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The Rocket Summer – ‘Sweet Shivers’

There is beauty in simplicity, and many artists seem content to follow the age-old philosophy of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. You could name a dozen chart-topping musicians who have made a career out of playing it safe through pumping out record after record in

Slaughter Beach, Dog – ‘Safe And Also No Fear’

As you may or may not know, there’s been a heatwave in the UK. It’s been sweltering. When it gets that hot, it’s difficult to find music that’s both satisfying and cooling. You can’t listen to thrash hardcore – the rapid tempo naturally warms you up even more. Luckily, like

LIVE: 2000Trees Festival 2019 – Thursday

2000trees is advertised as being a ‘medium’ sized festival, but while medium can suggest mediocrity or be misconstrued as ‘average’, nothing about the scorching weekend feels mediocre. With alternative fans from all of the country coming together to celebrate our special scene, 2000trees pens itself as one of the

Thursday 01 August 2019

Punktastic Presents: Playlist – August ’19

You may have noticed over the last six months that we’ve been releasing monthly playlists, full of killer recommendations from Team Punktastic. Like you, we’re lovers of music and sharing our love is a big part of that. It’s all well and good telling you to listen to them.

Throes – ‘In the Hands of an Angry God’

Holy Roar Records have always had their finger on the pulse when it comes to the best underground bands in the UK, but recently they’ve flexed their reach across the pond and shown that they’re not restricted by geographical borders. Last year we had the sublime Portrayal Of Guilt

Monday 29 July 2019

Northlane – ‘Alien’

After a heavy band releases a string of successful albums, most people would expect that band to start treading a slightly more accessible path. Not necessarily changing the style of their music, but writing songs that would allow their music to be played in new places, streamed

Friday 26 July 2019

Led By Lanterns release new single

Following a tour across Europe earlier this year supporting Normandie, Birmingham’s Led By Lanterns have now unveiled new single ‘Disconnected’, along with a video for the track. Having released one of the standout songs of 2019 in ‘Alive’, featuring Trash Boat’s Tobi Duncan, they don’t let us down with ‘Disconnected’

White Reaper share new video

Kentucky five-piece White Reaper have now shared the follow-up to single ‘Might Be Right’, in the form of a video for new track ‘Real Long Time’. Conveying the same summery, fun vibes as the track itself, the video was directed by Lance Bangs, and you can watch it in

Slipknot share new single

As anticipation ramps up ahead of the long-awaited sixth studio album from Slipknot, the Iowa metal legends have released a second single taken from the album. Check out the video for the incendiary ‘Solway Firth’ in full below. That’s not the only news to come out of the Slipknot camp

Thursday 25 July 2019

blink-182 announce new album ‘Nine’

In a move that’s sent the internet (well, Pop Punk Twitter) into meltdown, California legends blink-182 have announced the release of their eighth studio album – ‘Nine’. Yes, this is the most blink-182 thing ever. Along with the announcement comes the full tracklist for the upcoming album, to be released