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From Monday 24 February 2014

WOAHNOWS release video for ‘Watching Accidents’

Plymouth melodic punks WOAHNOWS are all set to release their newest single, ‘Watching Accidents’, on the 10th March. In anticipation, they have premiered the brand new video via AbsolutePunk. The band are offering ‘Watching Accidents’ as a free download for a limited time via

Sonisphere Festival adds 14 more bands

Returning after their hiatus, Sonisphere Festival have announced 14 more bands who join previously announced headliners The Prodigy, Iron Maiden and Metallica. The latest additions are: WILKO JOHNSON ELECTRIC WIZZARD DOG EAT DOG ANTI-FLAG BLACK SPIDERS BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL EMPIRE KROKODIL RAGING SPEEDHORN RECKLESS LOVE TESSERACT THE SAFETY FIRE THE DEFILED THE HELL THE HYPE THEORY According to the organisers Dog Eat Dog will be

Hang The Bastard announce initial 2014 dates

Hang The Bastard will return in 2014 as the main support for Crowbar at their London show on Tuesday 4th March. The band will also be playing the exciting Camden Rocks Festival come May. Camden Rocks sees a wealth of alternative bands take to stages across Camden, and currently

Gallows Finish Recording New Record

According to @gallowsofficial, the band have finished recording their follow up to their self-titled 2012 opus. They have tweeted this about the upcoming effort: ‘Our week at Titan Studios is over. The most creative and productive 7 days in Gallows history.’ They have also posted

New Video From Derby Post-Hardcore Bunch A World Defined

Taken from their forthcoming mini-album ‘In Absence’, out 24th March, Derby post-hardcore quintet A World Defined have released their video offering for lead single ‘Brothers’. They’re backing it up with the following shows: MARCH 06 YORK The Duchess 25 CARDIFF The Moon Club 27 SOUTHAMPTON Avondale House 31 SHEFFIED West Street Live APRIL 20 NOTTINGHAM

Feed The Rhino announce UK dates with The Howling and Zoax

Feed The Rhino have announcd May 2014 headline dates with The Howling and Zoax. The bands will be stopping at the following locations… MAY 01 BRIGHTON Audio 02 BATH Moles 03 OXFORD O2 Academy 08 NOTTINGHAM Basement 10 LEICESTER O2 Academy 15 PETERBOROUGH Met Lounge 16 FOLKESTONE Quarterhouse

New Project From Strike Anywhere, Rise Against, Comeback Kid & Set Your Goals

Thomas from Strike Anywhere has started a new band, called Great Collapse. The band also features current and ex-members of Set Your Goals, Rise Against and Comeback Kid. They are to release an EP called ‘Elemental’ and have put a track from it up on their Soundcloud. We

Only Crime and Astpai to tour Europe in July 2014

Only Crime – the punk ‘super group’ of sorts featuring Bill Stevenson (Descendents), Russ Rankin (Good Riddance), Aaran Dalbec (Bane), Matt Kelly (The Frisk) and Matt Hoffman (Modern Life Is War) – will tour in Europe this July. The band have a short run of UK dates while they’re

Sunday 23 February 2014

Weekly News Round Up – 23/02/14

We’ve had a bloody good week here at Punktastic. Last week brought the announcement of an I Am The Avalanche show we’re putting on with our pals at Millionaire’s Cardiff.  Taking place on May 22nd in everyone’s favourite

Lawskof (USA) post new music video online

Cleveland based pop punks Lawskof have posted a music video online for their song, ‘Ohio City (Is Killing Me!)’. Check out the video using the player in this article – fans of The Wonder Years and Save Your Breath should be into it.