Band of the Day: Stellarscope

Post-punk is a truly unique genre, mixing droning guitar riffs and quiet vocals to create an ethereal, dream-like wall of sound. Stellarscope, today's Band of the Day, have seemingly mastered the ability to create such a wall of sound, with the Philadelphia-based duo producing music which manages to be explicitly post-punk, defining the genre through … Continue reading Band of the Day: Stellarscope

Band of the Day: American Caskets

What happens when you mix the angry, quick-fire shouts of hardcore with the eccentric, multi-track guitar riffs of progressive rock? You get today's band of the day, American Caskets, a New York-based progressive metal trio whose unique sound can only truly be described as "eclectic", which is in no means a bad thing. It is this … Continue reading Band of the Day: American Caskets

Wildfire Band Profile – Agent

In case you didn't know (get out from under that rock!) we're hosting a third stage at Wildfire this year on the Saturday and Sunday. Just to make sure you know what mouthwatering musical delights are heading your way, we'll be featuring a profile of each of "our" bands in the runup! Wildfire is held … Continue reading Wildfire Band Profile – Agent

Wildfire Band Profile – Valafar

In case you didn’t know (get out from under that rock!) we’re hosting a third stage at Wildfire this year on the Saturday and Sunday. Just to make sure you know what mouthwatering musical delights are heading your way, we’ll be featuring a profile of each of “our” bands in the runup! Wildfire is held … Continue reading Wildfire Band Profile – Valafar

Band of the Day: Plastic Barricades

Sometimes, it can be nice to not have death metal deafen you with violent screams and furious blastbeats, and instead enjoy some melodic, chirpy, and massively catchy indy-pop rock. That's where today's band of the day, Plastic Barricades, come into play. The London-based trio, featuring guitars from Jonas Svendsen, have recently released their new single, … Continue reading Band of the Day: Plastic Barricades

Review: Pure – J’aurais Dû

Fancy listening to some happy, melodic, and unintimidating music? Too bad. Sit down, son, it's black metal time. The Swiss raw black metal outfit Pure has returned with a fourth album, J'aurais Dû, and it is absolutely loaded with melancholic, down-tuned guitars, ludicrously fast drums, and raw, guttural vocals, all presented in a heavily-distorted package. Listening to J'aurais … Continue reading Review: Pure – J’aurais Dû