10 tracks you should hear now!
NICKELBACK, IF TODAY WAS YOUR LAST DAY
Nickelback manage to make everything they do sound like they’re playing to a million people, and this anthemic, radio-tastic stomper is no exception.
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KYOSUKE HIMURO & GERARD WAY, SAFE AND SOUND
MCR might not have finished their new album, but if you’re desperate for some new stuff from Gerard Way, check out this collaboration with J-Rock bloke Kyosuke Himuro. It’s awesome.
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BOWLING FOR SOUP, MY WEENA
When it comes to mucking around, Bowling For Soup are gold medallists, and here, dicking about with acoustic guitars for a radio station, they’re just as silly as ever. Good job.
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ANAAL NATHRAKH, MORE OF FIRE THAN BLOOD
If you think Gallows are pissed off, wait til you get a load of Anaal Nathrakh’s sonic shotgun blast. Years ago, K! dubbed them the UK’s most brutal band. They still are.
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MASTODON, DIVINATIONS
As if the music Mastodon are making with Divinations isn’t enough to be getting your head around, the absolutely bonkers video will make you wonder what the hell they put in the water in Atlanta.
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INCUBUS, BLACK HEART INERTIA
They’re back! And they’re just as mellow and laid back as ever, if the soulful grooves that flow through Black Heart Inertia are anything to go by.
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AS I LAY DYING, I NEVER WANTED
The metalcore champs take a moment out from creating absolutely nutty moshpit mayhem to do something with a bit more tune. Only a bit, mind. And it’s still a belter.
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THE DEAD WEATHER, HANG YOU FROM THE HEAVENS
Jack White has got to be one of the most bad-ass guitar players of recent times, and once again, his greasy, bluesy-stylings are all over his killer new band.
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THE BERZERKER, ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID
The Berzerker are very, very brutal. They do grindcore, death metal, industrial, gabba and, um, here the one man hate machine is covering pop duo Tatu. Is it brutal? You bet your arse it is.
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DREAM THEATER, RITES OF PASSAGE
Dream Theater really do go the whole hog when they write music, turning even the simplest ideas into a musical labyrinth. Here’s something to really get your teeth into.
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