Middlesbrough alternative event Contagion’s opening night was an immense success with dozens infected in the first few hours. Now the buzz has had time to incubate and mutate, organisers have announced that their next event on October 28th is to be a Zombie apocalypse special. Just in time for Halloween this event promises the same balanced mix of EBM, Industrial, Goth and Deathrock but with a whole new roster of guest DJs backing up host [...]

Whether you’re the fresh-meat on the academic platter or a self confessed nerd you could do worse than to start your term at the 8-Bit IceCream Freshers Ball. The electro alternative night makes its long awaited return having toured the anime convention circuit with in house DJ Last-Knight and his own particular blend of chip tunes, dubstep, D’n'B, anime themes, remixes and more.The freshers ball features support from Rock and [...]

I throw my hands in the air and admit that I’m not an authority on Primus. I understand how much they are revered in the world of music and obviously “Winona’s Big Brown Beaver” is the greatest song ever created, however not having ever had the mental capacity to listen to a full Primus album in one sitting I didn’t know how to take this newest effort. And I really do feel like I have missed out over all these years if this album is anything to go by.

Time hasn’t really been too kind to Staind. The taste of the big time they encountered in 2001 with “Break The Cycle” must seem like forever away. They changed and “improved” their sound from the harsh, dirty nu-metal of their first two albums, found success with the single “Outside” courtesy of Fred Durst, and then just got plain fucking boring for three albums. So what happens when they release their seventh album?

Finnish epic metallers Amberian Dawn are due to play London’s Islington Academy as part of the touring ‘Out Of The Dark’ festival. Taking place on October 9th the festival will be a grand display of vocally orientated metal. The festival also features headliners Tristania, plus Van Canto, Xandria and Serenity.
Amberian Dawn features the magnificent voice of Heidi Parviainen [...]

The high concept split EP between Ireland’s nightmarish From The Bogs Of Aughiska and Ukrainian Dark Ages draws on both cultures common history of Famine. The release comprises an equal split of 2 tracks each. Titles like Dark Ages ‘Nameless Common Graves’ set an altogether grim tone meaning there is no place to chuckle about potatoes [...]

Australian thrash heads Mortal Sin have recently signed to Noiseart Records. The thrash hammer comes crashing down with the bands label début, new album ‘Psychology Of Death’ out November 18th via Noiseart records. Limited digipack editions of the new release include the début album ‘Mayhemic Destruction’ as a bonus disc. This is the very album that [...]

The beauty of reviewing a band like Taking Back Sunday is you will already know whether you like them or not. You will have heard them on Scuzz and Kerrang!, maybe even danced to them a wee bit at a local rock night. Personally, not a band that I enjoy, not because they are poor at what they do, I just always thought there are bands out there that do it slightly better [...]