The Gatekeeper Space

When the opening guitar riff kicks in on Euphoria by FROZENROOM, you instantly get the feeling of stepping out of a dark room into blinding sunlight. It starts with an urgent rhythm that grabs you by the collar and propels you straight into explosive rock territory reminiscent of classic arena rock records from the late 2000s. The

When PJ Abrol stomps on the overdrive pedal on Stubborn Zero he is not asking for permission to be heard after two decades in the dark. He launches straight into a wall of roaring guitar chords that feel like classic late-nineties alt-rock resurrected with modern muscle. The track hits with an immediate rush of energy

The opening sound of bass in trojan war by jak demo feels like a stray spark hitting a dry haystack in the middle of July. Instead of easing listeners in with quiet atmospheric fluff or a slow-burning intro he drops straight into a strutting funk groove that recalls the golden era of 1990s West Coast

Stepping out from the basement venues of Ghent with fists raised high, ODO delivers a blistering hit of modern energy on Fine By You. The track lands like a sledgehammer to the chest and immediately establishes why this band has earned such a fearsome live reputation across Belgium. From the very first guitar riff that scrapes across the