UNDER REVIEW: Cloverdale – All I’ll Ever Be
ARTIST: CLOVERDALE
TITLE: ALL I'LL EVER BE
LABEL: SELF RELEASED
RATING: 7.5/10
WORDS: JO COSGROVE
It's 2020 and it's time to accept that alternative music needs to be mainstream again. The 2000s was a decade where the alternative rock...
UNDER REVIEW: Anti-Flag – 20/20 Vision
ARTIST: ANTI-FLAG
TITLE: 20/20 VISION
LABEL: SPINEFARM RECORDS
RATING: 9/10
WORDS: JO COSGROVE
Within the music industry, especially among punk and rock acts, there are almost no topics left untouched. With a band like Anti-Flag, they have a specific...
UNDER REVIEW: Dune Rats – Hurry Up And Wait
ARTIST: DUNE RATS
TITLE: HURRY UP AND WAIT
LABEL: BMG/RISE RECORDS
RATING: 7/10
WORDS: CHRIS PRENATT
2017 was a magnificent year for the Australian surf rock trio Dune Rats. With the surprising success of their sophomore record The Kids...
UNDER REVIEW: Cauldron – Last Words: Screamed From Behind God’s Muzzle
ARTIST: CAULDRON
TITLE: LAST WORDS: SCREAMED FROM BEHIND GOD'S MUZZLE
LABEL: CAULDRON
RATING: 9/10
WORDS: ROB KENT
After releasing a two-track that created such an interest, excitement and anticipation for its follow up, it was beginning to be a...
UNDER REVIEW – HIGHER POWER: 27 MILES UNDERWATER
ARTIST: HIGHER POWER
TITLE: 27 MILES UNDERWATER
LABEL: ROADRUNNER RECORDS
RATING: 8/10
JOURNALIST: TIM BIRKBECK | PHOTOS: NAT WOOD
When a band has to follow a critically acclaimed debut record, which is not only adored by fans but also...
UNDER REVIEW: PENGSHUi – PENGSHUi
ARTIST: PENGSHUi
TITLE: PENGSHUi
LABEL: SELF RELEASED
RATING: 9/10
WORDS: JO COSGROVE
In 2020, genres seem to be more flexible than ever. Punk and metal and alternative change with every band coming up, with every new song being put...
UNDER REVIEW: Miscreant – Dancing With Fear
ARTIST: MISCREANT
TITLE: DANCING WITH FEAR
LABEL: STAY SICK RECORDINGS
RATING: 8/10
WORDS: JO COSGROVE
2019 was a year or working and recording for Nottingham’s Miscreant. Whether they were on the stage, or in the studio, they took their...
UNDER REVIEW: Handguns – When The Light Burns Out
ARTIST: HANDGUNS
TITLE: WHEN THE LIGHT BURNS OUT
LABEL: SELF RELEASED
RATING: 7.5/10
WORDS: ROB KENT
When Pop Punk began its revival back in 2009 there were a selection of bands that were playing a big part in forming...
UNDER REVIEW: Gloo – A Pathetic Youth
ARTIST: GLOO
TITLE: A PATHETIC YOUTH
LABEL: HASSLE RECORDS
RATING: 8/10
WORDS: KARLEY MYALL
Hailing from Littlehampton, three-piece band Gloo have released their new ten-track debut album ‘A Pathetic Youth’ their first one to be released with Hassle Records....
UNDER REVIEW: Raised Fist – Anthems
ARTIST: RAISED FIST
TITLE: ANTHEMS
LABEL: EPITAPH
RATING: 4/10
WORDS: JAMES HOLDER
After over a quarter of a century together and with 6 full length albums behind them, Swedish Hardcore Punk outfit Raised Fist face a different kind of...
UNDER REVIEW: Agnostic Front – Get Loud
ARTIST: AGNOSTIC FRONT
TITLE: GET LOUD!
LABEL: NUCLEAR BLAST
RATING: 4/10
WORDS: ROB KENT
New York Hardcore legends Agnostic Front are still releasing music, with this release now being their twelfth in their close to forty year career, it...
UNDER REVIEW: Sleep Token – Sundowning
ARTIST: SLEEP TOKEN
TITLE: SUNDOWNING
LABEL: SPINEFARM RECORDS
RATING: 10/10
WORDS: SEAN HUBBARD
In the age of the internet it is hard to truly keep anything secret any more, but Sleep Token have managed to retain their aura of...
UNDER REVIEW: Like Moths To Flames – Where The Light Refuses To Go
ARTIST: LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES
TITLE: WHERE THE LIGHT REFUSES TO GO
LABEL: UNFD
RATING: 8/10
WORDS: KARLEY MYALL
Hailing from Columbus Ohio, four-piece metalcore band Like Moths To Flames have released a three-track EP titled ‘Where The Light...
UNDER REVIEW: Thornhill – The Dark Pool
ARTIST: THORNHILL
TITLE: THE DARK POOL
LABEL: UNFD
RATING: 8.5/10
WORDS: JO COSGROVE
Melbourne outfit Thornhill have never shown any signs of stopping or changing what it was about their music that made it theirs as time goes by....
UNDER REVIEW: Stray From The Path – Internal Atomics
ARTIST: STRAY FROM THE PATH
TITLE: INTERNAL ATOMICS
LABEL: UNFD
RATING: 9/10
WORDS: JO COSGROVE
The career for Stray From The Path has been a bumpy one. From label changes to line-up changes, the band has never stayed the...
UNDER REVIEW: Wolves Like Us – Brittle Bones
ARTIST: WOLVES LIKE US
TITLE: BRITTLE BONES
LABEL: PELAGIC RECORDS
RATING: 6/10
WORDS: JO COSGROVE
Throughout almost ten years, Wolves Like Us have had an unexpected journey in their music career. A handful of shows in and they were...
UNDER REVIEW: Counterparts – Nothing Left To Love
ARTIST: COUNTERPARTS
TITLE: NOTHING LEFT TO LOVE
LABEL: PURE NOISE RECORDS
RATING: 8/10
WORDS: KARLEY MYALL
Counterparts have spent over a decade together - having formed in 2007 - and have been nothing short of consistent ever since. Now,...
UNDER REVIEW: Alter Bridge – Walk The Sky
ARTIST: ALTER BRIDGE
TITLE: WALK THE SKY
LABEL: NAPALM RECORDS
RATING: 8/10
WORDS: JAMES HOLDER
Every few months or so, the now familiar cry that rock is dead (Yes, Gene Simmons we’re looking at you) goes up, and with...
UNDER REVIEW: Astrosaur – Obscuroscope
ARTIST: ASTROSAUR
TITLE: OBSCUROSCOPE
LABEL: PELAGIC RECORDS
RATING: 7.5/10
WORDS: JO COSGROVE
A good album tells a story for the fans. A great album tells a story for the fans to learn and interpret in their own way. With...
UNDER REVIEW: Deez Nuts – You Got Me Fucked Up
ARTIST: DEEZ NUTS
TITLE: YOU GOT ME FUCKED UP
LABEL: CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
RATING: 7/10
WORDS: ROB KENT
Australian hardcore punk band Deez Nuts have let loose their sixth record in their now twelve year career. This is the band's...
