Reviews Album review: Drain – …Is Your FriendSpinkicks, stage dives and a whole lotta love: Drain cement their status as the Nicest Band In Hardcore with third album …Is Your Friend.
The Cover Story Drain: “It doesn’t matter if you just got into punk music or you’ve been into it your whole life – this band is for everyone”From floor shows to festivals, Drain have been making friends wherever they go with their thrashed-up hardcore and positive-vibes-only attitude. At one high-octane show in New Jersey, we meet the Bay Area bruisers to get the lowdown on their awesome new album, the key to authenticity, and why they live without barriers…
Features “People are seeking a sense of belonging, a sense of connection, a feeling of authenticity and real emotion”: Inside the resurgence of hardcoreFrom festivals to fashion to fist-swinging mosh-pits, hardcore is bigger now than it’s ever been – and still growing at an exponential rate. To find out why, we headed to Furnace Fest to meet the bands and fans that make up this burgeoning scene, and discover that amongst the violence and vitriol it’s ultimately about community, integrity and an unwavering support for one another…
Features Sunshine, sing-alongs and getting sentimental: All the action from When We Were Young 2025Returning to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds for its fourth annual celebration of glorious emo and pop-punk nostalgia, here’s what went down at this year’s When We Were Young.
News Nine Inch Noize, Turnstile, Suicidal Tendencies and more announced for Coachella 2026Next year’s Coachella line-up has been revealed, with Nine Inch Noize (a presumed collab between NIN and producer Boys Noize), Turnstile, Suicidal Tendencies, Ethel Cain, Iggy Pop, Joyce Manor and loads more…
News Drain release Nights Like These from new album, …Is Your FriendDrain have just unleashed their brand-new single and video, Nights Like These, from the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2023’s massive Living Proof album.
News Here’s what some of your favourite rock stars dressed as for Halloween 2024From Stranger Things to Alien to IT, the rock and metal scene made sure to embrace this year’s spooky season…
News Knocked Loose announce North American headline tourOnce they’re done supporting Slipknot, Knocked Loose are going on an 18-date autumn tour with The Garden, Drain and Militarie Gun.
News blink-182 confirm North American tour support and ‘brand-new show’Hot Milk, Drain, EKKSTACY and more have been announced to join blink-182 on the band’s North American stadium run – plus, the pop-punk legends are also teasing ‘new production elements’ this time around.
Reviews Live review: Neck Deep, Alexandra PalaceNice palace, we’ll take it: Neck Deep triumph at Ally Pally mega-show…
News Turnstile announce Latin America tour supports including Ceremony and DrainTurnstile’s 2024 live shows kick off later this month as the band head to Latin America – and they’ve announced who will be joining them, including Ceremony and Drain.
News Here’s Neck Deep’s setlist from their 2024 U.S. tourFresh from the release of their self-titled album, Neck Deep are already on the road in the States – and there’s plenty of new material in their packed setlist.
News Foo Fighters, Turnstile, The Cure, 100 gecs, Enter Shikari and more for Riot Fest 2023Riot Fest has just unveiled its full, mind-blowing line-up for 2023, with the likes of Foo Fighters and The Cure headlining, and everyone from Turnstile to Mr. Bungle to 100 gecs playing…
Reviews Album review: Drain – Living ProofEveryone’s on about Santa Cruz hardcore mob Drain. This stunning second album shows why…
The Cover Story Drain: “It’s about a good group of friends saying, ‘We can do this sh*t. We can make something bigger!’”Three years that changed the world. That’s all it took to lift Drain from underground-popping cult heroes to bona fide hardcore superstars. On the eve of slamming second album Living Proof, frontman Sammy Ciaramitaro explains why the Santa Cruz scene leaders are still just getting started…
News DRAIN share new cover of Descendents’ Good Good ThingsWatch the video for DRAIN’s cover of Good Good Things, which the band proudly call “a bit of a step outside of our lane”.
