AJJ - a.k.a. folk-punk legends Sean Bonnette (guitar/vox), Ben Gallaty (bass), Preston Bryant (guitar/keys), Mark Glick (cello) and Kevin Higuchi (drums) - announce their eighth studio album, and debut for Hopeless Records. Recorded in 2022 in various studios across the Southwest with the band recording as a five-piece for the first time, "Disposable Everything" boasts apocalyptic themes and imagery like all the best AJJ records.
The Hearted - Jip Lee(lead vocals/guitar), Kayleigh van der Wijst (lead vocals/guitar), Casper de Haas (bass/backing vocals) and Tom Schoone (drums/backing vocals) - is an energetic poppunk band from Rotterdam, The Netherlands that is getting read
American Nightmare reappear with a new EP / first ever 10" vinyl release, Dedicated to the Next World. Set for release on June 2nd via Heartworm Press, Dedicated... is American Nightmare refusing to rest on legacy. You can preorder here.
These four new songs sound like classic and future American Nightmare; stripped down and sped up to their trademarked urgency and live violence. With stream of conscious lyrics and existential dread, these are revival songs for the modern disenchanted.
Jesus Piece gallantly broke onto the scene, turning heads for their feral live shows and grandiose, melodic songwriting which has since cemented them as standard stirrers and boundary-breakers. On …So Unknown, their Century Media debut, listeners ascend to the apex of metal and hardcore– where a mix of complex instrumentation is led by a manic, shaman-like vocal delivery from frontman Aaron Heard.
Nuremberg Germany's Melonball will be dropping their debut album BREATHE on March 31st via Thousand Islands Records/Lockjaw Records. You can check out single "Sicker" below. Of the song, the band says, “Certainly the most personal song for Oli. It is about the fact that-- while for many, "family" means support and positivity-- for some, it can also be a burden that you carry with you throughout your life.”
Made up of drummer Tyler Beaty (Goon, Break Yourself) and the brother/sister duo that is guitarist /vocalist Nick Hamby (The Raging Nathans) and bassist/vocalist Kayla Hamby, Dayton, Ohio’s Housegh
With the exception of a few recent live shows, Chicago rockers, LOTEC (formally Land of the El Caminos), have been relatively quiet, or so we thought. This hard-working trio have been busy writing and recording for their upcoming new record, Squares, their first since the release of Subourbon in 2001.
After twenty-five years of waiting, New York City cult indie favourites The Van Pelt have announced a March 17th release date for their upcoming fourth studio full-length, titled 'Artisans & Merchants,' which will be released jointly by Spartan Records in North America, La Castanya in Europe/World and Gringo in the UK (pre-order).
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