Kublai Khan TX have always expressed the rawest aspects of human emotion in their lyrics and used to talk of the harsher side of the human experience. On ‘Lowest Form of Animal’, this formula of empathy through collected anger reaches a new peak of emotional resonance.

Enlisting the help of some of the brightest vocalists of the UK’s underground alternative scene, math-rock trio a-tota-so have traded their instrumental passages for a vibrant and ever-changing spectrum of different voices, perspectives and emotions on their second album 'Lights Out'.

Vein.fm return from lockdown more vigorous, bloodthirsty and abstract on ‘This World Is Going To Ruin You’. A product of anger, anxiety, despair and the confidence to take these feelings and channel them into pure energy, the band have unleashed lightning from the bottle to strike us all down. 

French metalcore quartet Insolvency deliver an ambitious sophomore effort with 'Illusional Gates', boasting sharper songwriting, creative electronic sections and a heavier production that’s sure to leave an impact on the ‘core scene.