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Pig Destroyer – Head Cage

Pig Destroyer dragged grindcore kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Establishing themselves at the turn of the millennium with genre classics ‘Prowler in the Yard’ and ‘Terrifyer’, they turned heads by introducing elements of death metal, noise, and metalcore, and running them through grindcore’s meat-grinder. After a six

Wednesday 29 August 2018

Alkaline Trio – ‘Is This Thing Cursed?’

Death, darkness and despair. Since their beginnings in 1996 (yup, it’s really been that long), Alkaline Trio have carved stories of angst, haunting sorrow and failures. Though their punk rock early sound gradually mellowed over the years – who could forget their dramatic turn to the glossy, pop punk

Boston Manor – ‘Welcome to the Neighbourhood’

Living up to a great debut album can be a challenge, and many bands never quite reach the same level of notoriety with the records that follow. Boston Manor, however, are one of the few bands to easily surpass the quality of their debut with their sophomore release by taking

Tuesday 28 August 2018

Muncie Girls – ‘Fixed Ideals’

Inspiration comes from different places. For Exeter trio Muncie Girls, their inspiration comes from literature. Much like their debut album ‘From Caplin To Belsize’, they’ve taken the name of new album ‘Fixed Ideals’ from a Sylvia Plath quote. Whilst the lyrical content is an extension of their previous album, melding

Thursday 23 August 2018

Jesus Piece – ‘Only Self’

They’ve been building up considerable momentum on the live circuit for a few years, but Philadelphia-based metalcore quintet Jesus Piece haven’t been given a proper chance to prove themselves on record until now. Their incendiary on-stage performances have helped to sustain the buzz around the band since they released

Thursday 16 August 2018

Delta Sleep – ‘Ghost City’

The perception that math-rock favours style over substance still lingers even as the genre has continued to carve out its niche on both sides of the Atlantic and elsewhere. It’s expanded into the revitalised American indie scene, and most every influential emo-adjacent label has a band on its roster

Wednesday 15 August 2018

Death Cab for Cutie – ‘Thank You For Today’

For over a decade, Death Cab for Cutie’s Benjamin Gibbard has been making daily pilgrimages to the studio. Cut off from the rest of the world, this recording space is where the band’s front man can allow his headspace to roam free, where ideas good and bad

Monday 13 August 2018

Foxing – ‘Nearer My God’

Success is relative. You can be in one of the biggest bands in the world and still be miserable, or you can be in a band who are struggling yet still be having the time of your life making the music you want to make, content in the knowledge

Friday 10 August 2018

Bad Rabbits – ‘Mimi’

Surprisingly enough, Punktastic doesn’t cover a lot of R’n’B. It doesn’t exactly fit within the standard genres we write about. And yet, here is a review of the third album by Boston group Bad Rabbits – the self-released ‘Mimi’. You’re probably wondering how we ended up at

As It Is – ‘The Great Depression’

When As It Is returned with the first song since their 2017 sophomore album, it was pretty clear it wasn’t just their wardrobe that got made over. ‘Wounded World’ shone with potential, hinting at the shape the album would potentially take whilst showcasing a band on the precipice of