War The With Newts – Berlin, Germany. War With The Newts latest release, Dead Eyes, sludges out rough in ridiculous chaotic fashion from start to finish. Hailing from Berlin, Germany, these Punks navigate the sea of punk-ness well while still presenting subtle originalities. The spastic opener ‘Megalodon’ slams into life with sloppy...
Horrible – Chicago, Illinois, USA. For our previous work on the band – Click Here. Chicago not always so serious Punks Horrible have dedicated their musical output this year to twenty four singles split down the middle between exploring different avenues of music and covers from here there and everywhere. Above you can...
Ghost Of The Avalanche – Frome, England, United Kingdom. For our previous work on the band – Click Here. Frome two-piece Ghost Of The Avalanche have had a busy 2017, the band completed their first mini-tour on European soil, released a sonically colossal and indeed unstoppable fourth EP and after what was...
Apostoloi – Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For our previous work on the band – Click Here. A short fast Punk album with little-to-no messing around is sometimes what you need and with Montreal natives Apostoloi returning with their third effort, that is primarily what you are getting. The band combine British...
Unfold – Yverdon Les Bains, Switzerland. Switzerland is known for many things from banks to watches, historic mercenaries to a meeting of cultures and beyond. I am likely missing more than a few but there is one more that I can remember, one of importance, specifically so in regard to...
American Standards – Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Punk-Rock has always served and will likely always serve as some form of catharsis and the latest album from Phoenix, Arizona Hardcore/Noise/Punk-Rock four-piece is very strongly inline with this “rule”. Rage and anger, loss and heartache, political strife or social tension you name it,...
Sounds Of Swami – Keighley, England, United Kingdom. Sounds Of Swami are band that create intrigue before you press play. The Keighley four-piece first raise your eyebrows via who they cite as their influences, with the likes of At The Drive-In, Fugazi, The Bronx and Hot Snakes brashly and unashamedly...
Windover – Minsk, Belarus. Hailing from Belarus and Minsk specifically, Windover are a band taking key aspects of the diversity of modern Punk music and twisting it to their needs through soaring and whirling crescendos, break-neck tempos, precision time signatures and utter catharsis. Maze is the band’s debut release, consisting of...
Seven Crowns – Bath, England, United Kingdom. Bath isn’t somewhere you would usually associate with visceral Hardcore Punk but maybe it should be. Seven Crowns are very much the epitome and comparison you look for in regard to veteran status in this underground and DIY Punk scene. The band’s collected...
The Crash Mats – Oldham, England, United Kingdom. For our previous work on the band – Click Here. The Crash Mats are from Oldham and they play Ska-infused Punk. The band also don’t take themselves seriously, at all in fact. Strong English Punk-Rock merges with old-school Ska, Hardcore Punk and general abandon...