Rising UK alternative powerhouse Lake Malice have officially announced the impending arrival of their highly anticipated debut album, I Wanna Know If It’s Real, which is scheduled to drop on 11th September. This upcoming record promises a genre-warping collision of alternative rock, hyperpop, and modern metal, perfectly capturing the chaotic emotional overload of growing up in a chronically online world.

There's something different about fans of J-Rock. The intensity of fandom is a level above what is standard to see in the UK. At Electric Brixton the Japanese quartet Hanabie are joined by closer-to-home rock outfit Lake Malice.

“I feel like this is currently the gayest place in all of London,” smiled Scene Queen as she looked out on a crowd as diverse as you see at metalcore gigs these days. Pulling together the queer community, the alternative girlies and a good smattering of beer drinking boys, all in attendance at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town were there to experience the feminist rage of the ‘Hot shows in your area' tour.