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Following the announcement of their second album “The Greatest Mistake of My Life” last week, Welsh rockers Holding Absence have confirmed a run of eight UK shows throughout October and November 2021.

The shows will be the band's biggest headline tour yet, rounding off with a huge show at London’s Electric Ballroom on the 6th November.

UK Tour Dates 2021:
Oct 28th Cardiff- Y Plas
Oct 29th Oxford - O2 Academy 2
Oct 30th Birmingham - O2 Institute 2

Holding Absence have today announced their second album “The Greatest Mistake of My Life” set for release on April 16th, 2021, and have debuted the album’s first single “Beyond Belief”.

Hamlton hardcore rockers Counterparts have released a collection of B-Sides from their 2019 release “Nothing Left to Love”, featuring two new songs, “Purer form of Pain” and “Strings of Separation”.

Fast-rising Welsh post-rock quartet Holding Absence have announced the rescheduled European dates for their tour with Static Dress and Wargasm.

The four-piece will take to the road in February 2021. Tickets are on sale now. Check out the dates below!
 
European Tour Dates 2021:
February 18th Antwerp, BE - Kavka
February 19th Paris, FR - L’International 
February 20th Cologne, DE - MTC
February 21st Hamburg, DE - Headcrash

Hardcore/Metalcore band Sharptooth is ready to shake up 2020 with their forthcoming album, “Transitional Forms”. The record is set to be released on July 10th, 2020, via Pure Noise Records. 

Pre-orders are available here, alongside a brand new music video for first single, “Say Nothing (In the Absence of Content)”. Watch the video below.
 

Punk veterans Strike Anywhere have signed to Pure Noise Records and announced the band’s first new music since 2009. “Nightmares of the West” will be released on July 17th, 2020. The band also released the brand new song “Dress the Wounds”. Listen to the new track below.
 

The French quintet Stinky – whose metallic hardcore “makes you feel like you can headbutt through a brick wall”, according to Midlands Metalheads Radio – have unveiled a music video for the second preview track for their forthcoming third album (and M-Theory Audio debut), “Of Lost Things”.

Check out the brand new and intense video for “Strangers with Familiar Faces”, below. Stream the new single here.

Ash Return have set to their debut album “The Sharp Blade of Integrity”, on May 1st, 2020.

After the sudden end of HC legend Miozän, it become obvious very quickly for 4/5 of the band members: giving up was not an option, but to continue under the same name wasn’t even up for debate. Although the main influence was to remain in the classic hardcore style of the late 80s, the new sound would be combined with classic metal influences à la Iron Maiden for example.

Alexisonfire is starting 2020 with a bang. The band has just released a new song, “Season of the Flood”, available to stream and purchase via DSPs here.

Forward-thinking experimental metallers Loathe are set to release their long-awaited sophomore album “I Let It In and It Took Everything” on February 7th, 2020, via SharpTone Records.

Today the band release a new single from the album, titled “Two Way Mirror”. The track is accompanied by an official video featuring the five piece and can be viewed below.