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It’s now 57 years since The Stooges unleashed their self-titled debut album, and the MC5 spat out Kick Out The Jams, but the possibilities of punk rock are far from exhausted, as fellow Michigan iconoclasts Prostitute are proving. Comprised of forward-thinking, creatively unfettered musicians of Lebanese, Roma, Maltese, and Polish descent, the quintet hail from Dearborn – a city with a population roughly 55% Arab American, once labeled “America’s Jihad Capital” in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece – and are every bit as combative and challenging as their spiritual Ann Arbor and Lincoln Park forefathers, existing to confront the prejudice, suspicion, bigotry and hatred directed towards Arabs in post 9/11 America.

“I’m the motherfucker who took down the towers,” frontman Moe Kazra screams on All Hail, the ferocious opening to the noise-rock quintet’s thrillingly intense debut album Attempted Martyr, a conceptual compendium of anger, tension, resistance and retribution, with lyrics that place angry words and violent intentions in the heart, mind and mouth of a fictionalised messianic character provocatively drawing from racially-charged stereotypes and xenophobic caricatures.

“A lot of the anger,” Kazra told The Quietus last year “especially on the album, is inspired by what happened in this area after 9/11 – the vilification of Arabs. My family was threatened. After that, I guess I just didn’t feel comfortable being who I was. So, what we’re doing now is an attempt to shove it in their faces and say, You know what? I am what you think I am.”

Tonight, Prostitute are in our faces in the most literal way. Having promised to play ‘in the round’, the group’s equipment is set up not on The Dome’s stage, but on the venue floor, without any barriers, allowing fans to completely encircle them. And while at close quarters and high volume the subtleties and subversive messaging of the stand-out tracks from Attempted Martyr aren’t always discernible, Prostitute are never less than utterly absorbing.

Melding influences from Middle Eastern, east Asian and African music with screaming synths and pounding riffs, Prostitute possess some of the same wired, explosive energy that made At The Drive-In such a thrilling live proposition in their earliest years, with Kazra a compelling presence in the eye of their sonic storm, whether sitting on the venue floor or lurching to and fro hugging his keyboard to his chest.

“I’ve come to dance,” he announces early on. “Let’s dance.”

Truthfully, it’s almost impossible not to, as songs such as M. Dada and Body Meat grab you by the throat, and refuse to let go, shaking you to your core with their stuttering, mutated funk rhythms. There’s a manic fury to the brilliant Judge, as Kazra repeatedly intones the mantra “I don’t sleep, I don’t eat“, later screaming “I decide who lives and who dies… I slaughter your flock.” All Hail, meanwhile, is all claustrophobia, alarm and panic, like Suicide soundtracking forever wars with mounting intensity. It’s a lot.

This is Prostitute’s third visit to the capital in the past nine months, stepping up from two sold-out nights in south London at the 150-capacity Brixton’s Windmill, to two sold out nights in east London at the 300-capacity Moth Club, to their debut in north London tonight. There’s talk of new music to be recorded after they come off the road in America with Loathe, and if they can bottle this sort of energy in the studio, their return promises to be truly unmissable.

New Orleans thrash metal icons Exhorder will close out the year with a final US headlining tour. The Tour Of Unsound Minds: Act II will commence on September 25th in West Virginia and run through October 18th in Indiana. Support will be provided by Intoxicated, No/Más, Phantom, and Parabellum on select dates. Vocalist Kyle Thomas comments, “Here… Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

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After announcing his dream show at London’s Brixton Academy, James Marriott has shared a wonderful new track.

‘Burn Down The Disco’ may imply that he wants to step away from the dancefloor, but based on the shimmering grooves and foot-tapping beats of the track, it’s going to be impossible to do that. Pulling on the most racuous elements of mid 00s indie chaos and forcing it through a modern lens, it’s going to be stuck in your head for months to come.

James had this to say about it:

“Burn Down The Disco is the unveiling of obsession within a relationship. The deconstruction of the version of yourself you display to someone, to be replaced by unabashed, destructive yearning. I wanted to write a song which hit you hard and fast, whose lyrics matched the energy of feeling like you’re losing your mind for someone. It felt like the right teaser of the energy the live shows will take on from now on. It was also the perfect excuse to be a (terrible) superhero in a music video, having never reached these levels of anti-pop before.”

James will be taking over Brixton Academy on September 17 for a show that he calls a dream come true.

He had this to say about it:

“Brixton has been my dream venue for many years now, having seen a multitude of artists there that are so so important to me (including Tyler the Creator’s first show back in the UK). Years ago it was teased that we’d support another artist there and I remember crying with a member of the band thinking about playing on that stage. To think now, a matter of years later, we’re not only playing it, but headlining it, is astoundingly special to me.”

You can grab your ticket from here.

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Fun fact for fans of AMG lore: I originally found this very metal blog back in early 2010 while searching for reviews of Audrey Horne’s self-titled third album. I auditioned for a writing job, and my first review posted a mere month later. Since then, I’ve reviewed all the Audrey Horne releases, and I admit to being a big fanboy of their retro-leaning hard rock style. At their best, they craft irresistibly fun, punchy anthems, and even at their worst, the music is still pretty damn entertaining, and it never ceases to amuse me that the band features Ice Dale of Enslaved and I fame. 2022s Devil’s Bell had big moments, but felt a bit flat compared to prior platters like Youngblood and Pure Heavy. Now comes 8th album, Achilles, and it’s everything you expect from the band. There’s a strong focus on hooks and replay factor while keeping that 70s rock vibe intact. But can they get the wheels back on the Hornemobile for another monster of a rock album?

The opening title track kicks the party off with a hard-charging attack. Charismatic frontman Toschie leads you on a rowdy ride backed by galloping, churning riffs and a thumping bass rumble, and it’s exactly what I want from Audrey Horne. Then things get moody and introspective with a thick 70s prog rock vibe. Soon it steers back into rocked-out festivities with dominating guitar lines and a kinda sorta Iron Maiden vibe. It’s a cool trip. “In the Eye of a Hurricane” is the perfect Audrey Horne song with a raucous, uncouth vibe and a huge chorus designed to destabilize stadiums. “Vampires” is another win, simple and uber cool, a rock song that gets under your skin on first listen and never lets go. I’ve had this one on replay an obscene amount, and I can’t get enough of it. In a just world, “God Damn Beautiful” would be a huge hit for the band and garner heavy radio play since it’s a dangerously infectious earworm monster. It features bassist Espen Lien on vocals instead of Toschie, though you may not notice at first. He does a bang-up job selling the song, and The Night Flight Orchestra will bitterly wish they wrote this one.

Despite this killer start, Achilles can’t maintain the same level of awesome sauce, and the back half is less memorable. While “Insanity” is pure rock fury and “Hell is Eternity” is like a drunken Iron Maiden doing a rock song, other cuts like “Six Feet in the Ground,” “Running Through the Night,” and closer “New Star Falling” are just okay. They’re pleasant enough, but they don’t hit anywhere near as hard as the better tracks, and at times they’re overly similar to the recent material from The Night Flight Orchestra. There’s an uneventful interlude included as well, and it seems to serve no particular purpose. This makes Achilles very front-loaded, as you get the best 5 cuts within the first 7 tracks. However, at a tight 44 minutes with all cuts in the 3-5 minute frame, it’s a pretty easy, breezy spin.

I’ve been a big fan of Toschie’s vocals and overall frontman persona since I discovered Audrey Horne. He’s one of the best hard rock vocalists out there, and he brings a lot ot personality and gravitas to the material. He’s in great form here, delivering his usual sleazy, ne’er-do-well vocals in a way that feels like he’s about to do something illegal. He’s buoyed by the high-flying leads from Ice Dale and Thomas Tofthagen (ex-Sahg) as they draw inspiration from classic rock acts like AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, and Led Zeppelin, but also rock very Maiden-esque harmonies when things kick into high gear. Behind them, the big bass presence from Espen Lien is counterpointed by rock-solid kit work from Kjetil Greve. Audrey Horne have been around the block and play the kind of music they love, and it shows, even when the writing isn’t consistently great.

Achilles is a bit better than Devil’s Bell. It has big moments and memorable romps, but it has a few lower-tier nuggets that drag it down a notch or two. I may want another album as strong as Youngblood, but I’ll settle for releases like this because Audrey Horne are so damn fun and the perfect soundtrack for summer beer chuggery. You like fun, right? Does anyone remember laughter? Ah, fuck you all, I’m getting drunk.

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Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: NA | Format Reviewed: FUCKING STREAM
Label: Napalm
Websites: audrey-horne.bandcamp.com/album/achilles | facebook.com/audreyhorneofficial | instagram.com/audreyhorneofficial/?hl=en
Releases Worldwide: September 4th, 2026

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Ahead of their North American headlining tour, with support coming from Carnifex, Extermination Dismemberment and Mauled, All Shall Perish have unleashed “Be As Kings, Be As Gods”, their first new song in 15 years. You can stream that track below.
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Colin Newman and Malka Spigel return as Immersion with What Is Lost Will Return, a bold, hypnotic and deeply melodic five-star album of electronic psychedelia and restless invention.

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Australian metalcore outfit Polaris have released “Without You”, a brand-new single paying tribute to their late guitarist Ryan Siew. The single is the band’s first new material since Siew’s death in 2023. Watch the music video below.
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