HopePunk Records

Let’s rewind 30 years to the late 90s — the height of a new music revolution at the southern tip of Africa.

Stellenbosch, South Africa had become an unlikely epicentre of post-grunge experimentation. In the years following the end of…

WonderWolf and Lava Suit are back in 2026 with a long-lost archive of hidden, rough gems never before released.

WONDERWOLF ARCHIVES - “A NEW HOPE” DEMO SESSIONS (2005 - 2007)

Featuring a selection of 15 demos written and recorded between…

The South African metal titans are back! 

After a long hiatus, legendary rockers One Day Remains are back — recharged, reimagined, and ready to shake the ground once again. With a brand-new lineup, originally known as “Zion,” the band has…

They're back after 2 long years - South African Alt Metal legends Far From Who We Are treats us with another signature monster of a track “Clouds of Grey” - OUT NOW ON ALL PLATFORMS. 

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In the serene world of acoustic, soul, and folk music, a new star is on the horizon. Jacques Evans, a renowned and fast emerging UK-based songwriter and musician, released his highly anticipated debut album “Till The End Of Time” on…

We've just added some awesome new merch and ways to shop!

First up -  SPOTIFY SHOPPING! 

We've added selected popular merch lines for each of our artists directly in each of their Spotify profiles so you can shop directly while…

Torch the Smile, hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa, is a band on a mission to bring a fresh and exciting sound to the local heavy music scene.

The band starts this mission with their brutal debut single “MIRAGE”…

Are you ready for your new favourite album? The long-hidden debut from South African alternative rockers LIBERTY DOWN has finally been unleashed, and it's not to be missed.

Based at the tip of Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa - Liberty…

WonderWolf is back with something special, in collaboration with Lava Suit. 

GHOSTS II is the long-overdue remake of his haunting personal ballad, originally released in 2017 as part of his debut album "The Long Winter". 

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Wham Bam!'s back babyyyyyyyy! UNDERDAWG is here, there, everywhere! 

Party rock duo Wham Bam! is back with a groovy new pop-rock banger about self-belief and rising to the challenge that is set to become your new favourite party tune. 

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South African progressive rockers Far From Who We Are's back with another genre-bending emo-prog-rock BEAST via HopePunk Records. “Destroy” is out now on all platforms!

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“DESTROY” is filled with their signature infectious riffs…

Wonderwolf is back with “Mud” - an emotional and heartfelt rock ballad about dealing with depression and loss, a common theme in many of his songs.

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Musically the song delivers huge melodic rock energy, somewhat…

Lava Suit delivers an epic, dream-like tale with "Polar Bear Sunsets" - a song about losing the things that matter most through our own destructive actions, drawing parallels with our doomed battle with global warming, and the beauty that we…

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Soul Suture is back with a very special new collaboration featuring legendary South African rock royalty David Beretta Owens (Lithium, N8ive, The DeadBeats) - "INVINCIBLE" redefines the standard of world-class melodic alternative rock, and proves once…

Looking back at another great year of creating epic tunes in 2022. Thanks for the support! 

2022 saw some great new releases from:

HEADFURY | FAR FROM WHO WE ARE | WHAM BAM! | PIRATES OF RADIO | LAVA SUIT…

Hell yeah! The year's not yet over here at HopePunk HQ - we've got some damn exciting news to share...legendary South African Alt-metal kings Far From Who We Are just dropped a new collection of epic sonic treats! 

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Get ready for 2 epic previously unreleased B-side tracks from WonderWolf's archives - "Simplify Me" (released 30.09.22) and "Here with You" (released 14.10.22) are both out now!

First up is "Simplify Me", taken from Wonderwolf's archive of previously…

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South African rockers Far From Who We Are's beautiful new stripped down re-interpretation of "Easy Way Out (Piano)" is out now on all platforms.

First released back in 2017 as part of the band's self-titled debut, this…

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Global experimental rock collective Pirates of Radio have created some exquisite pieces of sonic art over the last few years. They've been pioneers of the remote creative collaboration model since 2018 (with the members all living in different…

We've added some cool new products to our HopePunk Merch Stores! 

GIFT CARDS!

You can now treat someone with a HopePunk Gift card (choose between GBP 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 cards) which they can use to…

"REBIRTH" IS OUT NOW!

HeadFury is on a hot streak. Following the release of their smash hit single "Glimmer" in January (#1 on MixFM's Top 40 for 3 weeks!) the band quickly followed it up with hard-hitting rock beast…

Are you ready for your new favourite song?

Hideaway is the magical new collaboration between global rock trio HeadFury and well-known South African singer-songwriter Nicola Mcleod, and damn...what a song this is! 

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Party rock duo WHAM BAM! are back with a super cute love song (released everywhere on Friday 6th May).

LISTEN / WATCH / DOWNLOAD "KISS ME" NOW

'KISS ME' is a sweet love song about hanging on to those…

TURN IT UP! Transcontinental rockers Headfury are back with "LIARS" - the banging 2nd single from their highly anticipated forthcoming album "Rebirth"

 "LIARS" released on Friday 22.04.22, and followed hot on the heels of smash hit and 1st single "Glimmer"…