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EXCLUSIVE: Colt 45 – ‘Emma’ Acoustic

Following on from Tuesday’s exlusive acoustic version of ‘Everybody Will Let You Down’, we are excited to be able to exlusively offer a second video from Colt 45’s recent recording at the UK’s Gibson Studios. The video sees frontman Neil Harper offer his version of Alkaline Trio’s excellent

New Found Glory part ways with Steve Klein

New Found Glory have announced the departure of guitarist Steve Klein following personal differences. In their official statement, the band comment on long-term difficulties that have led to the decision to part ways. They are yet to announce a replacement. Here’s the full statement posted to the band’s Facebook

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Sonisphere 2014 announce The Prodigy as third headliner

Sonisphere 2014 have announced that The Prodigy will take their place as the Friday headliner at this year’s event. They join the previously announced Iron Maiden and Metallica to complete the top of the bill. The Prodigy are no strangers to headlining festivals, and are well versed in delivering

Failure By Design Records release charity compilation

Independent record label Failure By Design have joined with GU1 Punx to release an eighteen track compilation of up-and-coming bands. Featuring the likes of Hindsights, Yearbook, Trails and Tapes, all proceeds from the compilation will be donated towards relief in the Philippines. Check it out, and if you like

Introducing: Beartooth

Some of you may be aware of the name Caleb Shomo. For those of you that aren’t, he is most well known as the former singer of Attack Attack! (as in the American metalcore titans, not the very similarly named Welsh band). Taking over from Austin Carlile (now

Undergroove Records return by signing Servers

Undergroove Records released their first record in November 1998, in the form of Shallow’s ‘Live At Heimi Hendersons’. Since then, the label have signed the likes of Johnny Truant, Minus The Bear and GU Medicine to their ranks. After 2 years since their last signing, Undergroove have returned

A Loss For Words release new video

Check out the new video from A Loss for Words track ‘The Kids Can’t Lose’. The band are set to come back to the UK in May with The Wonder Years and State Champs. For more details on this head here: http://punktastic.com/news/the-wonder-years-announce-uk-tour-and-eu-festivals-in-spring-2014/ For

FEST 12: DAY FOUR (Go big and go home!)

Sunday at Fest was go big and go home, and boy did we do that. We started our day finding Josh still on our floor, and after a quick nap and a laze about watching The Breakfast Club (hey we can chill out a bit on Sunday, bands didn’t

Degree Of Arc Offer Free Debut Album From Today

Southern ambient math rockers Degree Of Arc have released their debut album today via Bandcamp – and it’s free to download. ‘Halls In Hospitals’ was recorded by Chris Coulter (Arcane Roots, Trails) and is also available on CD. Well worth a listen. Get it from http://degreeofarc.bandcamp.com/album/halls-in-hospitals

GIANTS announce EU dates alongside UK tour

Following the announcement of their UK tour with Black Shapes, GIANTS have revealed that they will be heading to mainland Europe in March 2014 with Peterborough’s Turn & Run. “On our first ever headline European run that we did in September, everyday was crazy,” guitarist Jack Longman recalls. “It