Part one of our three-part guide to the essential sounds of 2018, covering the confirmed releases
Hardcore
Top 10 Albums of 2017
Some years it’s hard work selecting the best 10 albums from the past 12 months, some years it’s easy, but this year has been like pulling dragons’ teeth through the eye of a needle with a rope made of butter,… Read More ›
Sect – No Cure For Death
“… neck-shattering raw, venomous spite delivered with a menace borne of cadence rather than pure aggression”
Every Time I Die / Comeback Kid – Koko, 24 November 2017
Hardcore heavyweights prove why they are so revered with a vulgar display of partying
The Bronx – V
“…a masterclass in how to throttle, tease, seduce and please. Brace yourself, because it doesn’t get better than this”
Comeback Kid – Outsider
“…while they haven’t reinvented the wheel, they have added spokey dokeys to it”
Dead Cross – Dead Cross
“…if not proof that supergoups work, then evidence you should never second guess what you’re going to get”
Bokassa – Divide & Conquer
“…the energy, aggression and ne’er do well attitude of hardcore with the plaid-wearing, shit-kicking foot-down groove of stoner metal “
The One Hundred – Chaos + Bliss
“…if Linkin Park grew up in Hackney on a diet of jellied eels and lager rather than Californian sunshine and kale”
Mutoid Man – War Moans
“…a vile beast offering three options from which to choose your doom”
