Black Magic’ embraces hard rock and metal, and it’s a good choice, though perhaps not an obvious one. The overall sound is to hard rock what Avril Lavigne is to punk. It’s the kind of pop-rock record ...

Listen mate, it’s a social commentary, calm down…but it’s kinda true,” reassures vocalist Han Mee halfway through ‘Insubordinate Ingerland’, the second track on Hot Milk’s latest studio album. Her ...

Where Only the Truth Is Spoken’ roars into life with a breakdown under twenty seconds in. What’s interesting about this record is the sense of deliberate familiarity to something you can’t quite put ...

As London venues go, the Royal Albert Hall must be one of the most iconic. The striking red brick, terracotta façade and domed roof have hosted a multitude of performances for over 150 years. The ...

In four hours time, Mike Davenport will play his first show in the UK for a decade. That might rattle some, and there will be more than a few nervous faces onstage in the Monster Energy tent over the ...

Slam Dunk South; traditional kick off to the UK festival season, it delivers the elusive festival highs and global lineup that sets the bar for the rest of the summer. A political undercurrent cuts ...

Vowels aren’t cool. At one time you could replace them with a ‘V’ and be down with the kids, but even that’s become passé. Now you have to drop any sounds you can make with your tongue and capitalise ...

As London venues go, the Royal Albert Hall must be one of the most iconic. The striking red brick, terracotta façade and domed roof have hosted a multitude of performances for over 150 years. The ...

Examining a Coheed and Cambria album in isolation used to be the last thing that frontman Claudio Sanchez wanted. We were always supposed to take the music and lyrics he produced as one part of the ...

If you’re going to retire as a band after two and a half decades, you may as well do it in style. When Hundred Reasons announced a Royal Albert Hall spectacular last summer, we had no idea that it ...

Every part of the metal scene plays with the idea of being an outsider, so when we’re confronted with a voice that comes from a different race, continent and culture than we’re accustomed to, we ...

Most bands pride themselves on a personal connection with their fans, but no-one can be closer to their supporters than the Bouncing Souls. During the dark and tedious pandemic years, the band started ...