Formed as teenagers in 2012, Clayface set out to do nothing more than kill some time hammering chords in a parent's basement. Ten years on, the Oldham boys are finally set to release their long-awaited debut album. After a decade of honing their sound, 'AILMENTS’ is their most refined, honest and uncompromising effort to date. Blending early skate punk influences with gruff, shout along melodies and a hint of hardcore purism, Clayface touch on themes of alienation, self-loathing and the frustration of modern-day life.

Toronto’s masters of melodic hardcore, Brutal Youth, have just announced the release  of their anticipated new LP Rebuilding Year (due out April 21st on Stomp Records - pre-order) with an advance single and video for the song Moonstones. The single calls to mind late 80’s and early 90’s West Coast punk, with hints of Big Drill Car, ALL and Good Riddance scattered throughout.

Hot Mulligan - self proclaimed #1 Hot New Band and inventors of Post-Emo - have formally announced their forthcoming new album ‘Why Would I Watch’ out May 12 via Wax Bodega. A new song titled “Shhh! Golf Is On”, taken from the album, is out now and can be heard below.

Harsh Realms' new album 'CVLT' will be out April 1st on Shield Recordings! Recorded live during a couple of stormy days in February and April 2022 at Big Dog Recordings, Belgium. Recorded and mixed by the fabulous Tim Van Doorn. Mastered by Jens at Larsson Mastering.

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Indie-punk darlings Spanish Love Songs will release Doom & Gloom Sessions, a collection of fan-voted covers out April 25th via Pure Noise Records, from the nearly two-dozen recorded or re-interpreted and released exclusively for the band’s “Doom & Gloom Social Club” community since March of 2020. Today, fans can stream “Smile Like You Mean It” (original by The Killers) and be on the lookout for additional covers of songs like “Futures” (original by Jimmy Eat World), “Portions for Foxes” (original by Rilo Kiley), and “Now It’s On” (original by Grandaddy).

“No nonsense hardcore with a punch and a pulse.” That’s how Scott Vogel (Terror, Buried Alive) introduces Bad Blood, formed alongside members of Buffalo, NY hardcore bands Violent Way and Exhibition. Spending years talking about making music together, guitarists Eric Ellman (They Live, Violent Way) and Mason Hutchins (Violent Way), bassist Greg Vinal (Exhibition) and drummer Nick Terlecky (Violent Way) created the music while Vogel penned the lyrics. The result is the five hard-hitting tracks that make up The Bad Kind Decides EP, set for release March 31st on Flatspot Records.

Introducing superviolet: The new project from The Sidekick's Steven Ciolek. The Ohio-based songwriter has announced his debut album, Infinite Spring, due out April 21st from Lame-O Records (pre-order). Made in collaboration with Zac Little of Saintseneca, the album's ten effervescent songs highlight Ciolek's knack for writing lushly textured guitar pop, and are sure to please fans of his past work and new listener's alike.

“Single Coil Candy” is the debut full-length album by Swedish alternative rock group Bring the Hoax. Set for release on the 12th of May via Lövely Records, the album contains the four tracks from Bring the Hoax’s self titled EP from 2022 (previously only released digitally) plus six new, until now unreleased songs.

Whether it was fear of the trademark bogeyman emerging from small-hours infomercial hell or it was just time for a change, but the artist(s) formally known as Thigh Master is now Dippers.