Belfast-based noiseniks Archives introduced themselves to us at the tail end of last year, when they emerged out of the darkness and despair of two years of Covidications with their impactful and declarative debut album. At the time of its release, Monk described it as “deftly crafted and stridently confident”, an opinion he still holds some six months later.
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Back in 2020, Canadian metal legends Anvil released ‘Legal At Last’, one of their strongest albums in a while, but the onset of the pandemic meant they couldn’t complete the tour to promote it. So, like a lot of bands unable to tour, they forged ahead with writing and recording another one, and the result is the band’s 19th studio album, ‘Impact Is Imminent’.
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Do you ever find that your reception to music varies depending on your mood? Jonny B certainly found that recently nothing was really tickling his pickle so he chalked it down to having a rough patch and decided that he would give this album another chance once the clouds lifted somewhat. The combination of a ridiculous band name, I mean who could not resist at least trying Big Muff 68 (you know why they call it a 68? It means you go down on me and I’ll owe you one), and the promise of pioneering a new genre called “swing metal” had built up high expectations. So, when JB played it through and found himself completely underwhelmed, he decided a second chance was in order and this is the result…
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The weather’s hotting up finally and so is the amount of gigs going on in Manchester, so Jase W thought it’d be daft to say no to seeing Codices again but this time at Retro Bar. He’d caught these previously a short while back with Poly-Math and it was a great show so he wouldn’t pass off the chance to see Codices do it all over again.
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A stupidly humid day in the middle of May brings Jase W to a new place and a new venue, The Parish in Huddersfield. he had been meaning to come here for a while now and sadly wasn’t able to see Modern Error play here a short while back due to health issues. Employed to Serve took Jase’s attention a few years back with their style of hardcore laced with catchy melodies and some really bouncing grooves and they’re touring in support of their latest album finally!
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