The Hip Priests
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Live review: The Hip Priests, The Black Heart, London, 8th Nov 2024

By Alex Goose
The Hip Priests are a band who have got better with time - and they weren’t exactly sub-par when they started out all those years ago. Granted, they were never going to fail tonight, but we weren’t expecting to get quite as blown away as we are, with an absolute belter of a set. New Saints were first support - imagine two punk rockers trying their hand at industrial music; Continue Reading
Department S
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Album review: ‘Burn Down Tomorrow’ the incendiary new release from Department S

By Ruth Rae
​Since reforming in 2007, Department S have continually pushed forward with new material, and this latest studio album ‘Burn Down Tomorrow’ showcases them at their very best. It may have taken time to come to fruition, but this album is well worth waiting for. It’s complex but not overblown, and delicately produced to bring out the sounds the band were aiming for. The Continue Reading
Laurie Wright band
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Laurie Wright’s second album launch with Super Swamp Jellyfish / A.R.T / The Molotovs

By Ruth Rae
A new venue for me tonight; London’s Scala, which is a stone’s throw from Kings Cross station and not far from Euston Square, where Laurie Wright says he used to “beg for crack”. Today, he’s celebrating being almost 5 years sober, and the launch of his excellent second album ‘We're Only Warming Up’. First support Super Swamp Jellyfish's fun, funky, guitar-driven indie rock Continue Reading
Eville band main
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Eville unleash anti-misogynist new single ‘Ballistic’

By Ruth Rae
With 35k+ followers on TikTok and Instagram, Eville are turning the new generation of fans onto the 90s nu-metal scene and standing at the vanguard of the revival. Industrial Brat Metal sound meets the grit of grime punk in their latest colossal impact of a hit, 'Ballistic'. The unhinged, off-the-rails anthem captures the band’s feral energy within a gritty two-minute Continue Reading
Desperate Measures
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Desperate Measures / Split Dogs / Dead Fun, London Water Rats, 6th Nov 2024

By Alex Goose
Tonight’s bill features three bands, none of whom outstay their welcome, and there are only 15-minute breaks between their sets. Of course, such antics wouldn’t be half as entertaining without decent tunes to back them up, but luckily, Dead Fun have plenty; mixing punk rock with plenty of rock n’ roll swagger on the likes of ‘Fuel To Burn’ and ‘Run Run Run’. Split Dogs Continue Reading
Punk News

Slam Dunk reveals its 2025 line up in full!

By Ruth Rae
The news many of you have been waiting for - next year's Slam Dunk festival is now revealing their final, remaining bands for 2025! Following a huge first drop of artists including A Day To Remember, Electric Callboy and Neck Deep, newly added performers include Finch, Streetlight Manifesto, Hot Milk, Wargasm, Twin Atlantic, Kid Bookie and more. Slam Dunk will return to Continue Reading
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Fear The Lord/King Street/RAD/Skrapper, London New Cross Inn, 4th Nov 2024

By Alex Goose
Sigh. Yes, it’s a cold Monday evening, but with four quality bands (including one that’s come all the way from Portugal) for only seven quid, there really should be more people at the New Cross Inn tonight. Skrapper do a fine job of blasting away our post-work blues. Brighton crossover thrash crew RAD are clearly determined to get the party started - their frontman is Continue Reading
Noopinion by Frank Bielichen
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Album review: Noopinion – ‘Revolt And Resolve’ (SBÄM)

By Alex Goose
Noopinion (yep, it’s one word!) are from Germany, and after just over a decade’s hiatus, they’ve returned with ‘Revolt And Resolve’ - album number six. The band aren’t shy about showing their love for the skate-punk sound that proved so popular around the turn of the millennium. They add a touch of hardcore and even the odd metallic twist here and there, and the results Continue Reading
The Bronx - photo by Rose Morrison
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The Bronx – London Signature Brew Blackhorse Road, 1st Nov 2024

By Alex Goose
Oooh, this looks like it’s going to be a special one. The Bronx are currently in the middle of a tour of the UK’s arenas, as main support to Sum 41, playing to huge crowds who are mostly unfamiliar with the Los Angeles quintet. Tonight, they play one of the most high-octane, frenetic and downright electrifying sets we’ve seen in ages. Oh, and it’s happening at a brewery! Continue Reading