“Our sound has changed quite a lot since we started, it’s always been about making the most noise from two people but before it was a lot more punk influenced.”

Considering its rather singular, not to say peculiar charms, it is an album I keep returning to – eager for it’s dirty sugar rush.

What Windhand have achieved with Eternal Return is an entrance into their sound-world for those who couldn’t quite access their universe before.

We wanted to do some recording with Jeff because he’s a great songwriter, so when we in the middle of recording A Walk With Love & Death we had Jeff come out and record an EP full of songs. As that went along, we thought “What would it be like if we got Jeff and Steve on an album?” And from the moment they both plugged in we were like “oh fuck yeah, let’s do this”.

In these times of deep division between the entitled and the rest of us, of walls growing between races, genders, neighbourhoods and nations, this fantastic version of Pink Floyd’s classic encapsulates people’s fears and anger.

This is doom, but as for what it really sounds like… well, that is a tough one: it is big but delicate, heavy but airy, morose but uplifting. And it hangs together like all good albums should.

Ex People’s debut album ‘Bird’ is a heavy, fuzzy drenched, menacing, and hooky, listening pleasure.

London’s Ex People are about to release their debut album ‘Bird’ through New Heavy Sounds. Andy Little had a chat with Vicki Dawson about the full details including riot grrrl history, minimalist aesthetics, and Smashing Pumpkins adoration.

Crystal Fairy’s self-penned debut splices side project and supergroup into one satisfying whole.

Tim Porter caught up with the legendary Buzz Osborne who was very kind to spend an hour chatting about his new band Crystal Fairy, influences and guitars.

Steve Fallows had a little chat with The Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne when the band played Leeds a few weeks back.

Steve Fallows saw The Melvins at The Brudenell Social Club in Leeds. “An excellent show, one of the best I have seen from them, and that’s saying something.”

Last year Big Business self-released their latest album ‘Battlefields Forever’, which recently got an official European release through Solar Flare Records. Jamie Jones asked bassist/singer Jared Warren some questions about the new record, signing to Solar Flare Records and more.

‘Of Ruin’ is one hell of an achievement, Ghold are heavy as anything, but the magic comes from their relentless drive to keep you guessing and do something original. – By Richard Collins

Apart from 7 mins or so of the very last track this is a fresh sounding record with no airs or graces all done in the Melvins way. Buy it, spin it and enjoy it. You won’t regret it! – By Gary Jackson

It’s hard to find any faults within This Machine Kills Artists. If you like The Melvins then there is really no reason you won’t like this record. – By Michael B. Hayden

Can a band in their thirtieth year deliver an album which is worth the time of day? Of course they can, this album is class. – By Richard Collins

It seems a strange thing to say about a band that has been making records for well over 20 years now, but The Melvins’ time may have finally come. Historically best known for their association with the nascent Nirvana, perhaps the time is now right for …