🌳 EP REVIEW: The Young Hearts - ‘The Good, The Bad & The Rest Of Us’ 🌳 On their new EP, The Young Hearts crank up the indie-rock bluster and down-to-earth songwriting to their highest levels yet. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/06/11/e...

On the eve of its biggest and most diverse lineup yet, we sift through Outbreak Festival’s cavalcade of hardcore, emo, indie-rock and whatever else to see exactly what to expect. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/06/10/w...

🚨 REVIEW ROUND-UP 🚨 We’re kicking the week off with a Review Round-Up, where Buckcherry suck (big shock…); Orthodox are…okay; and Battlesnake provide a genuinely good bit of fun. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/06/09/r...

Frankie And The Witch Fingers make their Bristol debut, bringing forth their captivating garage-rock and psychedelia in the process. Full gallery here 👇 📸 - Ross Peacey thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/06/06/p...

⭐ EP REVIEW: ROTHCO - 'Fool's Gold' ⭐ ROTHCO’s debut EP, with its post-punk, psychedelia and abundance of polish, already feels like the work of an accomplished new band. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/06/06/e...

💥 ALBUM REVIEW: Kaonashi - ‘I Want To Go Home’ 💥 Kaonashi’s built-in madness and electricity are the perfect components for another emo-flavoured mathcore highlight for the year. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/06/05/a...

The rise of spill tab has begun, as Claire Chicha’s bedroom-pop project arrives in Bristol’s Rough Trade to great success. Full gallery here 👇 📸 - Ross Peacey thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/06/05/p...

⚫ ALBUM REVIEW: Quinton Barnes - 'Black Noise' ⚫ In exploring the most oppressive and avant-garde ends of experimental hip-hop, Quinton Barnes crafts multiple new dimensions for himself on this new album. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/06/04/a...

Himalayas’ headline tour stops off in Manchester, where their ascension through the gritty alt-rock ranks looks nowhere close to slowing down. Full review and gallery here 👇 ✍️ - Ell Bradbury 📸 - Dean Cavanagh thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/06/04/l...

🐐 ALBUM REVIEW: Volbeat - ‘God Of Angels Trust’ 🐐 As much as the swift turnaround time and creative process of Volbeat’s new album has been lauded in its favour, it’s actually the source of every one of its many problems. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/06/03/a...

Our huge Slam Dunk coverage is finally here! 🎉 We headed to Leeds for another blinding time, with A Day To Remember headining, and more from Electric Callboy, Hot Milk, Stray From The Path, New Found Glory, The Used and loads more. 📸 - Faye Roberts thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/06/02/f...

In the café of Bristol’s Folk House, Cross Record deliver a short yet one-of-a-kind set that’s as arresting as it gets. ✍️ / 📸 - Ross Peacey thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/30/l...

⭐️ ALBUM REVIEW: Goddess - ‘Goddess’ ⭐️ With Goddess, Fay Milton and her array of collaborators explore femininity in stark, raw, and totally captivating fashion. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/30/a...

🏨 ALBUM REVIEW: Léa Sen - ‘LEVELS’ 🏨 Small in scale but anything but in its breadth, Léa Sen’s debut stakes its claim for experimental pop greatness. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/28/a...

🚨 REVIEW ROUND-UP 🚨 This time, Rivers Of Nihil continue a run of utter excellence; Desolated make a strong comeback; and Will Varley is, unfortunately, not as lucky as either. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/27/r...

🌳 ALBUM REVIEW: PhaseOne - ‘TERRANOVA’ 🌳 It’s a metalcore / dubstep hybrid in 2025—just have a guess at how it goes. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/26/a...

Their status as alt-rock legends is indisputable, and as they arrive for a huge show at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena, the Pixies make it clear that they’ve still got it in spades. Full gallery here 👇 📸 - Ross Peacey thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/26/p...

Festival season kicks off properly for us this weekend, but we’re already looking ahead to one of our absolute faves - our full preview of this year’s stacked @2000trees.bsky.social is live right now! 🌳 thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/23/w...

On the road to Slam Dunk, Winona Fighter make their debut UK stop at Manchester’s Deaf Institute, to begin planting their flag atop pop-punk’s new generation. Full gallery here 👇 📸 - Dean Cavanagh thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/22/p...

❤️ ALBUM REVIEW: Senna - 'Stranger To Love' ❤️ Senna’s debut not only freshens up their side of post-hardcore, but charges it with emotion and dynamism that goes such a long way. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/22/a...

🚗 ALBUM REVIEW: Sports Team - ‘Boys These Days’ 🚗 Sports Team find a new lane in jaunty, quintessentially British indie-pop after slipping out of post-punk, though charm alone can only carry them so far. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/21/a...

Bradley Simpson’s solo journey away from The Vamps hits a new high, where his pop-rock chops and experience with stardom culminate at their sharpest point yet. Full review of Friday's Manchester show here 👇 📸 - Dean Cavanagh thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/20/p...

🔥 EP REVIEW: House Of Protection - 'Outrun You All' 🔥 House Of Protection continue to forge their own path in post-hardcore, and with what’s offered on their new EP, they’re doing it at breakneck speed. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/20/e...

🚨 REVIEW ROUND-UP 🚨 This time, electronic music takes some wild swings (for better or worse) between Youth Code and 100%WET, while Charmer’s emo is able to maintain some familiarity. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/19/r...

🌟 ALBUM REVIEW: Sleep Theory - 'Afterglow' 🌟 Don’t be put off by such blatant riding of the radio-rock train—on their debut, Sleep Theory are pulling it off better than most. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/16/a...

One of indie-punk’s undisputed giants, PUP return to the UK in as fine and fighting form as always. Full gallery of this week's Bristol show here 👇 📸 - Ross Peacey thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/16/p...

Make Them Suffer return to the UK after half a decade, and their metalcore onslaught hasn’t dulled in all that time, even slightly. Full review and galleries from last week's Manchester show here 👇 ✍️ - Holly Royle 📸 - Will Robinson thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/16/l...

🎸 ALBUM REVIEW: Novelists - 'CODA' 🎸 Novelists are back, packing a new lineup with the usual metalcore beats, and the results are…actually not too bad. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/15/a...

🌎 ALBUM REVIEW: Arm's Length - There's A Whole World Out There' 🌎 On their new album, Arm’s Length are hurtling past the boundaries of mere emo into something much more developed and special. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/15/a...

☄️ ALBUM REVIEW: The Callous Daoboys - ‘I Don’t Want To See You In Heaven’ ☄️ The Callous Daoboys’ growth now seems legitimately unstoppable, with the line between mathcore chaos and emo refinement being theirs to dominate for a brand new opus. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/14/a...

🎸 ALBUM REVIEW: Bury Tomorrow - 'Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience' 🎸 Even after so many chances to succeed, Bury Tomorrow are still yet to nail how to make a memorable album. If anything, they might have even taken another step down. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/13/a...

Fitting for their status among hardcore’s newest breed of superstars, Scowl’s UK headline tour arrives in Bristol with exceptional punch and verve. Full review and gallery here 👇 ✍️/📸 - Ross Peacey thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/13/l...

🦩 ALBUM REVIEW: Sleep Token - ‘Even In Arcadia’ 🦩 Sleep Token may be bigger and more successful than ever before, but if this new album is anything to go by, they’re also even more hollow. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/12/a...

It’s that time of year again—Slam Dunk Festival is just around the corner! 🎉 We’ll be heading over in a couple of weeks’ time, but for now, our massive preview of everything going on is live! thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/09/w...

For 30 years of their debut ‘I Should Coco’, Supergrass kick off their tour in Liverpool in celebration of a prevailing piece of Britpop history. Full gallery here 👇 📸 - Ben Whitehurst thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/09/p...

🌍 ALBUM REVIEW: Mclusky - 'the world is still here and so are we' 🌍 More than two decades after their last album, Mclusky are back and effectively unchanged, though that’s the furthest thing from a criticism towards their snide post-hardcore. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/08/a...

Liverpool’s preeminent new music showcase is back for another year, with its mix of diverse sounds, indie crowd-pleasers, and one of the most stacked rosters of newcomers it’s had in some time. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/07/f...

🪰 ALBUM REVIEW: Tetrarch - 'The Ugly Side Of Me' 🪰 Time hasn’t been kind to Tetrarch’s brand of nu-metal, though neither has their inability to develop some new ideas. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/06/a...

🎸 ALBUM REVIEW: Kaleo - ‘Mixed Emotions’ 🎸 Kaleo’s indie-, blues- and folk-rock is still among the strongest from its scene, but the feeling that they still could be better has never been clearer than it is right now. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/05/a...

🔥 ALBUM REVIEW: Behemoth - ‘The Shit Ov God’ 🔥 Behemoth’s newest step at spearheading black-metal arrives here, on an album that’s condensed, intense, messy, and altogether engaging. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/02/a...

Lovely write up for the new EP from Welsh pop newcomers PARCS here - Sleepless is out tomorrow: "Comfort-listening to an absolute T"

🚨 REVIEW ROUND-UP 🚨 This time, metal brings some fairly middling outings from Paradise Slaves and Your Spirit Dies, but thankfully, PARCS’ pop throwbacks are here to perk things up. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/05/01/r...

🔪 ALBUM REVIEW: Knives - ‘GLITTER’ 🔪 Knives ram together fittingly sharp post-punk with hoary hardcore sensibilities for one of the standout debuts of the year so far. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/04/30/a...

It’s been a long time coming but RedHook finally arrive in Manchester on a headline tour of their own, and for what their pop-rock / alt-metal hybrid can do, they’re going at a breathtaking pace. Full review here 👇 thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/04/29/l...

One of metalcore’s (statistical) bands of the moment make their UK return, packing a short headline set that’s made up for by the stacked undercard of Crystal Lake, UnityTX and Graphic Nature. Full gallery from Manchester here 👇 📸 - Will Robinson thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/04/29/p...

💀 ALBUM REVIEW: Ghost - ‘Skeletá’ 💀 Even as they continue to feel at home on metal’s biggest stages, it hasn’t saved Ghost’s new album from feeling disappointingly (and avoidably) pedestrian. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/04/28/a...

⭐️ ALBUM REVIEW: Employed To Serve - ‘Fallen Star’ ⭐️ Employed To Serve are grander and more fearless than ever on their new album, taking their usual adventurous hardcore template and blowing it out all the more. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/04/25/a...

❤️ ALBUM REVIEW: Press Club - 'To All The Ones That I Love' ❤️ As they venture deeper into indie-rock in tandem with their regular alt-punk, Press Club’s newest album burns a little slower, but is no less gratifying. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/04/24/a...

Chaos awaits as Blind Girls and Stress Positions arrive in Bristol, the twin heads of a monster of a screamo lineup. Full gallery here 👇 📸 - Ross Peacey thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/04/24/p...

🚨 REVIEW ROUND-UP 🚨 In this Review Round-Up, LANDMVRKS’ metalcore continues to fall short, but at least there’s strong hardcore from EYES and deathcore from Face Yourself to prop things up. thesoundboardreviews.com/2025/04/23/r...