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Super Goliath – ‘Destroyer Destroy Destroyed’

Metal, in its essence, should be all about breaking conventions and pushing boundaries. Bristol’s Super Goliath are well aware of this, and on their début album ‘Destroyer Destroy Destroyed’ they haven’t just torn up the rule book – through sheer sonic pummelling they’ve reduced the rule book to mere

2000trees add another 33 bands to the bill

2000trees has just got significantly bigger. Organisers have confirmed another 33 bands that join the previously confirmed Twin Atlantic, Refused and Neck Deep, plus many more. The latest acts to be confirmed are: Mallory Knox, The Xcerts, Counterfeit, Arcane Roots, Animals As Leaders, Yuck, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Black Peaks, Creeper, Milk Teeth,

Pizzatramp – ‘Late Night At Nettys’

Proclaiming to be both ‘the best punk band in the world’ as well as ‘South Wales’ drunkest band’, Newport’s Pizzatramp are a thrashy punk three piece that specialize in one to two minute blasts of chaotic two chord noise. This is DIY punk at it’s finest, releasing a number

Pipedream provide a recipe for escapism on ‘Secret Beach’

‘Secret Beach’ is an apt title for this, the debut full-length by Cardiff’s Pipedream. A slice of sun-kissed escapism, it’s a far cry from the miserable British winter and metropolitan bustle in which the trio currently find themselves. Instead the record transports to a shimmering beach, a beautiful sunset

Download Festival adds Muncie Girls, Heck and Zoax in latest announcement

The latest mammoth announcement by Download Festival sees punk royalty, as well as a number of British upstarts added to the bill. With 36 bands confirmed in the latest announcement, the diversity of the festival is beginning to show, ranging from punk upstarts Muncie Girls to second stage headliners Jane’s

End of Year Review: Ben Tipple

Punktastic POV Podcast #4: 2015 Round Up (Part One)

Rob Barbour hosts the fourth Punktastic POV Podcast, with new music and discussion about issues in the music scene. Episode Four is a little different as Rob talks to Assistant Editor Maryam Hassan and Editor Ben Tipple about the tracks they liked best in 2015. Once you’ve checked this one

End of Year Review: Rob Barbour

Best of October 2015

October is always a pretty crazy month, mainly because it either plays host to or immediately precedes the world’s most iconic punk-rock gathering, FEST. You may have gathered by our social media that we had a brilliantly debauched time out in Florida. But before that we’ve been getting our