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Album Review: Boss Keloid – Float & Aperture

Reviewed by Matthew Williams

I’ve never been a massive fan of prog-rock in its mainstream form, but there’s something about Boss Keloid’s take on the genre, that I just can’t help but like. I’ve seen them a few times live, notably in the back of a pub in Bolton many years ago, and latterly supporting Green Lung in Manchester in 2023, so it’s about time I saw them once again.

“Float & Aperture” is the follow up to 2021’s fabulous “Family the Smiling Thrush” and the band have said that their “writing process was more collaborative, experimental and challenging than ever” so it all bodes well for this release. The album has seven songs, with the lyrics drawing on personal experiences, difficulties and life lessons, and we are introduced to them via first song “Breeze”.

It springs to life instantly, the percussion and drum work from Ste Arands pops through, as the guitars from Paul Swarbrick and Alex Hurst, play off each other extremely well, creating tension and atmosphere. Hurst displays true emotion in his vocals and tells a story each time he addresses the mic, but the rhythm floats effortlessly and is an audible treat. Hurst’s vocal talents are on full display across the entirety of “Pedestal” and when combined with the far-reaching musical arrangements, it’s another epic song.

What is evident is that the group have pushed themselves further than ever, and they explain that “we wanted more focus and enjoyment around the interplay and dynamics between melody and rhythm” and on lead single “Landslide” they have learnt to accept “that we are all our worst own enemy”. It’s a deep look inside the quartet, but the rhythms drop in and out like a dolphin playing with tourists in the ocean.

They display crushing, complex melodies, but have periods of serene calm that make the music all consuming and immersive. The basslines from Liam Pendlebury-Green have real depth and get stronger the more you listen to the album, with the wonderfully graceful and elegant “Weight” up next, that has pockets of combustible riffs that play with your mind a little bit. The expansive nature of their music is on full display for all to take in, and “Aros” continues their own journey of discovery.

They’ve left the two shortest songs until the end, beginning with a sumptuous bass intro on “Accord” as the melody drifts towards some sort of mythical land. It has the wonderful line which will resonate with so many, as Hurst emphasises the words “Don’t invest in people who are going to steal your time”. As across all the album, the stars of the show are the moving melodies and infectious rhythms and there’s no letting up on the final track “Sanguine”. It further demonstrates their innovative nature whilst simultaneously being impassioned and fiery as it draws to a close and your head can fully digest what you’ve just listened to.

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EP Review: Leng Tch’e – Hammered Into Collapse

Reviewed by Dan Barnes

Ghent grinders, Leng Tch’e, reach their twenty-fifth anniversary with their first new material since the 2017 full-length, Razorgrind. Sadly not a new album, but anything that suggests this beast is stirring again is music to the ears.

Just two tracks and not even making it to a five-minute duration, Hammered Into Collapse doesn’t need to mess about and gets right into it with the titular song’s dirty riffs and ballistic percussion. Serge Kasongo continues to bark vitriol, and one cannot be fooled into thinking there isn’t the slightest bit of groove going on in the background. The breakdown comes with a sibilant hiss that might be from the very depths themselves, but the earworm outro is as enticing a passage as you’ll hear in the extreme this year.

Voided takes a similar approach in its formula: whiplash guitar, courtesy of Jan Hallaert and Olivier Coppen’s drum is predominantly snare and supports the whole structure on this one. This time the riffs are more staccato, Serge’s vocals more demonic and the groove more prominent. An unexpectedly ambient passage takes us into the closing bars, and it feels like it’s been a journey through many alien lands, even though it’s been less that five-minutes since you pressed play.

Brief and belligerently aggressive, Hammered Into Collapse is shorter than most songs, but lets us know that the grind scene is still in fine fettle, with this, added to work by Barren, Gadget and Cripple Bastards, and the impeding re-release of The Berzerker’s Reawakening album, 2026 continues to see a plethora of top-class extremity.

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From Iron Maiden Facebook:

Iron Maiden announce a surprise third and final leg of the Run For Your Lives Tour for North America in 2027!

Following sold-out shows and rave reactions across Canada and the USA this year, the Run For Your Lives Tour will return for 16 more shows.

Special guests Bullet For My Valentine and The Raven Age will be joining Iron Maiden for the headline shows.

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2027:

APRIL
14 – Tacoma, WA
16 – Vancouver, BC (Canada)
18 – Portland, OR
20 – Wheatland, CA
22 – Chula Vista, CA
24 – San Bernardino, CA
26 – Phoenix, AZ
28 – Dallas, TX

MAY
01 – Tampa, FL
02 – West Palm Beach, FL
05 – Atlanta, GA
07 – Raleigh, NC
09 – Hartford, CT
11 – Belmont Park, NY
14 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple*
16 – Ocean City, MD – Boardwalk Rock*

*Festivals – Iron Maiden only

Tickets for headline shows go on general sale Friday 23 October 2026. For festival onsales, please check their respective websites.

Steve comments, “As many of our fans know, Maiden were planning on taking a break from live performances in 2027, but we’ve been enjoying this last leg in the USA and Canada so much that we all had a chat and decided we should take the show to parts we missed, particularly the North West and South East. It just seems fair to our many fans there who have given us tremendous support for so many years. We can’t get everywhere but we can try!”

More information and IMFC presale details at https://www.ironmaiden.com/

Over two nights at Saint Vitus, the newly reopened venue, generations of metalheads made their pilgrimage.

Live Review: Don Broco – UEA, Nowrich

10th October 2026
Support: Unpleople, Ando San
Words & Photos: Tom Atkin

We’re at the legendary UEA tonight for a triumphant return by Don Broco, the first show of a sold out tour and for a band that has ties to the venue in its history. The line up has some incredible variety, with Ando San and Unpeople providing support, all three acts bring something completely different to the table but in a way that makes it an interesting but not frowned upon combination. 

Opening the evening’s cocktail of music is California”s own Ando San, an artist that is hard to define genre wise. He brings astounding hip hop inspired vocals beautifully mixed with guitar work that would make Tom Morello proud. It certainly is an interesting mix and a brave one to open a show with. That being said, with how the crowd reacted to the music. It was most certainly a risk worth taking. 

The one thing that stood out; this wasn”t normal guitar playing, it was in essence slap guitar. With songs like “Dash Out” truely showing off the technical ability of his playing and gloriously mixing in metal inspired riffs with the hip hop vocal influence that he has perfected.
It is a mostly simple performance, not much in the way of moving about the stage, but when you have all the focus on the mash up that Ando San brings, you do not need the additional flare of dancing about. A wonderful introduction to an artist that has created a new genre bend. 

Unpeople are riding high, with their debut album released just the day prior, and their continuous online growth gives us a little peak into what they have in store. A nice introduction to the album for those that hadn’t had the opportunity to give it a listen yet. 

Starting the set with “waste”, “bottle it” and “Moon Baboon” gave a glimpse into the heavier side. Unpeople’s ability to balance both their meaty riffs and smooth melodies is what probably draws in such a variety of people. The performance shows that they are an exceptional fit for this tour, with enough in common with Don Broco to appeal to their fans while still offering something of their own. Seven songs only give you a taste of a band, but there was plenty here to encourage a closer listen.

Conjurer’s Brady Deeprose joined them for “clouds”, before “The Garden” rounded things off. With their debut album only released the day before, the timing couldn”t have been much better. Anyone wanting to hear more had a whole record waiting for them.

There is a local connection for headliners Don Broco, with guitarist Simon Delaney returning to the university where he once studied. Playing the LCR with Don Broco must be a rather different way to spend an evening at UEA than it was during his student days.

They opened their eighteen-song set with “True Believers”, followed by “Nightmare Tripping” and “Gumshield”. The new album featured heavily, but there was still plenty of room for older material. “Come Out to LA” arrived early on, with “Somersaults”, “Money Power Fame” and “Everybody” following.

It was a good reminder of just how many songs they now have to choose from. They could easily fill a set with the familiar favourites, so it was good to see them giving the newer tracks a proper place throughout the evening. There’s also something very Don Broco about putting a huge riff alongside a chorus that could happily live in your head for days. They’ve never seemed particularly interested in sticking to one sound, and that”s a large part of their appeal.

Rob Damiani is the obvious focal point, but Simon Delaney, Tom Doyle and Matt Donnelly are just as much a part of what makes this band work. There”s a playful side to Don Broco that suits their music, even when the songs themselves take a more serious turn. For all the heavier material, having fun remains a big part of the attraction.

“Swimming Pools” and “Euphoria” took things into the middle of the set, followed by a return to “Automatic” with “What You Do to Me”. The older songs were spread throughout the evening, giving long-standing fans plenty to look forward to between the newer tracks.

“Disappear”, “Bruce Willis” and “Uber” followed, with “One True Prince” offering a change of mood later on. Having that range helps keep a set interesting. There’s room for something a little more expansive before getting back to the heavier side of things, without either feeling out of place.

“Cellophane” and “The Corner” brought the main stretch towards its end, leaving “T-Shirt Song” and “Hype Man” to finish the evening. It”s hard to argue with “T-Shirt Song” that late in the set, while closing on “Hype Man” gave the final word to the new record.

There was plenty to get stuck into across all three acts. Ando San brought something different to the opening slot, unpeople gave a useful introduction to their newly released debut, and Don Broco found room for both recent material and songs that have been part of their sets for years. A good bill to arrive early for, and two support acts worth following beyond this tour.

Photo credits: Tom Atkin

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