Rarely do I feel that grassroots bands manage to carve a sound so specific to them, but Bangkitan have absolutely smashed that aspect of things. That definitive sound I've loved with each of their previous releases is just as prevalent here.

Norwich to Wacken, Wacken to Bloodstock. One hell of a bike ride. However, for the past few years, Laurence 'O.B' O'Brien has been making the pilgrimage, a positively unique way of getting to experience two of metal's greatest open air festivals, all for the name of charity too.

By their own account, NIGHT THIEVES aren't easing up for anyone. The London based four piece have been carving away at their sound and image, resulting in the release of their debut album Metaxis.

There's a new band in town...if that town is a county and that county is Merseyside. Since forming last year, Liverpool based DROPSTITCH have been hard at work bringing their post-hardcore sound to audiences.

Buried By My Heartache have shown here that they mean business. This release kicks off a new era for the band, one that I have every ounce of confidence in. And whilst it may have been easy for the band to slip off the radar in their downtime period, "Dark Days" puts them back on it with force.

New month means new music, and what better way to kick off June than with the latest from ADARNA MAY EXIST. The post hardcore band are based across the South of England, and new release "Flames" marks the first with their new lineup. The track also serves as an exciting taster of the band's forthcoming debut EP.