The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis Impulse! Records Vinyl | CD | DL Out now 8.5/10 The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis release their first album together on jazz cornerstone label Impulse! Records. Is this unique, innovative and genre-defining collaboration the dawn of something entirely new? Way back in 1961, the distinctive orange spine of […] The post The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

The SLM – Ocean Brawl EP (CBRG) DL/Stream Out now Portsmouth three piece playing thrashy punk return with more science fiction and horror inspired nonsense. All good fun says Nathan Brown They’re back. The SLM have returned with more strange tales fuelled by a soundtrack that flips between tongue-in-cheek metal and fast paced melodic hardcore. […] The post The SLM: Ocean Brawl – EP review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Louder Than War went along to the O2 Ritz in Manchester to check out the guitar-driven hard rock band Lowlives. The post Lowlives: O2 The Ritz, Manchester – Live Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Random Killing: Bring Out Your Dead (Cursed Blessings) LP/DL Out Now The latest album from veteran Toronto punks Random Killing shows they have no intention of slowing down with age. This record ranges between powerful speedy punk, chunky hardcore and crossover with a little extra variety thrown in. All served up on green and black […] The post Random Killing: Bring Out Your Dead – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

The Half-Wits – Wolfpack EP (Grow Your Own) 10″/CD/DL Out 3rd Feb 2023 A 10 inch mini-album from Kent NWOBHC band The Half-Wits takes no prisoners. Pounding and heavy without crossing over into overblown squealing metal this shouty lot will appeal to hardcore kids, crust punks and anyone who loves a bit of fast hardcore […] The post The Half-Wits: Wolfpack – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Kontakta – Life In A Cage (Militant Tendencies) 7″/DL OUT NOW Southampton unit Kontakta offer up their take on animal abuse and surveillance society on a slab of punk vinyl that is rooted in D-beat and anarcho punk. Nathan Brown turns the volume up to 10 and likes what he hears. What Kontakta do is […] The post Kontakta: Life In A Cage – EP review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Rifle – Under Two Flags (Standard Process) 7″ EP/DL/streaming  Out now Rifle offer up a blistering EP fusing the anger of both hardcore punk and anarcho without sounding dated. Fans of Bad Breeding, Career Suicide and Fucked Up read on says Nathan Brown. History repeats so we are told. And music runs in cycles. So […] The post Rifle: Under Two Flags – EP Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Atlanta’s Upchuck are back with a new single Freaky and announcement of their upcoming Ty Segall produced second album. It’s a biting punch of scuzzy garage spiced with a bouncing bassline, tons of dirty feedback and a whole lot of raucous fun. Just check out the downright weird video! Read on… Channeling the speed of […] The post Upchuck: Freaky – Video Premiere and album news. appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Grail Guard – Die On Mars (self released) DL Out Now Don’t judge the band by the name. West Midlands Grail Guards’ latest single is a mighty fierce chugging hardcore tirade aimed squarely at Elon Musk. With a name like Grail Guard you’d be forgiven for expecting a bunch of LARPers who play doom metal […] The post Grail Guard: Die On Mars – Single Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Ye.Stem: Pojedyncze Utwory (Sanctus Propaganda) Pre-orders here Ships May/June 2023 LP Polish punks Ye.stem manage to sing about famines, refugees, and class war over melodic hardcore that is really happy sounding and danceable on DIY label Sanctus Propaganda. FFO: Propagandhi, Leatherface, SLF. Nathan Brown writes. Ye.stem contains members of Post Regiment, a giant of Polish […] The post Ye.stem: Pojedyncze Utwory – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more