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10 absolutely definitive Slam Dunk Festival performances

As the May bank holiday bonanza of all things pop-punk, emo and alternative begins to announce its biggest, best line-up ever for 2025, we look back on the sets that made Slam Dunk what it is today…

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The big review: Download Festival 2024

Download Festival 2024 is go! As is the annual Kerrang! rolling review, featuring all the best, can’t-be-missed stuff from the home of metal this weekend…

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From Deftones to Jon Hopkins: The icons who inspired Charlie Simpson

Between Fightstar and Busted, Charlie Simpson is a lord of both alt.metal and pop-rock. Where does he get it from? Nu-metal, grunge, and vibey electro, mainly…

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Enter Shikari, Mr. Bungle, Code Orange, Busted and more added to Download Festival 2024

Download Festival have added 22 more artists to this year’s line-up, including icons like Mr. Bungle and Tom Morello, K! faves such as Enter Shikari and Frank Carter, and a bonus Busted set for their Donington debut!

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Fightstar: “I don’t go a day without being asked when we’re coming back. It’s no joke!”

As the mighty Fightstar announce their long-awaited return – with a whopping headline date at London’s OVO Arena Wembley, no less – the London post-hardcore heroes talk reconnecting, nostalgia, and how the thought of new music will “always be in the back of our minds”…

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Busted: “The new bands coming out now have been quite vocal about how influenced they were by us… it’s really humbling”

Bringing together the likes of Neck Deep, You Me At Six, Bowling For Soup, Simple Plan and more, Busted’s new Greatest Hits 2.0 album is one massive pop-punk party. And with alternative music changing “in a really positive way” since the band’s emergence 20 years ago, they’re now finally feeling the love…

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Busted announce Greatest Hits 2.0 album featuring You Me At Six, Dashboard Confessional and loads more

Busted have teamed up with You Me At Six, Dashboard Confessional, Neck Deep, Bowling For Soup and more for new versions of their biggest hits…

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Busted and Neck Deep team up for new pop-punk version of Meet You There

Hear Busted transform their 2003 ballad Meet You There into a “balls-out rock explosion” with the help of Neck Deep.

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Listen: Simple Plan guest on Busted’s new version of Loser Kid

Busted have recruited Canadian pop-punks Simple Plan for a new version of a song from their 2002 self-titled debut – watch the lyric video for Loser Kid 2.0 now.

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Simple Plan, All Time Low and more to feature on Busted anniversary tracks

Busted have teamed up with Simple Plan, All Time Low, McFly and more for some 20th anniversary reworked songs – and they’re also going on a massive arena tour later this year…

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Charlie Simpson Rejoins Busted

Charlie Simpson has been a busy boy this year, firstly reforming Fightstar, and now he is back with pop-rockers Busted…

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