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Category: Single Review
Single Review: Approaching Autumn – Conquest
Approaching Autumn – Conquest Release Date: 28th November 2026 There’s something that’s calming about a band playing heavy music and actually letting some of the rawness that should be Keep Reading
Single Review: LED – “Your Perfect”
LED – “Your Perfect” Release Date: 20th April 2026 While it shouldn’t be, the fact that they’ve used the correct version of ‘your’ is reason enough to enjoy ‘”Your Perfect”‘ Keep Reading
Single Review: Marmur – Suffer
Marmur – Suffer Release Date: 18th April 2026 Ukrainian indie-synth-pop-rock duo Marmur are into year eight of being a band, with ‘Suffer’ being the second track released from their upcoming album, Keep Reading
Single Review: Blodtørst – Atter Rir Vinteren
Blodtørst – Atter Rir Vinteren Release Date: 8th April 2026 Extreme metal from Norway. You already know what’s going to be going on here, right? Well, maybe, but Blodtørst are Keep Reading
Single Review: The Prestige – Noire nuit
The Prestige – Noire nuit Release Date: 24th February 2026 French metal seems to have been doing a wonderful job of positioning itself as the pinnacle of the heavy Keep Reading
Single Review: ACORAH – PATIENCE
ACORAH – PATIENCE Release Date: 20th April 2026 Music is often at its best when it combines passion and self-reflection. Something that ‘PATIENCE’ by British nu-metal-cum-post-hardcore project ACORAH has Keep Reading
Single Review: Approaching Autumn – Lace’s Out
Approaching Autumn – Lace’s Out Release Date: 28th November 2026 Much modern metalcore tends to meander towards the softer end of the scale, sometimes it can feel like it Keep Reading
Single Review: False Advertising – Next Big Thing
False Advertising – Next Big Thing Release Date: 16th April 2026 Manchester alt-rockers False Advertising seem to be the archetype of the modern-day DIY band. The odds are well and truly Keep Reading









