punk
ALBUM REVIEW: Dope Body – ‘Crack A Light’: shriekin’ and howlin’ at the altar
Crack A Light really won’t disappoint if you like guitars that shriek and howl in hardcore-stoner distress. A righteous noise purging
EP REVIEW: Fever 333 – ‘Wrong Generation’
FOLLOWING last year’s highly revered album Strength in Numb333rs, it was inevitable that that would not be the last we’d hear from Fever 333. Unfortunately, their new EP, Wrong Generation (released on October 23rd via Roadrunner Records) was born from a situation which should never be happening in our day and age. It comes following …
TRACK: Dope Body – ‘Mutant Being’: they’re ready to hurt those guitars, bwoy
BALTIMORE’S Dope Body are so back; they’re so ready for this and they need to make their guitars howwwwl. They’ve dropped anudda new track to usher you towards the noise explosion of their comeback LP, Crack A Light, which is only three weeks away now … T minus … “Mutant Being”, the beast in question, …
News: Bowling For Soup Announce 2021 UK Tour With Lit And The Dollyrots
Bowling For Soup are returning to the UK in 2021 with hope of some fun in the sun! The Texan crown princes of pop punk will be jetting back to their home away from home to embark on their first ever UK tour completely focused on seaside towns. The tour will begin in the very grand …
Track: Pom Poko – ‘My Candidacy’
THE ART-PUNK outfit Pom Poko, who returned earlier this year following their 2019 debu, have released a second single from their upcoming album in the shape of “My Candidacy”. The track features the stuttering, untamed shards of noise from guitarist Martin Tonne, and an equally hectic but hypnotic, diverse rhythmic display from drummer Ola Djupvik. …
TRACK: Strange Bones feat. Bob Vylan – ‘Menace’
BLACKPOOL punk legends Strange Bones have released a brand new cracker of a single, ‘Menace’. ‘Menace’ is the result of the anger and frustration resulting from lockdown. The night before release, September 24th, the band teased details about the new track on their Facebook page:“‘MENACE’ is a cathartic release in response to the world being …
See: Dream Nails share video for new single, ‘Kiss My Fist’
Dream Nails pull no punches with their new music video for the single ‘Kiss My Fist’ taken from their self titled debut album out now via Alcopop! / Dine Alone Records A celebration of queer women taking up space in public, the video for Kiss My Fist features some the UK’s best roller skaters doing tricks …
Album Review: Death Bells – ‘New Signs Of Life’: post-punk and emo-infused rock
THE NEW album from Australian duo Will Canning and Remy Veselis, aka Death Bells, is a fusion of post-punk and emo-infused rock. The band has become a more concrete two-person pairing since its formation in 2015, culminating in the twosome making the bold move to up sticks from Sydney, Australia, and transfer 7000 miles to …
News: U.K. Extreme Metal Drummer Nick Barker Teams Up With Knuckleduster’s Pierre Mendivil In A Brand New UKHC Band Borstal.
Originally conceived in late 2019 by Barker and his long time friends/wrong ‘uns of London’s infamous Dripbgack, The Toxic Twins Wez4 and Lee Kitchener (son of “Oi” legend Arthur Kitchener of The Last Resort) and later Pierre Mendivil (Knuckledust/Bun Dem Out) added to the fold. Bringing together an uncompromising blend of punishing NYHC-meets-U.K. HC/Punk/Oi, adding a little …
Track: The Membranes – Breathe In/Breathe Out
One of the many highlights from the punk greats’ astounding 2019 album, Breathe In/Breathe Out is the Membranes‘ latest single. The established grandiosity of the track is elevated further still by an appropriately breath-taking 26-piece choir, a ravishing riposte between the poetic words from frontman John Robb. The accompanying video is as striking as the …