Monk’s latest choice sees us being ushered into ‘The Dark and Twisted Realm in Which Fred Durst Resides’ thanks to those Midlands metal madheads Raised By Owls and their latest tongue-in-cheek slice of madcap death metal.
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There is a well-posited psychological debate that goes by the term “nature versus nurture”, which discusses the relative importance of an individual’s innate qualities (nature) versus personal experiences (nurture) in determining or causing individual differences in physical and behavioural traits, and examines the complex interplay between genes and environment in shaping behaviour and development. It is a debate which has come to prominence in recent years, mainly through the myriad discussions around sexual identity (and, as the grandfather of a non-binary grandchild, this is not a realm Monk intends to enter in this forum), but one which is touched upon in the very title, and subsequent lyrical content of this second EP from London-based emo-punks Neversaid.
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Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium have added a second Cardiff date to their previously-announced ‘Poisoned Ascendancy’ co-headline anniversary tour.
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Monk’s latest choice takes us into the realms of the decidedly weird, as mysterious, otherworldly alt. duo Zetra take us on another mystical journey by way of the latest preview for their forthcoming self-titled debut album, due for release via Nuclear Blast in September.
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Post rock is a funny genre to Jase W. He absolutely adores so much of the inventive ways to create interesting, dynamic and engrossing music that often seldom has any sort of vocals to speak of and always seems to tiptoe around using tropes within the genre itself and retreading well worn paths of song construction. And hopefully, with any luck if you have a passing interest of this style of music, you’ve at least heard the name “sleepmakeswaves” and if not, this album is your perfect diving in point for a pretty expansive and diverse back catalogue of music from a band that seldom seems to find themselves in the ÜK and Europe.
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