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Canadian two-piece powerhouse METZ is pure, unadulterated, ear-bashing noise rock playing at a volume that threatens to punch an audience’s teeth down their throats. I still have vivid memories of my first METZ gig, at the Roskilde Festival 2013, and the sonic weaponry they unleashed on the smallest stage at the festival, the Pavilion. As a huge fan of noise …

Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Bad Nerves don’t need the punk scene, the punk scene needs Bad Nerves! It’s by far the best that happened to punk music since Black Flag was formed in 1976 (although that’s hardcore), both on record and live. Described as the lovechild of Ramones and The Strokes, the band released their self-titled …

Our much adored Slam Dunk Festival has officially announced the complete line-up for next year’s big alternative music weekend – and it’s stacked from top to bottom. Previously announced heavy-hitters like A Day To Remember, Neck Deep, Electric Callboy, Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory, and The Used had already set the bar high. Now, even more names have been added to …

Ever since I started listening to music as a very young boy in Sweden at the beginning of the 80s, some of the best bands I’ve discovered turned up when and where I least expected it. Some of my favorite bands I’ve discovered when they supported a headliner, others by going to festivals and just walk around among the stages …

The legendary punk singer-songwriter and former frontman of 70s punk rock band The Adverts, TV Smith, has been a non-stop touring force in the scene over the last decades. Smith may have spent decades on the fringes but his talent has never been dimmed, and with his last album Handwritings he has written one of his best albums ever. At …

To tell you the story from the start, I didn’t know shit about Kid Kapichi until their German agency Head of PR contacted us last year and asked if we’d like to cover their gig at Bahnhof Pauli in Hamburg on a cold February night with the brilliant support band SNAYX. From that day I was turned into a massive …