Poison Boys is an American punk/sleaze rock band out of Chicago and appears to have just the two agenda items which entail turning the clocks back to the mid/late 1970s and to have a seriously good time. The band formed in 2014 and survived the loss of co-founder Mike Lippman following an accidental overdose at..
In The Whale – Vanishing Point (Riot Records)
In The Whale is an alt-rock band from Denver with Vanishing Point being the band's debut release which features 7-songs for just 26-minutes so it is more of an EP than a full length album but it is more than long enough to show a band that is comfortable in handling several styles with a..
Keith Cook – Rock & Roll Riot (Riot Records)
Keith Cook used to be the guitarist for the American punk band Debris and this is his second solo album which features a '70s sounding aggressive punk delivery from Cook with the songs being very short and rather angry. Some of the musicians backing Cook have featured in bands like Nirvana, The Stooges and Wayne/Jayne..
Crossing I’s Dotting T’s – Crossing I’s Dotting T’s EP (Riot Records)
This is the debut EP by the strangely titled Crossing I's Dotting T's which is a punk rock band from the US featuring just the four tracks for 12-minutes with two of the songs already having been released as digital singles. This is very much modern day American punk with very little in common with..
Ramshackle Army – High Flyer EP (Riot Records)
The Ramshackle Army is a Celtic punk rock outfit with a real sound and flavour of the Old Country yet the band is from Melbourne in Australia but the great Irish Diaspora went far and wide which now means that you can always get a warm welcome and a drop of the black stuff in..
Human Failure – Urchin EP (Riot Records)
Human Nature is a hardcore rock band from Newcastle in Australia and it delivers short, sharps stabs of anger, pain and vitriol with a typical punk in your face attitude and all to a grinding, churning riff heavy hardcore backing. There are just the five tracks here with Urchin being the lead single but all..
IN THE WHALE release new single ‘Smoke Break’, out now on Riot Records
The bombastic duo IN THE WHALE is an extremely unique act. They push sonic boundaries to the limit and deliver a relentless pounding to the senses. Their alternative, post-rock intensity creates a seismic event, showing a band not afraid to take chances or show any fear in their song writing. They have just released their new single Smoke..
Dead Dirty Dinosaurs – Too Many Questions: The Abbey Road Masters (Remastered) EP (Riot Records)
The very intriguingly titled Dead Dirty Dinosaurs is an indie-rock band from Brisbane, Australia with a down and dirty sound born out of post punk and a high energy approach reserved especially for powerful three-piece bands. The music is clever and well written and they obviously know how to play and you get the feeling..
Las Vegas based punk rock outfit Gob Patrol have unleashed their new EP ‘New Spit’, out now via Riot Records.
Gob Patrol are heavily inspired by the legendary '80s US punk scene highlighted by acts such as Black Flag, GBH, Minor Threat and The Germs they are angsty, rebellious, chaotic and 100% pure old school punk rock, just how we love it. New Spit features 5 furious and raging punk rock tracks including the recently released singles Anarchy and Sin City. Check out the..
King Bull – What Happened Here? EP (Riot Records)
King Bull is a Canadian power-trio from Alberta and has been around for something like 13 years although it seems that they have not always had the same name or even line-up, they are obviously then the musical equivalent to Trigger's broom (look this up on the internet if unsure of the reference). It appears..