Reviews

The first ever Scuzz Throwdown tour rounded off in London’s Borderline last week, featuring the likes of Allusondrugs, Press to Meco and Max Raptor we headed down for what was to be an incredible night. It might not have been the smoothest tour with illness striking two of the bands along the way but with everyone back and almost fighting fit, it was time to send the tour off in style!

We've all seen them, from Reading and Leeds mainstage openers, to Download Festival tent packers, or even headlining the party night at Tech Fest. Hacktivist are a band who've pretty much ticked everything off their bucket list, and that's even before a full length debut has appeared.

Every so often an album is brought to our attention which we might not have appreciated fully when it was initially released, but soon caught our attention and left us hooked. Seafret with Tell Me It’s Real is one of those albums; captivating, serene and simply stunning.

Pure Noise Records is very much known for its heavily pop-punk influenced roster, with everyone from The Story So Far and Four Year Strong, to State Champs and Seaway leading the pack. One of it’s latest additions however, is offering something a little different to the sunshine punk jams that often fill its releases. New Jersey punks Can’t Swim are here to make some noise, and there’s not a pizza slice in sight.

In the middle of the rows of cluttered shops - sticking out like a real tan in Essex - is the Troxy Theatre in Limehouse, London. This diamond in the rough, art deco theatre really is such a special venue and tonight it couldn't match its host, City and Colour, more beautifully.

Having reinstated original vocalist Jesse Leach after a decade-long absence, Killswitch Engage struck gold with the thrashy riffola of 2013’s

If you aren't familiar with the annual hootenanny that is the famed Kerrang! Tour then where have you been? Living under a rock! Every year those dudes bring us the best of the best in our generations new blood bands with a mix of rock royalty, we checked out this year's festivities as the tour rolled into Manchester's prestigious Albert Hall.

Watching The Front Bottoms play a show is watching them at their most comfortable. They are, through and through, a DIY touring band who know how gain fans live and convert even the most sceptical spectator. We’re excited to see that the new opportunities presented to these guys have already kicked their live up a notch; making it the best it’s ever been.

Three years ago Steph Carter followed in his brother Frank’s footsteps and exited punk giants Gallows. Two years down the road, ideas that were brewing around the time of Gallows’ seminal record Grey Britain have come to life in the shape and form of The Ghost Riders in the Sky, which is the title of a track from Johnny Cash’s 1979 album Silver. Here's what we thought of their debut album 'The Death Of Everything New'.

Muncie Girls are one of the many recent female-fronted, all-inclusive bands that have surged to the forefront of the punk scene, and hopefully this trend will continue. Earnest and melodic, From Caplan to Belsize reminds us that we need to give credit to the DIY punx out there who are out there keeping music fresh and more exciting than ever.