Album reviews

Paramore have always been one of my personal favourite bands, and one of the biggest influencers that helped to shape the pop/punk scene in the mid-2000’s when this genre of music was at its most popular. I remember listening to “Riot!” and falling in love, not only with the music, but also with front woman […]

Linkin Park have switched things up a tad for their seventh studio album ‘One More Light’. The new release follows up the 2014 record ‘The Hunting Party’ and the band spent a year and a half going in and out of the studio to create the record. The announcement of the album was followed by […]

When it came to the release of new music from pop punk legends Blink 182 almost a year ago after an arduous four year wait since 2012’s controversial EP ‘Dogs Eating Dogs’, highly anticipated doesn’t even begin to cover it. The rock world was on tenterhooks, poised and ready to see whether the legends who […]

​Gorillaz have always been one to break barriers.  The most well-known virtual band, comprised of four characters, collaborate with several truly amazing artists to create Humanz, the Gorillaz fifth studio album.  The Gorillaz are made up by 2-D (vocals, keyboard), Murdock Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, keyboard), and Russel Hobbs (percussion), and they are the […]

Coming off the back of two successful E.P.s, Harrogate trio Blood Youth have finally released their debut record, Beyond Repair, into the wild. Having gone through a handful of line-up changes, the boys are ready to showcase their own brand of melodic-hardcore to the world. But can it live up to the expectations set by […]

From high school students who were barely legal when they were signed, to nearly a decade later and releasing their third studio album, Pittsburgh based hardcore punk band Code Orange (formerly known Code Orange Kids) have come a long way.  Their junior studio album, and major-label debut, entitled  “Forever” demands attention, both through the compelling lyrics and […]