It's been two years since Massive Nightmares released their hook-filled self-titled EP. The Boston group kept busy in that time by sharpening their live show and recording their debut full length that is set to be released on October 30th. Ain't My World is indie-punk that is equal parts cynical and anthemic and producer Trevor Reilly (A Wilhelm Scream) helped make the album feel like the soundtrack to an end of the world party. To get things started, Massive Nightmares have released the lead single titled "Get Bent" — a song loosely inspired by After Hours.

The Fomites are back and faster than ever with Smoke A Joint About It.

Taking inspiration from the never-ending carousel of existential horror, The Fomites have decided to sit back, light one up, and party through the apocalypse with their signature style of spooky skate punk. With songs inspired by cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers, Tommyknockers, Reboot, and more... The Fomites are once again proving to be all gas, no brakes.

Smoke A Joint About It drops October 1st via Kinda Cool Records. 

Hospital Job will return to Rad Girlfriend Records with 1000 Places To Die Before You See, due for release September 25.

Hospital Job is the long-running project of Springfield, Illinois songwriter and musician Luke McNeill, who is also known for his work with The Copyrights. McNeill has used Hospital Job as a separate outlet for his songwriting since the project’s early releases, developing a catalog alongside his work with The Copyrights and other projects. The project has also remained active within the DIY punk community through releases, touring and collaborations.

Comeback Kid have announced their eighth studio album, Chosen Hell, due November 6 via SharpTone Records in the U.S. and Dine Alone Records in Canada.

The album builds on the band’s established hardcore sound while incorporating elements of modern metal, punk and more melodic material. According to the band, the record expands on the musical approach that has defined their work while introducing new contrasts.

Chastity will release a new full-length, I Built This Prison Myself, on November 13, 2026. The album is based on a story from the band’s hometown of Whitby, Ontario, focusing on the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital and a 1976 fire set by a 16-year-old patient who burned down a barn on the hospital grounds.

Written by Chastity’s Brandon Williams, the 10-song album uses the story as a starting point to explore themes of fear, powerlessness, control and identity. The album’s title reflects its focus on the ways external pressures can become internalized.

French alt-emo band Paerish will release their new album Rita on October 16 via SideOneDummy Records. The band has also shared “Vapor Cloud,” the second single from the record, following “Wait For Dark.”

“Vapor Cloud” reflects on the band’s years of writing and the desire to maintain a creative life over time. Vocalist and guitarist Mathias Court says the song grew from the question of whether the urge to create can fade as people move beyond their twenties and settle into other parts of life.

Ahead of their fall tour dates, acclaimed post-hardcore art rock pioneers Shudder to Think return with a new track and news of their first project in almost three decades. The three-song Who Sent You EP is due September 11th via Dischord Records, and its title track – a song that vocalist Craig Wedren notes, “unintentionally encompasses multiple eras of Shudder To Think” – is available now.

Jagger Holly has announced its fifth full-length LP, WET HOT EUROPEAN SUMMER.

Recorded at The Timber Room in Saalfelden, Austria, the album features 13 new tracks, engineered, mixed and mastered by Tombo of 7 Years Bad Luck, with cover design by Tommaso Eppesteingher.

Wet Hot European Summer track listing: