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The news for Thursday 17 October 2019

Twin Atlantic announce new album ‘Power’ and full UK tour

It’s been far too long since Glaswegians Twin Atlantic graced us with new music – over three years, in fact – but they’re finally back with latest single ‘Novocaine’. The track follows 2016’s GLA seamlessly, crossing genre boundaries and adding dance influences to their rock ‘n’ roll foundations. It’s the first →
Wednesday 16 October 2019

Haggard Cat take on entombment Brexit protest

As we edge closer to the 31st of October, we’re also edging closer to a time that will be potentially more difficult. Not only will it affect our ability to import and export, it’ll be far more problematic to get ourselves across Europe. For touring bands, this will likely →
Tuesday 15 October 2019

James And The Cold Gun release new single

Apparently it’s only Tuesday today, which means it’s already been an insanely long week and we aren’t even close to the weekend. Never have we required more help to keep us going through the week – fortunately, it’s arrived in the form of a second single from James And →
Friday 04 October 2019

Holding Absence announce special London show

Holding Absence have today announced that they will be heading to London’s Scala in just over two months’ time for a one-off headline show – and not only will this be their biggest show to date, but the setlist will consist of the band’s entire back catalogue so far →
Wednesday 02 October 2019

Beartooth release live video

Hot on the heels of their country-inspired ‘Blackbird Sessions’ EP, Beartooth have now released a live video for ‘Bad Listener’, taken from their 2018 album ‘Disease’. Filmed at Germany’s Rock Am Ring earlier this year in front of 70,000 people by The Work Of Jar, it’s the →

Haggard Cat announce new album and release single

What better way to start off October than with news that Nottingham’s ever unique, genre defying Haggard Cat are back? The inimitable band have announced that they will be releasing their sophomore full length, ‘Common Sense Holiday’, on 13 March 2020 – and, if that’s too long to wait →

Jamie Lenman releases new video

Following the release of his recent covers album, ‘Shuffle’, Jamie Lenman has now released a new video for one of the tracks on the album. ‘Adamantium Rage’ is a reinterpretation of the theme music from his favourite computer game, ‘Wolverine Adamantium Rage’, and the video features just as much →
Thursday 26 September 2019

First wave of Slam Dunk 2020 bands announced

Slam Dunk is back in 2020, and the first wave of acts has finally been announced! The first headliner to be revealed is Don Broco, whose Slammy D set will be their UK festival exclusive for 2020 and so is definitely not one to be missed. Broco will also be joined →
Monday 23 September 2019

Jimmy Eat World announce tenth studio album

It’s been three years since the release of Jimmy Eat World’s last studio album, ‘Integrity Blues’ – so the news that the Arizona legends will be dropping their tenth studio album in less than a month is more than enough to make our Monday approximately 500% better. Accompanying the news →
Friday 20 September 2019

Sun Arcana release new single, announce EP and headline show

After starting 2019 with some huge tours with Emarosa and label mates Normandie, things have been quieter for Essex quartet Sun Arcana over the summer – until now, that is. The group have been using these last few months to prepare the follow up to their superb 2018 debut →
Friday 13 September 2019

Parkway Drive announce European Revolution 2020 tour

Fresh from taking Bloodstock by storm this summer, as well as playing to gigantic crowds across Europe at the likes of the legendary Wacken Open Air, Australian metalcore heavyweights Parkway Drive have now announced their return next April with the ‘Viva The Underdogs – European Revolution’ tour. It’s set to →
Wednesday 11 September 2019

WSTR release new single and announce UK tour

Just when we were beginning to feel we were missing some seriously good new pop punk in our lives, who better to save us than WSTR? After the success of sophomore album ‘Identity Crisis’ last year, the four piece have returned with one of the most irresistible tracks of →
Friday 06 September 2019

Fireball Fuelling The Fire announce two all-dayers, Less Than Jake to play Hello Rockview in full

We’re less than two weeks from the Fireball Fuelling The Fire tour kicking off, and we’re counting down the days. In an effort to make us even more excited, Fireball and Academy Events have announced both the Birmingham and London are being extended into all-dayers, the first in Fireball →

Lamb Of God announce first UK headline tour in six years

Aside from a co-headliner slot with Megadeth, appearing as special guests on Slayer’s final run, and popping up at the occasional festival, Lamb Of God haven’t spent much time on these shores recently. So news that that will change next year is more than welcome. Their first headline tour since →

Counterfeit release new single and announce headline tour

The summer is normally busy for everyone – especially in this industry, with Festival Season taking up most of the warm(er) months. After a packed-out headline show at London’s Garage, as well as their debut Main Stage performance at Reading & Leeds, it’s fair to say Counterfeit haven’t had →
Wednesday 04 September 2019

Holding Absence’s James Joseph launches new project

More commonly seen taking to the stage with a bass in hand, Holding Absence’s James Joseph has now taken up a guitar and microphone for new side project James And The Cold Gun – and his debut single, ‘She Moves’, proves that his talent knows no bounds. Teaming up with →

Punktastic Needs You!

Did you know Punktastic has been around for nearly twenty years? Twenty years. In terms of internet sites, that makes us really old. We’re sprouting 8-bit grey hairs and starting to get wrinkles on our homepage – but we couldn’t have reached this landmark without you, and for that, →
Wednesday 28 August 2019

Imminence announce London show and European tour

Following the release of third album ‘Turn The Light On’ earlier this year, Swedish metalcore group Imminence have announced their biggest tour yet – and they’ll be making a rare stop in the UK as part of the 21 date run across 12 countries. Starting in Copenhagen on 15 January, →

Stray From The Path confirm new album details

In news that should come as music to the ears (quite literally, really) of all struggling to process the madness the world has seemingly descended into, New York hardcore powerhouses Stray From The Path have announced that they will be releasing their new studio album on November 1. The album, →

2019 HMAs winners announced

In only its third year but already a hugely important part of the calendar, the Heavy Music Awards held their annual ceremony at London’s o2 Forum last week Kentish Town, just before Reading and Leeds Festivals – and the packed event, hosted by Laura Jane Grace, saw some fantastic →

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