Wake-Up Call 2026

MY LENNIS – Belgian Motherrockers Have New Explosive Barnstormer ‘WIDE AWAKE’ Out

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17 September 2026

Band: MY LENNIS
Who: 4 Belgian noiseniks influenced by Weezer, Blink 182, Good Charlotte and The Offspring. What started as a trio became a foursome in 2023 with ambitious plans, namely making miles by playing live and diving into the recording studio.


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Track: WIDE AWAKE

TUTV: These motherrockers hit bullseye again with this explosive barnstormer.
This is what happens when grunge and punk collide and cause a nuclear reaction.
All you need to blow up your poor speakers is a revved-up rhythm section, a schizophrenic guitarist and a psych-o-tic maniac for a loudmouthed singer. Enter My Lennis. Maddening turmoil, people.

Get up, wide awake,
and release the bats.


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THE WAR ON DRUGS Are Back With Synth-Glowing Single ‘WHO’S THAT’

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9 September 2026

It’s been 4 years since Philly rockers THE WAR ON DRUGS orchestrated by
singer/songriter Adam Granduciel released their latest album I Don’t Live
Here Anymore.

Their fans can start jumping for joy ’cause their idols are back with new single
WHO’S THAT, a synth-glowing woolgathering evoking dreamy images. No sign
yet of a new LP, but I’m sure that won’t take long.

Awake. Arise.
TWOD are back.

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HEARING TESTS – London Punks Attack Belligerent Psycho Politicians With Their New Exploding Grenade ‘BURNING THE FLAG’

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2 September 2026

Band: HEARING TESTS
Who: A hardcore band from London, sonically direct, taking influence from all
over the hardcore spectrum, fast pummelling riffs, huge sing along political lyrics,
tackling issues such as the rise of the far right, consumerism and inequality with
more personal stories.

Their sound is fast, raw, and unapologetically direct – built for sweaty basements and
shouted choruses. Lyrically, they pull no punches, taking aim at consumer culture, far-right
politics, and systemic inequality with a clarity and fury that leaves no room for ambiguity.
Politically charged and sonically relentless, Hearing Tests aren’t just playing punk – they’re
living it.

Track: BURNING THE FLAG

TUTV: Holy smoke! Hearing Tests tash, crash and smash all war-greedy psychos who
have turned our planet into a ravaging battlefield. Burn The Flag is an exploding punk grenade, a detonative ebullition, a barbed wire assault.

We all know that we’re doomed if all those immoral, intolerant, egomaniacal world leaders as we know them, stay in charge. Their erratic behaviour is unpredictably dangerous. We the people should stand up, all together, and get rid of all those evil politicians while screaming Burning the flag, Burn in hell at the top of our lungs.

Time to wake up
and save humanity.
Now.

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MINISTRY – Industrial Tormentors Hate TRUMP To The Bone

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24 August 2026

AL JOURGENSEN, mastermind of legendary industrial metal tormentors MINISTRY, 
just announced the final stand of the band after a tumultuous journey since 1981.

They bagged their 17th and final LP, named Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery).
It’ll hit the streets on October 30th.

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.”

Track: WE HATE

It’s pretty self-evident that Ministry has never been a big fan of ‘Hair Mussolini’, especially now as he bombards the American people on a near daily basis with self-aggrandising AI slop. Al Jourgensen and co. therefore felt it necessary to give ‘Trumplethinskin’ a dose of his own medicine with their new single.

Fuck Trump.

TOUR 2027 EU/UK
(American dates TBA)

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MOVEMENTS – Californian Nu-Metal Act Full Of Ardency On New Single ‘LIVE BY THE SWORD’

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18 August 2026


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Band: MOVEMENTS
Who: Nu-metal/post-hardcore act
from Rancho Santa Margarita, California
who formed in 2015.

Track: LIVE BY THE SWORD

5th single from their upcoming 4th longolayer,
called Happier Now will land on September 4th.

TUTV: Ardency is the key word here, sonically and vocally. The kind of decicated ardency Deftones built their career with. Live By The Sword‘s urgent zestfulness holds your focus for the full ride.

Press play
and erupt.

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PIG – Blazing New-Goth-Wave Engine Fulminates On Ferocious Sledgehammer ‘AN AMERICAN IDEAL OF BEAUTY’

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4 August 2026


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Artist: PIG
Who: Longtime, English Dark-Goth-wave whirlwind and solo diesel engine
Raymond Watts, who made 15 LPs with German cult band KMFDM and has
several solo ones out, with this year’s piping hot album Hurt People Hurt
as the most recent one.

Track: AN AMERICAN IDEAL OF AMERICA
New single from his upcoming EP, named Dirt Box.
Out September 4th. More info here.

Watts: “I wanted to distil and hone the sound of the current PIG album, ‘Hurt People Hurt’,
so inviting my old partners in swine Marc and Günter to join Jim and myself in the studio seemed the perfect blend of brutality and beauty to feed, fertilise and transmogrify the hog
into Hogzilla. This new single was the first result of our work as a quartet, hammered in the heat of the anvil of hurt.”

TUTV: Wake up, America, here comes PIG. This new blazing electro-burning outburst resonates like it’s performed by a dream team, legendary industrial hotrod aggressors Ministry fronted by Bauhaus‘ iconic maestro Peter Murphy. Sounds pretty awesome, right? You betcha.

The immense vim and vigour at play here is off the charts, with Raymond Watt‘s characteristic, bone-shilling and terrifying vocals grabbing you by the throat for
the full 4 and a half sledgehammering minutes. Ferocious, fulminating, fierce
eruption. PIG rules.

“This is an American ideal of beauty
Put up, shut up, do your duty.”

Hurt People Hurt


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FAT DOG – Disco-Punk Indies Arouse Commotion With New Crackbrained Single ‘SHIT LIFE’

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Band: FAT DOG
Who: Disco-punk misfits from London
on their way to indie stardom.

28 July 2026


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Track: SHIT LIFE
3rd preview from their new, 2nd album,
baptized CANCEL ME (I’M TIRED) out Oct 2.


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“The song is about the chaotic, toxic, and explosive dynamic between
two people who constantly fight and treat every argument like the end
of the world.”

TUTV: Vintage Fat Dog. Built up, explode, built up, explode.
If you’re having a Shit Life or not, go bonkers to this boosting
barker.

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RIFF WOOD – Young Utah Brats Hit Your Eardrums On Herculean Uppercut ‘RUN IT’

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21 July 2026

Band: RIFF WOOD
Who: Three young mighty
wacking brats from Utah.

Track: RUN IT
The 6th (half of the album) taster from their forthcoming 2nd LP,
titled Butterfly In Black & White. It’ll land on September 18th.

“Run It is about letting go of hesitation and fully committing to whatever’s in front of you.
It’s that mindset of not overthinking, not holding yourself back, and just going for it with everything you’ve got.”

TUTV: These young dogs know all the old tricks to impress your agog
eardrums with an oodles of decibels and rollicking Black Sabbath riffs.
Pure rock ‘n’ roll granite.

This Herculian uppercut is what you need to kick-start your lazy body in the morning. Wake up, don’t run. Just listen, close, people, and bash your head into your bedroom
wall.

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PORCELAIN – Wake Up People, Don’t Miss The Droning ‘APOCALYPSE’

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18 July 2026


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Band: PORCELAIN
Who: 4 robust rockers
from Austin, Texas.

Track: APOCALYPSE
First single from their sophomore album, named
Today’s Minor Victories. Out 10 October.

Porcelain: “This is a song about the loss of innocence. Growing up, the future looked
so bright and promising, like we could all make something of this world for the better.
But then we witness tragedy after tragedy unfold in front of our childlike eyes, and the
world that we looked forward to growing up in now looks like it’s unattainable, collapsing
in slow motion. ”

TUTV: This high-voltage drill hammer’s repetitive roasting
riff drives you insane in the end. No escape way. No exit.

Drone. Drone. Drone.

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TY SEGALL Goes Out Of His Mind On His New Chainsaw Cutter ‘RUNNING TO NOWHERE’

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14 July 2026

Artist: TY SEGALL
Who: The 24/7 garage rocker
from Laguna Beach, CA.

Track: RUNNING TO NOWHERE

This is, following Black Paint, a 2nd preview of his forthcoming 18th longplayer,
titled Chrome, out August 28th. Weirdly enough, he releases the same day an EP,
named Love Buzz.


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TUTV: Sounds like Segall uses a chainsaw
as his guitar on this demolishing barnstormer
to go out of his mind.

Turn it up, Ty.


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