PIERCE THE VEIL team with hometown heroes HOLDING ABSENCE to grab Cardiff by the scruff
US metalcore giants Pierce The Veil are Cardiff and they’ve brought hometown favourites Holding Absence and Dayseeker along for the ride.
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Welsh alt metallers HOLDING ABSENCE perfectly capture turbulence of healing
Welsh alternative metal act Holding Absence's latest album The Noble Art Of Self Destruction brilliantly captures the emotional turbulence of healing.
New Welsh music you may have missed: from veteran Cardiff rap to the latest from HOLDING ABSENCE
From a veteran Cardiff rapper to Welsh-langauge goth/postpunk, Noel Gardner scours the country for the very best in new Welsh music.
The year in review: from ROGER TAYLOR to WOLF ALICE, our best Welsh gigs of 2021
2021 brought live music back to life in Wales with aplumb. Here are our favourite gigs from around the country this year.
“We realised there was a common itch to scratch” – Ones to watch: JAMES AND THE COLD GUN
Chris Andrews talks to south Wales duo James and the Cold Gun who, ahead of their UK tour, are making waves with their 00s-influenced rock.
A joyous homecoming for bonafide South Wales rock stars – HOLDING ABSENCE | LIVE REVIEW
The return of South Wales rockers Holding Absence to home turf made for an emotional night at Cardiff Uni's Y Plas.
MUSICBOX | INTERVIEW FEATURE
Chris Andrews profiles the men behind MusicBox – a Cardiff rehearsal studio that’s been a cornerstone of the region’s rock scene for 25 years – and hears from some of the bands to darken its doors too.
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE THE ARMED Ultrapop (Sargent House) It’s a welcome change when a supergroup end up being more than the sum of their …
HOLDING ABSENCE | INTERVIEW
HOLDING ABSENCE | INTERVIEW With their second album out this week and the UK rock press hailing them as them as the next breakout band, Chris Andrews catches up …