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Let’s be frank here, chances are you’re reading this review because you’re a Rush fan, like me. Whilst the Canadian

Premiere: Noisepicker ‘The Earth Will Swallow The Sun’ – New Album Releases This Friday

19th March 202519th March 2025 Lee Edwards Alternative, Exile On Mainstream Records, Noise-Rock, Noisepicker

Forget polish, forget compromise, Noisepicker are here to burn it all down. This guitar-and-drums duo spits out raw, abrasive riffs

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Review: Noisepicker ‘The Earth Will Swallow The Sun’

18th March 202518th March 2025 Lee Beamish Alternative, Exile On Mainstream Records, Noise-Rock, Noisepicker

Usually, when I start a review I will begin with some sort of anecdote or give away my naivety of

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Review: Crippled Black Phoenix ‘The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature’ + ‘Horrific Honorifics Number Two(2)’

6th December 20246th December 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Alternative, Crippled Black Phoenix, Prog, Season Of Mist

In the twenty years since former Iron Monkey drummer Justin Greaves founded the dark rock band Crippled Black Phoenix, encouraged

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Review: Pekka Laine ‘Pekka Laine & The Enchanted In Slumberland’

8th October 20248th October 2024 Reza Mills Alternative, Electronic, Pekka Laine, Surf Rock, Svart Records

As a fan of surf inflected artists such as Man Or Astro-Man?, Agent Orange and East Bay Ray (Dead Kennedys),

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Review: LizZard ‘Mesh’

2nd October 20242nd October 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Alternative, Lizzard, Pelagic Records

Pelagic Records have a mission statement to release twenty albums a year of high-quality post-rock from artists they like and

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Review: Hello Mary ‘Emita Ox’

25th September 202425th September 2024 Lee Beamish Alternative, Frenchkiss Records, Hello Mary

Having only recently discovered Hello Mary, considering their eclectic alternative rock style vibe, I’ve surprised myself really that I hadn’t

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Review: Giant Walker ‘Silhouettes’

23rd September 202423rd September 2024 Lee Beamish Alternative, Church Road Records, Giant Walker

At first glance, it’s incredibly hard to know how to convey just what it is about Giant Walker that makes

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Review: Joyce ‘Voyce’

18th September 202418th September 2024 Reza Mills Alternative, Human Worth, Joyce, Post-Punk

Joyce‘s Voyce has a lot going for it. First, there’s the band’s star-studded line-up featuring; ex-Olympic athlete/former Future Of The

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Review: Julie Christmas ‘Ridiculous And Full Of Blood’

1st July 20241st July 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Alternative, Julie Christmas, Noise-Rock, Post-Metal, Red Crk Recordings

I first became aware of the unique talent that is Julie Christmas through her collaboration with Cult Of Luna on

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Review: Melvins ‘Tarantula Heart’

30th April 202430th April 2024 Rob Walsh Alternative, Grunge, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins, Noise-Rock

The Melvins. The riffs. The drums. The snarkiness. The influence. The frizzy hair. The massive discography. From small town obscurity