Album Reviews
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Lake Malice - Post-Genesis
A name that has been making a lot of noise within the alternative music scene recently is Lake Malice. From tours with Hacktivist, Bloodywood, As Everything Unfolds, and Skindread to name a few, there is a high chance you’ve come across this exciting new prospect! Their new EP ‘Post-Genesis’ is set to be their biggest...
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CHTHONIC - Megaport 2021
Live shows may not be back in the UK as of yet however CHTHONIC headlined Megaport Festival 2021 in front of 95,000 people in Taiwan back in March, and recorded the set. A mix of wanting to go to a gig myself, and general curiosity around hearing an album that has been, mixed and mastered...
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Serj Tankian - Elasticity
System of a Down fans received their first taste of new music back in 2020 as the band released 2 songs to raise funds for the Armenia Fund. Now fans have received an EP of songs originally intended for System performed by Serj Tankian. It may not be the new album fans have been craving...
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Mister Misery - A Brighter Side of Death
The ever eccentric Mister Misery are back with their new album ‘A Brighter Side of Death’. The Swedish Horror Metal outfit has generated quite the buzz around them with their upcoming release and fans have shown their excitement by getting the first single ‘Ballad of the Headless Horseman’ to over 200,000 streams on Spotify alone!...
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Bring Me The Horizon - POST HUMAN: NeX GEn
The world has changed in the last four years since Bring Me the Horizon released their last full collection of music. ‘POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR’ was meant to start a release of four EPs in 12 months. We’ve now arrived at phase 2 of this plan a lot longer down the line than expected. SURVIVAL...
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Sumo Cyco - Initiation
Canadian Metallers Sumo Cyco are back with their album ‘Initiation’. The band have one of the more unique sounds as they aren’t afraid to take risks when writing music which has led to this new album having quite a lot of hype around it. This is Sumo Cyco’s first studio album since 2017’s ‘Opus Mar’...
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Enter Shikari - A Kiss For The Whole World
Enter Shikari have become a staple in the UK’s alternative music scene as they continue to defy genre norms and mix whatever they really feel like to create unique and enjoyable music for their legion of fans. ‘A Kiss For The Whole World’ is the band’s latest entry into their discography and from the single...
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Poppy - Flux
Whether you like her or not, Poppy has made quite the impact in the alternative music scene recently so it doesn’t come as any surprise that there is a lot of interest in her new album ‘Flux’. From making pop esc music to releasing some of the most surprising metal tracks in recent memory, Poppy...
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As Everything Unfolds - Ultraviolet
After quite the meteoric rise from the success of their debut album ‘Within Each Lies The Other’, As Everything Unfolds is back with their sophomore album titled ‘Ultraviolet’. The band have seen a tonne of attention come their way off the back of tours with Enter Shikari and being featured across Europe with Impericon Festival,...
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Poppy - EAT
Poppy is back out of nowhere with a surprise EP release. The ‘EAT (NXT Soundtrack)’ EP has quite literally dropped without any warning and it’s already making a huge splash into the metal scene. I was surprised and impressed with her 2020 release ‘I Disagree’ so I am eager to jump right into this, so...
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Falling In Reverse - Popular Monster
Love them or hate them, Falling In Reverse is one of the most talked-about bands in the metal scene today. With the release of their highly anticipated album ‘Popular Monster’, fans are rejoicing over the new music. But how does the album hold up as a whole? Well, here’s what we thought! The album opens...