The World Splits Open is out now!
A day of farewells, fluids as instruments and falling bodies, here's what happened on day three of ArcTanGent 2026. Words by Dan Hillier, Rowan Bruce, Adam Robertshaw and Adam Vallely.
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A day of everything between doom, bliss and total inexplainable madness, here's what went down on the Thursday of ArcTanGent 2026. Words by Dan Hillier, Rowan Bruce, Adam Robertshaw and Adam Vallely.
Closing out the final night in Manchester for one of the best independent festivals in the UK, Radar saw off their home of recent years in spectacular fashion. Next stop Sheffield. Words by Andy Calderbank & Vee Richardson.
Now we're all recovered from ArcTanGent (we'll miss you, Fernhill Farm) it's time to look back on all the great new music that released over the past fortnight!
Back with a vengeance on their second LP, The World Splits Open, we sat down with punk-metallers Hawxx to discuss the themes and topics found within the incendiary and radically political release.
It's been a scorching few days so we figured, why not add to the heat? Here's the best tracks you need to hear from the last two weeks.
Norwich two-piece Kulk don't mess about. Asked, at the drop of a hat, to fill a slot at the prestigious ArcTanGent festival recently, they were ready and waiting when the call came in.
They ain’t just about riffs and silly lyrics. The Barbarians bring gaming references, electronics and even an acoustic track to their second full length. Wahoo indeed!
The world is ablaze, wild fires are raging and political leaders have lost the plot. It's hard to reconcile with anyone ignoring the total catastrophe of the hottest year on record, but for Canada's favourite DIY darlings, silence was never an option.
