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.
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Canadian rockers add a little glitter to their grit

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Sheffield experimentalists start to see the light

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Boston hardcore crew return with a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it third album

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A potent call to arms from the punk underground

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Not yet ratedMuch-loved San Deigo posthardcore crew rifle through their back pages

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Finely honed second album from Seattle supergroup takes on all of life’s emotions

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Concise career ‘best of’ collection from the kings of pop-punk

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Utah post-hardcore crew dig deep into their psyche for album seven

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The silly side of industrial metal

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New York post-hardcore heroes step back into the fray

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New York post-hardcore kingpins finally break their two-decade silence

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Fraternal Sepultura team live to thrash another day

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Vignettes from American life from an LA troubadour

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Proggy drama from the ambitious Brit trio

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Farewell album from Long Island alt.rockers

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Remastered debut album gets stuffed to the gills with musical artefacts

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The best Alt.Rock you can get this month

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The new voice of London introduces himself

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A double album that tells us subtlety is for wimps
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