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From Friday 01 November 2019

WELCOME BACK: My Chemical Romance announce comeback show in LA

It’s been about 17 hours since the sorely missed My Chemical Romance started teasing something. It started with a brand spanking new instagram account and ended in a comeback show announcement (their first tweet in almost six months), to take place next month on December 20th in LA. We’ve slept

Thursday 17 October 2019

Twin Atlantic announce new album ‘Power’ and full UK tour

It’s been far too long since Glaswegians Twin Atlantic graced us with new music – over three years, in fact – but they’re finally back with latest single ‘Novocaine’. The track follows 2016’s GLA seamlessly, crossing genre boundaries and adding dance influences to their rock ‘n’ roll foundations. It’s the first

Wednesday 16 October 2019

Haggard Cat take on entombment Brexit protest

As we edge closer to the 31st of October, we’re also edging closer to a time that will be potentially more difficult. Not only will it affect our ability to import and export, it’ll be far more problematic to get ourselves across Europe. For touring bands, this will likely

Wednesday 04 September 2019

Punktastic Needs You!

Did you know Punktastic has been around for nearly twenty years? Twenty years. In terms of internet sites, that makes us really old. We’re sprouting 8-bit grey hairs and starting to get wrinkles on our homepage – but we couldn’t have reached this landmark without you, and for that,

Wednesday 28 August 2019

2019 HMAs winners announced

In only its third year but already a hugely important part of the calendar, the Heavy Music Awards held their annual ceremony at London’s o2 Forum last week Kentish Town, just before Reading and Leeds Festivals – and the packed event, hosted by Laura Jane Grace, saw some fantastic

Sunday 25 August 2019

Brazen Hussy release debut EP ‘Not All Men’

Southcoast ‘babecore’ group Brazen Hussy have today released debut EP ‘Not All Men’ on Bandcamp. Following teaser single ‘Swallowed It’, ‘Not All Men’ has been released on Hell Hath No Fury, with 25% of digital downloads going towards the Solidarity Not Silence Campaign. The donation marks a good fit for the

Tuesday 20 August 2019

Dream State release new single and announce debut album

We’ve been desperately waiting for this announcement for what feels like forever – even more so since the release of lead single ‘Hand In Hand’ in March – and it’s finally here, as Welsh post-hardcore group Dream State have confirmed the details of their debut album. Following on from

Monday 05 August 2019

Funeral For A Friend return for two benefit shows

Funeral For A Friend are back – for two nights only, in aid of a particular cause they deeply care about. Taking place at The Globe, Cardiff and Shepherd’s Bush on the 28 and 29 October respectively, it’ll be two exciting nights for fans of the Welsh group, but

Wednesday 26 June 2019

The September Session brings new music to London’s O2 Academy2 Islington

Academy Events has announced ‘The September Session’, the first in a monthly series of shows dedicated to supporting up-and-coming artists and developing new talent. The first ‘Session’ in September will feature four bands who will headline O2 Academy2 Islington in North London on Wednesday 11 September. At a time when we’re overrun with playlists, music platforms, and ‘you might like’ recommendations, it can

Wednesday 22 May 2019

Fangclub announce new album and UK/EU tour

Dublin trio Fangclub have announced the release of sophomore album ‘Vulture Culture’, alongside a string of headline dates across the UK and Europe this autumn. The new album, which is set for release on July 5 via Vertigo Records, was recorded in a month-long stint at Giant Wafer Studios, in