News Speed to headline the Flatspot World 2024 UK and European tourAs well as playing the autumn edition of Outbreak, Speed will be headlining this year’s Flatspot World run with support from some of the label’s most exciting names…
News Speed, End It, Whispers and more join this year’s Outbreak autumnOutbreak have just unveiled their first of two announcements for today – and it’s a biggie!
Reviews Album review: Speed – ONLY ONE MODEAussie bruisers Speed prove why they’re hardcore’s hottest property on ruthless debut LP, ONLY ONE MODE…
The Cover Story Speed: “The experience of hardcore – the scale of it, the enormity – is mind-boggling right now”When Jem Siow and his bandmates formed Speed, the Sydney quintet saw it as a part-time project to ‘settle down’ on, giving back to the DIY scene that shaped them. Five years later, they’re the hottest band in hardcore. On the eve of ferocious first LP ONLY ONE MODE, the frontman talks staying true to that grassroots mindset while navigating a genre that’s bigger than its ever been…
News Speed show the meaning of hardcore with new single and video, DON’T NEEDWatch Speed’s intense new video for DON’T NEED, which displays the brilliant chaos – and colossal size – of their live shows…
News Pest Control, Scowl, Speed, ZULU and more pull out of Download 2024Six bands have pulled out of Download this weekend due to the festival’s payment partnership with Barclays – a bank accused of ‘investing in arms manufacturers supplying weapons used by Israel in Gaza’.
News Scowl, Speed, ZULU and more announce Palestine benefit showHaving pulled out of Download Festival this weekend, Scowl, Speed, ZULU and Pest Control (and more) are coming together on Friday for a Palestine benefit show in Birmingham.
News Speed announce ONLY ONE MODE Australian tourSpeed have announced a special headline tour of their home country, and they’re bringing High Vis, Pain Of Truth and FUSE along for the ride…
News Speed unleash new single, THE FIRST TESTIt’s hardcore… with a flute! Watch the video for Speed’s new single THE FIRST TEST, taken from their highly-anticipated debut album ONLY ONE MODE.
Features 10 reasons why you need Speed in your lifeSpeed might just be the most important Australian hardcore band in a generation. Off the six songs of smashing first EP Gang Called Speed, the Sydney collective have spring-boarded from their local scene to the world stage. And, despite having already achieved more than any of them ever imagined, frontman Jem Siow explains that they won’t be pumping the brakes anytime soon…
News Speed announce debut album ONLY ONE MODEListen to REAL LIFE LOVE, the first single from Speed’s upcoming debut album ONLY ONE MODE...
News Scowl, ZULU, Speed and more for two-night Flatspot World LondonFlatspot Records are set to take over The Dome in London this summer for a two-night bash featuring Scowl, ZULU, Speed and more…
News False Reality have released a new single featuring Speed“This song is about feeling trapped in a box for so long to then finding your voice…” Listen to False Reality’s new single, Opposites React, featuring Speed.
Features “I had my teeth knocked out seven times”: Your favourite bands remember their best (and worst) part-time jobsFrom sleeping in call centres to crying in soft plays to arguing with old women in Ben & Jerry’s, these are some of the more memorable and surreal part-time jobs of IDLES, High Vis, Militarie Gun and more…
News Cassyette is the future face of alternative – only in the new issue of Kerrang! magazine2024 will be Cassyette’s year. After an arena run supporting Bring Me The Horizon, the nu-gen progenitor is gearing up drop her debut album and send shockwaves through the alternative scene…
Features How Flatspot broke the rules to become the most exciting hardcore label right nowIn the words of co-owner Che Figueroa: “This is as big as I’ve seen hardcore in my whole life.” That’s thanks in no small part to Flatspot Records, and their incredible roster featuring everyone from Speed to Scowl. Forget the genre – here’s how they’re taking over the world…
Features The Sound Of 2023: The new artists changing heavy musicFrom fuzzy garage-rock and razorwire hardcore to infectious alt.pop and self-described bimbocore, 2023 has a lot to offer. Here’s our pick of the rising stars who’ll carry alternative music onwards and upwards over the next 12 months…
