

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

Well, after witnessing Diaz Brothers’ storming gig at London’s Hope & Anchor back in early January, how could we not check out their new record? ‘The World Is Yours’ (yep, that’s a ‘Scarface’ reference!) is the band’s second, after 2020’s self-titled debut, but the members are all old hands at this punk rock lark, having been active in other bands since the 80s.Continue Reading

What’s with all these North American bands doing such a fine job of straddling the hardcore and noise-rock camps? We’ve only just reviewed the fearsome new Iron Lung album, and now here come Toronto quintet Dogwhistle with an absolute beast of a debut EP.Continue Reading

In an age where traditional print journalism is on the ropes, they’re not just surviving, but thriving, and today they’re throwing a punk rock party to celebrate their 15th anniversary. On entering the Islington Academy at 5pm, it’s heartening to see the place already at least half full, and with a bill of this quality, so it should be.Continue Reading

None more bleak. Perhaps Iron Lung should have chosen to release ‘Adapting // Crawling’ in the depths of winter, rather than in the springtime, because this is a seriously dark record - both sonically and lyrically. Occupying a space somewhere between hardcore and noise rock, it’s the American duo’s first release since 2013’s ‘White Glove Test’, and their fourth overall.Continue Reading

Fancy a midweek dance, anyone? Well, if you’re at the Hope & Anchor tonight, you’ve come to the right place. Shake Some Acton has done it again with four very different bands, all united in their ability to make us move - no mean feat on a somewhat humid Wednesday.Continue Reading

Returning this summer over four days from the 7TH to the 10TH of August at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, Rebellion Festival is respected the world over for bringing together the best in new and legendary punk and alternative bands from across the globe every year.Continue Reading