Bursting onto the scene at the start of the year with "Awake", THORN quickly established themselves as one to watch, blending cinematic soundscapes with crushing riffs. Fast forward a few months, and new single "Show Me Your God" sees the intensity dialled up, replacing the atmospherics with a more traditional, darkened edge.

Throughout the track, the band flex their rock technicalities - fuzzed up choruses, snare backbeat, backing vocals providing some sonically pleasant "oohs". The band are refined in their skillset, producing a hard hitting sound that's easy to forget there's only two people.

Teeside hardcore metallers MOTIONS have released their latest track "Shattered Mirror", pulling no punches and hitting hard. The release marks the first since their 2023 self titled album, which was released to appraise.