant and Life Cycles | 02 Kentish Town Forum, London | 20/02/2026 | O2 Forum, Kentish Town | 20/02/2026

Sylosis headline a mammoth bill on the day their new album, The New Flesh, is released. With doors opening at 4pm and seven bands stacked across the evening, punters were left stuffing meal deals into their mouths outside the venue, making do in the absence of anything resembling a formal dinner hour.

Live Review: SUDS, Soot Sprite and Hamburger | The Louisiana, Bristol | 06/02/2026

East Anglian indie-rockers Suds return to Bristol once again with Soot Sprite and Hamburger in tow.

Live Review: Militarie Gun and The Tubs | Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff | 13/02/2026

A year and a half on from their debut headline show at Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Bach, LA Punks Militarie Gun return with a new album in tow and Welsh indie-rockers The Tubs along to open the night. While their hardcore edge may have softened a little, Militarie Gun show that they can still pack a room with screaming fans.

FEATURE

“We try to capture the idea that the music creates it’s own visuals.” – Cryptic Shift on Cinema, Death Metal and The Space In-between

Sometimes concept albums fall into the trap of just collecting some themes into a lose story, writing 10 songs about it and calling it a day. Cryptic Shift work hard to buck this trend, something they definitely achieved with Visitations from Enceladus and the bucking continues with the latest offering Overspace and Supertime.

Beach Front – Lucille | Single Premiere

Harkening thoughts of the gilded days of early 2010 alt rock scene, the new single from Beach Front feels both fresh and nostalgic simultaneously. We’re overjoyed to premiere it.

Bicurious, The Menzingers, American Football and More: New Noizze – The 16 Must-Listen Tracks of The Week

We all know the drill by now. We've scoured our inboxes, release radars and friends' recommendations to bring you our top 15 new tracks of the week.

RELEASE REVIEW

Black Stone Cherry – Celebrate | EP Review

In a world where US based southern-rock is often strung with politically motivated stigma, Black Stone Cherry seem to be one of the only bands able to cut away with the division and bring an ever-loyal fanbase together with true, honest, chunky riffs. Which begs the question, how do they keep doing it?

Rob Zombie – The Great Satan | Album Review

FREAKSHOW BABY. Heavy Metal icon and horror filmmaker extraordinaire Rob Zombie rises from his crypt to deliver his eighth studio album The Great Satan with promises of a return to his industrial metal roots.

Deathcrash – Somersaults | Album Review

Slowcore has a glass ceiling, and a lowering one at that. How do Deathcrash navigate this impasse with their swift rise?