It’s gonna be whatever you want to make of it,” warns the silver-tongued narrator on the opening of Good Charlotte’s ‘Motel Du Cap’. While in the guise of a hotel check in, that phrase would be a ...

The delightful theatrics that accompany his live shows are here in spades, from a superfan meeting their grizzly end at the hands of Jason Voorhees [‘He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask)’], to a ...

Title track ‘Everest’ completes the trio of teasers; a straightforward, retro chanter, it drips in promise of the reward at the end of the struggle. So far, so heavy. But then we’re hit with ‘Like A ...

Ten albums into their career, Rise Against are ready for something new. To find new way to express themselves. Something fresh. They don’t want to become unrecognisable, but they do want to try ...

By eight am, it’s too hot to stay in a tent. The stages are packed before lunchtime and we are raring to go for another day ...

The resolutely independent As December Falls have returned, and they’re throwing caution to the wind. ‘Everything’s On Fire But I’m Fine’ turns vulnerability into pop-punk steel; this is a record ...

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The Dirty Nil’s last album – the delightful, light-hearted and colourful ‘Free Rein To Passions’ – is the audio equivalent of a pick-me-up. Striking a divine balance between fun and fragile, the ...

Boston Manor’s message is refreshing. They wear their hearts on their rolled up sleeves, and with a clear grounding and community around them, taking over the Apex feels like it was meant to be.

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Similarly, ‘METALI!!’, with Tom Morello jumping in, is a huge, fun track rich in eastern spice, but the rest of the collaborations on ‘Metal Forth’ are just as unexpected. Bloodywood, evidently paying ...