Why do we limit ourselves to just five in each of the categories of Listmania Awards Season we hear you ask? Well it’s pretty simple. No one has the time or attention span to pour over a list of 25-100 things on anyone’s and actually give them the attention that they deserve! That’s why we
Welsh Metalcore band Continents have shown no signs of slowing down after returning from hiatus in 2022 and have unleashed a new single to finish 2025 in dark style. Titled “Smile” the track finds the four piece digging deep into the psychological scars left by manipulation, bullying, and gaslighting, exploring how intrusive thoughts can linger long
This year Reading Rising is a full blown weekender of an Alternative Music Festival, offering Pop Punk, Hard Rock, Alternative and Metal bands of all shapes and sizes with the tagline 22 Bands. 2 Rooms. 2 Days. 0 Clashes emblazoned upon their posters. As a paying punter you get 5 minutes between sets to walk
Believe it or not it was late 2023 when South Wales Metalcore quartet Continents returned with EP “Lifeline“, a record that explored themes of mental health, social anxiety and personal trauma as vocalist Phil Cross bared his soul. Joined by Cherry Duesbury of Defences fame, the outfit who made their name with “Pegasus, Pegasus” in 2013,
How do you go about solving a problem like picking your top #5 EPs of 2023? Like any puzzle you break it down into smaller, easier to digest pieces and we do so by creating a few rules. It has to have been released in the year 2023, reviewed in the year 2023 and stick
As they prepare for Island Fest in March and Northants Rocks 2024 in July, Welsh Metalcore merchants Continents are in reflective mood with the success of their return EP “Lifeline” being nothing short of a triumph. They’ve shared a guitar playthrough video for closing cut “Gritted Teeth” from the EP for overthinkers in hopes you
“Lifeline is about being giving another chance and failing at suicide……don’t let the sadness and intrusive thoughts win. The artwork has a concept with 6 meanings. We’ve created a ghost figure as a simple way to represent six quite difficult concepts in mental health. The smiling mask represents the fake smile of a narcissist and
Having returned with new material and a 10th anniversary show for their debut album “Idle Hands” which had a venue upgrade and sold out twice, Welsh Metalcore operatives Continents have announced a new EP titled “Lifeline“. Described by the band as an “EP for the overthinkers” it has been preceded by single “Hurricane” ahead of
Eleven years after they began their journey in 2012, Welsh Metalcore merchants Continents have returned with a new single titled “Lifeline“. Having been on a wild ride with two very well received albums in “Idle Hands” and “Reprisal” as well as a stint on Victory Records, conquering Europe and Japan and sharing stages with everyone
A band comprised of musicians with a wealth of experience in other bands who know the highs and lows of the underground scene and have felt every frustration, Ephemera consider themselves a Yorkshire based Hardcore band and have trodden the boards with everyone from Last Hounds and Hell Can Wait to Thrown Into Exile since the
