Wake-Up Call

SLYRYDES – Angry Irish Punks Rage Fiercely On New Uppercut ‘GATEKEEPERS’

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2 November 2026

Band: SLYRYDES
Who: Aggressive, outspoken Irish punks from
Galway who got together a decade ago.

They released their debut full-length
What Happens When You Get Happy
last year.

Track: GATEKEEPERS
New single.

Lyrically, the track sees the band address the “rampant cronyism that permeates
through Irish arts funding and indeed public funding in Irish society generally.”

TUTV: Anger. Rage. Discontent. Attack! Attack! Slyrydes spit and sneer fiercely about
the Irish government’s unscrupulous arts and public funding politics. This left-right
punk uppercut cries out against injustice and corruption. Gatekeepers resonates like
a vociferous, verbal riot-gun detonation.

No rest for the wicked, the greedy and the corrupt. Alert your neighbours beforehand
you press play, and you start to crash with your head on repeat into your kitchen wall
to this badass shit.

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VIRGIN BIRTH – Kentucky’s Industrial Noiseniks Thwack With Nine Inch Nails On New Pitch Black EP ‘THE DEAD END’

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24 October 2026

Band: VIRGIN BIRTH

Who: Hard-hitting trio from Louisville, Kentucky. All three members bring
deep roots in punk and indie rock, having played in various bands over
the years.

Their shared appreciations for the industrial scene of the ’80s and ’90s sparked
numerous conversations, which eventually led them to aggressively experiment
with drum machines, synthesizers, and sampling.

EP: THE DEAD END
6 tracks.

Info: The Dead End continues the trio’s fascination with the darker corners of electronic music, punk, and the increasingly strange world we all find ourselves living in. Where previous releases looked outward at collapse on a larger scale, these songs feel closer
to the ground… more immediate, claustrophobic, and personal.

The EP is a collection of songs about exhaustion, isolation, dread, and the feeling that the path forward has narrowed considerably. It’s industrial punk for a world that seems to be running on fumes. There’s no solution waiting for you at the end of these songs… only a dead end.


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TUTV: Virgin Birth offer a hellacious 24-minute avalanche of ear-shattering, industrial EBM. Six hard-hitting headbutts with a detonative force, merciless beats, schizophrenic synths, and distressing vocals. They thwack around with nine inch nails. Hardly room to breathe
in between the non-stop sonic aggression. Think Trent Reznor‘s NIN having a fiery fight with Al Jourgensen‘s Ministry.

The Dead End isn’t a happy-go-lucky trip; it’s a gloom-and-doom crusade that mirrors this world’s messed-up state; it sounds like the beginning of the final exit of humankind. Scary, ominous, and pitch black.

Michael Stipe once sang, “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.” I’m not so sure about the latter part, but with this era’s psychotic world leaders, Armageddon time isn’t fiction anymore. Stay awake.

Virgin Birth will see all those bastards in hell where they have nothing to sell.

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VELVET TWO STRIPES – Swiss Indies Are Here To Rule With Their New Cracking Corker ‘WOMAN’

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23 October 2026


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Band: VELVET TWO STRIPES
Who: Revved-up Swiss outfit founded in 2012 by two sisters and a longtime friend.
They have spent more than a decade making rock music on their own terms.

Their sound is rooted in raw guitars, grungy swagger, and an uncompromising attitude.
It has evolved without losing the urgency and rebellious spirit that first brought them together. Drummer Samuel Jaussi now completes the band as a permanent member.

Track: WOMAN
New single from their upcoming 5th album,
titled Touch Grass, out 9 April 2027.


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The song is an unapologetic celebration of being a woman: taking up space, trusting your instincts and finding strength in your own identity. It carries the confidence of knowing exactly who you are and being proud of it, without asking for permission or recognition.

TUTV: Girl power is back with a big boisterous bang. On ‘Woman,’ these sassy
Swiss switch from rappin’ and rollin’ verses to a hard rockin’ chorus. This vivacious combination lifts this cock-a-hoop corker to a gloriously high mountain level. With
self-belief, the sky is not the limit.

Move over all you macho males out there,
Velvet Two Stripes are here to rule.

Wake up, get out
and go airborne.

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SABATTA – London Based Electrical Hip-Pop-Hop Artist Exposes British Hypocrisy With Quick-Witted Jam ‘FOREIGN MUCK’

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20 October 2026

Artist: SABATTA

Who: The moniker of hip-hop-pop singer-songwriter/guitarist
Yinka Oyewole, son of Nigerian immigrants born in Essex/East London,
brought up in the north of Scotland, and who became an adult
in southeast London.

Track: FOREIGN MUCK
Piece from his upcoming EP, named ‘Anomaly Part 1’,
scheduled for release 13th November.

The inspiration for the song struck Yinka during a walk down a bustling London High Street. Observing his surroundings, he noticed how seamlessly international influences have shaped the British everyday experience, particularly through the ubiquitous food outlets many now consider homegrown staples, from major fast-food chains to local kebab and pizza shops.

TUTV: Foreign Muck is a sarcastic swipe at the UK’s current conversation around immigration and racism. Sabbata‘s mix of his 6-string take on the British national
anthem and his semi-rapping rant are aimed at the greedy and hypocritical Brits
who can’t get enough of all sorts of expensive foreign products and at the same
time look down on foreign people.

Sabbata sets your pelvis in motion. You will not get enough of this quick-witted jam
that hits bullseye on reality. I see Tom Morello enjoying himself over there in the corner.

“You got Gucci shades, Prada shoes
Diesel jeans, scarf’s Louis , you
Gotta a girl who likes Chanel and Dior

She’s worth that and so much more
As you open the door of your Benz or your Bima
Bugatti is the next car you dream of

Get Enough! No, you can’t get enough!
Get Enough! Enough Foreign Muck
Get Enough! No, you can’t get enough!
Enough Foreign Muck!

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MOUTH ULCERS – London’s Fresh Hound Dogs Cure You With Their New Cutting Single ‘LADY DUST’

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19 October 2026

Band: MOUTH ULCERS
Who: Fresh hound dogs from
London who got together in 2025.

They blend the stark emotional minimalism of Joy Division with the romantic
gloom of The Cure and the angular intensity of Bauhaus, and craft a sound built
on melodic basslines, wiry guitars, and cavernous baritone vocals.

Track: LADY RUST
Piece from their debut full-length, called You’re Not In Heaven,
slated for release on April 23rd. Tracklist & more info here.

TUTV: Sounds like a lost track from The Cure‘s dark Gothic 80s,
neurotic and hung-up, musically and vocally. Lady Dust cuts like
a Swiss knife. Pretty sick. You’d better wake up.

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TWISTED TEENS – New Orleans’ Adult Punks Ignite Garage Rock Cannonade With New Single ‘STALKS’

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12 October 2026

Band: TWISTED TEENS
Who: Two adult punks based in the Holy Cross
neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Track: STALKS
Newest piece from their upcoming album No. 4. It’s baptized
The Holy Cross Tigers, and it will drop on November 6th.
Tracklist and order info here.


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Subpop Records say about the album: “Holy Cross Tigers is the fourth Twisted Teens
album but the first that feels immediately and entirely relatable. It is a blown-out transmission from the lip of heartbreak, a place where even the lucky have been and from which they have hopefully returned. That is, it sounds an awful lot like the truth.”

TUTV: Stalks is what edgy DIY garage punk is about. Cracked guitars, cracked drums
and cracked vocals interblend to fabricate some kickass hurly-burly that cannonades
with keen-edged sassiness. Let’s stalk them.

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BAD(ASS) WAITRESS Get In Your Face While Being Drunk

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9 October 2026

Band: BAD WAITRESS
Who: 4 fierce art-punk provocateurs
from Toronto, Canada.

Track: I ONLY LIKE YOU WHEN I’M DRUNK
Single from their sophomore album In The Hollow, 
following their 2021 debut No Taste. Tracklist and
pre-order info right here.

Info: The title sounds like a joke you might regret making the next morning, but the song itself keeps digging beneath the punchline. “You horrify me / Make everything shit around me,” vocalist Kali-Ann Butala spits at the outset, only to admit moments later that she’s still drawn in. Desire becomes something embarrassing and invasive, the kind of attraction that seems to make less sense the closer you look at it.


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TUTV: Here’s some toxic and sick rock ‘n’ punk tumult. Bad Waitress attack your
terrified stereo, and your scared eardrums, and get in your panic-stricken face
in less than 3 minutes.

Schizoid guitars, an hysterical octopus drummer, and intoxicated spits and
snears join fighting forces to get their message loud and across anybody all
who dare to listen sober to this merciless motherrocker.

Stone the crows.
Release the bats.

Time to drink yourself in oblivion
and meet Badass Waitress.

“I only like you when I’m drunk / I only like you when I’m fucked up and crazy.”

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GRIPPER – Philly Oddballs Knock You KO With Two Punk Punches

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6 October 2026

Band: GRIPPER
Who: 5 combustive oddballs from Philly,
who also have fun in other bands.

Tracks: MISS BEHAVE and OTHER BASTARD.

Both hellacious punk punches, bundled under the heading PROMO 2026,
will be on their upcoming debut album, named Another Night Of Fun On Me
out early next year.


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Time to get up and
release the bats.

– MISS BEHAVE –


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Waking Up With STRANGE FRUIT From INDONESIA

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29 September 2026

Band: STRANGE FRUIT
Who: Synth/guitar pop daydreamers
from Jakarta, Indonesia.

Track: POUVOIR MOTEUR
Highlight from their
debut EP, named Drips.


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TUTV: Straight from Jakarta, Indonesia, a blend of prog synth-pop and Krautrock dynamics transferring your mind onto a cloud way above our disorderly planet. Wake up, keep on dreaming, and hope for the best.

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MINISTRY Attack New Fears On Their Brutal Shocker ‘SINGULARITY’

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22 September 2026


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A few weeks ago AL JOURGENSEN, the general of legendary industrial metal tormentors MINISTRY,  announced the final stand of the band after a trashing journey since 1981.

They have canned their 17th and final LP, named Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery).
It’ll be unleashed on October 30th. Tracklist & more info here.

Jourgensen: “I’m fucking done. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished. I’m amazed at the path that it’s taken, from With Sympathy to where we’re at today, and all points in between. It’s been quite a ride, but I’m completely at peace with the fact that it’s done. It’s time to herd goats.”

Ahead of it, we get a 3rd preview grenade, named SINGULARITY

“Your time on this planet has passed…we are in control,” warns a cyborg on the dystopian new single. As new fears of AI dooming humanity have come to dominate the news in recent days, Al Jourgensen and co. are ready to fight.

Hallelujah!

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