Album Review: Propagandhi – Victory Lap

Propagandhi is a Canadian punk rock band founded in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1986 by Chris Hannah (vocals, guitar) and Jord Samolesky (drums) with their current lineup being completed by Todd Kowalski (bass, vocals) and Sulynn Hago (guitar). Whilst the band’s earlier work depicted a more traditional skate punk rock style, Propagandhi have moved […]

Album Review: AFI – AFI (The Blood Album)

AFI is an alternative rock band originally from Ukiah, California, formed in 1991. Their current lineup since 1998 consists of Davey Havok (vocals), Jade Puget (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Hunter Burgan (bass, backing vocals) and Adam Carson (drums, backing vocals). The band has dabbled with many genres, most notably ranging from hardcore punk, horror punk, emo […]

Album Review: Billy Talent – Afraid of Heights

Billy Talent is a punk rock band from Toronto, Canada consisting of members Benjamin Kowalewicz (vocals), Ian D’Sa (guitar), Jon Gallant (bass) and Aaron Solowoniuk (drums). After several years of success since their superb debut under the name Billy Talent (formally Pezz), they now release their long-awaited fifth studio album Afraid of Heights.  This is […]

EP Review: Gnarwolves – Adolescence

Gnarwolves is a skate-punk trio from Brighton, England consisting of Thom Weeks (guitar/vocals), Charlie Piper (bass/vocals) and Max Weeks (drums). Swiftly following up from last year’s superb and well-received, self-titled album, Gnarwolves go back to their hardcore roots with their latest 4 track E.P Adolescence, released through Pure Noise Records. The opening tracks “Waiting Line” […]

Album Review: Pentimento – I, No Longer

Pentimento is a punk rock band from Buffalo, New York consisting of Jeramiah Pauly (vocals/guitar), Vincent Caito (bass), Lance Claypool (guitar) and Michael Hansen (drums). After several years since their first release, the NY quartet follows up with their highly anticipated second full album I, No Longer through Bad Timing Records. The album (especially the […]

Label Spotlight: Sub Pop Records

Sub Pop is a much-loved record label founded in 1988 by Bruce Pavitt who then later formed Sub Pop Records LLC with Jonathon Poneman in Seattle, Washington. The label was a key player in the Seattle grunge scene movement in the late ’80s and early 90’s and an early home for many iconic and pioneering […]

Band Interview: Hora Douse

Hora Douse is an up and coming alternative punk trio from Manchester, England. After releasing their excellent EP Crash (which I reviewed for Seeing Your Scene back in February), we caught up with the band to see how the first-ever Seeing Your Scene tour with Petrol Girls went. First up, how did you get into punk? […]

Album Review: Millencolin – True Brew

Millencolin is an iconic skate-punk band from Örebro, Sweden consisting of Nikola Sarcevic (vocals and bass), Mathias Färm (guitar), Erik Ohlsson (guitar) and Fredrik Larzon (drums). After several years since their last studio album, they follow up with their new self-recorded release True Brew through Epitaph Records. With their sound returning to the roots of […]

Band Interview: Millencolin

Millencolin is one of the most successful bands to come out of the skate-punk scene. With their new album True Brew about to be released through Epitaph Records, we caught up with the band’s drummer Fredrik Larzon to discuss it. Growing up in the south of England, my first introduction to Millencolin was the track […]

EP Review: Slowlight – Slowlight

Slowlight is a post-hardcore punk band from Glasgow, Scotland and has been active in the scene for around just over a couple of years. Consisting of band members Colin O‘Hara (vocals, guitar), Beth Black (vocals, bass), Neil Jarvie (guitar) and Steven Hill (drums). They draw their main influence from punk rock favourites Fugazi, Jawbox, Bad […]