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REVIEW: "A tonally consistent artwork, which varies up rhythms and textures to keep us guessing while simultaneously giving us something unified and – crucially – groovy." HotWax's new album 'Hot Shock' is out now. https://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/hotwax-hot-shock/

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REVIEW: " ‘Tsunami Sea’ is progressive and truly pushes the boundaries of metal. The band are ushering in a new era, one that’s bright and exciting." Spiritbox new album 'Tsnami Sea' is out now! https://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/spiritbox-tsunami-sea/

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INTERVIEW: "From each chord to like symbol hit, the entire record was mapped out." Anxious' frontman Grady Allen talks to us about pop-punk, second albums and finally touring Europe. https://www.punktastic.com/radar/grady-allen-from-each-chord-to-like-symbol-hit-the-entire-record-was-mapped-out/

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LIVE: "The sheer quality and captivating nature of their song-craft has set them on a path to play stages much bigger than tonight’s gathering." Green Lung showed us how it was done at O2 Forum Kentish Town. http://www.punktastic.com/live-reviews/live-green-lung-unto-others-o2-forum-kentish-town/

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LIVE: "Each song contains meaning beyond the obvious, and it’s this meaning which has endeared them to fans far beyond the 10050 here tonight." Spiritbox made light work of Ally Pally. https://www.punktastic.com/live-reviews/live-spiritbox-periphery-stray-from-the-path-alexandra-palace-london/

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REVIEW: "It casually rolls from one to the other as a touching collection of tracks that show off a love of hardcore and a desire to do something clever with it." Anxious' latest album 'Bambi’ is out Friday. https://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/anxious-bambi/

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REVIEW: "If you’ve yet to discover Church Tongue this is the perfect place to start. ‘You’ll Know It Was Me’ is about as devastating as metalcore can be." Church Tongue's latest EP 'You'll Know It Was Me’ is out now. http://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/church-tongue-youll-know-it-was-me-ep/

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REVIEW: "It’ll be incredibly interesting to see where the band go next in this new era." Hands Like Houses' latest album 'A T M O S P H E R I C S’ is out now. https://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/hands-like-houses-a-t-m-o-s-p-h-e-r-i-c-s/

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REVIEW: "The recipe is different, an unfamiliar taste lingers but the ingredients are undeniably potent." Lacuna Coil's latest album 'Sleepless Empire’ is out this Friday. https://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/lacuna-coil-sleepless-empire/

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REVIEW: "It’s clear that this is a bold album that balances a well-refined sound and fan expectations with a desire to create something lasting." Dream Theater's new album 'Parasomnia' is out now. https://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/dream-theater-parasomnia/

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REVIEW: " ‘Duél’ has the power locked within it to change the way you see the world, or at the very least to initiate you in Jinjer’s version of reality, and now is the right time to unleash it." Jinjer's fifth album ‘Duél’ is out tomorrow. https://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/jinjer-duel/

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GALLERY: Celebrating the 20th anniversary of 'The Poison' and 'Ascendancy', Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium's co-headline 'Poisoned Ascendancy Tour' comes to Utilita Arena, Birmingham. https://www.punktastic.com/galleries/bullet-for-my-valentine-trivium-orbit-culture-utilita-arena-birmingham/

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REVIEW: "It takes a little time to chew, but it’s the best type of debut, the four strong songs leave you dying to know what they make next." Dead Air's debut EP 'Elements' is out this Friday. https://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/dead-air-elements/

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REVIEW: "A glorious celebration of how far they’ve come in such a short time as a band; long may they continue." Better Lovers brought their off stage antics to Electric Brixton. https://www.punktastic.com/live-reviews/live-better-lovers-frontierer-greyhaven-electric-brixton-london/

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REVIEW: " ‘Restoration’ is a powerful trip through a history both intimate and universal, a testament to the determination to flourish, and a compelling record from an unlikely star." RØRY's new album 'Restoration' is out this Friday. https://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/rory-restoration/

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Headed up today by Scowl. Music to our ears! Want to listen to that and everything else that's new? As always our playlist is up to date so you can be too! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yOFOJaYLpOAIK144wtYMy?si=90dd82aecbef4234

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REVIEW: "A brilliant and creative piece of work, and does what they set out to do – they really have created a solid rock album with no fillers." Slowly Slowly's new album 'Forgiving Spree' is out today. https://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/slowly-slowly-forgiving-spree/

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REVIEW: "Vukovi have found their groove and and preparing to ignite audiences with a blast of vicious, cognitively challenging beauty." Vukovi's new album 'MY GOD HAS GOT A GUN' is out this Friday. https://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/vukovi-my-god-has-a-gun/

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REVIEW: " ‘Kind Of Acoustic’ captures the zeitgeist in twelve bursts of rowdy introspection that burn all the brighter in its more diminished form." Pet Needs new album is out this Friday. https://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/pet-needs-kind-of-acoustic/

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REVIEW: "It's aggressive, energetic and designed to make a big impact. There’s still only one way to introduce State Of You; Hardcore’s most exciting newcomers." State Of You's new EP 'On A Knife’s Edge' is out this Friday. https://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/state-of-you-on-a-knifes-edge/

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