Queercore duo Death Goals return with their most urgent and expansive work yet, filling their latest EP with vicious hardcore aggression and politically violent lyrics.

Glaswegian post-punks Humour deliver plenty of hard-hitting moments and wild changes in tone alongside songs full of heart and emotional vulnerability on their debut album Learning Greek.

Fuzzed out rockers DZ Deathrays and camp costumed metal band Battlesnake with Mannequin Death Squad bring some of the best sounds the Australian underground has to offer to Cardiff's Clwb Ifor Bach.

From all the way down under, fuzzed out rockers DZ Deathrays and camp costumed metal band Battlesnake bring some of the most wild, weird and wonderful sounds the Australian underground has to offer to Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Bach. Alongside the Melbourne based genre-bending, instrument swapping punk duo Mannequin Death Squad, this riotous co-headliner proved that the Aussie alt scene is just as exciting and chaotic as the UK’s.

Chicago based cybergrind act Blind Equation return with their third full-length album A Funeral In Purgatory, a dark and ambitious mix of abrasive electronics and ferocious live instruments that retains the eclectic feel of their previous efforts.

Expanding on the genre’s already huge sound, shoegaze quartet Hotline TNT balance memorable hooks and alt-pop sensibilities with rich production and dense walls of guitar based noise.

Despite nearly two decades between their new album The World Is Still Here And So Are We and their last full length, post-hardcore heroes Mclusky were welcomed back by an ecstatic crowd of dedicated fans at Bristol's Electric. With industrial noise/post-punk supergroup KLÄMP in tow.

Launching disparate influences as far apart as Talking Heads, The Doors, Joy Division and SWANS into each other at high speed, Yorkshire five piece Rothco put together an admirably off-kilter first swing.

Atlanta based emotive punk trailblazers Michael Cera Palin return to the UK for their first run of shows since the release of their debut album We Could Be Brave to a sold out crowd at Cardiff's Clwb Ifor Bach. Along for the ride were London based experimental emo quintet itoldyouiwouldeatyou and Exeter indie shoegaze quartet Soot Sprite crafting an eclectic night of intense emotions and intricate riffs.

Saxophone infused post-punk act Knives brought controlled chaos to the ground floor of Cardiff's iconic Clwb Ifor Bach. Along for the ride were shoegazey newcomers Pesto, electro-hardcore oddballs Spit Hood and noisy rising stars Shlug.

Aussie indie punks Press Club perfectly balance wild, passionate energy and intimate, personal honesty on their brilliant and emotional fourth album.

Post-metal giants Sumac and experimental darling Moor Mother come together to curate an ambitious and immersive experience on their collaborative album The Film.

Bristol trio Benzo Queen channel their most unhinged and noisiest grooves into a non-stop barrage of synth led chaos on their latest offering No Gods, No Masters, No Sleeves.