Hemorrhage – Chapter One
I feel there should be a strong emphasis on the r(h)age in Hemorrhage's moniker. In fact, it should be capitalised at all times, with at least several exclamation marks. Hailing from Huntington Beach, Orange Country, this four piece (consisting of vocalist Philip, guitarist Vinnie, bassist Rain and drummer Andres) define their genre as 'anger', which is spot on. Chapter One is 7 tracks in around 13 minutes and it's absolutely punishing...
Mayors of Miyazaki – Holy Cop
Brimming with a sunny disposition, shades of Mineral, Cap 'N Jazz and a guitar tone that will have you reaching for your copy of Variations on Swing; the oddly named Mayors of Miyazaki (possible reference to this dude) are an unpredictable but intriguing package. ...
Her Parents – Happy Birthday
Creating something that sounds more bonkers than their debut Physical Release was going to take some doing, but Her Parents seem to have achieved the impossible with Happy Birthday, an album that is a brief, scything affair (12 tracks in 18 minutes) but proves to be absolutely punishing and suitably deranged, caustic and jolly good fun...
August Burns Red/Marmozets/Torche/We Are The Ocean – singles round up
Singles round-up time! This week we've shouty metalcore-types August Burns Red, bonkers math-punkers Marmozets, the sludge-pop stomp of Torche and the awesome song hit machine that is We Are The Ocean...
The Semper Teens – Somebody
Somebody is four tracks of pop-influenced garage punk, that doesn't sound a million miles away from Cassini's previous band, albeit it's a lot more direct and less erratic compared to Kill Kenada and their bonkers time signatures. Opening track Somebody, has a bass-driven surf punk vibe that you can imagine soundtracking a surfing wipeout video montage...
Arms And The Man – Blood Junkie (Debut Video)
Hertfordshire-based Every Time I Die-loving, popular beat-combo Arms And The Man have gone and recorded a video! Blood Junkie depicts a little girl traveling to the band's show and commencing to have a one-man (girl) mosh pit - all flailing limbs, swinging hair and seems to be copying every move made my madcap frontman, Ben Davies. ...
Ice, Sea, Dead People – If It’s Broken, Break It More
Never ones to do things neatly, Ice, Sea, Dead People attack music on their second album with the same no-frills fury that litters their debut, Teeth Union. The addition of a second guitarist (filling the band out to a noisy, axe-laden four piece) has added way more meat and considerable fuzz to their already barbed and raucous caterwaul...
Megachurch – Megachurch 2: Judgment Day
Megachurch's unique brand of raucous, crunching rock is deeply unnerving, chaotic and hilarious in equal measure, as is their delightful album artwork. Yes, what I want to see is a bespectacled man wielding a fiery sword in one hand, a bible in the other, riding a massive dragon as pink hot lava bursts forth from a blue volcano, swamping the landscape...
And So I Watch You From Afar – All Hail Bright Futures
I always wondered how And So I Watch You From Afar were going to follow-up Gangs. It seemed like a daunting an ambitious task to say the least. Gangs is such a breath-taking gut-punch of frenzied, riff-soaked heaviness and positive, hyperactive energy - where do you go next...
Kvelertak – Meir
People have been waxing on about Kvelertak for a while now and all the rampant hype, mouth-frothing praise and owl impressions are entirely justified – they’re a fantastic band; bizarrely bridging the gaps between metal, punk, rock ‘n roll and anything else they can lay their filthy, feathery wings on...
