RELEASE REVIEW

Hardcore is more than just a genre; it’s an ethos, a way of life, and nobody embodies that right now like Australian quintet Speed.

Rising above their members' pedigree, prog-metal and post-hardcore supergroup Vower deliver a stunningly tight and powerful debut EP which is bound to please both newcomers and fans of their previous projects.

Long-form post rock finds a new home.

Sticking the landing on a debut album is always hard, but doing it when you're so closely associated with a sound and style made famous of by some of the best bands to ever do it? Thing's just got a lot more difficult, but the way that Delaware's Foreign Hands have gone about it, you'd think it was as easy as breathing.

It’s miserable. It’s monochromatic. It’s a wonderful example of how good things come to those who wait.

A dark introspective tale of life on our weathered island and all the gritty fibres holding it together - sounds like bliss to me.

Less of a kick back and more of a blazing full frontal assault, hyperpop inspired queercore trio Gender Warfare unleash their entire arsenal on their nuclear new EP.

Take the snarl of early Gallows, the ramshackle riffing of Every Time I Die and give it an (un)healthy dose of self anxiety and a sense of feeling lost in the world. What do you get? You get Tether, the next big name in British hardcore.

It would seem that Christmas has come early this year.

Bilingual Irish rappers KNEECAP continue their upward trajectory while refusing to compromise their overtly political, hard partying attitude.

After being the kings of the London powerviolence live scene for years, Do One are now emerging to the outside world with their first full-length album and it slaps.

Surprise! There’s a new Johnny Foreigner EP! And an album coming sometime later! Get yr headphones on.