
Emma Johnston
Emma has been writing about music for 25 years, and is a regular contributor to Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog and Louder. During that time her words have also appeared in publications including Kerrang!, Melody Maker, Select, The Blues Magazine and many more. She is also a professional pedant and grammar nerd and has worked as a copy editor on everything from film titles through to high-end property magazines. In her spare time, when not at gigs, you’ll find her at her local stables hanging out with a bunch of extremely characterful horses.
Latest articles by Emma Johnston

Xcerts - Hold On To Your Heart album review
By Emma Johnston published
Young Brightonians with big-time ambition

The Glorious Sons - Young Beauties And Fools
By Emma Johnston published
Canadian rockers add a little glitter to their grit

Rolo Tomassi - Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It album review
By Emma Johnston published
Sheffield experimentalists start to see the light

American Nightmare - American Nightmare album review
By Emma Johnston published
Boston hardcore crew return with a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it third album

Great Collapse - Neither Washington Nor Moscow… Again! album review
By Emma Johnston published
A potent call to arms from the punk underground

Hot Snakes - Reissues album
By Emma Johnston published
Not yet ratedMuch-loved San Deigo posthardcore crew rifle through their back pages

Walking Papers - WP2 album review
By Emma Johnston published
Finely honed second album from Seattle supergroup takes on all of life’s emotions

Green Day - God’s Favourite Band album review
By Emma Johnston published
Concise career ‘best of’ collection from the kings of pop-punk

The Used - The Canyon album review
By Emma Johnston published
Utah post-hardcore crew dig deep into their psyche for album seven

Powerman 5000 - New Wave album review
By Emma Johnston published
The silly side of industrial metal

Quicksand - Interiors album review
By Emma Johnston published
New York post-hardcore heroes step back into the fray

Quicksand - Interiors album review
By Emma Johnston published
New York post-hardcore kingpins finally break their two-decade silence

Cavalera Conspiracy - Psychosis album review
By Emma Johnston published
Fraternal Sepultura team live to thrash another day

The White Buffalo - Darkest Darks, Lightest Lights album review
By Emma Johnston published
Vignettes from American life from an LA troubadour

Arcane Roots - Melancholia Hymns album review
By Emma Johnston published
Proggy drama from the ambitious Brit trio

Brand New - Science Fiction album review
By Emma Johnston published
Farewell album from Long Island alt.rockers

Stone Temple Pilots - Core (Super Deluxe Edition) album review
By Emma Johnston published
Remastered debut album gets stuffed to the gills with musical artefacts

Flat Worms - Flat Worms album review
By Emma Johnston published
The best Alt.Rock you can get this month

Low Flying Hawks - Genkaku album review
By Emma Johnston published
The best Alt.Rock you can get this month

Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile To The Surface album review
By Emma Johnston published
The best Alt.Rock you can get this month

The Life And Times - The Life And Times album review
By Emma Johnston published
The best Alt. Rock you can get this month

Nadine Shah - Holiday Destination album review
By Emma Johnston published
The best Alt. Rock you can get this month

Aidan Connell - Grio album review
By Emma Johnston published
The new voice of London introduces himself
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