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July 13, 2018

Do you love pop-punk? Really, really love it? Then we've got something very exciting for you. Starting today, Kerrang! is launching the first in a series of genre-specific playlists to give you 50 tracks of listening pleasure, stuffed with all the classics and fresh blood you need. Below is the first, examining every corner of pop-punk to bring you the best of it. From Green Day to Trash Boat, New Found Glory to ROAM, this is a hot slice of essential pop-punk action, updated monthly.

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