RIP Paco Carreno drummer with Conflict and Inner Terrestrials
Punks around the world were saddened at the news yesterday of the death at the age of 49 of Francisco “Paco” Carreno. Paco was a man who redefined punk rock drumming with the band’s Conflict and Inner...
View ArticleListen To This! The First Rolo Tomassi Single Off Their New Album Is Now...
On February 18th, the exact date of their 10th anniversary, Rolo Tomassi announced that their next album would be called Grievances and that they’d be returning to their spiritual home, Holy Roar...
View ArticleDownload Festival: 12-14 June 2015 – preview
This year’s Download Festival looks set to be the biggest and best to date. For Louder Than War, Alan Ewart explains why. Download is the UK’s biggest Rock Festival and it returns to Donnington Park in...
View ArticleRIP: Nick Mann. ASFAR Editor And Sometime Louder Than War Contributor
It breaks our hearts to have to pass on the sad news that sometime contributor to these pages and erstwhile pillar of the hardcore community, Nick Mann, died yesterday in tragic circumstances...
View ArticleWatch this! New video by Slander from split release with Kids Insane
Italian punks Slander have teamed up with Israeli hardcore band Kids Insane and Tangled Talk record label in the UK to release a split EP due out 11th May. We’ve been granted a sneak peak at the first...
View ArticleWatch This: Agnostic Front – Never Walk Alone – the first play of new video...
Genre defining hardcore heroes Agnostic Front have just released a new album, The American Dream Died, on Nuclear Blast and we’re stoked to have the first play of the latest video off it for you today...
View ArticleAlice’s Wicked Tea Party: Festival Preview
Down in deepest darkest Dorset something wicked is stirring – Alice’s Wicked Tea Party which gives music fans in Dorset the opportunity to come together to celebrate all things alternative. Limited to...
View ArticleDownload Festival: Donington Park – live review
Download Festival Donington Park 12 – 15 June 2015 The 13th Download Festival took place at Donington Park from 12 – 15 June 2015. Described as Europe’s biggest and best rock and metal festival...
View ArticleInterview: Heart Of A Coward at Download Festival
Milton Keynes based metal quintet Heart Of A Coward have come a long way since forming in 2009. The band played at Download in 2013 and returned this year to open the main stage on Saturday morning....
View ArticleBaby Godzilla forced to change band name to ‘Heck’ after the film company...
Tuesday 8th July. After a few years scaring the populace and making great strides across the UK’s venues and festival circuits alike, Nottingham’s mighty ‘Baby Godzilla’ have come to the attention of...
View ArticleThe St. Pierre Snake Invasion: A Hundred Years A Day – album review
The St. Pierre Snake Invasion – A Hundred Years A Day CD Release Date: October 31st 8/10 On their debut full length, The St. Pierre Snake Invasion are here to shake up and wake up the UK’s music...
View ArticleCharlie Wilson of Counting Days Picks His Top 10 Hardcore | Metalcore Songs
With their debut album ‘Liberated Sounds’ due out on 16th October we asked Counting Days’ Charlie Wilson to pick his top 10 hardcore / metalcore songs. For those in the dark still, London metalcore...
View ArticleParkway Drive: O2 Academy Brixton, London – live review
Parkway Drive | Bury Tomorrow | Thy Art Is Murder O2 Academy Brixton, London 12th February 2016 Parkway Drive’s Ire tour stopped off in London last weekend – Paul Grace was there to see the boys from...
View ArticleMushroomhead: London – live review
Mushroomhead | Sanguine Camden Electric Ballroom, London 30 March 2016 Mushroomhead brought their infamous circus freak-show to Camden’s Electric Ballroom where Paul Grace was lucky to see them...
View ArticleWatch This! Sans Pareil unveil Track Suit Debris
Sans Pareil unleash the video for Track Suit Debris. As Sans Pareil are about to release their second album The Future Ooze on the 29th of April via Hot Salvation Records, we have their brand new video...
View ArticlePetrol Girls: The Future is Dark – EP review
Petrol Girls The Future is Dark (EP) Out 14 September 2018 Hassle Records Petrol Girls are a female-fronted band. And that’s no lazy music journo condescension: the point of this band is feminism,...
View ArticleHeavy Music Awards 2018, KOKO London – Live Review
Heavy Music Awards 2018 KOKO, London 23rd August 2018 The Heavy Music Awards are back for their sophomore year acknowledging the talents and productivity of an extraordinarily extensive and varied...
View ArticleSeminal US Punk Band Flipper Announce 40 Year Anniversary Tour
Influential rock mob Flipper have today announced a 40 year anniversary tour. Founder members Steve DePace (drums) and Ted Falconi (guitar), will be joined by David Yow (Scratch Acid, Jesus Lizard) on...
View ArticleWatch this! New video by Slander from split release with Kids Insane
Italian punks Slander have teamed up with Israeli hardcore band Kids Insane and Tangled Talk record label in the UK to release a split EP due out 11th May. We’ve been granted a sneak peak at the first...
View ArticleWatch This: Agnostic Front – Never Walk Alone – the first play of new video...
Genre defining hardcore heroes Agnostic Front have just released a new album, The American Dream Died, on Nuclear Blast and we’re stoked to have the first play of the latest video off it for you today...
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