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Album Review: Vicious Bishop deliver ten high octane punk shots in ‘Raining Guillotines’

By Ruth Rae
Formed in 2021, Vicious Bishop are a punk, ska punk, and punky reggae power trio, whose 2024 debut EP, 'Miracle Formula 168', showcased their raw, melodic sound to powerful effect. Picking up where the EP left off, 'Raining Guillotines' features ten high octane shots of punk, punky reggae, and ska punk, with hints of rocksteady and hardcore, all maintaining the Bishops’ Continue Reading
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EP Review: NONTHEWISER call out growing darkness in this world with ‘Injustice for All’

By Ruth Rae
Taking everything they love from the Californian punk rock scene of the '90s and mixing it with their Scandinavian heritage, Swedish punks NONTHEWISER create fast, fierce, and melodic punk rock! The band return stronger than ever with their latest EP release 'Injustice For All', diving into the pressures of family, faith, and a world where justice rarely lands where it should..Continue Reading
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Album review: Half Dizzy release sophomore LP ‘Yard Sale’

By Hannah Calver
Long Island, USA's gritty skate punk rock band Half Dizzy released their long-awaited full-length album ‘Yard Sale’ on 12th December 2025, via Punkerton Records. Epic riffs, honest lyrics, and so much passion and emotion goes into every second of this album which is noticeable immediately. 'Yard Sale' has personally helped me understand some things better and has made me Continue Reading
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EP Review: SA Punks WORMS are ‘Legless and Grubby’

By Ruth Rae
Joburg punkers WORMS released their first tidbit of grubby and raw Punk Rock slime on 5th November 2025. The 4 track EP 'Legless and Grubby' is fast and fierce and plays out at just over 5 mins 40 seconds. The songs cover topics ranging from defunct friendships, Gacy the Killer Clown, a cover of Black Flag’s 'Wasted' and a worm-themed anthem, in which the band hope to Continue Reading
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Album Review: Rites Of Hadda cut a path through the mundane with fourth LP release

By Sonny Tyler
Be sure to watch out for something interesting going on in the big smoke at the moment, because they go by the name of Rites Of Hadda. 'Inevitable Machete' is the band's 4th album. “This album is for the outsiders, the witches, the weirdos, the resistors” says front-person Wasperella, “It’s a scream against the machine, but also a reminder that tongue-poking fun, fury and Continue Reading
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Tape It Shut’s album launch gig, The Butler, Reading 6th Dec 2025

By Hannah Calver
Reading, UK punk band Tape It Shut just released their first full length studio album - ‘Suspicious Package’ - on 27th November 2025, and to celebrate its release, they arranged an album launch gig with a rad lineup of bands, including Skinhawk, Get Fucked, Everyone Lies, Making Friends, Old Chase, Contraptions, Missing The Scene, Blagged and of course themselves! The Continue Reading