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Album Review: Death Bells – ‘New Signs Of Life’: post-punk and emo-infused rock
THE NEW album from Australian duo Will Canning and Remy Veselis, aka Death Bells, is a fusion of post-punk and emo-infused rock. The band has become a more concrete two-person pairing since its formation in 2015, culminating in the twosome making the bold move to up sticks from Sydney, Australia, and transfer 7000 miles to …
News: U.K. Extreme Metal Drummer Nick Barker Teams Up With Knuckleduster’s Pierre Mendivil In A Brand New UKHC Band Borstal.
Originally conceived in late 2019 by Barker and his long time friends/wrong ‘uns of London’s infamous Dripbgack, The Toxic Twins Wez4 and Lee Kitchener (son of “Oi” legend Arthur Kitchener of The Last Resort) and later Pierre Mendivil (Knuckledust/Bun Dem Out) added to the fold. Bringing together an uncompromising blend of punishing NYHC-meets-U.K. HC/Punk/Oi, adding a little …
Track: The Membranes – Breathe In/Breathe Out
One of the many highlights from the punk greats’ astounding 2019 album, Breathe In/Breathe Out is the Membranes‘ latest single. The established grandiosity of the track is elevated further still by an appropriately breath-taking 26-piece choir, a ravishing riposte between the poetic words from frontman John Robb. The accompanying video is as striking as the …
SEE: Dope Body’s ‘Jer Bang’: Baltimore noiseniks are back atcha; be glad
BALTIMORE’S knife-sharp noise outfit Dope Body, who released a trio of salvos at yr head for Drag City in the first part of the decade in the shape of Natural History, Lifer and Kunk, were a sad loss to our need for noise when they decided to call it quits in 2016. Less punchy guitar …
SEE: the rage of Stone’s ‘Stay Silent’, live from Liverpool
STONE: solid, unyielding, hard. It’s pretty much the perfect name for the Liverpudlian band that have picked up a dazzled DJ fan in the shape of Radio One’s Jack Saunders, who’s championed them all through the crawl-those-walls caging of the Covid lockdown. But they’re back or rather, they’re unleashed; they’re full-on and they’re ready to …
Track: Rat Scabies remixes Robert Claverts track ‘Lord Of The Hornets’
Punk musician/raconteur Rat Scabies has remixed Robert Calvert track ‘Lord Of The Hornets’, Lyricist and vocalist for the legendary Hawkwind, Robert Calvert had multiple solo albums and collaborations with the likes of Brian Eno, Arthur Brown, and Motörhead’s Lemmy, before sadly leaving us in 1988. The track originally appeared on Calvert’s 1981 solo album Hype, …
TRACK: Rats On Acid – ‘Like It Like That’
UK PUNK quartet Rats On Acid showcase the raw and emotional mental state of a victim of a real-life traumatic experience through “Like It Like That” – the band’s latest, enraged classic punk single. And it was inspired by a real-life experience. Rats On Acid’s vocalist Konnie says: “This track explores the tragedy of an underage rape victim and the emotions …
Track: Healthy Junkies share ‘Last Day In LA’ from upcoming album
HEALTHY JUNKIES’ new album Forever On The Road is out on September 25th. It’s a set of tunes that’s set to propel the band forward to the top of the pile: smashing down boundaries of genre in a way that only this group of anarchic artisans can, with a blend of horror movie soundscape, punk, grunge, reggae …
SEE: Drama Dolls release new track, ‘Yes’: watch the video
SOMEWHERE in between the Misfits and The Bangles, or a love child of the Ramones and the Go-Go’s, Drama Dolls fill a void in our musical souls we didn’t know we had. Now, following the widely praised single “Favorite Girl,” Drama Dolls give us a chance to sink into nostalgia and rock out with their newest track. …
News: Fontaines D.C. announce further 2021 UK tour dates
The Dublin-based band, after receiving well-deserved praise for recently released A Hero’s Death, have announced another set of tour dates in Edinburgh, Nottingham, Bath and Liverpool. This follows the quintet’s immensely popular return to live gigs, albeit virtual ones, with an audience peaking at 4000. Their newly announced dates come after several previously announced sold …