Time. You’re thinking about time. Thinking about it running down, thinking about out it running out. Memento Mori; Remember you will die.

The sun is relentless, a boot holding a sea of dad caps underfoot. The promise of a storm hangs low in the air. Thankfully the line up at Outbreak Fest in London, organised as part of the Lido ...

As London venues go, the Royal Albert Hall must be one of the most iconic. The striking red brick, terracotta façade and domed roof have hosted a multitude of performances for over 150 years. The ...

Black Magic’ embraces hard rock and metal, and it’s a good choice, though perhaps not an obvious one. The overall sound is to hard rock what Avril Lavigne is to punk. It’s the kind of pop-rock record ...

Slam Dunk South; traditional kick off to the UK festival season, it delivers the elusive festival highs and global lineup that sets the bar for the rest of the summer. A political undercurrent cuts ...

Where Only the Truth Is Spoken’ roars into life with a breakdown under twenty seconds in. What’s interesting about this record is the sense of deliberate familiarity to something you can’t quite put ...

In four hours time, Mike Davenport will play his first show in the UK for a decade. That might rattle some, and there will be more than a few nervous faces onstage in the Monster Energy tent over the ...

Unless you’ve been chronically offline or living under a rock, the name Scowl is likely very familiar to you if you’re a hardcore fan. Over the last few years, the California quintet have shot through ...

Post-punk can be a difficult genre to get into as a listener. But for Bristol sextet Knives, it’s the perfect place to categorise them. Still a band in their infancy, it’s been 26 months since their ...

In Norse mythology, the Kraken was a sea monster. A mega-sized octopus that would terrorise sailors and imperil ships. Kings are of course powerful and majestic, they have an air of regal grace. This ...

Age, like many things, creeps up on you. According to Spotify, The Young Hearts’ first release is a decade old. Slowly, they’ve grown into their band name, quietly doing their thing until they ...