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From Thursday 16 November 2017

LIVE: Pears / Fair Do’s / Ariel Salad @ The Parish, Huddersfield

The Parish in Huddersfield is one of the UK music scene’s best kept secrets. Despite it being essentially a barn behind a pub, it regularly gets big name bands stopping off for one-offs, and has started to become a regular touring spot even though Leeds and Manchester are both

Wednesday 15 November 2017

The Used – ‘The Canyon’

Utah rockers The Used return with their much anticipated 7th Studio album and the wait was more than worth it. Opening with an incredibly powerful message, the album immediately evokes a wave of emotions and gives an added dimension to the acoustics of opening track ‘For you’. This doesn’t last

SECT (Cursed, Fall Out Boy, Earth Crisis) hammer in issues of injustice in new song, ‘Stripes’

We at Punktastic are proudly premiering ‘Stripes’, the visceral new song from SECT, who happen to feature members of Cursed, Earth Crisis, Fall Out Boy, Burning Love and more. It is a song that is full of pent up fury, unleashing its themes through a untampered raw brand of hardcore.

Video premiere of ‘One Pen, One Book’ by Thanx 4 All The Shoes

We have the pleasure of premiering the latest video by Italian skatepunkers Thanx 4 All The Shoes. ‘One Pen, One Book’ is taken from the band’s third album ‘Another Ride’, due out on November 25. UK pre-orders for the record are available here, non-UK orders are here, and you

Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday and more announced for Slam Dunk Fest 2018

Slam Dunk Festival have announced the first bunch of bands for its 2018 edition. Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, Sleeping With Sirens, State Champs, Four Year Strong, and Trash Boat will play the festival which takes in Leeds, Hatfield and Birmingham, from the 26th to the 28th May 2018.

Win a Phoenix Calling CD and pair of tickets

Phoenix Calling release their album ‘Our Lost Hearts’ on November 17 and we’re giving you the chance to win a CD copy of the record. In addition, the winner will receive two tickets to a show of their choice on the band’s upocoming tour, which starts on November 18. To

LIVE: The Flatliners @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

Rancid famously wrote “if I fall back down/you’re gonna help me back up again” in an ode to friendship and camaraderie that only messrs Armstrong and Fredriksen could pen. It’s the notion of grasping at that outstretched hand to haul you back to your feet and carry on as

Tuesday 14 November 2017

Screaming Females unveil lyric video for new track, ‘Deeply’

New Jersey alt punks Screaming Females have revealed a lyric video for their new song, ‘Deeply’, via The Fader. The track is taken from their upcoming seventh album, ‘All at Once’. Produced by Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Soundgarden), it will be released on the 23rd February 2018 via Don Giovanni

First wave of bands added to WRONG Festival 2018

The organisers of WRONG Festival have confirmed the first wave of bands for their 2018 edition. Future of the Left, Damo Suzuki, Hark, Mugstar, Hey Colossus, Kagoule, Sex Swing, The St. Pierre Snake Invasion, Alpha Male Tea Party, Milo’s Planes, and Grey Hairs will play the Liverpool based festival across

Rival Town – ‘Make It Work’

Rival Town – ‘Make It Work’ In a time where pretty much anyone with an internet connection can upload their music to the web, it would have been easy for Ontario 6-piece Rival Town to fade into the background. The band