Swans, who recently announced their seventeenth studio album, Birthing, arriving May 30 via Young God Records/Mute, have confirmed a European trek in support of the highly-anticipated release, launching on Oct. 23 in Leipzig. The tour, with the previously announced North American dates, will be the last “big sound” Swans tour, with a line-up of: Michael Gira,…

Belgian punk trio FERVENTS have announced that they will hit UK shores for a run of tour dates alongside Birmingham’s Passive Fix, with tickets on sale now. The band released their latest EP, Plastic Snake Factory, in October last year via well-respected Belgian indie co-op label Capitane Records with the singles Plastic Snake Factory, Faith and Let Go leading the charge. “We’re really…

It’s that time of year again, well it’s the Easter double bank holiday weekend, which seems to wander around the calendar at random, which for some means an overdose of chocolate, for others it’s of religious significance, for The Punk Site, and many others across the UK, Europe and beyond, it means that Manchester Punk…

Riotous and incendiary UK duo WARGASM, who make angry music for sad people, are back and they’ve upped the f**king ante. Today, they drop the video for their new single “Vigilantes,” the first taste of music as an independent entity once again. Get ready for this one to register on the Richter scale. It’s all fists, all…

CF98 pays tribute to the ’90s—skate punk, VHS tapes, and carefree youth.“1993” is a blast of energy and nostalgia, blending classic punk rock vibes with a modern edge.   Having played hundreds of shows all over Europe plus Japan, CF98 from Poland are extremely busy in their still young career. The skate-punk band is known…

Today, borderless four-piece HAAL return with a new single titled “Plate 43 (…Or Standing on the Toes of Giants)”. The single comes on the heels of an incendiary year for the band which saw them release their Thurston Moore-approved EP “Back To Shilmarine” to widespread plaudits, leading to remixes by JUICE (Ollie Judge of Squid)…

Seattle punk rock mainstays The Briefs have released a brand new single, Hospital Elevator / Mary Ann, that casts an examination upon the darker corners of life. Despite hitting their 25th anniversary the band continues to bash out songs the same way as in their first year of existence, the single was even recorded with the same…

There are albums you listen to while, on the other hand, there are albums you inhabit. Paysages du Temps, the latest offering from composer Denis Frajerman in collaboration with pianist Marc Sarrazy and percussionist Loïc Schild, belongs to the latter. It’s one of those finest pieces of experimental music that shifts beneath your feet, breathing,…

There is something deeply human at the heart of Pathways, the second full-length album from Austrian punk outfit The Burning Flags. Of course, it is a collection of loud and raw tracks, but beneath the grit and distortion lies clarity, melody, and emotional intelligence. It showcases the natural progression of a band that developed over…

So on the Saturday just gone, myself and two of my best friends headed into the depths of Stockton-On-Tees using local transport to get ourselves in. The intention of this foray was to attend one of the leading multi venue festivals for upcoming music from all genres from across the country, and in this was our…