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My Chemical Romance have performed ‘The Black Parade’ in its entirety for the first time since 2007 – see fan-shot footage below.On Saturday (October 19), My Chemical Romance headlined the When We Were Young festival, where they performed their seminal 2006 record in full from front to back live for the first time in 17 years.They performed the record in order, kicking off with ‘The End’ and ‘Dead!’, both being played live for the first time since 2007 and 2011 respectively. Later on, they performed ‘The Sharpest Lives’ for the first time since 2008 and ‘Disenchanted’ for the first time since 2007.Singer-songwriter Kayleigh Goldsworthy joined the band for ‘Cancer’ and ‘Mama’.

Amyl & The Sniffers have shared a new single called ‘Jerkin” – you can watch the X-rated official video below.The racy and playful song is the final preview of the Australian punk band’s third studio album, ‘Cartoon Darkness’, which is due for release on Friday (October 25).“It’s good to express your anger when someone’s been pissing you off and it’s good to have humour in life, especially as a woman, when you’re meant to just passively say ‘everything’s good’ to keep everyone else comfortable,” explained frontwoman Amy Taylor.“The best part about this song is that a squirter can be anybody’s genitals. I wanted to write a song to big-up ‘the self’ while putting down the ‘other’ because sometimes, even if it’s just for a small window, that’s the best way to laugh something off and empower yourself.”Taylor added: “World’s pissing me off and breaking my heart more than ever right now, might as well poke it back.

Green Day have announced more European shows for 2025, and teased that extra international dates will be coming “soon”.The pop-punk trio confirmed last month that they would be headlining the Hurricane and Southside festivals in Germany next summer. Now, Billie Joe Armstrong and co.

Peter Dinklage has been looking back on his music career as part of the 1990s band Whizzy.Appearing on Sean Evans’ Hot Ones YouTube show, the actor was asked about his time in the “punk-funk-rap” group, and revealed that he had no desire for acting at that point in his career.He said, “Back in the day, I was like, ‘I’m not gonna be an actor. I’m not gonna do any silly commercials or any of that, I’m gonna do plays downtown for no money in which I’m gonna throw up on the audience and I’m gonna be in a punk band.“We were Beastie Boys rip-offs and yeah, we had fun. It was a lot of fun.

Rise Against have announced a UK and European tour, set to kick off in 2025. Check out all the information below.This year, the Chicago punk band have been on the road in Australia with Blink-182.

made its final journey across the US in 2018, before coming to two cities a year later for its 25th anniversary.It was confirmed last month that the festival was planning some sort of return for next year, but very few details had been released until now, with the festival sharing the announcement on its official Instagram account.Meanwhile, founder Kevin Lyman told Rolling Stone, “Since 1997, I said I was hoping that there was some kid in a garage that was going to come out and kick Kevin Lyman’s ass someday, and put on a better festival.”Because there’s not been anything to replace the Warped Tour in the meantime, Lyman’s bringing it back: “People start remembering once something’s gone that it was important, it was fun — and I’m hoping to recapture a lot of that again.”Two-day tickets will begin at $149.98, including fees, while the presale begins next Thursday (October 24) at 12pm ET/9am PT. You can find out more here.A post shared by Vans Warped Tour (@vanswarpedtour)Next year, the festival, which focuses primarily on genres including punk, pop-punk and alternative rock, will begin at the RFK Campus in Washington DC on June 14 and 15, before coming to the Shoreline Waterfront in Long Beach, California, on July 26 and 27 and then finally Camping World Stadium Campus in Orlando, Florida on November 15 and 16.Of the decision to keep it small to begin with, Lyman explaining that his “body won’t take riding around on a tour bus for 40 cities,” but that he’d be open to adding more dates going forward if 2025 goes well.As for next year’s lineup, that’s yet to be revealed.

Glen Matlock has recalled how David Bowie kept original artworks by Picasso and Matisse in his car. Watch our exclusive taster clip from Never Mind The Buzzcocks above.The Sex Pistols icon and Blondie bassist shared the anecdote during a new episode of the UK music quiz show, which is set to air tonight (October 16).Appearing on the panel alongside fellow rock icon Courtney Love, and comedians including Joel Dommett and Noel Fielding, Matlock went on to recall how he ended up in Bowie’s car after a performance in New York City.“With Iggy Pop, we played an extra club gig in New York and David Bowie came,” he began.

Lambrini Girls have announced their debut album ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’ – listen to new single ‘Big Dick Energy’ below.The Brighton punk duo – comprising Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira – are set to release the 11-track record on January 10, 2025 via City Slang. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Following on from the track ‘Company Culture’, the band’s thrashing and raucous latest song sees them tackle toxic masculinity within modern society, and ask “how big is that dick in reality?“.Elsewhere, Lunny sings about women “apologising for [men’s] fucked up behaviour” and recalls: “I’m clutching onto my keys as soon as it hits 10:30 as it’s my sole responsibility to get home safely.”In a statement about the single, Lambrini Girls explained: “Man comes in many forms, from world leaders to tech CEOs and humble softboys.

The Offspring have announced a UK arena tour for 2025 – you can find all the details below.The US punk band are due to hit the road next November in support of their 11th and most recent studio album, ‘Supercharged’, which was released last Friday (October 11).It’ll mark The Offspring’s first headline trek in the UK since 2021, and follows their bill-topping slot at Slam Dunk Festival in 2023 and appearance at Download Festival this summer.The tour will kick off in Cardiff on November 10 ahead of further performances at London’s O2, Newcastle’s Utilita Arena, Manchester’s AO Arena, and Glasgow’s OVO Hydro. Simple Plan are set to support the group across the run.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (October 18) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Yungblud has spoken about the future of Bludfest, and explained that he hopes to make the festival into a “two-day” worldwide event.The first instalment of the Doncaster musician’s own festival took place at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes on August 11, and also saw him perform the biggest show of his career to date.It came with a star-studded line-up too, with appearances from the likes of Lil Yachty, Soft Play, Nessa Barrett, The Damned, Lola Young, Jazmin Bean, Noahfinnce, Jesse Jo Stark, Landon Barker (the son of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker), Hannah Grae, Aziya and more.Now, following the 2024 edition of the live music event wrapping up – and overcoming some obstacles along the way – Yungblud has opened up about how he sees the festival growing over time.Speaking to Kerrang!, the artist, whose real name is Dominic Harrison, revealed that he doesn’t just have plans to continue the festival, but he also wants to make it into an international event, and run for double the length of time.“My plan is to take it to Paris and Prague and Australia,” he said. “I’d love for it to be a two-day event.”Explaining who else he’d like to enlist, he shared which big names he would want to lock in for Bludfest 2.0.

NOFX wrapped up their final live tour with three shows over the weekend in San Pedro, California, as part of their Punk in Drublic Festival.Their last ever live concert on Sunday (October 6) had 33 songs on the setlist and featured special appearances from Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett, Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, Bad Religion’s Brett Gurewitz and Jay Bentley.The American punk-rock band formed over four decades ago, and announced the stacked lineups for their final shows earlier this year. Each of the three shows had festival-style lineups, starting with performances in the early afternoon.

Converge have released a new live album to raise funds for Hurricane Helene relief efforts.This past weekend, the band took to social media to announce the album, titled ‘Live in Orlando, FL 03.14.22’. The album was recorded at The Abbey in Orlando, Florida in March 2022 and consists of 18 tracks including ‘Under Duress’, ‘I Can Tell You About Pain’ and ‘Concubine’.The album is out now via Bandcamp – you can donate to the cause and listen to the album here.Per the band’s announce, the live album “aims to offer financial aid to those impacted by Hurricane Helene”.

Frost Children is the project of New York City-based siblings and musicians Lulu and Angel Prost, who got their start as part of the city’s (perhaps now notorious) Dimes Square nightlife scene, though they quickly set themselves apart with their playful and expressive take on electro-pop that felt fit for the club dancefloor. More recently, they’ve been stepping even further outside of that box and community.

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have announced that they are taking a hiatus.The frontman broke the news on Instagram earlier this morning (October 4), confirming that the line-up will take an extended break from working on any new material after completing their upcoming run of live shows.“Nine years, five Albums, hundreds of stages shared all over the world and our songs sung with each and every one of you. It is with sadness we announce that The Rattlesnakes are taking a hiatus,” the post began, showing a handwritten note from the members.

Henry Rollins has explained why he’ll never make music again, saying he’s “smart enough to not come back for the encore”.After briefly fronting hardcore band State of Alert, Rollins went on to front Californian hardcore band Black Flag from 1981 to 1986. After their breakup, he formed the 2.13.61 record label and publishing company and formed the Rollins Band, who have toured under various line-ups from 1987.The punk icon ventured into activism, radio hosting, acting, presenting and spoken word, and since his departure from music, Rollins’ focus has remained on writing.

Green Day have been banned from two Las Vegas radio station’s playlists after Billie Joe Armstrong declared the city “a shithole”.The frontman was performing a show at San Francisco’s Oracle Park earlier in the month (September 20), when he expressed his disapproval that his hometown baseball team, the Oakland A’s, are moving to Las Vegas.Taking shots at the team’s owner, according to San Francisco Bay Area news station KRON4, the punk-rock singer said: “We don’t take shit from people like fucking John Fisher.” He added: “I hate Las Vegas. It’s the worst shithole in America.”The comments haven’t gone down too well with Las Vegas radio stations, with KOMP 92.3 writing on Instagram: “KOMP 92.3 has pulled any and all Green Day from our playlist.

Joe & The Shitboys have accused The Great Escape of “ethnocentric bullying” after the festival dropped the Faroe Islands as its lead country partner over concerns over its whaling practices.The festival, held in Brighton and Hove each May, announced yesterday (September 24) that they would be withdrawing the Faroe Islands as their lead country partner – having only revealed the partnership earlier this month.It followed concerns over whaling in the Faroes – part of the Kingdom of Denmark – by local groups.The festival shared that, though it was dropping the partnership, they were “proud” to have worked with Faroese artists over the years, and would continue to collaborate with musicians from the territory. “We believe the contributions of Faroese artists should not be overshadowed by this matter, which bears no relation to their artistic work or their significant achievements,” they said in a statement shared to Instagram.Now, Faroe Island punk band Joe & The Shitboys have responded to the announcement, calling The Great Escape’s decision “ethnocentric ignorance”, “harmful” and “not inclusive in the slightest”.A post shared by The Great Escape Festival (@greatescapefest)Writing on Instagram today (September 25), frontman Fríði Djurhuus said: “After being reached out to by multiple anti-whaling activists, and the recent decision by The Great Escape to drop the Faroe Islands as their main partner due to our whaling practices, I, Joe, would like to publically state my position on whaling in the Faroe Islands, also known as “the grind.”“I am a Faroese vegan.

Bob Mould recently joined Militarie Gun to cover Hüsker Dü’s ‘Makes No Sense At All’.On Saturday (September 21) former Hüsker Dü frontman Mould was in Urbana for Pygmalion Music Festival, where Militarie Gun were also performing.The former NME Cover stars are well known for their love of the punk trio, having previously covered their 1986 track ‘Don’t Want To Know If You’re Lonely’. After performing alongside Mould, the band took to Instagram to thank him for taking the time.“Last night we had the honour of being joined by [Mould] to perform Husker Du’s classic ‘Makes No Sense At All’,” they wrote.

Sprints have shared a new single called ‘Feast’ – you can listen to it below.Read More: Sprints – ‘Letter To Self’ review: noise-rock ripe with melodramaThe heavy-hitting and religion-inspired track from the Dublin band marks their first release with guitarist Zac Stephenson, following the amicable departure of founding member Colm O’Reilly.In a joint statement, the group explained: “Pulling from our love of grunge and gothic, ‘Feast’ is named as such because it explores the idea of gluttony, consumption and desire, particularly when it comes to sexuality and romance.“In Ireland, a lot of our first conscious experience of storytelling happens to be religious, due in most parts to the interlinking of our Catholic Church and state, particularly in education. The Bible stories and fables of good, bad, morality and sin were always pressed upon us.”Sprints continued: “I thought it was interesting to use this iconography and imagery reimagined in a queer context.

The Murder Capital have shared a new single called ‘Can’t Pretend To Know’ and announced a UK headline tour for 2025.The Dublin band’s first track of 2024 is an intense burst of energy, containing electrifying guitar riffs and pummeling drums.Recorded in LA with producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten), the song ushers in a “new era” for the group – which promises newfound “focus and clarity”, according to a press release.In a statement, frontman James McGovern explained: “‘Can’t Pretend To Know’ is a whip of a tune that we made to feel like a hurricane of colour and breathlessness.“A surreal look at childhood innocence and all its replacers, those delicate bridges we burn as we move through the strangeways of our youth.

Dropkick Murphys have released their fiery new single ‘Sirens’, and announced a 2025 UK tour. Find more details below.The iconic punk band have released the single as the first hint of a new album, set to be released next year.Defined by an intense guitar riff and frontman Ken Casey’s signature frenetic vocals, the track is a commentary on the growing social divide in America, which Casey says is benefiting billionaires in the country.