Emma Ruth Rundle (US - Sargent House) Emma Ruth Rundle is a musician and visual artist from Los Angeles, California. It isn’t unusual for artists to glean inspiration from emotional upheaval, transcending pain through a kind of mental osmosis, so that the turmoil in their lives provides the fuel for their artistic fire. Only some, however, lay bare the open nerves of their suffering, inviting the listener to experience raw emotion with them, in real time. By exposing vulnerabilities within…

CANCELLED. Please find statement by the band below. Dear European and Japanese friends, You know when you’re hearing from Choady it’s bad news, and this time will be no different. Unfortunately the rest of the Fortress tour is cancelled. I completely frigged myself on the North American portion of the tour. I assumed it would be like any other tour, a few days off and I’m good to go, however I was mistaken. I don’t know whether it’s my age…

LOMA PRIETA (US - Deathwish Inc.) Formed in 2005, Loma Prieta have been a mainstay of the Bay Area hardcore community for more than half a decade. While Loma Prieta’s sound is difficult to describe, it is clear that they come from the rich tradition of creative Bay Area hardcore bands such as Mohinder, Funeral Diner, Bread and Circuits, Yaphet Kotto, and Indian Summer. A new kind of melancholy chaos that should be familiar, yet challenging, to those who enjoy…

PIANOS BECOME THE TEETH (USA - Epitaph Records) Pianos Become The Teeth have never been the kind of band who are easy to distill into a simple soundbite and that’s more evident than ever on the band's fourth full-length Wait For Love, an album that sees the Baltimore-based act reconciling their aggressive past with the atmospheric turns of 2014's Keep You. The result is a collection of songs that eschews stylistic traps in order to focus on songwriting and feels…

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 15th (national holiday!) 2 INDOOR STAGES - VEGAN FOOD - FESTIVAL MARKET Full of Hell (US - Relapse Records) Elements of grindcore, death and black metal, punk and hardcore with a smattering of sonically laden power electronics and industrial pounding. About five years ago these guys played a tiny basement that served as a rehearsal space in Maaseik. The few people who attended knew this band would reach far further than the few houses they did then. Releasing…

Camp Cope (AU - Run For Cover Records) Camp Cope have become a force in modern music, a wholly independent band who will only do things on their terms, and refuse to compromise on their values. Their new album How To Socialise & Make Friends anchors on the cycles of life, loss and growth through resilience and those moments of finding and being yourself. First single ‘The Opener’ is a raw portrayal of their experience as women in music. It…