Supersonic Festival 2018: JOASIHNO, JENIFER WALSHE, YERBA MANSA, DWARFS OF EAST AGOUZA, CONNECTED DEVICES, CATTLE, VANISHING TWIN, MARIO BATKOVIC, TERMINAL CHEESECAKE, BLACH SABBATH KARAOKE, DEAF KIDS, MARK KORVEN, GROUP A, GUM TAKES TOOTH, UKAEA, DENN …

Polish trio Spaceslug complete their first trilogy of releases by stepping out from under the stoner rock tag and revelling in their post-metal and grunge influences for the most ambitious and impressive work so far. It feels more like a beginning than an ending.

An intricate and varying set of psych variations recalling The Fiery Furnace’s best moments, with free jazz moments as an extra bonus.

The first Shake Rattle Fest is a non-profit charity event with all proceeds going the amazing Project Mama – maternity action for migrants and asylum seekers. It will be at the most punk venue in New Cross – The Birds Nest and the line up is immense.

Gavin Brown had a chat with drummer Anders Jakobson from grindcore band Axis of Despair to hear all about the band and their new album ‘Contempt For Man’.

La Chinga | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp La Chinga is a hard rock power trio with psychedelic powers sitting on the worlds edge in Vancouver, Canada. Drawing from Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, MC5, and their own superbad habits, the band has estab …

Soul Grip and VVOVNDS have put together a compelling and interesting split EP, pairing aggressive blackened hardcore with bleak, oppressive, electronica tinged post-metal.

MMMD | Website | Facebook | Bandcamp MMMD (Mohammad) deliver their most lyrical work to date on the original soundtrack for Lukas Feigelfeld’s slow-burning gothic horror movie Hagazussa – A Heathen’s Curse. The music is absorbing, emotional and powerfu …

The festival ended well into the wee hours, and it ended as it began, with an air of positivity and mind-blowing creativity. The friendships and mutual respect between the bands really came through and welcomed the fans in.

Imagine The Sisters of Mercy crossed with The Cure and any other favorite post punk group, including even lesser known lights of the scene such as early Comsat Angels and you start to get an inkling of what to expect here.

Each member of the band bring some amazing skills with them which allows them to fully get into the spirit of the show and play their part accordingly.

Their smooth, deceptively minimalist and vintage sound is enticing.

Canada’s Finnr’s Cane prove to be a beguiling addition to the atmospheric black metal scene. ‘Elegy’ is an enchanting album that showcases the best of the genre, if at times playing a bit too safe.

There are no 4/4 party bangers here, Power is an abstract and emotionally expressive album of joy, pain and transformation.

Over the past 12 years Bongripper have evolved into the platonic idea of a doom band – almost reprehensibly low & slow with tones that threaten to shatter tectonic plates. ‘Terminal’ is short on surprises but is their most refined effort to date, a masterclass in unbridled, concentrated heaviosity.

A Long Beach dark wave project that has religiously studied the 80s post punk playbook, and they mine it marvellously.

A journey from ethereal ambience to intense drone, making for a very interesting debut EP.

Private Life | Facebook | Instagram | Soundcloud Texas/California-based psychedelic cyber-synth rock duo Private Life presents their debut LP, Silent Partner, for August release through Dark Operative Digital. Private Life is the collaborative project …

Tim Porter caught up with Wrong frontman (and Torche bassist) Eric Hernandez about Wrong’s excellent sophomore full-length record, released in April through Relapse Records.

Lancashire’s sonic crusaders Evil Blizzard’s Stomper and Filthy Dirty reveal the inner workings of the making of third album ‘The Worst Show on Earth’ and their favourite live shows.

Fortunately Hecker hasn’t just nipped back to turn the volume up though. He and Matt Colton (of Alchemy Mastering) have approached these sessions with fresh ears and an apparent eagerness to find new rhythms and melodies buried within those original dronescapes. They tease out emotive leads from sunken dirges and, in the cases of ‘The Work Of Art In The Age Of Cultural Over Production’ and ‘7000 Miles’, beef up the noise to marrow-loosening levels.