Nottingham’s NO PEELING hits the ground running with their aptly-titled second EP, EP2. This thing has all the fun you can fit inside nine minutes…and then some more. Guitars are stepping in and out of post-punk and, dare I say, twinklecore territory, while the bass is working its groovy magic with outstanding riffs and licks. […]
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Seven minutes of perfect garage punk coming out of Montreal, “recorded in glorious mono” and self-released. This rules. The production is as dirty as the music is. The vocals are snotty, pissed, and scummy. At times, you can barely hear the guitar through the cymbal hiss, but you don’t need to. You still feel the […]
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There are few things as exhausting (in a good way) as listening to Cleveland’s YAMBAG. On The Psycho, as with each of their previous releases, every track is wound up tight and bursting at the seams as each member plays as hard and fast as possible. Tempo and rhythm changes happen at the drop of […]
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You know when you see two people getting into a relationship together and you just think that they fit perfectly together and it makes sense that they end up sharing the same bed? Well, TERMINAL FILTH and AXEFEAR are exactly like that: their union was meant to happen, and they may not share the same […]
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Far from any major cities and never a convenient spot on a touring route, the seemingly sedate neighbouring seaside towns of Falmouth and Penryn are an unlikely setting for a growing punk scene. However, over a long period of time, a local punk community has thankfully become a regular presence here. Cover photo: Dee Loraine […]
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Alrighty, here it is—the fourth and final installment of our YETTs. Here are parts one, two, and three, if you missed those. Also, be sure to scroll all the way down to see our Top Ten 2025 YETTs! D. Gregory D. Gregory has been a reviewer for Maximum Rocknroll since 2024. He has been culturally […]
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And now, part three of the 2025 Year-End Top Tens! Here are parts one and two, if you missed those. The fourth and final part will be posted next week. Ben Marshall Ben Marshall is a rocker and a reviewer for MRR. A herbert with a heart of gold, a short-haired rock’n’roller, and part-time lager (top) lout. I […]
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And now, more 2025 Year-End Top Tens! Be sure to read parts one and three! Biff Bifaro Biff Bifaro does monthly cassette reviews for MRR. For over twenty years, they’ve been playing in punk bands, driving bands on tour, and running labels. Currently the brain behind Feral Kid Records and Tetryon Tapes. An excruciating year […]
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