Another massive Slam Dunk Festival is just on the horizon, so we’ve broken down the lineup for another summer of pop-rock, punk, post-hardcore, metalcore and more.
On an insane ride through dance-punk cranked up to its (il)logical extreme, Lip Critic deliver a baffling, unfeasibly fun new album.
In this Review Round-Up, recent releases from Stretch Arm Strong and Unleash The Archers prove respectively okay and adventurous, while DARKO take some noticeable steps forward on their new EP.
In converting their sound to emo—and leaving their modern hardcore spirit intact—One Step Closer have never been further along the road of a true, tangible breakout.
It’s one of 2024’s biggest hardcore albums for a reason, as Knocked Loose deal a decimating collection of hits that’s above the competition to an almost ridiculous degree.
Another big weekend of music descended on Liverpool with this year’s Sound City, and we were there to catch everything from Caity Baser, The Lottery Winners, Red Rum Club, Deco and more.
It sure is just ‘another one’, as BLACKGOLD’s barebones rap-metal hasn’t improved in basically any way.
Big alt-rock earworms are cranked up to their next level in Indoor Pets’ canon, on a new album that has them soaring higher and going harder than ever before.
In this Review Round-Up, there are some sizable jumps up from Death Lens and El Moono, while Eat Defeat stay exactly where they were (though that’s still not a bad thing).
Sardonic post-punk and spoken-word poetry come together for an effortlessly smart, dense, quaking and magnetic debut from BIG SPECIAL.