SPLIT DOGS

Sometimes the world just needs honest, noisy rock’n’roll,
and SPLIT DOGS delivers it in spades. The band comes from Bristol, England, and
was started by singer Harry Atkins and guitarist Mil Martinez, who were tired
of hearing so much music turn slick and soulless. They took their name from the
cult zombie film Return of the Living Dead, which says a lot about the
tone: fast, dirty and with a twinkle in the eye. Their sound is punk with
rock’n’roll in its blood: short songs with big hooks and an energy that gets
even the stiffest shoulders moving.

SPLIT DOGS has built their name the old-fashioned way: by
playing live constantly. In 2025 alone, they played 90 shows in the UK and
Europe. Along the way, they signed with Venn Records, the label behind Gallows
and Bob Vylan, among others. After Here To Destroy in 2025, their third
album, Nice N’ Rough, followed in September 2026.

If you are craving punk that doesn’t take itself too
seriously, yet oozes pure desperation, put this one on your must-see list for
next summer.