Dead Inside the UK
Post-hardcore mob Dead Inside are set to embark on an eagerly awaited UK tour in support of their highly acclaimed debut album 'No.4'. Featuring ex- members of Hard To Swallow, Annalise and Capstan the band will kick off the»
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Helvis - Reverence The Sacrifice
You just know that when members of Iron Monkey, Hard To Swallow and Dead Inside get together you’re not gonna hear Belle & Sabastian covers coming out of their practise room. Ohhhh no. No, this is the kind of dirty, sloppy, noisy stuff that only the insane and the insanely pissed off find comfort i»
Gash - A Day Off For The Conscience
Gash don't know it yet but they are a NOFX tribute band. I was going to leave it like that. Unfortunately, I have a conscience (although Gash seem to have taken a day off for theirs – boom boom!) and like to justify such comments about a band who really need to be told that plagiarism isn’t very pr»
Jerry-Built, Sensefield, Afraid Of The Dark at Leeds Joseph's Well, Wed 19 Jun
I’ve heard many things about the Leeds punk scene in recent years but, walking over the bridge that arches over Leeds’ Inner Ring Road towards the infamous punk rock haunt, Joseph’s Well the amount of people gathered outside and loitering round the entrance does stumble me a bit. Although Manchester’s only an ho»
Curl Up and Die - Unfortunately We're Not Robots
Curl Up and Die. I don’t think you could have thought of a more fitting name to ‘music’ this chaotic, this crushing and this frighteningly apocalyptic of its approach to a form of ugly noise that grabs you by the short and curlies and hurls you through a blizzard of nails before kicking you right back where you »
Optophobia - Consider This Testimony
When I was lucky enough to drop in on Optophobia’s first band practises a couple of years ago it was evident observing vocalist/guitarist Andy Blackburn’s original riff-work and skinsman Rich Butler’s ear-twitching drum-pounding that this was a band that, given some time to develop, would come out with some top »
Superyob - Sampler Demo
Superyob. What a name, eh? Strangely enough though it seems to fit the yobbish street punk sounds that these cockney ‘erberts have taken to playing really well. I don’t know if you remember that BBC1 advert with the voice-over ‘Save it for Mondays!" Well, you know the guy who provided the voice? This is h»
Various - Victory Style 5
Victory Records has had its ups and downs over the years and these Victory Style compilations have documented the different directions the label has moved in pretty well. An East Coast version of the more respected and possibly more successful (dependent on what you classify as ‘successful’) Revelation»
Deface - The Pighed E.P.
DEFACE apparently stands for David Earth Freak Altamont Christ Experience and this 3-track EP is the first release in over 3 years from these acclaimed goth-metal noise-merchants. Including members of Killing Joke and Tony Iommi’s band Deface is fronted by the seemingly scary-looking Christ»
Division of Laura Lee, Gluecifer at Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape), Manchester, Greater Manchester, Fri 31 May
Standing in the 250-capacity university venue I'm amazed, shocked and astonished. I’m witnessing one of the most exciting new bands to emerge from Sweden ever in full chaotic flow, tearing through a set that contorts the Swedish garage rock mould into a gloriously eclectic feast of maniacally-delivered vocals, sensuous»
Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness
What the heck???? I yelp as Jim Adkins’ tender yearning earnestly opens this, Jimmy Eat World’s forthcoming single from 2001’s highly acclaimed 'Bleed American’ album. Giving a worryingly prominent, reverb-enhanced nod towards Chesney Hawk»
No Doubt - Hella Good
If you were shocked and, frankly, dumbfounded by Orange County’s finest, and most successful ska-punk troupe’s commercial dance-pop direction following the inconceivably successful ‘Tragic Kingdom’ album then ‘Hella Good’s filthy funk grooves and neo-electro flavour will set out to spin you even mo»
Down By Law - punkrockdays: The Best of DBL
You could see this coming couldn’t you? The one-time punk rock supergroup, containing members of The Chemical People alongside DYS / Dag Nasty’s Dave Smalley had seemingly gone from strength to strength with every release in their 11-year career until their departure from Epitaph and yet another ne»
Beezewax - Oh Tahoe
Hailing from the small town of Moss, Norway, Beezewax has been a name on the lips of many an Indie-rock/emo fan lucky enough to have caught them on either of their two UK tours in recent years. They’ve been showered with praise for their enticing emo-rock formula and impressive song-writing skills and thanks to »
Strung Out - An American Paradox
There’s been a lot of hype surrounding this record. Not least because it’s the first record SoCal heroes Strung Out (yes, another band from sunny California) have released for four years but after the boom of throwaway pop bands deciding to turn up their guitars, have tattoos and call themselves punk, as well as»
Fireapple Red, Route 215, Captain Everything!, Appease at Star & Garter, Lafayette, Wed 08 May
Down through the back streets behind Piccadilly train station, emanating from the rickety old Star & Garter pub on the corner of a crossroads will, on this spring evening be the noisy strains of one of four young and excited punk rock bands playing the second night of a UK tour hoping to spotlight a handful of»
Limp Bizkit get Snotty
Despite a massive search across the states and the time-consuming task of auditioning hundreds of hopeful fans Limp Bizkit have apparently found a replacement for departed guitarist Wes Borland. Whilst the band are yet to make an official announcement, internet speculation suggests the band will empl»
Face To Face - Everything Is Everything
Who, you might be asking? OK, so Americans may regard Southern California’s revivalists of powerful melodic punk Face To Face as something of a punk rock institution but over on this side of the pond their tumultuous ten-year career is more viewed as a punk rock travesty. For despite touring incessantly t»
Minor Planet at Manchester Roadhouse, Thu 02 May
Headlining the Roadhouse above a number of similar electro-fused bands tonight, Minor Planet are aiming to prove to the healthy turn-out that their take on electronica, pop and percussive beats is the best thing since Nylon Pylon first assaulted the ‘in’ music crowd in Manchester last year. And jud»
Biblical Proof of UFOs - S/T
Does anyone remember the instrumental stoner rock band Karma to Burn? You know, the band that John Garcia sang in for about 2 weeks as a side project to Kyuss but left because his vocals were too “metally”? And when their next vocalist left they went ahead and released the album on Roadrunner anyway witho»
Millencolin, Donots at Manchester Academy, Fri 26 Apr
I used to think that the worst place to stand at a gig was at the front where never ending waves of Doc Marten boots would continuously kick your head, gradually cracking open your skull while chains and bullet belts would scrap across your ear and down your face. It’s not a pleasant experience and while this can ultim»
Mum And Dad at Manchester John Willie Lees Caberet Bar, Thu 25 Apr
“I’m hoping to see something strange tonight. I wanna see something new and different. Do you reckon I'm gonna get it?” barks a drunken mancunian across the table from me in the cosy John Willie Lees club. He’s spent the last half hour or so voicing his concern to me about the lack of challenging and dari»
Bad Religion - Broken
I’ve never really seen the point of punk rock singles personally. With the exception of the sheer class of Green Day they barely scratch the scrotum of the UK charts (surely I don’t have to debate whether all those Sum 41s and Blink 182s are ‘punk’.), if at all. And considering the actual costs of »
Cock! Piss! Charger!
“Excuse me, can I speak to Mr McDonald. Is he working today?” “Erm… I’m sorry, what’s his first name?” “Ronald. You know, Ronald McDonald. What? He’s not here? Well, it’s his fucking abode! HE SHOULD BE HERE!!” Exclaims a childish and slightly hyperactive Charger vocalist at a spotty, »
Terrashima - Sampler
First impressions: this is loud. Very loud. So loud in fact that even with the volume turned down my speakers look like they’re about to explode. People say Rock n Roll should be loud. They say it should be fast. They say it should ooze charisma, carelessness and jump-in-the-drums-and-throw-your-guitar-in»
Fun Lovin' Criminals
The narrow winding staircase that leads up to the tiny box-room above The Packhorse is plastered with posters and flyers of forthcoming and recent successful punk and hardcore gigs. Situated just outside Leeds town centre it’s an atypical punk rock venue and although it’s setting doesn’t force you to walk past the ladies of the night like many other such establishments in the UK, it is in itself a small, cosy, at times cramped pub with a suitably intimate room upstairs for the bands...»
Donots - Pocketrock
OK, I’m gonna start this by getting straight to the point. ‘Pocketrock’ is the strongest and most addictive melodic punk album you will have heard in a very long time! Ya hear me? Just leave your preconceptions of what pop-punk is all about at the door because for a start, German upstarts Donots ar»
Ozzy and Pavement collaboration
Ozzy Osbourne was officially proclaimed a rock STAR last week as he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame Former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy, whose current fly-on-the-wall rockumentary 'At Home With The Osbournes' has taken the US by storm, told the crowd he was "totally surprise»
The Abner - Demo
After hearing the sheer quality of Project Abner’s live tracks on their website last year I was very much eager to see how well they fared on the forthcoming demo that’s currently being played on high volume through my stereo. A mixture of eclectic percussion, ear-pricking vocals and impressive musicianship, it »
Millencolin - Home From Home
And so they return. Once more, with their infectious sickly sweet pop harmonies and driving, groovesome punk rock to bring us 13 trademark Millencolin choons that, as expected, bounce & bobb along with effortless style and cool. ‘Home From Home’ is the band’s fifth album and the follow-up to 2»