The Über Rock Singles Club Daily Pick – Robert Jon & The Wreck
Chosen by Monk My latest choice sees this southern Californian powerhouse delivering a...
Read MoreChosen by Monk My latest choice sees this southern Californian powerhouse delivering a...
Read MoreQuite possibly taking their name from a word equally possibly screamed at them hundreds if not thousands of times over – both frontman Nikan Khosravi and DJ Arash Ilkhani were arrested by the notorious Iranian Revolutionary Guards and detained for more than almost two years, including three months in solitary confinement, on charges of blasphemy and propaganda against the state before fleeing the country and ultimately seeking political asylum in their now adopted homeland of Norway (having subsequently been sentenced to a combined total of 14 and a half years in prison, plus 74 lashes for the frontman) – this is perhaps one band no better placed to ask the question “what happens when you’ve survived things that no-one should have to?”
Read MoreMonk’s latest choice sees him revisiting the heady days of his late teens as two of the titans of the Teutonic metal scene re-unite to re-imagine a song off one of the albums that helped define that particular time of his life, not to mention that era in the scene’s history.
Read MoreNew York hardcore legends Glassjaw have confirmed that they will play two special sets at this year’s Outbreak festival in Manchester.
Read MoreThe timing of this latest release from the New York nu-hardcore crew could be seen by those of a more cynical disposition as somewhat unfortunate, coinciding as it does with the last-minute cancellation of their two standalone Irish warm-up shows ahead of their upcoming run opening for Spiritbox.
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