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Defeater – ‘Defeater’

Defeater have been gone a long time, and their absence left a void that was difficult to fill. A band loved and adored for their poetic lyrics and powerful, emotive music, their passionate storytelling burrowed deep into the minds of hardcore kids everywhere. Their last record ‘Abandoned’ was released

Friday 08 September 2017

LIVE: Ieperfest 2017 @ Ypres, Belgium

Here at Punktastic, we’ve always been big fans of mainland European festivals. While extra the cost of travel can be stressful, the payoff is usually worth it in the end, especially since our equivalent of Ieperfest, Hevy Fest, no longer exists. Thankfully, Ieper is one of the most accommodating

Sunday 13 August 2017

Gnarwolves announce Derby headline show

Gnarwolves have announced that they will be playing a headline show at The Venue in Derby. Taking place on Wednesday 23rd August, the show will act as a warm up date for the band’s upcoming appearances at Reading and Leeds Festivals. Earlier this year they released their second album ‘Outsiders’

Monday 26 June 2017

Gnarwolves to support Defeater on selected UK shows

Gnarwolves have announced that they will be playing on selected UK shows as part of Defeater’s upcoming European tour this August. The band released their second album ‘Outsiders’ last month on Big Scary Monsters and Tangled Talk Records, whilst the latest effort from Defeater is their 2015 fourth LP ‘Abandoned’

Wednesday 14 June 2017

Last Shreds, Fubar, Unsure, and L’Esprit Du Clan complete Ieperfest line up

Last Shreds (Dead Swans, Turn Cold), Fubar, Unsure, and L’Esprit Du Clan are the final names confirmed for this Belgian festival, Ieperfest. They join the stacked line up that features Hatebreed, Boris, Zeal & Ardor, Life Betrays Us, Die My Demon, Clowns, Seventh Circle, Anti-System, Bathsheba, Harley’s Cro-Mag’s, Booze and

Tuesday 16 May 2017

Defeater announce UK shows

Defeater have announced that they will be going on a run of UK shows this August as part of a wider European tour. The shows will be sandwiched between their festival appearances at ArcTanGent Festival and Reading & Leeds Festival. The band’s last album was their 2015 fourth effort, ‘Abandoned’, on

Wednesday 10 May 2017

Hatebreed to celebrate 20 years of ‘Satisfaction Is The Death of Desire’ at Ieperfest

Hatebreed have been announced as the final headliner for the 25th edition of Ieperfest this year. What’s more, they will be celebrating 20 years of their debut album, ‘Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire’. They join the stacked line up that features Boris, Zeal & Ardor, Life Betrays Us, Die

Friday 28 April 2017

Boris, Zeal & Ardor, Life Betrays Us, and more added to Ieperfest

Ieperfest have added 9 more bands to the 25th anniversary edition of the festival. Boris, Zeal & Ardor, Life Betrays Us, Die My Demon, Clowns, and Seventh Circle are among the latest additions to the festival. They join Anti-System, Bathsheba, Harley’s Cro-Mag’s, Booze and Glory, Arkangel, Cough, Desolated, The FU’s, Gorguts,

Tuesday 11 April 2017

Arkangel, Cough, Gorguts and more join Ieperfest Line up

Ieperfest, have added 9 more bands to the 25th anniversary edition of the festival. Arkangel, Cough, Desolated, The FU’s, Gorguts, Link, Valley, Walls Of Jericho, and The Welch Boys are latest additions to the festival. They join Anti-System, Bathsheba, Harley’s Cro-Mag’s, Booze and Glory, are among the names that will

Friday 03 March 2017

Boris, TTNG, Defeater and more join ArcTanGent line up

ArcTanGent Festival have added 38 more bands to this year’s line up. Boris, TTNG, Defeater, God Is An Astronaut, Future Of The Left, Listener, sleepmakeswaves, Devil Sold His Soul, Tall Ships, The Number Twelve Looks Like You and more join the stacked line- up, which will be headlined by Explosions