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COVER - KNIVES: "Moments like that are a big reminder that there are so many people who want change, and we’re all in this together."
Deep in the depths of Underworld in Camden, there's a small band causing earthquakes with the intense bursts of energy from themselves and their fans as they bounce up and down. Only a few can pull off this level of raucous chaos, and by no means are they stopping any time soon. T he energy that Bristol punk collective KNIVES hasn’t gone unseen. A recent tour with T HE CALLOUS DAOBOYS has put them on the map, and a supporting slot with WITCH FEVER has taken them even furth
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