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LIVE: Alice Cooper @ Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, London. There’s not many seventy-six year olds who can sell out the five thousand capacity Hammersmith Apollo twice over, but then again, Alice Cooper isn’t like most artists in his age bracket. On the final night of his hundred city ‘Too Close For Comfort’ tour, it’d practically be a ...
Zebrahead – ‘I’ EP
1 day ago · Zebrahead – ‘I’ EP. After twenty six years making rocket-fuelled hybrid punk, you’d think Zebrahead would start slowing down. They could have recorded a folky tribute album a la Dropkick Murphys or announced a never ending retirement farewell odyssey like Fat Mike and co. That’s not quite the So-Cal punks’ style though: why not make ...
Less Than Jake – ‘Uncharted’ EP - punktastic.com
13 hours ago · However, there’s far more substance than you’d expect on ‘Uncharted’, Less Than Jake’s latest EP and their first record since 2020’s ‘Silver Linings’. It’s less that they’ve made a leap into the modern age, and more that 2024 is finally ready for some more Less Than Jake vibes. Lead single ‘Sunny Side’ is a throwback ...
Top 25 Albums of the Year - Punktastic
Dec 4, 2020 · So without further hesitation, here are the 25 albums that have propelled the Punktastic team through this mess of a year and into 2021. 25. Hot Mulligan – ‘you’ll be fine’. In 2018, Hot Mulligan released an exceptional debut brimming with emotion, hooks and above all, promise of a band who meant business. Creating a second album off ...
Top 25 Albums of the Year - Punktastic
Dec 8, 2021 · 25. The Armed – ‘ULTRAPOP’ Having shed their mystique (we think?), The Armed continue to push the boundaries of hardcore with ‘ULTRAPOP’; serving as a sonic assault of the senses, the apparent octet provide their fair share of abrupt brutality and blissful harmoniousness throughout these 12 songs.
The Plot In You – ‘Vol. 3’ EP - punktastic.com
1 day ago · The Plot In You – ‘Vol. 3’ EP. By Dave Stewart. The way music is released has begun to shift. Though albums are still an enormous part of the culture (and always will be), some bands are moving into a more consistent and lengthy release process, stringing together regular singles and EP’s to better take advantage of the algorithmic ...
Top 25 Albums Of The Year - Punktastic
Dec 1, 2022 · Read our full review of ‘Get Fucked’. 22. Nova Twins – ‘Supernova’. It’s no question that Nova Twins have already had quite a significant year, and ‘Supernova’ marks a poignant moment within it. The album is loud without being obnoxious, inclusive without pandering, and relevant without feeling overdone.
Delain – ‘Dance With The Devil’
Nov 6, 2024 · We’ve heard Wessels’ lunar orchestral visions, so now it’s time to see what Delain’s new originals can offer. ‘Dance With The Devil’ is poppy, synth heavy fun with a club-classic sweetness. It’s solid, but by Delain’s standards it’s a little more straightforward than we’d expect. ‘The Reaping’ stands much stronger ...
Punktastic Picks: Volume 2
Aug 18, 2020 · Summer 2020 has ushered in a pretty colourful new chapter for wars – quite literally. The Rugby metal/post-hardcore group have started building up to new album ‘A Hundred Shivers’, set for release in 2021, by unveiling new tracks in chapters, with Chapter One (‘Only Monsters’ and ‘A Fog Of Feeling’) making an appearance in March.
Blink-182 – ‘One More Time’ - Punktastic
Oct 20, 2023 · Blink-182 – ‘One More Time’. By Tom Walsh. There haven’t been many reunions that have been greeted with such fanfare as when images emerged of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker back together again. A generation of millennials saw an opportunity to relive their adolescence one more time and three 40-somethings got to play the ...