Flogging Molly, Face to Face and Lost In Stereo are to feature as part of the third annual ‘Fireball – Fuelling The Fire’ Tour. The tour runs through December in the UK. Full details of the tour dates are below. Tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster.

There is one more band still to be announced.

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Canada’s Real Sickies are allowing fans to stream their entire album Get Well Soon. The record was released on June 1 on This is Pop Records. It features thirteen tracks in a classic pop punk, Ramonesque vein.

You can listen to Get Well Soon below.

The previous release from Real Sickies was a Christmas tune called “Run Run Rudolf”.

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If you give anything of a shit about NOFX, you’ll have certainly heard about the hot water they managed to get themselves in recently. For those who somehow missed it, I’ll recap. There’s also a statement from the band themselves below.

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Vancouver-based skate punkers You Big Idiot are allowing fans to stream a cover of the ’90s classic “Torn”. The track was originally released by former Aussie soap star Natalie Imbruglia. As you’d expect, the reworked version is just a little faster!

You can check out a video for “Torn” by You Big Idiot below. The latest original release from the band was Mega Donair which dropped this spring.

Edit: “Torn” was covered by Natalie Imbruglia in 1997. It was originally recorded in Danish by Brændt. Cheers to Facebook user Bier Vom Fass for the intel! 

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Ah, always so great to see two up and coming talented bands releasing music together. And Protector is an emo/punk group out of Shizuoka, Japan that evoke feelings of early Title Fight, whilst Hollow Suns is a more traditional punk-rock outfit leaning into the rock side of things. Both bands have been tearing up the local Japanese scene, both with their own tours and supporting international bands, and now they’re releasing a 4 track split together.

The APHS Split represents the two sides of the bands excellently, whilst they seem to have found inspiration in each other to further their own sounds. And Protector has a smoother groove to their sound at times, but never sacrificing their own style, whilst Hollow Suns incorporates harsher elements in that go well with And Protector’s two tracks. This gentle melding of style makes listening to the two sides of the split a wonderfully sleek experience.

And Protector has this amazing early Title Fight esque sound as stated above, mixing some more dreamlike melodies with desperate cries and still finding a way to be energetic and even chaotic at times. As is expected from And Protector the vocals are fantastic, from the flow between the screams to the gang vocals throughout “Urei”, but take nothing away from the rest of the band. These two tracks feel like And Protector at their best; energetic, emotional, and a beautifully crafted sound.

On to the second half, Hollow Suns have a smoother sound, with the head bopping “Back In My Head” being incredibly catchy and “Believe In” being a slower and calmer build without sacrificing any of the fun. “Back In My Head” also features some harsher vocal work at times, the dipping in and out complimenting the And Protector half of the split in a fantastic way. The Hollow Suns side is certainly catchy, with lyrics that are easy to sing along to and it feels great to do just that, two of the most fun tracks the band has come out with.

It’s only four tracks, but this is the sort of split that shows off the best in the two bands and builds an immense amount of excitement for a full length project from one or both of them. This does exactly what a split should do, and the two bands come out looking incredibly strong. The local Japanese punk scene has these amazing talented acts, among many more, that have been growing and developing over the past few years; it’s become a scene with so much promise and I’m looking forward to seeing the scene grow even more.

Below you can watch the two music videos released for the split (And Protector – “Ghost Town” ; Hollow Suns – “Believe In”). The APHS Split is set to drop on June 6th in Japan.

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Do you guys remember when Flogging Molly put out music that made you want to dance a jig and mosh at the same time? Fast and aggressive enough to satisfy your rebellious soul yet folky enough to provide a depth sometimes lacking in more traditional punk rock? Those were the days. And I thought they were over until I stumbled across The Killigans. Hailing from Lincoln, Nebraska of all places, this six-some channel folk-punk as if they were spawned from the back of a gypsy caravan in the heart of the Old Country. Playing together since 2004, how they escaped my notice until now is beyond me, but let’s not dwell on that. What’s important is that they just released a new full-length titled “Dance On Your Grave” and I’m here today to tell you it is well worth a listen. Do so here.

The vocalist of Bognor Regis-based punk rock band The Liabilities has released a football anthem to raise awareness for suicide and mental health issues. Dan Williams is also hoping to get “England Get Better” to be recognised as England’s official tune for the Russia World Cup 2018.

The band behind the track has been named AELF. There’s a stream of the tune itself as well as a statement from Dan about the song below.

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Vacaville, CA’s Monster Squad have released “Depression,” their first album since 2007’s “Fire the Faith.”

“Depression” was released on May 26th via Pirates Press Records. You stream three songs below, and pick up the album from Pirates Press’ website. [Read more…]

Netherlands’ Screw Houston and Germany’s Hal Johnson, respectively, have come together to release a four song split EP on White Russian Records.

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