Sum 41 announced the final dates of their worldwide farewell tour ‘Tour Of The Setting Sum’, so if you still would like to see these guys live, make sure you don’t miss out on the tickets!

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!

German alt-rock & punk pop outfit Letters Sent Home announce their debut album ‘Forver Undone’ to be out in April via SharpTone Records and share the new single ‘I hope I die first.’!

Our recently joined photographer Lindy is excited to see what 2024 is going to bring for her, but for now, let’s have a look back at some of her favorite pictures she took in 2023 at shows from bands like Across the White Water Tower, Alesana, Autopsy Affair, Brand of Sacrifice, Currents, Emmure, Greyhaven, Knuckle Puck, Magg Dylan, Magnolia Parl, Midnight Threat, Norma Jean, Origami Angel, Pink Shift, Saliva, See You Space Cowboy, Silverstein, Sweet Pill, The Contactees, The SoapGirls, Virginia, and We Came As Romans!

Nonpoint, one of our photographers’ favorite bands to see live, made a stop at The Eclectic Room in Angola, Indiana on their “The Milliion Watts Tour 2023” and with the help of (hed)pe, Sumo Cyco and VRSTY turned the night in an absolute barn burner!

Sum 41 just recently announced their final double album ‘Heaven :x: Hell’ to be released in March 2024 via Rise Records and shared the new raging single and video ‘Rise Up’!

Canadian up-and-coming pop punk star LØLØ released the new single ‘*snow in berlin*’ earlier this week, a tender new track released via Hopeless Records!

Against The Current kicked off their European tour in Brussels with an explosive evening full of rock at Ancienne Belgique, with support from LØLØ and CallMeAmour.

Alt-rock band House Parties has shared their new single ‘Mid-Life Crisis’, another track from their upcoming EP ‘Side Effects’, set for release early next year via Equal Vision Records/Rude Records!

‘Night Owls’ is a tremendous album from the Dollyrots, the band are very, very good at what they do – creating sublime pop punk albums full of vibrant, infectious, fun tunes that lift your mood and stir your heart. Released via Wicked Cool Records!