Some would say hardcore rules the roost in the Teesside club gig circuit. As a result there’s plenty of savage competition to stand at the peak. Tonight’s four band bill at Bad Medicine Rock Club of Climate Of Fear, Heavy Lies The Crown, All At Sea and Taller Than Trees is loaded with rabid, heavier than heavy hardcore bands. The newest of the four and first up, Taller Than Trees make their début [...]

Javelynn‘s debut release ‘Chimaera At Heart’ makes glorious use of frontwoman and former Ashbury Heights singer Yaz’s vocals which smoothly change gears from track to track. Moving from melodic and soulful, to bubblegum electro pop and even adding a bit more of a rock bite at times her voice is easily the most lasting impression to come from this album. That being said, the subtle and effective use of guitar gives [...]

Download are now one short of the big four as 14 new bands are added to their 2012 bill. Megadeth immediately leaped out of their latest release, joining fellow thrash heroes Metallica and metal gods Anthrax on what’s shaping up to be quite a stellar line up across the June 8-10th weekend. Joining Mustaine’s metal metal mongers in the latest 14 are Slash featuring Miles Kennedy, Rise Against, Steel Panther and many more[...]

Teesside hardcore upstarts Taller Than Trees are preparing to make a mark on the northern scene. Early glimpses show the five piece as an act with a sound in the vein of Comeback Kid with catchier riffs and in a discernibly more English flavour. The quintet features Paul Gent on vocals, James Spence as drummer, Johnny Reardon and Craig Brudenell on guitars with Ben Leighton on bass.[...]

The oppressive shunt and file of the beats and drums on ‘Hello My Name Is’ are one of the curious contradictions of this quantum leap forward for Angelspit. Now a full four piece band with live guitars and drums bolstering the acts digital back bone and dual vocalled heart, this album flexes a variety of sonic muscles from the automaton rhythm of work slave anthem Cubicle, to the tooth rotting bubblegum of Defibrillator and the punk industrial pinnacle [...]

The memorable and energetic voice of former Ashbury Heights singer Yaz is setting out to conquer the world with her new band Javelynn.
Yaz takes the helm, bringing with her an adept hand for catchy tunes, minimalist beats, powerful electronics and a general ‘fuck you’ attitude aimed at all who stand in her way. With her newfound partners in crime Elle and Johan she brews up a potent [...]

Angelspit are slowly rolling out previews of the new album “Hello My Name Is” online with new tracks Vermin, Static, Defibrillator and Catatonic; all available to stream on their Facebook band page. Débuted on a number of online radio stations, and soon after added to Angelspit’s Facebook band page, new track Vermin granted fans their first peek at Angelspit’s upcoming release

Straight off the back of a European tour with Comeback Kid and Kvelertak, Norwegian noisemakers Social Suicide have unveiled the brand new video for “Broken Pilgrims”. The video for the new single, which is also the title track of their critically acclaimed debut album is a high energy mix of performance and skateboarding. The concept [...]