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Welcome to the what's new section of this site. All of the resources listed below have been added or updated in the last seven days. The most recent additions are listed first, simply click on the link to visit the resource.
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  Nukleuz turns 30, and the party's already sold out!
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Author: silver
Thirty years of Nukleuz! The London label started in 1996, went on to rule hard house, and gave us the Hardcore Nation CDs along the way. To mark it, Frantic and Nukleuz are throwing a 30th Birthday Xmas Party at Ministry of Sound on Saturday 5th December, 1pm to 10pm, and it has already sold out, two months in advance according to the organisers.
Hardcore heads get the Baby Box, with Vinylgroover playing happy hardcore classics and Cally & Juice playing their own classics, plus Jester & Kohl, PSR & Mooney, Dean Zone and Danny Burch & Big Ben. Elsewhere it's BK, Andy Farley, Lisa Pin-Up, Anne Savage and plenty more. Happy birthday, Nukleuz!
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[yellow]Frantic & Nukleuz present Nukleuz 30th Birthday Xmas Party, Ministry of Sound[/yellow][/center]
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| Club 69 is back, and it's playing happy hardcore!
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Author: silver
Thought the old Paisley basement was gone for good? Club 69, the club under a curry house that has been running since 1989, shut its doors on 10th October, with the outgoing team saying they hoped it wasn't "final orders". Turns out it wasn't.
For anyone newer to the scene, a bit of context. Club 69 put on its first party back in 1989, before happy hardcore even had a name, and plenty of you reading this weren't even born yet! Rooms like this are where the scene grew up, and so many of them are long gone now, so having this one back and still playing the high BPM stuff keeps a real piece of hardcore history alive in Scotland.
The venue reopened under new management on Saturday 7th November with Secret Sessions, promising GBX anthems, up front happy hardcore and makina. 2 Sick Puppiez, Mikey Motion, Shugg, Parallell, MC Stretch and MC Amense were on the flyer, plus a secret headliner. The local Gazette reported the reopening too. Good to see a legendary room keeping the high BPMs going in Scotland!
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[yellow]Club 69 presents Secret Sessions, Paisley[/yellow][/center]
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| Daniel Seven's second album BLUE SKY is here!
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Author: silver
Italian producer Daniel Seven has his second album out. BLUE SKY landed on 25th October 2026 on HPTG Music (cat HPTGAA02), and Geek Jack opened CD orders on 6th November.
It's a 12-tracker with vocals from Lexi, Dionne, Kuupi, fumie and AIRI KIRISHIMA among others, plus the Extended Mix of MOVING FASTER (feat. Lindsey Marie), first heard in TAITO's GROOVE COASTER 4. Fracus & Darwin, Alaguan and DAYOx2 handle the remixes. Check it out!
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[yellow]Daniel Seven - BLUE SKY (HPTG Music)[/yellow][/center]
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| A feature film called Happy Hardcore is on the way!
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Author: silver
Here's one you don't see every day. Liverpool-born filmmaker Róisín Burns is developing her debut feature, and it's called Happy Hardcore. Set in Liverpool in 2004, the drama follows Sean, a 17-year-old soldier who deserts his post during the Iraq War and goes on the run to find his sister.
The project won the Cannes Critics' Week Next Step prize in May, and on 28th October it was named one of 17 projects picked for the Les Arcs Coproduction Village in France, running 12th to 15th December, out of a record 496 submissions. Critics' Week says the film puts music and parties front and centre, but the music is still being chosen. Perhaps it'll be happy hardcore? Sounds like an interesting project, so we'll be keeping an eye on this one!
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[yellow]Róisín Burns (holding the prize) at Cannes Critics' Week Next Step 2026[/yellow][/center]
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| Technikore heads back to Japan for the first time in three years!
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Author: silver
Technikore is heading back to Japan, and it's his first show there in three years! The OneSeventy boss headlines Hardcore Gathering in Tokyo 2026 at WARP Shinjuku on Sunday 29th November, promoter TCPT announced.
It's a daytime show, 4pm to 10pm, so under-18s can get in too, and more names are still to come for the bill. Japan has always had a soft spot for UK hardcore, so we reckon WARP will be bouncing. Have a great one, Tokyo!
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[yellow]Hardcore Gathering presents Technikore, WARP Shinjuku[/yellow][/center]
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| Brisk and Trixxy's Eye Opener is back on vinyl!
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Author: silver
Missed it first time round? Here's your chance. Slammin' Vinyl has repressed DJ Brisk & Trixxy's 1997 happy hardcore classic Eye Opener, backed once again with I Need Somebody on the flip.
It's a 2026 reissue on 12", cat RAR015, and it's limited to 300 copies, so it won't hang around. Shops list it from 6th November, with stock landing at some from 11th November. Originals have been going for silly amounts on Discogs, so this is a welcome return. Get your crates ready!
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[yellow]DJ Brisk & Trixxy - Eye Opener / I Need Somebody (Slammin' Vinyl)[/yellow][/center]
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| HTID's one-off Klassic in Sydney is sold out!
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Author: silver
We told you about HTID's first ever Melbourne date the other day, and now the Sydney half of Klassic 2027 has gone. Sydney Showground's event page for Saturday 23rd January 2027 is now marked sold out, after tickets went on general sale on 10th October.
It's a full classics show from 4pm to midnight: Technoboy & Tuneboy, D-Block & S-te-Fan with DJ Isaac, Wildstylez & Noisecontrollers, Warface with a RAW Classics set, and the HTID Crew of Gammer, Hixxy and Stonebank closing with a Best Tunes Ever set, with Villain hosting. Melbourne's Klassic at Pica follows two nights later. Not bad for a one-off!
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[yellow]HTID presents Klassic 2027, Sydney Showground[/yellow][/center]
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| MC Natz is hanging up the mic!
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Author: silver
Some MCs have been on the mic longer than most of us have been raving, and MC Natz is one of them. Natty Oliver, known to the Doncaster crowd as The Godfather, has announced he is retiring, and The Doncaster Warehouse is throwing him a retirement rave on Saturday 28th November.
The club calls him the longest serving MC in the whole of the UK underground scene, and says he has been with them from day one. Topgroove, Easy D and Rush, MZone, Paul O, Simz, Jake Nicholls and Skandal are on the bill, and the early bird tickets have already sold out. The Doncaster Free Press picked up the story too. Enjoy the send off, Natz!
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[yellow]MC Natz Retirement Rave, The Doncaster Warehouse[/yellow][/center]
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| Hixxy, Sharkey and Scott Brown head up the biggest Bonkers yet!
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Author: silver
Bonkers has been flying the flag since 1996, and now it's going big. The first names are in for Bonkers Sheffield at Network on Saturday 10th April 2027, and it's Bonkers legends Hixxy, Sharkey and Scott Brown.
The promoters are calling it their biggest Bonkers event yet: an indoor and outdoor mini festival from 1pm to 10pm, with 50+ artists across four arenas of hardcore, freeform, hardstyle, hard house, bounce, classics and more. Tickets are on sale now. That's a lot of names still to come!
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[yellow]Bonkers Sheffield, Network, 10th April 2027[/yellow][/center]
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| Dreamscape is going back to V7 Saxon Street!
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Author: silver
So much for the final chapter! Just a day after Sanctuary Forever said goodbye to the old V7 Saxon Street site on 7th November, Forever Presents and ESP have revealed Dreamscape - The Return to V7 Saxon St, at Arena MK on Saturday 6th November 2027.
If you were raving in the 90s you'll know Dreamscape called The Sanctuary home, and the brand has been out on a 35th anniversary tour this year. There's no lineup yet, just the date and the flyer, which is already up on Forever's events page. More as we get it. Better get the whistles ready!
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[yellow]Forever presents Dreamscape - The Return to V7 Saxon St, Arena MK[/yellow][/center]
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| Ravelife EP #2 lands with Klubfiller's Words!
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Author: silver
Klubfiller's Ravelife imprint is still putting out proper label packs. Ravelife EP #2 dropped on 5th November 2026 (cat RL024), a ten-tracker of hardcore and hard dance with Klubfiller's Words opening the set.
Also on the bill: 2 Sick Puppiez, Levelz, Nuton, Blitz 1 & Shel-B, Squibz, Ben Journiee, D-Willz, Yannis Gorak and Hyperblaster. Harderstate logged the full tracklist the same day, and it's up on the Ravelife Bandcamp. Nice to see a working UK hardcore label feeding the scene with a proper EP rather than just singles. Check it out!
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[yellow]Various - Ravelife EP #2 (Ravelife)[/yellow][/center]
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| Fracus and Darwin send out Signals For Anarchy!
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Author: silver
Fracus and Darwin have been one of the most reliable UK hardcore doubles for years, and they've just put another one out on their Brutal Kuts imprint. Signals For Anarchy landed on 29th October 2026 (cat BKRP121) with an Original Mix and an Extended Mix, clocking the Original at 3:03 of happy hardcore according to the listings.
Brutal Kuts is home turf for the pair, so no surprises there, just another solid hit of modern UK hardcore from a duo who know exactly what they're doing. Have a listen!
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[yellow]Fracus & Darwin - Signals For Anarchy (Brutal Kuts)[/yellow][/center]
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| Al Storm drops two Dark Shadows albums for Halloween!
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Author: silver
If you've followed Al Storm's Dark Shadows series you'll know Halloween is when the horror hardcore comes out to play. This year he went one better and put out two full albums at once: Dark Shadows Part IX: Burn The Witch (247HCLP042) and Dark Shadows Part X: Bloodlines (247HCLP043), both on 24/7 Hardcore around 30th October 2026.
Fifteen tracks apiece, with names like Scott Brown, Eufeion, M-Project, Rob IYF and Klubfiller in the mix alongside Al Storm himself. Part X is also up as a double CD on the 247 Hardstore. Proper seasonal album news from a label that still knows how to throw a Halloween party. Check it out!
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[yellow]Al Storm presents Dark Shadows Part X - Bloodlines (24/7 Hardcore)[/yellow][/center]
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| Eufeion dives into Atlantis!
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Author: silver
Eufeion's been busy lately (Skybound on Fox Hop was only a week ago), and he's already back with a fresh one. Atlantis landed on 6th November 2026 via 24/7 Hardcore (cat 247HC439), with an Extended Mix and a Radio Mix.
He called it a vocal happy hardcore cut about a girl searching for the city of Atlantis where she can be free amongst the sea waves, and put it out on streaming the same day. Good to see a rising UK hardcore name keeping the releases coming. Have a listen!
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[yellow]Eufeion - Atlantis (24/7 Hardcore)[/yellow][/center]
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| M-Project's first UK hardcore album in three years!
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Author: silver
Japanese rave mainstay M-Project has been flying the UK hardcore flag for years via Off Me Nut, Mokum and his own Terraform Music, and he's just put out Noctilucent (TFCD-027), his first UKHC-focused album in three years since Rave Expedition 3.
The 10-tracker mixes brand new cuts with remodelled favourites including Vibrations and Bright Future, plus a collab with HiroHiro on More Than Enough. Geek Jack opened international CD orders on 5th November 2026, and M-Project himself shared the news on X. Proper album news from a producer who knows how to keep the rave sound alive. Check it out!
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[yellow]M-Project - Noctilucent (Terraform Music)[/yellow][/center]
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| Charly Lownoise and Dune take us to Heaven!
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Author: silver
Two names that need no introduction if you've got any 90s hardcore in your bones: Charly Lownoise and Dune. They've teamed up with vocalist Diandra Faye on Heaven Is A Place, out since 30th October 2026 on Bionic Bear (cat BIO105).
The You Love Dance write-up calls it a hard-hitting hard dance smasher with pure happy hardcore energy and a 90s touch, and the single comes with an Original Mix and an Extended Mix. Nice to see the old school icons still making new ones. Check it out!
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[yellow]Charly Lownoise, Dune & Diandra Faye - Heaven Is A Place (Bionic Bear)[/yellow][/center]
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| Dune drops Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You!
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Author: silver
If you were around in the 90s you'll know Dune, and if you weren't, Hardcore Vibes and Who Wants To Live Forever probably still ring a bell. The German happy hardcore legend is back with a modern remake of George Benson's Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (NGCMLFY), out now on UK hardcore label OneSeventy (cat ONESEVENTY244).
He premiered it live at We Love The 90s in the Netherlands last year, and the single finally landed this week with an Extended Mix and a Radio Edit. OneSeventy is usually home to the modern UK hardcore crew, so it's a nice crossover for a classic name. Have a listen!
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[yellow]Dune - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (OneSeventy)[/yellow][/center]
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| Bonkers goes back to the 90s with Sam Laxton
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Author: silver
Bonkers needs no introduction round here, and the label is still putting records out. The latest is Dance You Got The Chance from Sam Laxton (BONKERS093), out since 21st October 2026. Sam announced it on X as a "90s Happy Hardcore inspired single" and reckons fans of the first 2 Bonkers compilations will find it right up their street.
Bonkers calls itself a multi genre hard rave brand these days, so it's nice to hear the old sound getting a look in. Have a listen!
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[yellow]Sam Laxton - Dance You Got The Chance (Bonkers)[/yellow][/center]
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| Darren Styles and TOZA: Give It To Me!
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Author: silver
Love him or hate him, Darren Styles keeps them coming. His latest is a team-up with TOZA called Give It To Me, out on hardstyle label Dirty Workz since 22nd October 2026 (cat DWX2231). LimeSounds lists the extended mix as happy hardcore at 160bpm, so no warning needed for the die-hards this time.
When we checked the Beatport Hard Dance / Hardcore top 100 this week, there it was among the neo rave and hardstyle crowd. Good to see a hardcore name holding its own in there. Check it out!
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[yellow]Darren Styles & TOZA - Give It To Me (Dirty Workz)[/yellow][/center]
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| HTID heads to Melbourne for the first time!
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Author: silver
HTID has been a fixture in Sydney and the UK for years, but Melbourne has never had one. Until now! HTID presents Klassic 2027 is the first ever HTID in Melbourne, at Pica in Port Melbourne on Monday 25th January 2027, the night before the Australia Day holiday.
Klassic is a classics show from start to finish: 8 artists with 3 b2b sets. Gammer and Hixxy fly the UK hardcore flag alongside D-Block & S-te-Fan, DJ Isaac, Noisecontrollers, Stonebank, Warface and Wildstylez, with Scott Alert v Dean Dee in support and Villain hosting.
General tickets went on sale on 23rd October. Dust off those classics!
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[yellow]HTID presents Klassic 2027, Pica Port Melbourne[/yellow][/center]
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| Sanctuary Forever: one last rave on V7 Saxon Street this Saturday!
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Author: silver
If you ever made the trip to The Sanctuary in Milton Keynes you'll know the address, V7 Saxon Street. Dreamscape, Helter Skelter and plenty more made history there between 1991 and 2004, and this Saturday (7th November) it all comes back for the last time with Sanctuary Forever: The Final Chapter at Arena MK, 2pm to 1am.
The bill reads like a who's who: Hixxy with MC Whizzkid, Sy b2b Seduction, Sharkey, Dougal b2b Vibes b2b Force, a 90 minute History of Helter Skelter set from Billy Daniel Bunter and Slipmatt b2b Phantasy, plus Scott Brown, Breeze, Vinylgroover and Ramos and Supreme in the A-Z.
The organisers say final release tickets are on sale and it's over 75% sold out. "No rewinds. No second acts." Last dance it is then!
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[yellow]Sanctuary Forever: The Final Chapter, Arena MK[/yellow][/center]
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| Eufeion's Fox Hop takes off with Skybound
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Author: silver
Remember Eufeion? The Futurecore Records producer we covered back in 2013 for his debut album Digital Age is still flying the uplifting UK hardcore flag. Eufeion has announced that "Skybound", the second release on his new project Fox Hop, is out now on streaming and digital platforms.
According to Beatport the release (cat FOXHOP002) landed on 30th October 2026 with a Radio Edit and an Extended Mix. In Eufeion's words: "Skybound tells the story of magic & adventure in a fantasy realm where the sky is your guide". Have a listen!
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[yellow]The sky is your guide[/yellow][/center]
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| Vinylgroover's The Rave Theme gets the DJ Evo treatment!
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Author: silver
If you've been into hardcore for a while you'll know the name Vinylgroover, and his own label The World of Obsession. The Obsession camp has just released a brand new DJ Evo Extended Remix of Vinylgroover & Technophobic - The Rave Theme, a track from Vinylgroover's 'Time' album back in 2014.
According to the Beatport listing the single is out now (3rd November 2026) on The World Of Obsession Recordings, cat NTWO180, and it's also streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.
Good to see the classics still getting dusted off. Check it out!
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[yellow]The Rave Theme, Evo style[/yellow][/center]
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