Monday, September 28, 2026

Norm Rejection release digital catalogue and announce return to the stage

Norm Rejection have made their recorded catalogue available digitally, as the band’s original line-up work on new material and prepare to return to the stage on Saturday 30 January 2027 at The Garage Music Hub.

Formed in 1993 by Michael Briguglio, Sean Vukovic, Wil Pace and Jo Kerr, Norm Rejection combine metal, thrash, sludge, hardcore, doom and punk with politically charged lyrics addressing rebellion, liberation, resistance and social change.

The digital catalogue has been launched with Kewn Records, and it brings together more than two decades of recordings, from Subtly Mesmerized? (1994) to Deconform (1998), 0002 (2000), Belligerent (2011) and The Radical Underground (2014). It offers listeners the opportunity to revisit the band’s work or discover it for the first time. The releases are available on the band's bandcamp page and all all major streaming platforms. 

These recordings also feature contributions from the late Andrew Martin and from Rex Grech Santucci, and include fan favourites such as “Malta Not For Sale”, “Caged” and “Kemm Hawn Dwejjaq fil-Pajjiż”.

The original line up (Pace - Vocals; Vukovic - Guitar; Kerr - Bass; Briguglio - Drums) reunited late last year. 



Saturday, September 12, 2026

New Publication: Blue SIA: the case for social impact assessment in the blue economy

“Blue SIA: the case for social impact assessment in the blue economy,” is published in npj Ocean Sustainability, a Nature Portfolio journal

The article argues for Blue Social Impact Assessment (Blue SIA) as a practical way of bringing blue justice and social considerations more firmly into Blue Economy governance—from ports and coastal tourism to fisheries, offshore renewables and maritime spatial planning.

Read the open-access article here:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44183-026-00235-9