

If you’ve seen Fantazmaz live, you’ll know that the mostly-Brazilian London-based quartet are less a band than a force of nature. This album was recorded in just two days, and we’re happy to report that it’s as blisteringly intense as you could hope for.Continue Reading

It’s only recently that I came to realise just how rich the Benelux region is in metallic hardcore. From the recent return of veterans such as Born From Pain and Ancestral Sin, to newer bands such as Mindwar (the Belgians’ debut ‘Still At War’ is a belter), and now this first offering from West Netherlands quintet Rival Pack.Continue Reading

Blink and you’ll miss this one! At only ten minutes long, ‘I Think It’s Time To Leave…’ doesn’t stick around, but the passion and energy contained within is certainly helping us get off the sofa and actually DO things on these hot, lazy days.Continue Reading

Here at Punktuation, we like it when bands blend punk and rock n’ roll with a sense of humour, and in that respect, this second album from Bay Area quartet M.U.T.T. is pretty much tailor-made for us! Formed from the ashes of the critically acclaimed Culture Abuse, they’ve taken the ballsy (or just crazy?) step of naming several of their tracks after classic rock and metal Continue Reading

Be it venturing into the crowd (with his guitar, natch), inviting a random crowd member onstage to play keyboard, or even playing his own instrument with a length of chain (of all things!), you get the feeling that Dion and his band would stop at nothing to keep the rock n’ roll party going - and for that, we salute them.Continue Reading

This evening, I arrive at the New Cross Inn in a filthy temper and leave feeling completely reborn - and without the help of alcohol, to boot. Great people, great music, and a great venue - together they are transformative.Continue Reading

Of all the adjectives one could throw at Manchester punk trio Aerial Salad, ‘romantic’ isn’t the one that first comes to mind, but you get the feeling that at least some of the five tracks on 'Roi De L'Herbe' (their first release since last year’s superb ‘R.O.I.’ album) were written with that special someone in mind.Continue Reading

Well, it’s taken twelve years, but Outbreak Festival has finally arrived in The Smoke! A true DIY operation that originated in Sheffield, it’s not just a hardcore festival anymore, but that seems fitting, given that headliners Turnstile are arguably not just a hardcore band anymore.Continue Reading

YES! This, my friends, is hardcore as it ought to be; raw, filthy, and bursting with righteous anger. ‘Demonomics’ is the follow-up to 2023’s excellent ‘Escape From New York’, and it sees the NYC-based quartet sounding fiercer than ever.Continue Reading

Shake Some Acton is unstoppable! Crazy to think that it was seven years ago that the first ever SSA gig took place, and now we’re fast approaching the big one hundred - with about thirty gigs in the last year alone.Continue Reading