Noiz Ritual + 6 Pop/punk worldwide names

2024 was definitely the year of the genre recognized as pop-punk, bringing all the fun and anger that this musical dichotomy is capable of promoting. It’s difficult to know whether in 2025 we will still have this kid vibe on the charts. Judging by the quality of the bands/artists featured here, we could be in for another fun year…

Noiz Ritual

Νoiz Ritual is a 4+1 piece band that was formed in 2022 by John Varvas (4lt) on vocals, Nick Christolis (Four Sides of Strange, Afterblood, ex-Ghost Season, ex-Potergeist) on guitars, Mantalena Krikelli (Vegan Mosquitoes, Heavenblack, ex-Lost Arcadia) on drums and Ilias Xirogiannis (Imperfection) on bass.

The band was brought together by the shared longing for the 90s grunge music scene and the alternative rock and nu-metal of the 2000s. Despite Ilias having to move to another country for business reasons, and Yul Sada (Afterblood, Sticky Dog) taking up bass in his place, Ilias still remains in the band as a hidden ace up the sleeve, making guest appearances with his baritone distorted sound produced by his bass and pedals acting as a 2nd guitar.