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Manchester Punk Festival 2024

Manchester Punk Festival 2024

Easter weekend in Manchester can only mean one thing, the return of the DIY punk event Manchester Punk Festival; A metropolitan style festival held in the heart of Manchester city centre across various venues. Punk fans from all across the world flood the festival which flaunts over 140 acts over four days, including the warm-up show. MPF is a volunteer-run weekend put together by a combination of DIY promoters, labels and overall fans of the scene that a majority of the bands perform in. Key figures behind everything to do with org...

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Cro-Mags announce headlining Danish concert in August

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

New York City, NY-resident hardcore punk veterans Cro-Mags will visit Denmark for a headlining concert at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on August 16th.


Tickets for the show are available for purchase over at Billetto.dk for 220 DKK (+ fees), while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.


For an overview of the band’s upcoming European touring plans, see our dates section.


Cro-Mags released a new EP titled “2020” that same year, and you can watch the official music video for the track “Life on Earth” from it below.


Insect Ark debuts new single: "The Frozen Lake"

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

Insect Ark has debuted a new single called “The Frozen Lake” below. It is taken from the Brooklyn, NY-based psychedelic doom metal ensemble’s upcoming record “Raw Blood Singing”, which was detailed in our earlier news story and will arrive through Debemur Morti Productions on June 07th.


VOLA lines up headlining European tour in November

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

Copenhagen, Denmark-resident progressive metallers VOLA have lined up a headlining European tour later this year, and their itinerary includes concerts at VoxHall in Århus on November 01st and at Store VEGA in Copenhagen on November 30th.


Tickets for the first show cost 270 DKK (+ fees) and will become available for purchase at 11:00 a.m. this Friday, April 26th via the venue’s website, while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.


Tickets for the second concert are priced at 290 DKK (+ fees) and will go on sale at the same time via Ticketmaster.dk, whilst more information is likewise available in the official Facebook event.


Here’s how the routing for the trek itself currently pans out:


November 01st - VoxHall, Århus, DEN

November 02nd - Pustervik, Gothenburg, SWE

November 03rd - Vulkan Arena, Oslo, NOR

November 08th - Fryshuset Klubben, Stockholm, SWE

November 10th - Columbia Theater, Berlin, GER

November 11th - Hype Park, Kraków, POL

November 13th - Palác Akropolis, Prague, CZE

November 14th - Flex, Vienna, AUT

November 15th - Backstage Halle, Munich, GER

November 16th - Komplex 457, Zurich, CHE

November 17th - Live, Milan, ITA

November 19th - Kantine, Cologne, GER

November 21st - Petit Bain, Paris, FRA

November 22nd - Heaven, London, UK

November 23rd - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK

November 24th - G2, Glasgow, UK

November 25th - Academy, Manchester, UK

November 26th - SWX, Bristol, UK

November 27th - Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX

November 28th - Effenaar, Eindhoven, NLD

November 29th - Markthalle, Hamburg, GER

November 30th - Store VEGA, Copenhagen, DEN


VOLA unleashed a new video single titled “Paper Wolf” in 2023, which is expected to feature on their as-of-yet unannounced next studio album. In case you missed the premiere last year, you can check it out right here:


New DIIV single "Frog in Boiling Water" available for streaming

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

Brooklyn, NY’s post-punk and shoegaze mixologists DIIV have made a new single titled “Frog in Boiling Water” available for streaming below. It is the title track on their upcoming album, which is due to land via Fantasy Records on May 24th, and the details around which were revealed in our earlier news item.


Eat Defeat unveils music video for new song "My Money's on Me"

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

Eat Defeat have unveiled the official music video for their new song “My Money’s on Me” below. It serves as the title track on the Leeds, United Kingdom-formed pop punk unit’s approaching album, which was detailed in our previous news story and is set to drop via Uncle Style Recordings on May 10th.


Deadletter reveals details of début album "Hysterical Strength"

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

British post-punk outfit Deadletter will release their début album “Hysterical Strength” through SO Recordings on September 13th. It is built from the following tracks:


01. “Credit to Treason”

02. “More Heat!”

03. “Mother”

04. “Bygones”

05. “A Haunting”

06. “It Flies”

07. “Hysterical Strength”

08. “Relieved”

09. “Deus Ex Machina”

10. “Practise Whilst Your Preach”

11. “Mere Mortal”

12. “Auntie Christ”


You can peruse the artwork and pre-order the record on a format of your preference here, and then watch the official music video for the lead single “Mere Mortal” below.


Young Acid to release "Murder at Maple Mountain" in May

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

Young Acid — a new Swedish post-punk supergroup uniting Greenleaf’s vocalist Arvid Hällagård with Let Them Hang’s guitarist Alex Stjernfeldt, Domkraft’s bassist Martin Wegeland, Besvärjelsen’s guitarist Andreas Baier, and The Moth Gatherer’s drummer Svante Karlsson — have set May 31st as the official release date for their début album “Murder at Maple Mountain”. It will be issued through Majestic Mountain Records and comprises the following songs:


01. “Into the Depths”

02. “Bigger Little Man”

03. “Fightmaker Street”

04. “PV 444”

05. “Woodshed Blues”

06. “The Crust”

07. “The Kids of Rumble Village”

08. “Shortcomings and Long Stockings”

09. “Run Boy Run”

10. “2002”


Pre-orders for all formats of the effort have been launched via the label’s webstore, where you can also see the artwork, while the official music video for the lead single “Into the Depths” is available for viewing below.


Wacken Metal Battle Denmark announces 2024 contestants

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

Wacken Metal Battle Denmark has lifted the veil on the bands participating in this year’s contest for a final spot at the prestigious Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany this summer. Here’s how will be battling:


May 19th - Stengade, Copenhagen, DEN:


Heksproces (dk)

Mea Culpa (dk)

Rambuk (dk)

Son Of A Pixel (dk)


May 31st - Godset, Kolding, DEN:


Blodmåne (dk)

MurderCell (dk)

Silent Fracture (dk)

Terrorpy (dk)


June 01st - Studenterhuset, Aalborg, DEN:


Koya (dk)

Memoir Sonata (dk)

Sloevsind (dk)

Thus (dk)


The Danish final will take place at Gimle in Roskilde on June 08th and you can find more information about it in the official Facebook event.


All of the rounds, including the final, will feature a headlining performance by last year’s winners Swartzheim, with Blood Red Throne also joining the festivities in Kolding.


In Hearts Wake to release "Incarnation" in July

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

Byron Bay, Australia’s metalcore faction In Hearts Wake will release a new studio album titled “Incarnation” through UNFD on July 12th. It is assembled from these tracks:


01. “Spitting Nails”

02. “Hollow Bone”

03. “The Flood”

04. “Orphan”

05. “Gen Doom”

06. “Shishigami”

07. “Tyrant”

08. “Feeding the Dead”

09. “Michigama”

10. “Shellshock”

11. “Transmission”


You can study the artwork and pre-order the record on a format of your choosing here, and then watch the official music video for the lead single “Hollow Bone” from it below.


Zeal & Ardor reveal headlining Danish concert in August

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

Swiss-American avant-garde metal outfit Zeal & Ardor has revealed a headlining concert at Amager Bio in Copenhagen on August 28th.


Tickets for the show are priced at 275 DKK (+ fees) and will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. this Friday, April 26th via Ticketmaster.dk, while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.


For an overview of the band’s upcoming European touring plans, see our dates section.


Zeal & Ardor will release their new full-length album “Grief” through Redacted on August 23rd, with pre-orders set to go live simultaneously with the ticket sales opening via the band’s official website. In the meanwhile, you can check out the previously premiered lead single “To My Ilk” from it below.


Candy unleashes new "Love Like Snow" video single

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

Candy has unleashed a new video single titled “Love Like Snow”, featuring guest spots by MIRSY and mmph, and you can check it out below. It is included on the Richmond, VA-based metallic hardcore unit’s upcoming album “It’s Inside You”, which is scheduled for release through Relapse Records on June 07th, and the details around which were revealed in our earlier news story.


The Hope Conspiracy premieres "The West Is Dead" music video

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

Boston, MA-resident metallic hardcore troop The Hope Conspiracy has premiered the official music video for “The West Is Dead” below. It is part of their approaching record “Tools of Oppression / Rule by Deception”, which is set to be released by Deathwish Inc. on May 31st and was detailed in our previous news item.


Unleash The Archers post music video for new track "Seeking Vengeance"

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

Unleash The Archers have posted the official music video for their track “Seeking Vengeance” online below. It appears on the Vancouver, BC-born power metal crew’s upcoming album “Phantoma”, which was detailed in our earlier news article and will drop via Napalm Records on May 10th.


Knocked Loose drops new video single: "Suffocate"

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

Oldham County, KY-formed metallic hardcore mob Knocked Loose has dropped a new video single titled “Suffocate”, featuring a guest appearance from Poppy, online below. It is featured on their upcoming album “You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed to”, the details around which were listed in our earlier news post and which is due for arrival via Pure Noise Records on May 10th.


Napalm Death to headline Metal Magic Festival 2024

Posted by AP on 24/04/24

Napalm Death has been confirmed as one of the headliners of this year’s edition of the Metal Magic Festival taking place at Dronningepladsen in Fredericia, Denmark between July 11th and July 13th.


Tickets for the festivities are still available for purchase over at Billetto.dk for 1099 DKK (+ fees), while more information can be found in the official Facebook event.


The Birmingham, United Kingdom-resident grindcore veterans released a new mini-album titled “Resentment Is Always Seismic - A Final Throw of Throes” as an accompaniment to their latest full-length outing “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” in 2021, and you can listen to the track “Narcissus” from it below.


Shinedown posts music video for "Special"

Posted by AP on 23/04/24

Jacksonville, FL’s alternative metal stalwarts Shinedown have a new music video out for their song “Special”, and you can watch it below. It is found on their latest studio album “Attention Attention”, which came out through Atlantic Records in 2018.


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