Regent: Beggars Belief (Self Released) DL/Streaming Only Out Now Southampton’s premier Indie/rock outfit Regent return with their second album, Beggars Belief following 2022’s Just a Revolution. Regent are a 5 piece, made up of Ben Rooke (vocals), Chris Woolf (lead guitar), Ed Cesar (rhythm guitar), Luke Trundell (bass) and Chris Blackman (drums) pride themselves in […] The post Regent: Beggars Belief – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Giant Sand The Cluny, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 22nd April 2024 Americana pioneers Giant Sand open a mini-tour of the UK to promote the re-release of two of their classic albums – but band leader Howe Gelb typically does it his own eccentric way. For a band ostensibly promoting an anniversary re-release of two albums, Giant Sand take […] The post Giant Sand: The Cluny, Newcastle – Live Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

The Only Ones : The John Robb interview Peter Perrett and John Perry in conversation with John Robb live at Rebellion Festival punk festival in Blackpool 2023. The post The Only Ones : The John Robb interview appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Photo credit: Isaac Watson Big Special are on fast track to becoming one of your favourite bands this year. They’ve already been tipped as one of our bands to watch earlier this year and listening to this you’ll hear why. Sleaford Mods comparisons are thrown right off a 50ft foot cliff here as Joe Hicklin’s […] The post Big Special unleash new video for Black Dog / White Horse appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

The Lovely Eggs release Nothing / Everything – watch the video now Ahead of both a new album titled Eggsistentialism , and a supporting UK tour The Lovely Eggs have this morning released a video to accompany their new single Nothing / Everything which is released on Friday 26th April. ‘Nothing/Everything’. Clocking in at just […] The post The Lovely Eggs release Nothing / Everything – watch the video now appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Mathias Kom & Ariel Sharratt | Shotgun Jimmie Ramsgate Music Hall, Ramsgate, Kent 20th April 2024 Two-thirds of The Burning Hell, Mathias and Ariel, travelled back in time from 2076 to ask a few existential questions whilst performing a superb set for the lucky folk of Ramsgate. Tasked with enquiring about today’s labour practices by […] The post Mathias Kom And Ariel Sharrat: Ramsgate Music Hall, Ramsgate – Live Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Shreds – Step Back (Engineer, Some Dude, Shreds) CD | DL | Cass | LP Out Now Sheffield shredders give their own take on hardcore and fast skate punk. Nathan Brown writes. Shred? They certainly do! Opening with heavy stabs, banging drumbeats and a guitar that may possibly be downtuned, there is a suggestion you […] The post Shreds: Step Back – Album review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Bodega: Our Brand Could Be Yr Life               Chrysalis Vinyl | CD | DL Out Now Adopting and adapting the old American Hardcore maxim, Our Band Could Be Your Life into an altogether more up-to-date marketing exercise in presumed sarcasm, it is a great title either way, looking good […] The post Bodega: Our Brand Could Be Yr Life – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Crass: The Sound Of Free Speech (2023) Director: Brandon Spivey Class and Culture Films Various cinemas There’s been quite a resurgence of interest in the legendary anarcho-pacifist punk band and agit-prop arts collective Crass in recent years. Earlier this month there was the launch for the definitive, decades in the making, book Crass: A Pictorial […] The post Crass: The Sound Of Free Speech (2023) – Film Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Scott Hepple and The Sun Band: Lammas (Self-released) LP/CASS/DL Released: 3rd May, 2024 Pre-Order here Newcastle based psych-rockers Scott Hepple and the Sun Band aren’t letting the grass grow under their amps. Having released their debut album, Ashes to Wildflowers (which we reviewed here) only last year, they already have the follow up in the […] The post Scott Hepple and The Sun Band: Lammas – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more