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The Damned Say Farewell To Australia

The UK in the late 70s produced some iconic punk rock bands. The Sex Pistols and the Clash came and went. The Damned released the UK’s first punk single, “New Rose”, and has been rolling […]

mclusky Returns in a Sweaty Deluge of Wit and Rage

Of all the bands that helped define the early 2000s to mount reforms over the past decade or so, one of the most exciting and surprising might have to be mclusky (strictly lowercase, please). The […]

Connecticut’s Capulet Fest Returns!

The year 2023 saw some notable festivals in New England but there’s one that slipped under the radar of a lot of folks. Die hard southern New England metal heads know of Capulet Fest and […]

Squid’s Reach Grows Performing Their Dynamic Sophomore Album

The late 2010s are destined to go down as an impossibly fertile era for guitar music in and around London. This period spawned a massive class of bands who’ve all gone on to become international […]

Fifteen Great Albums of 2023

Model/Actriz – Dogsbody Thrashing, dark, and violent, the first full-length album from NY No-Wavers Model/Actriz is arguably the best record to come out this year. It begins with a single tone, then a guitar lick […]