hardcore – Mike McGrath-Bryan

God Mother: “You’re Making Music for Yourself”

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January 13, 2018

Ahead of their tour of Ireland later this month, Mike McGrath-Bryan sits down with God Mother drummer Michael Dahlström to reflect on a year of milestones for the metal quintet. Swedish five-piece God Mother are a veritable onslaught of sound and fury, not only in the immediate sonic sense, but in the array of musical…

Headstuff, Music, Writing

God Mother, grindcore, hardcore, Headstuff, mathcore, metal, sludge, Sweden

Hope is Noise: “It’s a Simple Philosophy for Us”

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October 10, 2017

From humble roots as a secondary-school jam band in Ballincollig, Co. Cork to features in UK media and EU/US touring, alt-rock/post-hardcore four-piece Hope is Noise are often slept on when the conversation of veteran Irish acts emerges. Five full-lengths and two decades in, the band maintains somewhat of a godfather status in the city by…

Headstuff, Music, Writing

alternative, anniversaries, Cork, hardcore, Headstuff, Hope is Noise, indie, punk

Hope is Noise: Driven By Demons

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October 2, 2016

Hope is Noise have been a constant in Cork alternative for the better part of the past two decades. Espousing a raw post-hardcore invested with a sense of melody drawn from wider influences, the band could be forgiven for settling into a groove. Instead, the band have chosen to confront middle age with fourth album…

Music, The Echo, Writing

alternative, Cork, hardcore, Hope is Noise, punk, The Echo