Punk News

Punk news from different sources around the web. Articles, reviews and announcements from the punk community.

"It's a fantastic creature...the evil, the energy and the destruction." How one of the UK's most influential bands bounced back with their best song in a decade to redefine heavy metal all over again
Heavy metal doesn't come much better than this absolute classic... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-10
Source: Louder
"To start with, we didn’t have an idea between us. There wasn’t a song, there wasn’t a tune." Pink Floyd's Nick Mason says that making Wish You Were Here was "like hitting a brick wall"
"We weren’t four lovable mop tops anymore"... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-10
Source: Louder
“We got back together after 25 years and people came from all around the world, saying how important that album had been”: The Dutch quartet inspired by just five minutes of Soft Machine music
Their 1970 debut album, deliberately featuring no guitars at all, was inspired by the Canterbury band’s approach and Frank Zappa’s public persona – and it attained iconic status... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-10
Source: Louder
“It was my first studio job. I wiped a Robert Fripp guitar section. He wasn’t happy”: A world-class producer recalls shaky start to his career
After the baptism of fire that was King Crimson’s Lizard, he worked on Tangerine Dream’s Rubycon, Frank Zappa’s Joe’s Garage and dozens of Van Morrison records... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-10
Source: Louder
Robert Plant announces US tour with Saving Grace
Robert Plant and Suzi Dian's Roar in the Fall tour finished a US run last month - but they'll be back next year... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-10
Source: Louder
Robert Plant announces US tour with Saving Grace
Robert Plant and Suzi Dian's Roar in the Fall tour finished a US run last month - but they'll be back next year... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-10
Source: Louder
Best-Of HC-Punk 2025: Der Jahresrückblick von Simon
2025 ging ordentlich steil! Hier kurz und knapp meine persönlichen Highlights. Die Reihenfolge der Aufzählung ist zufällig und stellt kein Ranking dar! C4 – Payback’s A Bitch Recession – Demo Naysayer – Rage Dreams Skinhead – It’s A Beautiful Day, What A Beautiful Day First Attack – No Escape Never... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-10
Source: Away From Life
By Simon Hereth
"These guys are simply timeless": Triumph's Rik Emmett picks five essential guitar albums
Canadian guitar legend and founding member of Triumph Rik Emmett picks five guitar classics that inspired his own path... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-10
Source: Louder
"It was weird just being in the same room as him": The story of the Ronnie James Dio classic assembled from other bands' spare parts
Rainbow In The Dark a highlight of Holy Diver, an album Ronnie James Dio said was “one of the proudest things I’ve ever done”... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-10
Source: Louder
"Some people think that the blues is 'my baby left me' and long guitar solos but it's a whole lot deeper than that": Blues prodigy Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram may channel the ghosts of the past but he's striving for something new
Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram grew up with the blues, but on fourth album Hard Road he's branching out... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-10
Source: Louder
Social Distortion announce European tour dates
Social Distortion are headed to Europe. They'll be over there for seven shows in June, though the dates are spread across the entire month. The band recently stated that they have finished their long awaited album. We will see.... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Punknews.org
Queers and Raging Nathans announce Midwest shows
The Queers have announced a weeklong mid-west trek. That is in March and Raging Nathans are on most dates. Vallencourt opens. You can see the dates below.... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Punknews.org
"We knew there was still a chapter left to write": Triumph announce first tour in more than three decades
The Canadian legends will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a run of shows in the US and Canada... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Louder
Videos: HEALTH: "Antidote"
HEALTH have released a video for their new song “Antidote”. The video was directed and edited by Zev Deans and was produced by DragonButt. The real-life footage was shot by Patrick Lascu. The song is off their upcoming album CONFLICT DLC which will be out on December 11. HEALTH released... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Punknews.org
Proton Packs Share “The Backrooms” From Upcoming “Visions From The Void” Album
Italian Pop-Punkers, Proton Packs are back with The Backrooms, a brand new single from their upcoming fifth full length, Visions From The Void, that features an explosive mix of old school Punk Rock in the vein of Ramones, The Misfits and The Lillingtons with lyrics and themes influenced by science fiction... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: The Punk Site
By Phinky
Converge record Audiotree Live Session
Converge have recorded an Audiotree live session. The band played “We Were Never The Same” from their upcoming album Love Is Not Enough (out February 13 via Deathwish / Epitaph Records), “Dark Horse” from their 2009 album Axe to Fall, “Eagles Become Vultures” from their 2004 album You Fail Me,... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Punknews.org
Tours: AFI announce spring tour dates (US and BC)
AFI have announced tour dates for the US and British Columbia. Choir Boy will be joining them on all dates. Tickets go on sale on December 12. AFT released their album Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… earlier this year via Run For Cover Records. Check out the dates below.... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Punknews.org
Bad Mary Take On Wham!’s “Last Christmas”
Following the momentum of their high-octane cover of The Rocky Horror Picture Show‘s Time Warp, New York’s Bad Mary have returned with a festive, full-throttle take on Wham!‘s holiday classic Last Christmas. The release kicks off a steady run of new music, with the band set to launch into 2026 with... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: The Punk Site
By Phinky
"It's not happening." Liam Gallagher shoots down rumours that Oasis will return for Knebworth mega-gigs next year, says the band "are not doing anything in 2026"
Liam Gallagher: The Grinch who stole 2026, possibly... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Louder
Check out the new video by Wrong Life!
Today, we are pleased to debut the new video by Wrong Life, which is thew newish band that includes Fraiser of The Murderburgers! Wrong Life merge pop-punk with a steely melodic tinge. The result is a song that is catchy, but has a sinister paranoia lurking in the background. At... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Punknews.org
King Crimson affiliates BEAT announce one-off London show for June
Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, Tony Levin and Steve Vai will play their first UK show as BEAT in June... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Louder
Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 earbuds review
Advanced and affordable, these True Wireless earbuds are a great buy - and they come with a brilliant Easter egg…... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Louder
KREIN’S LOW-BUDGET DEATH EXTRAVAGANZA rockin’ “Evil Love” with their warped take on punk
The quickest way into Krein’s Low-Budget Death Extravaganza is through the accident that started it: a joke name tossed around by Filip Krein and Piggy Op long before the pandemic, which somehow grew into a band with two albums’ worth of material before their debut even dropped. Girl Gone Wild... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Idioteq
By Karol Kamiński
Tours: The Boojums announce spring tour dates (EU and UK)
The Boojums have announced tour dates for their first tour around Europe and the UK. The trek begins on March 31 in Bristol, England and wraps up on April 18 in Ghent, Belgium. The Boojums released their self-titled album earlier this year. Check out the dates below.... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Punknews.org
France’s Swirls Share “Powerstation” From Upcoming “Surge” Album
Following the release of their well-received debut album Top of the Line in 2024 via Howlin’ Banana Records and À Tant Rêver du Roi, French slacker punk quartet Swirls have returned with a new single, Powerstation, that is taken from their upcoming second album, Surge, that is set to be... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: The Punk Site
By Phinky
KENYA’s rise from Bali’s post-COVID reboot to the Outbreak stage tells a bigger story about a scene rebuilding itself
You don’t hear many bands talk about forming at the exact moment their local scene starts breathing again, but that’s how Kenya describe it. Their timeline lines up with how hardcore in Bali dipped, stalled, and then came back swinging. They grew up inside that pattern. “Back in 2010, when... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Idioteq
By Karol Kamiński
PUP to release Megacity Madness live album, share 6-part mini-documentary
PUP have announced that they will be releasing a live album to commemorate their Megacity Madness run that took place around Toronto this summer. The run saw them doing six shows at six different venues across the city, including Sneaky Dee's, Danforth Music Hall, History, Lee's Palace, the Concert Hall,... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Punknews.org
"Tonight is less about nostalgia than a reaffirmation of the importance of resistance, of protest, of a refusal to be silenced." Primal Scream revisit the politically-charged XTRMNTR, 25 years on
Primal Scream deliver storming run through 2000's XTRMNTR at special Roundhouse show... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Louder
Festivals & Events: The Spits, Times New Viking, Snooper, more to play Outline Fest
New York-based festival Outline Fest has announced its lineup for 2026. The Spits, Prison Affair, Times New Viking, Snooper, and The Serfs will be playing. Outline Fest will take place on March 6 at the Knockdown Center in New York. Check out the poster below.... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Punknews.org
“I was trying to write something heavier than the bands I was listening to, and that felt like the first time that I’d done it”: How Metallica broke the thrash metal mould with biblical barnstormer Creeping Death
Pinching a riff from Kirk Hammett’s former band and inspired by a Charlton Heston film, Metallica reached a new level with their 1984 single... Read more
Published on: 2025-12-09
Source: Louder
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