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Balaam And The Angel are one of the very few bands of their era who still have their original line up intact. Anyone who’s caught the band live in recent years knows they’re definitely not resting on their laurels, but instead still moving forward hungry for more, which formulates itself into this astonishingly diverse and powerful release - the ‘Love Death Wealth Water’ Continue Reading

'Fuck It' may only come in at 13 minutes, and manages to cram 9 songs into that time (you can listen to the whole of this album AND soft boil an egg in the time it take to listen to 'Curtain Call' by The Damned!), but it manages to fit in a lot of quality in that 13 minutes.Continue Reading

Punk rock power trio UltraBomb are based in Minneapolis, with the members having been in well-known bands beforehand - Hüsker Dü, Social Distortion, Agent Orange, Adolescents, and Soul Asylum. Third album The Bridges That We Burn’ mixes melodic punk with alternative rock, keeping it modern and relevant. They call out political and social issues, while still keeping their Continue Reading

In truth, you wouldn’t guess that this is the band’s debut release, so self-assured do they sound on the likes of ‘Cult Of Breath’ and ‘Nice Shoes’. Our favourite track has to be ‘Pusher Price’, with its yell of “Are you ready for the fuckin’ truth?"Continue Reading

From the moment the alarm-like guitar line of the opening ‘Pipe Bomb’ kicks in, the sense of urgency is almost palpable. Imagine the anarcho-punk sound of Crass fused with the angular hardcore of Refused, and you’ll have a rough idea of where Gottlieb are at musically.Continue Reading

Already tipped as Radio Helsinki’s Album of the Month, this debut LP from Finnish trio Troubles has us all on 'Red Alert'! Crashing onto the Garage Punk scene with an record that doesn’t waste a second, 'Red Alert' is a feral mix of grit, hooks and raw, emotionally charged vocals.Continue Reading

Imagine if you took most of what passes for garage rock these days, and took it back to the bare essentials, with maximum passion and zero posturing; this is what Onlooker have done on ‘Cleveland’, and they’ve done it damn well.Continue Reading

There’s never a dull moment at a Ronker gig, and from the moment the Belgian quintet take the stage to a grin-worthy intro tape of Justin Timberlake’s ‘SexyBack’, vocalist Jasper goes bonkers à la Ronker (bet he’s never heard that before).Continue Reading

Dusk-driven distortion for Joy Division / The Jesus and Mary Chain fans, 'What Happens in the Dark' by LA's Black Market Heart pushes deeper into a sound that feels wired, nocturnal, and slightly unhinged. Its musical genius insists upon repeat play!Continue Reading

From the moment Subhumans kick off a 20-odd song set with ‘All Gone Dead’, we know that this is going to be on a whole new level to their set at last year’s Rebellion Festival (and they weren’t exactly slouches back then).Continue Reading


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