Live Review: Flood of Red – Trillians, Newcastle, March 6th 2011

March 21, 2011

Coming all the way from Essex seems like quite a trek for a small Newcastle show; nonetheless, Tomorrow Belongs To Us have made said trek, and go on pretty much straight after doors. While their music is pretty bog-standard by any stretch of the imagination, it’s worth noting vocalist Rob Maddison has a mad hefty roar in his lungs. Surely he’d be a lot better suited to a metalcore band that this somewhat bland hybrid of A Day To Remember-esque easycore. It’s not that the band do anything particularly wrong at all, but they pull out a mixed box of songs that sound like it’s all just been done before, and the quintet need to really find their sound to progress any further.

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Live Review: My Chemical Romance – O2 Islington Academy, London, February 24th 2011

February 27, 2011

Ok, so, this is a bit of a weird one, as tonight is the exclusive video shoot of My Chemical Romance’s Planetary (GO!), which although was only announced the day before, naturally sold out in a matter of minutes.

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Live Review: The Wonder Years – The Peel, Kingston Upon Thames, February 20th 2011

February 27, 2011

Following their big rock star support slot on the Kerrang! Tour, Philly’s The Wonder Years return to Kingston for a show that’s a lot more suited to them; tonight, it’s all about stage dives and high fives.

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Review: Paige – Young Summer (EP)

February 3, 2011

It’s been almost a full year since Hertfordshire quintet Paige have been locked away with “RECORDING AN ALBUM” tacked upon their MySpace page. A trip across the pond to Philadelphia later, and the band come back with not an album, but an EP in the form of Young Summer – just in time for January.

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Review: Forever Never – I Can’t Believe It’s Not Metal! (EP)

February 3, 2011

Whilst they plough the UK with their melodic-metalcore sound; Forever Never have decided upon releasing something a little different to say the least; their latest offering comes in the form of the I Can’t Believe it’s Not Metal! EP, which is pretty much as it says on the tin: a cover album that sounds absolutely horrendous on paper, let’s see how it pans out.

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Live Review: Twin Atlantic – Durham Live Lounge – January 21st 2011

January 27, 2011

Durham Live Lounge is really starting to pick off it’s feet now; in the past half a year or so since it’s opening, the venue has played host to the likes of Gallows and the Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, as well as Anathema and Welsh heroes Funeral For A Friend still to come. Tonight, plays host to Glasgow’s Twin Atlantic on a pretty intimate outing around the UK in preperation for their highly-anticipated debut full-length yet to be released; the attendance is a bit thin, let’s put the band’s mettle to the test…

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Review: Don Broco – Big Fat Smile

January 21, 2011
It’s been a crazy year for Don Broco; relentless touring with the likes of Scholars, My Passion and Enter Shikari among others has seen the band rise to new heights and step up from their play-park videos and “lad rock” to produce debut mini-album Big Fat Smile – will the release (out on Valentines of all days) live up to it’s moniker?
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Review: The Ocean Between Us – The Ocean Between Us (EP)

January 20, 2011

Looks like there’s big things in the works for Leeds quintet The Ocean Between Us. Fresh from signing to A Wolf At Your Door records, the band kick things off on a high by offering up their mark to the world in the form of a self-titled five-tracker.

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Review: Glamour Of The Kill – The Summoning

January 15, 2011

It’s been at least a year in the making it seems, but York quarter Glamour Of The Kill have finally unleashed their first full-length, in the form of The Summoning. After having shared stages with the likes of metal giants Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For My Valentine as well as opening mainstage at Download ’08, the band have been touted for quite a while as a big force to be reckoned with – finally, they’ve got their stab at success.
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Review: Who’s Driving? Bear’s Driving! – There’s No Easy Way To Say This

January 15, 2011

It’s pretty hard to say the name Who’s Driving? Bear’s Driving! without cracking a smile and having a chuckle; it’s a tad eccentric, but who counts that against a band these days? The Essex six-piece have set out to be a lot more than just a silly name, with their second offering coming in the form of mini-album There’s No Easy Way To Say This.

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