Festival Review: Nova Rock 2024 – Day 1 (Thursday 13th June)

It’s hard to believe it has been five years since we last attended Nova Rock Festival. Upon entering the site, I instantly felt right at home again. Punctuality has never been my strong point, and we were originally planning on arriving with enough time to explore the festival site. However, due to an unplanned stop … Continue reading Festival Review: Nova Rock 2024 – Day 1 (Thursday 13th June)

Video Roundup: Smash Into Pieces / Wake Up Hate / At The Plates / Leaves’ Eyes / Molosser Crude / Lilith’s Black Lotus

Our first of the year, but we realised we'd missed more than just a handful of video releases recently. These posts do take a while to organise, draft and share with you so please - if you found this via FaceFart or TwitX, then please do the like and share thing so that more people … Continue reading Video Roundup: Smash Into Pieces / Wake Up Hate / At The Plates / Leaves’ Eyes / Molosser Crude / Lilith’s Black Lotus

Smash Into Pieces release new single, announce new album

Today Smash Into Pieces release their next epic single, "Trigger", and officially announce their next forthcoming full-length album, Ghost Code, slated for release on April 12, 2024. “I never been so ready to go, so would you be my trigger? I’m ready to blow” Kicking off 2024 with an explosive start, Smash Into Pieces, they're … Continue reading Smash Into Pieces release new single, announce new album

Gig Review: Smash Into Pieces / Cyan Kicks – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow (25th November 2023)

I first discovered tonight’s headline band back in the lockdown days of 2020, when YouTube took me down the rabbit hole of bands I’d never heard of before and it suddenly played ‘Superhero’ by Smash Into Pieces. After adding a couple of songs by them, which I really liked, I didn’t really get the chance … Continue reading Gig Review: Smash Into Pieces / Cyan Kicks – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow (25th November 2023)

Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2023 – Day 1

For me June means one thing - Tons of Rock festival. I have been heading to Norway for the festival since 2015, and it is always great to see all my photographer friends again, as well as experiencing some of my favourite bands and discovering new ones. Tons of Rock is a similar size to … Continue reading Festival Review: Tons of Rock 2023 – Day 1

Video Roundup: Chief State / Yojimbo / Tableau Mort / Achachak / Crobot / Smash Into Pieces

The last few weeks have been mental. So much stuff coming through, so many tours restarting and a wealth of new releases. Here is a tiny sample from an enormous pile of recent video releases. Chief State Vancouver, BC pop-punks Chief State are back with a new single titled "Team Wiped" off their just-announced upcoming … Continue reading Video Roundup: Chief State / Yojimbo / Tableau Mort / Achachak / Crobot / Smash Into Pieces