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Split Chain drop intense new single scatterbrain and announce UK tour

Split Chain's new song scatterbrain will appear on a deluxe version of their debut album motionblur, which drops in September.

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Split Chain unveil new single, sylvia (i won’t belong to you)

Following last year’s breakout debut motionblur, Split Chain are back with their first new music of 2026.

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The Sound Of 2026: The 26 essential new artists coming to shape your year

New year, new music. There’s a whole lot of killer noise coming your way over the next 12 months. From punk, to metal, to weird noise and pop-rock, here’s our pick of 26 for ’26.

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Album review: Split Chain – motionblur

Bristol hardcore newcomers Split Chain’s debut is a brilliant blur that endlessly spins the fresh from the familiar.

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Split Chain: “Life is not easy and never will be – this album is a depiction of all that sh*t”

Ahead of their hotly-anticipated debut album motionblur, we head backstage at one of Split Chain’s umpteen shows this summer to discover the darkness behind the music, and how they’ve found themselves as one of the most talked-about bands of the year…

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Burn It Down completes 2025 line-up with Static Dress and more

Static Dress will play Rouge Carpet Disaster at this August’s Burn It Down, with the likes of Guilt Trip and Split Chain also joining the line-up.

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“It’s us going, ‘Why’s all this great stuff happening to us?!’”: Inside Split Chain’s banging new single

Ahead of their Download appearance, Split Chain singer Bert Martinez-Cowles tells us about how good fortune and imposter syndrome shaped the band’s killer new song, who am i?

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LANDMVRKS reveal tour with Underoath, Pain Of Truth and Split Chain

LANDMVRKS are hitting the road later this year with Underoath, Pain Of Truth and Split Chain, celebrating the release of their latest album The Darkest Place I’ve Ever Been.

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Split Chain have unleashed a new single, Subside

Listen to Split Chain’s killer new single Subside, taken from the nu-gaze stars’ summer debut motionblur.

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Knocked Loose announce Euro headline shows, plus Deftones support dates

As well as crossing the pond for Outbreak London and Manchester, Knocked Loose have got a whole bunch of European dates planned this summer…

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“If you’re not pushed to the absolute edge, the end result won’t be your best”: Inside Split Chain’s intense debut album

As Bristol nu-gaze stars Split Chain announce their anticipated debut album motionblur, vocalist Bert Martinez-Cowles reflects on its stressful creation, his subconscious lyrical approach, and how the band’s rapid rise has already made them better people…

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10 reasons why you need Split Chain in your life

Pioneers of a raucous brand of ‘nu-gaze’, Bristol’s Split Chain have quickly become one of UK rock’s most exciting new bands. From their love of Tony Hawk and ’00s goth, to their blistering live shows, and the fact that Epitaph snapped them up, there’s heaps of reasons to be stoked about a band who have their sights set on reaching as high as they can go…

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Split Chain release new single and announce spring headline tour

Check out the Bristol nu-gaze upstarts' killer new track I'm Not Dying To Be Here now.

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Split Chain have covered Type O Negative’s I Don’t Wanna Be Me

Split Chain have just unleashed an ace cover of Type O Negative’s 2003 punk rock classic I Don’t Wanna Be Me.

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Split Chain sign to Epitaph, unleash new single featuring Softcult

Watch the video for Split Chain’s brand-new single, (Re)-Extract, which features Softcult and is their first offering for the mighty Epitaph Records.

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Slam Dunk announces first wave of bands for 2025, including A Day To Remember

Next year’s Slam Dunk is go! A Day To Remember are set to close Hatfield and Leeds, and they’ll be joined by Neck Deep, Electric Callboy, New Found Glory, The Used and loads more…

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Watch the video for Split Chain’s new single, Haven

“It’s never too late to find yourself, figure out your reason to be here and know where your haven is…” Listen to Split Chain’s new single now.

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