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From Monday 09 April 2012

Whores – Ruiner

Calling your band Whore is probably a good indication that you’re not really that fussed about upsetting people, which is probably a good thing in this case. This five track debut EP from ex-Norma Jean man Jake Schultz and friends is about as close as you’re going to get

Adestria – Chapters

Scene kids rejoice, Adestria are here to rip out your ear drums, pinch-harmonic your face to shreds and destroy your vocal chords as you try to match the extreme bree-ness of ‘Chapters’. It’s an accomplished release from the Californian metalcore sextet; fans of Asking Alexandria, Parkway Drive and Killswitch

Saturday 07 April 2012

BlankTV presents debut video from Iris

The guys over at BlankTV have posted the debut video from Kent rockers, Iris. The song is called “Out Of Fiction” and is taken from their EP of the same name – out now on Engineer Records. You can check out the video by using the player below

Check out the Punktastic Instagram Facebook app

Alongside the relaunch of the site, we’ve also just created a new Instagram account (‘punktastic’), and a nifty little Facebook app to go alongside it. It’s an easy way to keep up to date with our Behind The Scenes action, and you can get there in a click! To check out

FEST11 line-up announced!

Fest10 was one of the best weekends we had last year, so we are stoked on the announcement for Fest11 (the official one! Not the ‘fake’ one). The festival takes place across 11 venues in downtown Gainesville, Florida on October 26, 27 and 28th. We can’t describe it as

Friday 06 April 2012

Dropout Dan tour and new AA single released on 15th April

Cambridgeshire folk-punk troubadour Dropout Dan is gearing up to release a new AA single ‘Turning 21/Auburn’ on 15th April, and starts a UK tour on the same day. The single will be available as a free download on the 15th at http://dropoutdan.bandcamp.com/album/turning-21-auburn APRIL 15 CAMBRIDGE The Cornerhouse 16 NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms 19

mewithoutYou premiere a new song through Paste Magazine

mewithoutYou have posted a new song online with Paste Magazine called ‘February, 1878’. It’s taken from the band’s forthcoming fifth studio album ‘Ten Stories’ this May. You can listen to the track using the player below: More from the band at http://www.facebook.com/mewithoutyou

MXPX – Plans Within Plans

The cover art for MxPx’s ‘Plans Within Plans’ is fairly basic, and in a lot of ways you could say the same about the music. Compared to ‘Secret Weapon’, this album feels stripped down and focused. The average tempo is probably higher than the band’s other recent releases, and

LIVE: Takedown 2012 Review

Don Broco After a year out, Takedown festival returned to the eyes and ears of music fans in Southampton with a vengeance this March. At 2pm, the Monster Energy stage saw DEAD! Kick off he day, and the local quintet looked perfectly at home playing what was actually only their second

Stream the new album from The Used this week on Punktastic

To go alongside the new site launch, we’ve got a stream of the brand new album from The Used. ‘Vulnerable’ just came out in shops, and you can Buy it now from iTunes once you’ve listened to it using the player below: More from