Frank Turner is in an English Folk icon. However, his take on the modern approach to the folk genre saw him marinate his music with a Punk aesthetic. Stemming from his Hardcore beginnings, the singer-songwriter was at the heart of the London and British Hardcore scene in the late nineties and early two-thousands. After fronting... Continue Reading →
Real Talk – Mantlet
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mantlethc/ Bandcamp - https://mantlet.bandcamp.com/album/burning Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mantlethc/ By channelling the roots of the Hardcore genre into their music, Mantlet has taken everything that made the genre so unique and perfected it into their work. Hailing from Coventry, the band have been a name for themselves and now making regular appearances in the Birmingham... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Pigs x 7 – Viscerals
Rating - 4.5/5 Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (hereafter referred to as Pigsx7 simply for our mutual convenience) release Viscerals; their latest album that delivers a healthy dose of doom, punk, and metal in a dark, imposing package. The influence of doom metal progenitors Black Sabbath is abundant, peeking through the dense and... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Silverstein – A Beautiful Place To Drown
Rating - 2.5./5 Silverstein revisits a lot of old ideas in their latest album release; staying loyal to their post-hardcore roots with a sprinkling of collaborative artists to bring them up to date in 2020. As the group prepares to celebrate their 20th anniversary, 'A Beautiful Place to Drown' doesn't really reinvent Silverstein's identity; the... Continue Reading →