We start a fresh month with some fresh new talent, both musically and in terms of an addition to our ever-growing team. Starve To Survive are a five-piece band from Newcastle, and out wunderkind Jolee reckons that fans of God Complex, Counterparts and Traitors will be crawling over these guys, with an upcoming EP of a dissonant hardcore that will make you want to spin kick your enemies into an early grave.
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When it’s done properly, you can’t go wrong with good honest thrash. Sure, the genre might be a bit overpopulated of late, what with Dust Bolt, Shrapnel, Evil Invaders, Crisix, Angelus Apatrida, Gama Bomb, Desolator, Lost Society, Anihilated and literally hundreds of others jockeying for position alongside the classic ‘80s acts, but nothing hits the spot quite like it. ‘Concrete Jungle’ by Luxembourg four-piece Fusion Bomb is one of those albums. It doesn’t break any new ground or reset the benchmark by any means, but if you just want to wreck your neck muscles to high speed riffage look no further.
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Hitting out with their new album ‘Calm Before The Calm’, The Lunar Effect has shown that there is a lot to them that should not be ignored. With a large mix of genre influences seeming to be tied between both psychedelic and grunge rock, they have released an incredibly solid and time travelling album.
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In a world dominated by social media, dominated by a small minority who seem to spend an enormous amount of time living up to the moniker adopted by these young Texan pop punks, it is refreshing to come across something as inoffensive as this debut five-track EP. It is a refreshing change indeed.
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Formed in 2016 by main singer/songwriter Matt Harvey, who recruited Alejandro Corredor and Tom Draper, an ex-member of Angel Witch, Pounder recently signed to Hell’s Headbangers and have offered up their debut album. Having already released a demo and 7” vinyl EP, Pounder have been working to get their sound widely available and perfect their take on the classic style of heavy metal. Citing main influences from the NWOBHM era of metal yet looking to put a California twist on the sound. Looking to prove themselves, how much metal can be expected from their debut album?
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