Merrick’s Tusk premiere new video for ‘Blueprint’

Post-hardcore foursome, Merrick’s Tusk, pull from a potent range of sources stemming from Thursday, Rival Schools,  At The Drive In and Deftones. The ascending Nottingham combo release their much-anticipated debut album, Between The Earth And The Trees, on Friday 3 rd May via Undead Collective Records. Before then, the

Punktastic partner up with this years Bristol Booze Cruise

Following on from the huge success of Hamburg’s Booze Cruise Festivals, the team behind one of mainland Europe’s premiere DIY-punk-rock weekends are now bringing the festival to the UK for the first time on 24th – 26th May. Booze Cruise will be bringing its unique atmosphere and intimate boat shows to Bristol later

Mood Board : Louise Aubrie

Blood Youth, Palm Reader @ Boston Music Rooms

LIVE: Blood Youth / Palm Reader / Lotus Eater @ Boston Music Rooms, London

Heavy music in the UK is undergoing an enormous revival. More and more punishing bands are making their way to the surface, all bringing their own unique approach to the genre. As a result, the touring circuit is now jam-packed with these artists, each bill showcasing a different side

70 acts announced to play Sziget Festival

Budapest’s 7 day festival has now announced a massive 70 acts to play across the week. Headliners include Foo Fighters, twenty one pilots and The National, all of whom will be joined by the following Punktastic faves: Kodaline Johnny Marr Idles Pale Waves Coheed and Cambria Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls Gang of Youths Frank Carter and

Mood Board : High Rise

American Football – ‘LP3’

When it comes to emo – ‘proper’ emo in musical form, rather than the all-encompassing term that came to be synonymous with studded belts and some, er, questionable haircuts in the mid-2000s – there are a handful of names that will always come immediately to mind. Sunny Day Real

Blaqk Audio – ‘Only Things We Love’

When AFI’s Davey Havok and Jade Puget last donned the mask of their synthpop alter-ego Blaqk Audio, it continued a trend that had manifested in recent AFI work. The 2016 LP ‘Material’ built on the dark motifs which flowed through the incredibly bleak AFI record ‘Burials’,

Parting Gift – ‘Ensom’

It’s been just over two years since Manchester four-piece Parting Gift slipped their way into the music world’s consciousness as something of an enigma with debut single ‘Be Still’. With a steady trickle of releases and plenty of touring since then, 2019 is already proving to be the most