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ALBUM REVIEW: Countown – Chairekakia

Armed with scars and lessons learned, Countown demonstrate that resilience and raw emotion can drive both artistic and personal evolution. ‘Chairekakia’ proves to be a testament to their unwavering identity and refusal to conform. As they carve their place in the Greek underground pantheon, their unrelenting energy and authenticity ensure that their voice – loud, impassioned, and distinctly their own – will continue to be heard.
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ALBUM REVIEW: HotWax – Hot Shock

Hastings-via-Brighton alternative rock trio HotWax have released debut album 'Hot Shock', one that we've been anticipating for a while after seeing them live on three occasions in 2024.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Crazy Lixx – Thrill of the Bite

If you ever needed proof that the ‘80s never truly died, 'Thrill of the Bite' is the irrefutable, iron-clad, smoking-gun evidence, swaggering into 2025 with more leather, hairspray, and fist-pumping bravado than Motley Crue on the Sunset Strip in their pomp.
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LIVE REVIEW: Touché Amoré, Psycorepaths, Fuzz Club, Athens, 07/03/2025

Marking their long-awaited debut in Greece, Touché Amoré delivered a performance that was both emotionally charged and sonically relentless in the heart of Athens. This wasn’t just an ordinary gig; it was a long-overdue moment of communion, proving that Greece’s punk and hardcore scene is very much alive and thriving.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Coheed and Cambria – Vaxis – Act III: Father of Make Believe

'Vaxis - Act III: Father of Make Believe' is a quintessential Coheed and Cambria album. It’s quiet and sensible in some parts, heavy and high-octane in others, and as theatrical and bombastic as one can expect from the mind of Claudio Sanchez. This third entry into a five-album saga takes elements from their entire past catalogue, both in terms of canon and soundscapes, and polishes them up for this new chapter in the overarching canon.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory – Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

When New Jersey singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten released her debut album 'Because I Was In Love' way back in 2009 she was in complete charge, but step forward to 2025 and her eighth album release is a collaborative effort with three other bands members, all playing a big part. Van Etten describes the scene when rehearing for a tour in the desert: “For the first time in my life I asked the band if we could just jam. Words that have never come out of my mouth – ever!” Within an hour they had come up with two songs and, as they say, the rest is history.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Heartworms – Glutton For Punishment

We discovered Heartworms in July 2024, when we covered their set down at the River Stage during TRNSMT Festival. Her debut album, 'Glutton For Punishment', explores broken families, broken relationships and the unpleasantness of wars. Here's what we thought of the nine-track record...
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