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From Wednesday 10 November 2021

LIVE: The Hunna / Idolising Nova / Kelsey Karter @ O2 Forum Kentish Town, London

Tonight marks something special for The Hunna – a tour that never was has finally come into fruition and as we stand eagerly waiting, we can barely believe that we’re here. This Watford four-piece usually leave their London show until last, but today we’re kicking off the

Tuesday 09 November 2021

GILT – ‘In Windows, Through Mirrors’

Picture the scene; you’re browsing through upcoming releases and you notice an EP called ‘In Windows, Through Mirrors’. It comes recommended for fans of Spiritbox and La Dispute, and the band’s name is GILT. This strikes you as strange, as there’s a Florida emo band with that name and

Thursday 04 November 2021

Bullet For My Valentine – ‘Bullet For My Valentine’

Wales has provided some of the brightest bands of our scene in recent times. From Funeral for a Friend in the early noughties through to Holding Absence in the current year, Wales has been a hot bed for alternative music . Bullet For My Valentine have endured through multiple

Wednesday 03 November 2021

MØL – ‘Diorama’

At this point, mixing shoegaze / post-rock with black metal isn’t exactly breaking ground. The most casual fans of either genre know of bands like Deafheaven and Alcest, but even those titans have never really managed to capture the expansive beauty of the former without at least slightly compromising

Monday 01 November 2021

Punktastic Picks: Volume 4

One of the greatest things about being Punktastic is that we have the perfect excuse to spend endless hours scouring the internet for new bands and artists, diving deep into a multitude of sources to find the hidden gems. One of the other greatest things is getting to pluck

Friday 29 October 2021

M(h)aol – ‘Gender Studies’

To the outside world, Ireland often has something of an idyllic image to it but there’s as much of an unspoken side to this country as anywhere – in its history and in the present day. For M(h)aol, their first debut EP provides ample opportunity to explore

Mastodon – ‘Hushed and Grim’

In 2021, Mastodon are a band that need no introduction. Most metal fans will have an opinion on them one way or another, and if you don’t you’re certainly in the minority, but it’s been a while since they last put out a record and things have changed a

Boston Manor – ‘Desperate Times Desperate Pleasures’

It’s barely been 18 months since Boston Manor released their third album, ‘GLUE’ – an album that, bar a couple of one-off shows and festival appearances, neither fans nor band have been able to experience fully in a live environment. Despite this, however, the Blackpool five-piece have

Wednesday 27 October 2021

GUEST PLAYLIST: Boston Manor

There’s nothing we love more than a surprise release, especially when they come from one of the most exciting and promising British bands of recent years. This Friday will see the release of Boston Manor’s ‘Desperate Times Desperate Pleasures’ EP, wherein on top of the recently released ‘Algorithm’ and

Monday 25 October 2021

Witch Fever – ‘Reincarnate’

It feels only right that Witch Fever’s grand entrance into the heavy music zeitgeist would take place in the runup to Halloween. Rife with horror-centric iconography, look no further for the perfect seasonal soundtrack; ‘Reincarnate’ is a captivating introduction to a band that are simply too exciting