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SEE: Skindred release video for previously unreleased track ‘It’s A Crime’

Newport hailing reggae-rockers Skindred have unleashed a lyric video for their previously unreleased rare cut from the Japanese version of their second album, Roots Rock Riot. Speaking on the track, vocalist…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Foo Fighters – Medicine at Midnight

After what seems like a lifetime since the album was delayed back in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Foo Fighters have finally unveiled their 10th studio album Medicine…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Weezer – OK Human

It’s clear that Weezer represent an easy target for any tongue-in-cheek listener. Even if New Radicals have come back on stage for an impromptu reunion celebrating Biden’s presidential inauguration, it’s…

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SEE: Soen Release Video for Track ‘Illusion’

In the wake of their fifth record, IMPERIAL, Swedish metal band Soen have released an emotionally charged video for their track ‘Illusion.’ The powerful ballad features passages of sumptuous lilting…

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SEE: Code Orange Release Animated Video for Autumn and Carbine

Code Orange have unveiled an official music video for ‘Autumn and Carbine,’ taken from last year’s critically acclaimed record ‘Underneath.’ The video sees the group dropped into a dystopian future…

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Music

NEWS: Gatecreeper Sign To Nuclear Blast Records

Photo Credit: Hayley Rippy Slamming, destructive death metal champions Gatecreeper, from Tucson, Arizona, have been appropriately accepted to the roster of one of the biggest heavy metal record labels, Nuclear Blast!…

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NEWS: Dark Tea announce new album, out April 30th on Fire Talk

FOR THOSE who don’t know the project, Dark Tea is Gary Canino’s solo project, taking advantage of a large group of collaborators in the New York scene. Spanning across mostly…

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Track: Yonaka release new single, ‘Sieze the Power’

Brighton-based rockers YONAKA have announced their brand new era with their new single ‘Seize The Power.’ The empowering and unifying single was produced by the four-piece themselves and is out…

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Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: ARLO PARKS ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’

...far from channelling the swirling rivers of turbulent backgrounds for inspiration, as many do, somehow she has created energy, power, message and depth out of still waters...

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Album Review: The Notwist – Vertigo Days

I’ve been quiet on this thing lately, and reviewing The Notwist’s new record Vertigo Days was as close to a perfect step back into the game as I could have…

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