When it comes down to brass tacks there are few who are as prolific as Kevin Byrne has been with album releases from his project Sonus Mortis. Exploring themes of corruption, dehumanisation, falsehoods, power imbalances and disillusionment with many societal structures with a desire to challenge the norms and the narratives presented to us, “Of
Sometimes you run out of superlatives to describe just how important something is and in the case of “I’m Not Getting Better“, the debut EP from Separate Entirely, it could be one of those moments. When you’re in the darkest of places, sometimes it takes something from someone who has spilled blood in the same
Over the past few years Ripcord Records have put together a series of compilation albums titled “You Matter” to raise money for the suicide prevention charity Papyrus. Each compilation features no less than 101 bands from all around the Globe and celebrates some of the lesser lights of heaven in genres like Black and Post
One of the more fascinating records of the year has to be “I’m Not Getting Better” by Separate Entirely, the solo project of James Brennock, a musician known for his work in both Hardcore band Hollow Reign and Alternative Metal outfit Exit Through The Gift Shop. Built on the foundations of a need for release following a diagnosis
One of the best things about the summer is taking your Ghetto Blaster to the park, having a picnic, a few beers and scaring the s*** out of the locals with some proper Death Metal. Fortunately August brought that opportunity with the first cryptic writings from Crown Of Anguish, a new project from old heads
All that glitters is not gold so when it comes to Death Metal from the Northern City of Preston, England you can expect a dark and foreboding atmosphere conjoined to the razor sharp riffage, pulverising rhythmic battery and searing vocals – or as we put it – almost a dichotomy of Skeletal Remains and Carcass. We are of
Last month saw the arrival of a record in “The Harmer and The Fool” that we’d been waiting for something like a year. The first sonic creations of Oxford Progressive Post Hardcore collective Nvmeral are born of many years of experience and shared stages with other bands they simply refuse to name, not to mention
Relighting the fires that once burned brightly, a collection of seasoned musicians spent 18 months trapped in a dungeon with nothing but their instruments for company, crafting a signature sound and a collection of songs on mutual influences and shared experiences. They loosely call that Progressive Post-Hardcore and their debut EP “The Harmer and The
Is this the last chance? Not quite. You’ve got another 3 days to get your mother, your brother and the girl next door a ticket for Reading Rising IV on 18th November at Reading Facebar. Why? 12 bands, 2 stages, 0 clashes from dawn til dusk. Ok well not quite but maybe next time. So
The arrival of a full length album after a pair of EPs is a thing of beauty and if you’re a lover of the heavy end of Thrash and 80’s dystopian movies then “False Idols” by Electrocutioner is the album for you. Having reviewed the record, which is the most fun you can have short
