The world has woken up to Outbreak. Like it or not, at last year's London edition of the festival, we found ourselves in a place where TURNSTILE could headline the same weekend as CHARLI XCX. Now, she’s gone one step further in releasing her own “rock music”. We’re in a reality in which KNOCKED LOOSE could create a song with DENZEL CURRY, and Kim K is about to follow daughter NORTH WEST on a fourteen-date tour of her metal-tinged hyperpop across America. The same kind that Ha

To limit a band’s extensive discography to ten songs is a monumental feat. Especially when that band is KNOCKED LOOSE. Over and over, they have proved they are a band capable of doing it all. And after the release of their third album, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, they are only getting bigger and better. They are a band that continues to prove they are all bark, all bite. Moreover, their live performance is impeccable, and their stage design completes any experienc

Slam Dunk? We believe so! In fact, the festival's twentieth birthday had one of the strongest weekends to date. The duelling dates at both Leeds and Hatfield rarely miss, but this year sunk the basket with its most ambitious roster yet. Staying true to its pop-punk roots, American high-fliers GOOD CHARLOTTE take the headlining slot, flanked by TAKING BACK SUNDAY and DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL. On the newer, heavier rebranding of their other main stage, hardcore takes precedent wi

Slam Dunk Festival has long been one of the UK’s most beloved celebrations of alternative music, building its reputation on bringing together the best of pop-punk, hardcore, metalcore, and alternative rock. What started as a relatively small gathering has evolved into a staple of the UK festival circuit, balancing scene legends with the rising acts shaping the future of heavy music. Taking place on Saturday 23rd May in Hatfield and Sunday 24th May in Leeds, this year’s lineup

Valentine's day may be coming up, but here at Out of Rage, the only thing we're falling in love with is the wealth of new music coming out lately. Here's what we've been listening to: The Amity Affliction - House of Cards THE AMITY AFFLICTION have released their first single from their upcoming album of the same name HOUSE OF CARDS ! This song marks the start of a new era and sets the tone for what they have to bring to the table. The track opens atmospheric and echoing with

2025 was the year Outbreak truly became countercultural, a razor-cut celebration of the sharpest edges of the music spectrum. In the...

With their appearance at Outbreak just around the corner, here’s our thoughts on every Knocked Loose album and EP - in detail, because...

We've had our brat summers, our hardcore-tumns, and plenty of shows - but more than those, we've had a mindblowing number of brilliant...