Month: February 2025

Celtic Punk

The Rumjacks release new album – EU tour already under way

February 9, 2025

Celtic punk legends, The Rumjacks, released their sixth album last Friday, ‘Dead Anthems’. Recorded in Asbury Park, New Jersey, this highly anticipated album is a testament to the band’s unwavering spirit and relentless energy. ‘Dead Anthems’ marks a bold new chapter for The Rumjacks, combining their signature Celtic punk sound with fresh, dynamic elements. Produced by Rumjacks’ frontman Mike Rivkees, engineered by Pete Steinkopf of The Bouncing Souls, and mixed by Kevin Bivona of The Interrupters, the album is a high-octane blend of tradition and innovation. The album’s sonic landscape captures the raw energy and passion that fans have come to love, while also pushing new boundaries within the Celtic punk canon. With the release of the record, the band also shared a new single “Eye For An Eye”. Check it out: The album’s lead single, “Come Hell Or High Water” dropped on September 6, and has already begun to resonate with both long-time fans and new converts. The track showcases The Rumjacks’ knack for seamlessly blending gritty, anthemic punk with the rich, melodic influences [Read More]

Metalcore

Motionless In White – live in Munich

February 3, 2025

Motionless In White recently made a stop in Munich at the Tonhalle, during their “Scoring The End Of The World” tour. Though several band members had been sick that day, the band delivered an amazing performance. All the way through a 15 (!) song setlist, which left no fan wishes unanswered: Meltdown Sign Of Life Abigail Thoughts & Prayers Masterpiece Rats Voices Slaugtherhouse Werewolf Reincarnate Not My Type: Dead As Fuck 2 Scoring The End Of The World Soft Another Life Eternally Yours Compared to other sets on the European tour they only skipped two songs. Given that they had to cancel the next two shows due to the band having caught the flu, it was really remarkable. The show had sold out months ago and the crowd was hyped by the band’s performance, which they showed by singing along to every song and filling in some blanks, where Chris Motionless had to save his voice. The band’s tourmates also joined them for two songs – Ryan Kirby from Fit For A King joined the [Read More]