Matt Szwed – UP THE PUNKS

Bands

Skitkrimes

February 18, 2026October 8, 2026

Noise Speed Aggression! Skitkrimes was a raw punk band from Te Whanganui-a-Tara/ Wellington, active from 2022 to 2023, with a final release in 2024. Their

Bands

Piggery

November 30, 2025April 22, 2026

Piggery were a Wellington crust punk band active from 2017 to 2021. Drawing on D-beat, sludge and black-metal influences, the group featured Sam Thurston (guitar),

Bands

Maced

September 28, 2025October 8, 2026

Maced is a four-piece grindcore band from Te Whanganui-a-Tara/ Wellington. They play disgustingly distorted, ultra-fast grindcore, with a punk-rock leaning and some powerviolence and hardcore

Bands

Pvnisher

August 6, 2025April 28, 2026

Pvnisher was a Wellington, New Zealand-based punk duo active from 2018 to 2020, known for their abrasive fusion of crust punk, black metal, and noise.

Bands

Corpse Rat

July 12, 2025September 17, 2026

Corpse Rat was a Te Whanganui-a-Tara/ Wellington punk band known for their raw punk sound fusing Japanese fastcore with black metal crust. The band featured

Bands

Nullpolitik

July 4, 2023October 8, 2026

Nullpolitik were a short-lived d-beat raw punk band from Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. They formed in 2024 after the end of Simon (vocals) and Matai’s