On “With Love // With Rage”, Initiate are less focused in the collision of styles that made their previous work so exciting and more concerned with the undercurrents lying beneath them. This is not a record where anger gives way to vulnerability. Instead, both constantly complete one another as gratitude can exist alongside frustration.

The Beautiful Monument have created what can only be described as a revival to the alt emo sound that they have amassed over the past 10 or so years. This in turn has allowed themselves to experiment with every intention of creating a record that feels familiar but isn't afraid to throw a few punches along the way

It’s clear from the start that they mean something different. The title alone shows the statement of intent. Breaking the ice to a new audience, a new domain. Stepping out from the underground and marching headstrong toward bigger stages, bigger rooms.

Ceremony continue to do what they do best by refusing the confinements of the white lines of their lane, throwing caution to the wind and making it look effortless.

When you take into account how long Framing Hanley have been together, it’s not far fetched to have some sort of expectation that their sound will have evolved in ways that will not be favoured by all fans.

Long Goodbye’s effort into their new release is a grand mutation of their past work, emulsifying its chaos, causing it to bleed through all of their past work into one EP.

“If I Love Everything, You All Lose Everything” is antagonising, and it means serious business.

It isn't just heavy for the sake of being heavy; it's creative, unpredictable and genuinely fun from start to finish, reminding you that sometimes the best music comes from artists who completely ignore the rules.

Think Lionheart with less talent and more 30-something guys in matching windbreakers.

"With Love Comes Loss" comes at the perfect time, where genres are fused and bands are praised for taking a new direction in their sound.

Not Your Kingdom can easily become one of the more notable Madball releases for those who don’t fall into the trap of saying a band's first records are their best work, and a record that could be shown to a new jack to show them just what hardcore has to offer them. 

The final breakdown feels like almost a ‘thank you’ to everybody, it’s a real heavy hitter and a calculated attempt at making everybody rush to the dancefloor and it worked! It does exactly that.

On paper, it looks ambitious and something new, but in execution it's a gimmicky, fusion mess of a band.

Blending beauty with grandeur, there are moments within this record that feel undeniably magical. With a vocal performance that would be the envy of emo bands across the globe, the melodies Rob McWilliams conjures juxtapose the crushing weight found beneath it all from start to finish.

Missing the summer nights with a redbull, on a skateboard, just finishing your school exams and looking out into the sunset. The feeling all of us oldheads have yearned to feel for a long time

Every sound feels purposeful, every layer meticulously placed, allowing moments of chaos and clarity to exist side by side. It is an album that rewards patience, revealing new details with each successive listen.

Fuming Mouth has always conveyed a sense of evil. It comes with their nature and is, by now, to be expected. But the added sense of vitality, of a need to be stronger, to prove themselves against the odds, has only made them better. This record is a shining beacon in a sky of desolate stars.

This new release from Riley! is their most accessible yet, with that really coming through in the polished production, but that hasn’t come at the expense of any loss of energy or emotion to the tracks, it instead exemplifies the quality of songwriting throughout. This is a fantastic entry point for the band, and feels like an opportunity to take stock of what got them here, as what’s next will be massive.

The Merseyside quartet has excelled itself with this release. Building upon the groundwork laid before them with their debut EP and creating something that surpasses expectations, Rozemary is assuredly carving their name into the UK metalcore sphere. With hooks for days and stellar craftsmanship, there is plenty for you to bite into. With “It’s Harder Now To Breathe”, the path is set: from the Wirral to the stars.

“Bring On The Psychics” in its short duration dives deep into the concept of looking back at the past and evaluating it through the lens of the present.

With an album name of “Decades” and the band mentioning that this is a culmination of all their years of work you will start to realise that this still feels very modern and structured, which does lead to disappointment.

It’s dangerously easy to dissolve into the background of Nu-Grunge/Grungegaze, and Cloned Apparition from Montreal have taken a leap of faith worthy of an Olympic gold medal by putting out their first full-length album, “Parallel with the Sun.” 

This is an album about communication, about community spirit, about yourself, and the relationship with those around you.

The world is becoming harder to exist in, with each passing day something or someone struggles to survive let alone thrive and No Cure is here to make sure you feel the weight of that reality.

As the group excels at long, drawn-out instrumental passages, it comes as no real surprise that an instrumental band would be such a good fit for them. Self-described as ‘gently technical’, this project is a showcase of self-expression from start to finish.

Overall, she’s green have managed to craft another cohesive and generally enjoyable body of work. It’s one to listen to in the sun or with your eyes closed, and dream pop or shoegaze fans will be able to get on board with it.

Boundaries have spared no expense delivering something heavy that doesn’t feel heavy for the sake of it. It’s purposeful in making a point that they are exploring without straying too far from what they already know.

From start to finish, “Short Of Daybreak” is decorated with the golden parts of metalcore – the elements that make it such a widely loved and appreciated genre, but also one of the hardest to revive if your heart’s not in it.

RE:CREATED focuses on a body of work that survived 90s Britpop and 2000s indie which gives us the opportunity to relive that lustful, glam punk style that borrowed heavily from the likes of David Bowie through today’s lens.

As a whole, “Parasite Dream” is powerful, creative, and sonically relentless. Whether you want to headbang, mosh, sing along or just vibe out, “Parasite Dream” has something for you

I stupidly asked Greghall to do an interview with me and now I have an hour and 40 minute long video with him linked to my name. For those that asked for this, you’re welcome, and for those that didn’t, well, maybe stop arguing with him on the internet and he wouldn’t have so much to say.

A collection of short reviews of some of the Twentycoreseven teams’ favourite albums of all time, to commemorate our 6 month anniversary.

4 years ago today saw Moodring take its first steps into the modern metal scene with debut LP, “Stargazer”. This is a record that is still loved immensely by fans, replayed frequently to appreciate the incredible growth the entity have seen since its inception.

To everyone who was ever ostracised for their music taste back in the 2000s, this is for you, this is for us.

TheBoyShadow pulled off a very unique act. It was bold, it was experimental, which may not be for some people, but something that will definitely get people talking. They encapsulate a wall of jarring, over the top melodic noise, that is both destructive and jaw dropping to witness.