✝️ EP REVIEW: MOTHICA 💀🌹⏳ - 'Somewhere In Between' ✝️ Mothica’s alt-metal swerve might prove mixed, but as always, her honesty and vulnerability is the core of her appeal. thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/16/ep-…

🚨 REVIEW ROUND-UP 🚨 This time, a wide range of releases trends towards the positive from ATLAS, Bruise Control and Death Of Youth, although Gogol Bordello’s newest sorely falls short. thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/17/rev…

Valentine’s Day with Deftones in Manchester finds alt-metal’s most enduring luminaries on the form of their lives. Full review here 👇 thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/17/liv…

More than a decade after their commercial peak, Of Monsters and Men’s indie-folk is still going strong in Manchester’s Albert Hall. Full gallery here 👇 📸 - Ben Whitehurst thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/18/pho…

The grand, manic theatricality of Avatar’s melodeath arrives at Manchester’s Academy. Full gallery here 👇 📸 - Will Robinson thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/18/pho…

🦷 ALBUM REVIEW: Nothing® - 'a short history of decay' 🦷 Nothing open up—musically and thematically—for a heady exploration of shoegaze, emo and alt-rock that contains some of their most arresting moments to date. thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/19/alb…

🚨 REVIEW ROUND-UP 🚨 In this Review Round-Up, A Wilhelm Scream come out with a stellar return, next to new albums from The Gloom In The Corner and Shelf Lives that are also pleasantly strong. thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/20/rev…

🪕 ALBUM REVIEW: Mumford & Sons - ‘Prizefighter’ 🪕 Even during what’s supposedly their most creative period to date, folk-rock banality continues to follow Mumford & Sons wherever they go. thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/23/alb…

A Day To Remember, Hot Milk, Creeper and Daughtry are among the next batch of bands announced for Download Festival 2026, as we break down everything new that’s just been added. thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/23/a-d…

🎸 ALBUM REVIEW: Sylosis - 'The New Flesh' 🎸 The broadening of Sylosis’ metal palette is inconsistent and messy, but buoyed by enough solid ideas that are clearly all their own. thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/24/alb…

An intense, visceral night of hardcore is led by counterparts in Manchester. Full review and galleries here 👇 📸 - Will Robinson thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/25/liv…

.beauty school’s leap from strength to strength shows no sign of stopping with their triumphant Manchester headline show. Full review here 👇 thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/26/liv…

🌹 EP REVIEW: Autumn Fires - ‘BLOOM.’ 🌹 Autumn Fires’ new EP is a familiar yet polished and promising addition to the modern pop-punk canon. thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/26/ep-…

🚨 REVIEW ROUND-UP 🚨 This time, there’s a host of flawed but solid albums, spanning a beatdown from VARIALS; an exercise in alt-metal opulence from Lost Society; and an indie-rock overreach from snake eyes. thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/26/rev…

🌄 ALBUM REVIEW: gorillaz - 'The Mountain's 🌄 An expansive journey through death and rebirth shapes another Gorillaz album stuffed with collaborators, while also keeping a firm grip on humanity and earnestness. thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/02/27/alb…

.The Callous Daoboys serve up mathcore of the most blistering variety as their UK tour stops off in Manchester. Full review and galleries here 👇 📸 - Ross Peacey thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/03/02/liv…

They’re about as deep as a paddling pool (and about as innovative as one, too), but Airbourne channel all their energies into red-blooded rock ‘n’ roll for some pretty great fun. Full review and galleries from Manchester here 👇 📸 - Will Robinson thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/03/02/liv…

.grandson brings his charged rap-rock to Manchester’s Academy on his latest UK tour. Full gallery here 👇 📸 - Will Robinson thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/03/03/pho…

The sweeping headiness of Psychedelic Porn Crumpets arrives at Manchester’s Albert Hall. Full galleries here 👇 📸 - Dean Cavanagh thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/03/04/pho…

🎶 ALBUM REVIEW: Alex Melton - 'The Process' 🎶 For the pleasant yet middle-of-the-road pop-punk on offer, calling Alex Melton’s move from covers to original music a ‘leap’ might be too generous. thesoundboardreviews.com/2026/03/04/alb…