Album reviews

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes—a name that’s cropped up on social media once in a while, but a name I’ve never really looked into. Formed of former Gallows and Pure Love frontman Frank Carter, they’re officially classified as a post-hardcore band, though I’m more inclined to say that they lean more towards rock. Listening to […]

Dropkick Murphys have been a bagpipe among guitars — both metaphorically and literally.  11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory is the 9th studio album for this American Celtic punk band.  Al Baar and his fellow members keep their genre, as well as their concepts, close to the heritage and issues of Boston, their home.  Using […]

If you ask anyone who isn’t into the alternative music scene what they thought, their responses would vary, but it would be the same train of thought just with slight phrasing differences. “It’s depressing.” Or: “It’s too angsty, you aren’t sixteen anymore.” And yet, that’s exactly what drew me to it in the first place. […]

ONE OK ROCK appears to have taken the world by storm—something that appears to be pretty apt considering the title of their new album, ‘Ambitions’. It’d be pretty hard to pin-point the exact moment when it started feeling as though the name ONE OK ROCK was everywhere—maybe it was when they released their last record […]

Once upon a time, You Me At Six used to be one of my favourite bands. I knew all the lyrics, I knew all the band members’ names and used to metaphorically kick myself that I missed out on the chance to see them headline Wembley in 2012. Back when ‘Cavalier Youth’ was released, I […]