

Miss the glory days of Epitaph and Fat Wreck Chords? Diagnostics are just what the doctor ordered. Bridging the gap between skate-punk and melodic hardcore, the six tracks on ‘Thoughts To Forget’ see the London quartet breathing fresh life into these vintage sounds.Continue Reading

Rare are bands that draw influence from both underground hardcore and arena-sized hard rock/metal bands, but upstate New York quartet Flatwounds do exactly that, and they do it well.Continue Reading

Opening track ‘Lacerated’ rides in on a wave of distorted feedback and belts along with hardcore punk fury and some seriously two-step worthy crunchy guitar work. ‘Human Figures’ keeps the relentless pace going, before ‘Dragging A Rope’ brings things to a suitably brutal close.Continue Reading

Well, with a name like that, plus their excellent 2025 ‘Fuelled By Spite’ EP and a great set at London’s Endeavour last summer to boot, how could we NOT interview livewire Bristol crew R.P.C.?! I caught up with guitarist Jim and drummer Alfie for a chat.Continue Reading

'Second Best' is formed of songs that didn’t quite make the cut for other releases and were put back into folk-punks Black Water County's back-burner, and are now ready to land on fresh ears; a reminder that things can go full circle. Celebrating collective defiance and solidarity in the face of inequality and concentrated power, 'Second Best' offers a much-needed Continue Reading

As with their sterling set at the Underworld last summer, Instigators go on a heads-down, no-nonsense romp through their back catalogue of anarcho-punk/vintage hardcore anthems, with the likes of ‘Computerage’ and ‘Blind Eye’ sounding suitably intimidating. Continue Reading

Some things never change, indeed, but that’s not always a bad thing. Straight-edge hardcore is a case in point; the genre is a well-trodden path by now, but it still sounds great if done well.Continue Reading

snake eyes is a duo composed of Jim Heffy (vocals/guitar) and Thomas Coe-Brooker (drums/vocals), and they have just released their debut album, ‘cash rich’. If there is one word to describe ‘cash rich’ as a whole, it would be… ‘unpredictable’! The album is composed of different songs with different paces and tones for as many different vibes you could want to create. It’s Continue Reading

How about a quiet Sunday afternoon in the English town of Reading? Nah!! Top local promoters Shadow Promotions DIY are putting on four punk bands for our entertainment at The Butler - and it's gonna be LOUD. Headliners Drunktank are over from The Netherlands on their 'Devastatour', and on their final date today they're joined by local punks Launch Control and Tape It Shut, Continue Reading

Last Saturday night in Malmö, Sweden was legedary punk'n'rollers The Bones’ first outing this year, supported by skatecore youngsters S.S.U.G. and street punks Blisterhead. As expected, they deliver a totally electrifying performance that leaves the audience buzzing with energy.Continue Reading


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