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From Wednesday 12 January 2011

Tell SYB your Vices

Save Your Breath are asking people to participate and be part of the artwork for their upcoming album ‘Vices’. To be a part of it, head over to http://www.facebook.com/saveyourbreath and tell them your Vices!

When I got the music…

Rancid have posted a Live performance of ‘Radio’ from Brixton Academy. See the video below:

Blackout title and date new album

The Blackout‘s new album will be called ‘Hope’ and will be released in April. Pledgers will receive the album a week in advance as a free download. A new Blackout songs called ‘Ambition is Critical’ will be available at www.theblackout.net at 9am on Monday 24th January as a free

Social Distortion album stream

The new Social Distortion album ‘Hard Time and Nursery Rhymes is streaming below: and also from the band’s website: http://www.voxbloc.com/share/social-distortion-album-stream For the first half a million plays, the price on Amazon will drop by $1

New Lower Than Atlantis video

The video for Lower Than Atlantis‘ new single ‘Beech Like The Tree’ is online now:

Deviation – Tell It Like It Is

There’s hardly been a better description of modern pop punk than in DEVIATION. Hooky guitars and catchy harmonies, this band combines all the formulae of where pop punk is currently at. This is both a blessing and a curse. The new EP ‘Tell It Like It Is’

Amia Venera Landscape – The Long Procession

AMIA VENERA LANDSCAPE are an Italian Post-Hardcore group operating in a similar vein to 65 Days of Static, yet also adding vocals to the largely instrumental songs on offer. Interestingly though, the majority of the vocal work features practically inaudible lyrics, particularly in the gruff,

Bury The Archive – A Knife In The Back Never Felt So Good

BURY THE ARCHIVE hail from Bristol where they’ve managed to garner a following based on their melodic take on metalcore and a reputedly impressive live show. Musically they occupy a space between speedy, technical metal, Finch‘s melodic moments and Rise Against‘s heaviest material.

Tuesday 11 January 2011

This Familiar Smile – Ribbons, Regards And The More Machine

Looking back, Punktastic has always had kind words for THISFAMILIARSMILE, so it’s probably best to open with an apology. It’s taken six months to get round to reviewing ‘Ribbons, Regards And The More Machine’, the debut album from the Cumnock quartet, a delay for which we apologise.

Free GUK

Download a free Get Up Kids track, ‘Pararelevant’ at the following link. The track is taken from their new album, ‘There Are Rules’ which is out February 28th. http://chords-of-fame.com/getupkidspress/index.php?itemid=1