Rowan Bruce

Cowboy Hunters - EPeepee
Distorted Sound
80

EPeepee is a short, sweet blast of stomping, shredding punk with just enough substance to sink your teeth into while being thrown around a dimly lit venue basement. In under ten minutes Cowboy Hunters set themselves up as one of the UK’s most exciting new acts.

Mother Vulture - Cartoon Violence
Distorted Sound
80

While not abandoning their core concept, Mother Vulture manage to expand their sound, crate digging through heavy music history to add an old-school swagger to their modern sound.

Your Inland Empire - Your Inland Empire
Distorted Sound
70

Whether you’re familiar with their previous work as Crown or not, Your Inland Empire deliver an intriguing and memorable debut on their self-titled album, putting a unique spin on the synthwave and industrial genres.

Castle Rat - The Bestiary
Distorted Sound
70

On their sophomore full-length The Bestiary the New York four-piece deliver a mesmerising experience which returns to heavy metal’s fantasy inspired origins while updating them for a contemporary audience.

Split Chain - motionblur
Distorted Sound
80
Mashing together influences as diverse as Superheaven, Touché Amoré, Korn, and Hawthorne Heights, Split Chain carefully craft their unique sound, laying down layers of shoegaze textures with bursts of chaotic nu-metal energy and a hearty dose of classic emo melancholy.
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