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LIVE FROM THE PIT: Coldrain, Revnoir and Noisemaker

“Let’s keep this love here, let's keep this connection between us, none of this AI bullshit.” urges Masato Hayakawa of coldrain as the crowd is wrapped around his finger, hanging off every word. Back for their first headline shows in six years, the five piece Coldrain from Nagoya made their great return with a short UK and EU tour to accompany their latest EP which was released lastmonth. Tonight, in Manchester’s Rebellion we have a sold-out show, the band’s biggest headline show in the UK s...
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REVIEW: Of Mice & Men - Another Miracle

With eight albums already under their belt, the Southern California quartet OF MICE & MEN show no sign of slowing down, with album nine Another Miracle out this week. These guys have a legacy to uphold, with their self-titled debut reaching the grand old age of 15 years old and still being hailed as one of the great albums of the metalcore generation. Their career has been pretty steady since then - the soon-to-be nine full length albums as a band speaks for itself - alongside multiple tours wit...
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REVIEW: Smote - Songs From The Free House

SMOTE seem to draw their inspirations from the Earth. From the foundations and the vibrations that the world has to offer. There’s a sense of the ancient ritualistic forms intertwined with the trials and tribulations of modern everyday life. Here electronic elements embolden the rhythmic chanting of old. Welcome to Songs From The Free House.SMOTE’s main man DANIEL FOGGIN combines psychedelic drone-led magic with traditional folk roots and glimpses of electronic influence that embellish the band’...
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REVIEW: Beyond Extinction - Where They Gather

An album of triumph, pain, and determination for death metal group BEYOND EXTINCTION releases this Friday. After the death of founding member ZACH SCOTT in 2023 at only 20 years old, the Essex band has overcome and adapted with passion and diligence to be where they stand today. Having brought new member DANNY RUSSEL into the fold, armed with his own vision to add to the band - he came up with the track Winter Sun even before officially joining! - his contributions have flowed seamlessly with the band’s visualisation of their sound and future.This album has been three years in t...
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REVIEW: Faun - Hex

The twelfth studio album from German collective Faun is upon us - Hex. Hex is an album with stories to tell from cultures and folklore across Europe and parts of Asia. The term "hex", as you may know, relates primarily to witches and their spells, and comes from the German “hexe”, which this album focuses on - discussing female magic in all forms. Terms such as "hagazussa" have been used by the band before, also meaning “witch”, with a song of the same name released on their previous album Märch...
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REVIEW: Rún - Rún

In the Irish language, Rún is a word with a multitude of meanings; secret, mystery, love. The scope and poetic nature of the word encompass the sound that new band Rún makes. Rún’s self-titled debut album is brought to you by three esteemed artists from Ireland. Vocalist Tara Baoth Mooney (also known as the Clumsy Giantess) has years of creative projects under her belt spanning visual art and textiles. Diarmuid MacDiarmada (Nurse With Wound collaborator, and brother to Cormac MacDiarmada of Lank...
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REVIEW: STOMACH - LOW DEMON

After their 2023 release PARASITE, Chicago’s own sludge/doom act STOMACH are back with their second album, LOW DEMON. Originally a duo consisting of drummer and vocalist John Hoffman and guitarist Adam Tomlinson, the band have more recently forged into a collective of three, with the addition of bassist Kirk Syrek who you may know from Sick/Tired, a band in which Tomlinson also plays. You may also recognise the members of STOMACH from band Weekend Nachos, who both Hoffman and Tomlinson were/are...