The first batch of names for the Wacken Open Air 2023 edition was announced over the weekend and pre-sales start in an hour! Don’t miss out!
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As usual, Wacken has announced the first names for the 2021 edition, including the “horror” theme that will take over the holy grounds next edition!
Here we go again! Bloody Hell!
Oh, what to buy?
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Belgium may be small, but when it comes to summer festivals, it punches well above its weight. From heavy and alt fests Graspop and Alcatraz to the more commercial Pukkelpop and Rock Werchter, the concert series of Lokerse Feesten and Live Is Live to the small and cosy Rock Zottegem and Parkpop Oostkamp, we’ve selected eight Belgian summer events that are reason enough to visit our home country in 2026. Which one is already on your calendar?
Gary’s albums of the year venture away from our more standard metal selection with a bunch of stellar punk releases from bands like The Bar Stool Preachers, Grade 2, The Darts, The Dollyrots, Rumkicks and Rancid, but also sidesteps into other music like the special brand of rock that Public Image Ltd. brings, blues rock with Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton, an acoustic Dropkick Murphys and a trip back into time, reminiscing about London’s legendary Batcave Club!
Festival Reports
One of our reporters survived Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival 2023 in Las Vegas last month, and once he got sobered up and rested, he managed to remember 10 absolute highlights of the event!
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GRIMM was present at Hellfest 2019, to enjoy some great shows and report on how of an amazing experience it was, yet again!
Album Reviews
‘Okemah Rising’ is the second volume of Dropkick Murphys versions of Woody Guthrie lyrics set to their own music. Out via Dummy Luck.
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‘This Machine Still Kills Fascists’ is a well crafted and original album from the Dropkick Murphys. Their music fits wonderfully with Woody Guthries lyrics (or is it the other way round?). The artwork on the cover is wonderful, incorporating the famous “fascists” guitar into it was genius.
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The Rumjacks is back with it’s fifth work; they made two EP’s and two full length albums before this Sleepin’ Rough album. Celtic punk and Sydney folk defines The Rumjacks: the members […]
Previews
The Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival 2023 in Las Vegas takes place in about a month and serves an impressive line-up with punk rock bands from the whole possible range you can think of! A place you must be at if you’re any bit into this kind of music…
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The call of the mountains: Back to Slovenia! We’re going to Winter Days Of Metal pt. 2!
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Dropkick Murphys got the Munich crowd rocking two nights in a row at a sold out Zenith Kulturhalle, in the company of singer-songwriter Jesse Ahern, fellow Celtic punks The Rumjacks and punk royalty Pennywise.
After a warmup party with Knotfest France 2019 at the Hellfest Mainstage Area, we are super ready for our first real day in Hell.
Gig Reports
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Dropkick Murphys finally made it to the Hydro in Glasgow and proved to us yet again why they are one of the most popular bands in the Celtic punk genre!
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Read the report of the big party we had at the “Punk Day” of Lokerse Feesten!
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