Hot on the heels of the news that UK anarcho punk favourites Instigators are set to reform this coming August for the first time in thirty years when they play Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, the band have now announced a new 12” EP to be released August 15th via Sanctus Propaganda.  Featuring two original recordings initially released in 1987 as one of the most intense, melodic, and pissed off…

Following on from last years acclaimed ‘R.O.I.’ album, Manchester’s favourite sons Aerial Salad are set to return to the fray with a brand new 5-track EP titled ‘Roi de l’herbe’ to be released June 27th on 12” vinyl and digital via Venn Records.   Back with a new video for one of the EP’s most spirited, infectiously melodic and pure fun songs yet, ‘King Of The Grass’ is a tribute and celebration…

GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend, producer, and Gov’t Mule front man Warren Haynes has announced The Whisper Sessions, a collection of stripped-down versions of songs off his recent solo album, Million Voices Whisper. The 9-track digital-only album – which includes a stunning version of the Allman Brothers Band classic “Melissa” with Haynes’ longtime ABB bandmate Derek…

Balaam And The Angel are three brothers who were born in Scotland and grew up on a council estate in Cannock in Staffordshire. They played music together as teenagers but finally formed Balaam And The Angel in the early 80’s inspired at that time by the new scene that was developing around Bauhaus, The  Sisters Of Mercy, Southern Death Cult, Theatre Of Hate etc and a collective experience at the…

As a creative, Stephen Gibb has everything and nothing to prove at the same time. After all, there aren’t many musicians who can claim to have played shows with Slayer, Anthrax and a Bee Gee within a 24-hour period. But right now, having spent the best part of three decades playing music, Stephen’s new band Kill The Robot has landed to truly showcase his own songwriting talents. Kill The Robot’s…

With an incendiary live show that’s chaotic, loud and in-your-face, FANTAZMAZ—Brazil’s fiercest new punk rock export—are about to drop a nuclear bomb. On July 4th comes their debut self-titled album, marking the beginning of what’s set to be a killer year for the band. Formed in 2019 by frontwoman Thami and guitarist Raf Oliver, Fantazmaz found their raw, unrelenting sound with the addition of…

Celebrating the release of their brand-new and critically acclaimed album ‘Cvrses’, out now via Dark Riders/Cargo Distribution, Sheffield riff masters Black Spiders are keeping the party going with new single ‘Up All Night’. “It’s an ode to Renfield, Dracula’s batman and an allegory for the RnR lifestyle, where there’s only one version of 3 o’clock,” says guitarist and vocalist Pete Spiby as the…

In the latter half of the Eighties you’d have struggled to find a harder working group than INSTIGATORS. Tirelessly gigging up and down the UK, around mainland Europe, and even across the USA, on self-booked zero-budget tours, they inspired a new generation of young British bands to go blaze their own trails, often to great effect. Now in 2025, the band are set to return for the first time in…