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From Thursday 25 October 2007

Parkway Drive – Horizons

This record sounds huge! Killswitch Engage‘s Adam D really knows his production stuff and this release is one of a few now that sound absolutely huge. It helps and hinders Parkway Drive on ‘Horizons’ – on the one hand the band sound better than ever

Enter Shikari – The Zone EP

Talk about cashing in… Yes, I know, I’m going to get ravaged by the hundreds of thousands of Enter Shikari fans around the world for slagging off their precious band but I don’t care. Yes, it’s been a great year for them – 100,000 UK sales, headlining

Finch return

Finch have confirmed they are reuniting. Core members Nate Barcalo (vocals), Alex Linares (guitar) and Randy Strohmeyer (guitar/vocals) will be joined by Drew Marcogliese on drums and Daniel Wonacott on bass; Marcogliese and Wonacott are both members of Cosmonaut, Barcalow’s post-Finch project.

Wednesday 24 October 2007

Happy birthday to us

This weekend is Punktastic’s 7th birthday. Thank you to everyone who reads, writes, contributes, talks about or does anything to help PT. Without you we wouldn’t receive more visitors every single day than Kerrang.com or Rock-Sound.net as we do now, so thanks! We’ve got some great exclusives and competitions

The Skints post two new songs online

East London ska-punk-dubby kids The Skints have posted up 2 new tunes on www.myspace.com/theskintsuk

I didn’t realise they were still going!

Nerf Herder have added two new songs, “Golfshirt Part II” and “Led Zepplin Rules” to www.myspace.com/nerfherder

Enter contest, win prizes

Want to win prizes? Then enter our brand new competitions, foo! Win Thursday, Taking Back Sunday, Spitalfield and Jenny Owen Youngs/Dave House goodies HERE

Billy Talent go 666

According to ap.net, Billy Talent will be releasing a live DVD / CD later this year entitled ‘666’ that will focus on the band’s last three European tours over the past 18 months.

Valencia go to sleep

Head on over to www.myspace.com/valencia to listen to Valencia track ‘I Can’t See Myself (Getting To Sleep Tonight)’

RIP Blood Brothers

According to punknews.org, Blood Brothers have called it a day.