Well, it’s about damn time. After two and something years of twiddling my thumbs and wondering what had happened to Cliterati, they’re finally about to drop their debut album Ugly Truths / Beautiful Lies and…
Nature abhors a vacuum and following Morrisey’s recent personal revelations regarding his loathsome political affiliations and beliefs that broke the hearts of stupefied punk rockers around the globe, she stepped into the breach and in…
The first “Hardcore” record that I heard, and fell in love with, was a Crossover record. I didn’t know it at the time and it was another three or four months before I found out…
I suggest you sit down, take a deep breath and prepare yourselves for what I’m about to tell you. Are you ready? Good, then I’ll begin. Imagine there was a band influenced entirely by Motorhead,…
A hotbed for punk bands over the years, Bristol shows no sign of slowing down as it spews out its latest offering in Copywronged a band with a great story behind their name, which you’ll…
With three members of Baltimore heavyweights Queensway in their ranks, they obviously feel the need to step away from the heavy side of things every now and again and that’s where Adrenaline comes in. In…
For a long time, the English Dogs were a band of two distinct halves: the metal Dogs and the punk Dogs, and for a while you even had both versions out on tour at once…
Over the past few years, the German kings of the jungle have been building a more than solid reputation with a slew of releases that just get better and better. Their foundations were rooted in…
It’s not exactly a secret that I think that D.O.A., along with Bad Religion and the Circle Jerks, are part the (un)holy punk rock triumvirate. They’re one of those bands that their peers aspired to…
I realise that hardcore is not really known for its originality but Ryker’s output between 94 and 97, especially the Lost and Found releases, stands up against anything else from that era. But after that…
I don\’t think there is anyone who is into oi! oi! music that won\’t have a massive grin on their faces upon learning that a new Harrington Saints album is about to drop. For the…
Do you remember when a band like Negative Approach evolved into something called the Laughing Hyenas and switched the hardcore intensity for something altogether darker and deeper? Or when Paul Bearer hung up the Sheer…
