Category: Reviews
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Raw Nerve have just released their debut demo in collaboration with Rise Above Cancer UK over on their bandcamp. The debut demo featuring 4 tracks which you can see the listings below. 1. Break Off2. Beneath Contempt3. No Way To Live4. Guilty Artwork by Thom Martinson Raw Nerve’s Demo is now available to purchase on…
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At the back end of January I set off from Central Bedfordshire and took on a 4 and a half hour drive to make an all dayer up in the north east of england at Play, Middlesbrough. Yes I’m a mad man for that drive, but when someone as kind as James Flear of Rhapsody…
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From the Capital derail. are bringing raw hardcore energy with their debut EP Born Into Waste which was released last Friday to some acclaim by the scene. The 3 piece outfit are set on creating a high powered performance and sound that proves less is more. I’m sure those at Facedown at the Scala, Kings…
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On Saturday the 8th November I travelled to my most local live music venue, the iconic Craufurd Arms in Wolverton (Milton Keynes) to see False Reality‘s headline show. This show was a week prior to the release of their latest album Faded Intentions which was released on Novemeber 14th on Hassle Records. Supporting False Reality at…
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Regrets – XL Release Date: 3rd October 2025Label: Self ReleasedRun Time: 16Mins 26Sec The UK Hardcore scene has been exploding with talent in recent years and there is no question that London based hardcore band Regrets meet the same criteria with their highly anticipated debut album ‘XL‘ or ‘Extra Large‘. From start to finish this…
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This past Saturday I ventured over to Blondies at 205a Lower Clapton Road for Still In Love‘s album launch show for Recovery Language which was released at the start of September on Church Road Records. Supporting them at this show was Wits End and South Wales Metallic Hardcore band Asidhara. This was my first ever…
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Following their UK headline tour announcement earlier this summer last week I caught the return of one of the most prolific UK bands from the 2010’s. BASEMENT. Last week I saw them return for a headline show at The Forum, Kentish Town supported by the likes of Connecticut based Anxious, London Hardcore Dynamite and from…
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For the first time in over 16 years, this week saw the return of a headline show in Leeds for the iconic Poison the Well. Performing their genre defining album ‘The Opposite of December… A Season of Separation’ in full, for its 25th year anniversary at Leeds Stylus. Playing a number of dates across the UK…