Knuckle Puck’s popularity is much like their live shows—ready to explode. They were included in Alternative Press’s 12 Bands You Need to Know: 2014 and Idobi Radio’s “Artists to Watch in 2014.”

Knuckle Puck (taking their name from a Stick To Your Guns t-shirt) came storming out of the south suburbs of Chicago in 2010. They look not to only follow in the footsteps of fellow “Illinois Sad Boys” Real Friends, American Football, and Fall Out Boy, but add their own unique sound to the rich history of Chicago pop punk.

Knuckle Puck stands as perhaps the grittiest, hardest hitting pop punk band to come out since The Story So Far. Equally infectious and vindictive, Joe Taylor’s can belt out lyrics with conviction in a way only Parker Cannon could possibly match. Their songs are chock-full of brutal, nostalgic, authentic (and often beautiful) one liners that will surely be screamed right back at them during their shows and spread on the web as tumblr gifs. Kevin Maida and Nick Casasanto’s guitar work is flat out explosive and tumultuous as they shift through every enthralling and captivating rift they can muster. John Siorek, on the drums, tears his way through the songs giving them a stiff backbone. For comparison, they drip with the nostalgia of Real Friends and American Football while capturing the angst of The Story So Far. If you’re into explosive moshpits, yelling matches and finger-pointing, this band is for you.

To date they have released eight EPs: Knuckle Puck (2011), Acoustics (2012), Don’t Come Home (2012), The Weight That You Buried (2013), Neck Deep/Knuckle Puck Split (2014), While I Stay Secluded (2014), Calendar Days / Indecisive (2017) and Shifted (2018). Their debut full-length, Copacetic came out July 31, 2015, and their sophomore album Shapeshifter was released on October 13, 2017.