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The news for Tuesday 20 August 2019

Dream State release new single and announce debut album

We’ve been desperately waiting for this announcement for what feels like forever – even more so since the release of lead single ‘Hand In Hand’ in March – and it’s finally here, as Welsh post-hardcore group Dream State have confirmed the details of their debut album. Following on from →
Wednesday 14 August 2019

Sleep On It release new single and video

Not content with giving us one taster of upcoming album ‘Pride & Disaster’ in the shape of lead single ‘Under The Moment’, Chicago four-piece Sleep On It have now released second single ‘Hold Your Breath’ – and, unsurprisingly, it’s a stunner. Channelling mid-2000s pop punk vibes in the vein of →

A Day To Remember announce free House Of Vans show

Ahead of their appearance on the main stage at Reading & Leeds Festival next weekend, Florida rockers A Day To Remember have announced an intimate show at House Of Vans in London – and, best of all, it’s completely free. Tickets for this special gig, taking place next Wednesday, 21 →
Tuesday 13 August 2019

Beartooth release new live performance video

Punktastic favourites Beartooth have released a live performance video for latest single ‘You Never Know’. Taken from their performance at ‘Rock Am Ring’ festival in Germany earlier this year, the video goes off with a bang, showcasing both the spectacle of impressive pyrotechnics as well as their rising dominance →

Fireball Hottest Band finalists announced for 2019 Fireball Tour

Advocates for new music, Fireball have announced the finalists in the years Fireball Hottest Band competition. Joining Less Than Jake, Goldfinger, Save Ferris, last years winners Thieves Of Liberty and DJ Matt Stocks, eights local bands will be starting the night off. Come the end of the tour, one →
Wednesday 07 August 2019

nothing, nowhere. & Travis Barker announce collaborative ‘Bloodlust’ EP

The members of Blink 182 seem to be all over the scene at the moment, with the latest collaboration coming between drummer Travis Barker and nothing, nowhere. in their upcoming EP ‘Bloodlust’. The pair have just today dropped the news, and with it the first single from that EP, ‘destruction’. The →
Monday 05 August 2019

Funeral For A Friend return for two benefit shows

Funeral For A Friend are back – for two nights only, in aid of a particular cause they deeply care about. Taking place at The Globe, Cardiff and Shepherd’s Bush on the 28 and 29 October respectively, it’ll be two exciting nights for fans of the Welsh group, but →

GroundCulture release new video

Melodic hardcore fans rejoice – your new favourite band (and trust us, if they aren’t yet, they will be) have just released the first new single since their self-titled debut EP was unleashed last year, and it is a beauty. The band have been busy in the studio this year, →
Friday 26 July 2019

Led By Lanterns release new single

Following a tour across Europe earlier this year supporting Normandie, Birmingham’s Led By Lanterns have now unveiled new single ‘Disconnected’, along with a video for the track. Having released one of the standout songs of 2019 in ‘Alive’, featuring Trash Boat’s Tobi Duncan, they don’t let us down with ‘Disconnected’ →

White Reaper share new video

Kentucky five-piece White Reaper have now shared the follow-up to single ‘Might Be Right’, in the form of a video for new track ‘Real Long Time’. Conveying the same summery, fun vibes as the track itself, the video was directed by Lance Bangs, and you can watch it in →

Slipknot share new single

As anticipation ramps up ahead of the long-awaited sixth studio album from Slipknot, the Iowa metal legends have released a second single taken from the album. Check out the video for the incendiary ‘Solway Firth’ in full below. That’s not the only news to come out of the Slipknot camp →
Thursday 25 July 2019

blink-182 announce new album ‘Nine’

In a move that’s sent the internet (well, Pop Punk Twitter) into meltdown, California legends blink-182 have announced the release of their eighth studio album – ‘Nine’. Yes, this is the most blink-182 thing ever. Along with the announcement comes the full tracklist for the upcoming album, to be released →
Wednesday 24 July 2019

Stray From The Path release new single

As the world’s political situation goes a little bit, shall we say, awry, the return of relentlessly loud Long Island hardcore merchants Stray From The Path with their blistering, groove-laden new single ‘Fortune Teller’ could not be more welcome. The band have described the song as “Musically, a heavily syncopated →
Saturday 20 July 2019

Sea Girls release new track ‘Closer’

One of the UK’s most promising new acts, Sea Girls have releases their  new song ‘Closer’, released among a stellar run of festival dates that are seeing the 4-piece capture huge audiences across Europe. The track has been played live this summer to a great reception, sure to be another →

Reading Festival 2019 sells out

There’s still over a month to go until we chuck on our wellies and get back to the fields for one of the last of the UK’s biggest summer festivals, but Reading 2019 has already completely sold out. It’s one of the most impressive lineups the festival has seen in →
Wednesday 17 July 2019

Frank Turner announces UK headline tour

As if we haven’t seen him enough over the last couple weeks (not a bad thing), Frank Turner has now announced a nine date UK headline tour in support of his upcoming eighth album ‘No Man’s Land’. A record dedicated to the fascinating stories of women overlooked throughout history, →
Tuesday 16 July 2019

Sleep On It announce new album and single

Chicago pop punkers Sleep On It have today announced their sophomore full-length album, ‘Pride & Disaster’, will be released on 13 September. The announcement is accompanied by a video for the first single from the album, ‘Under The Moment’ – comfortably demonstrating how much the four piece have grown →

Dream State announce UK tour

Fresh from a fantastic main stage set at 2000trees at the weekend, Dream State have announced a headline tour of the UK to take place in autumn this year. The six-date tour will be the band’s only headline dates for the remainder of 2019, starting at Glasgow’s Cathouse on →

Hawthorne Heights cover Billie Eilish

Midwest emo aficionados, Hawthorne Heights, have just released a special project, ‘Dads of Sad’ in which they’ve turned pop into its sad cousin (obviously dressed in all black). Taking on ‘8’ by Billie Eilish and ‘Butterflies’ by Kacey Musgraves – two of pop music’s undisputed queens →

SWMRS release new video

Firmly bringing the punk back into punk rock, California quartet SWMRS have released a music video to accompany ‘Lose Lose Lose’, the latest single from their new album ‘Berkeley’s On Fire’. “I always wanted to know what it would feel like to crowd surf if the average age of →

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