Pass the aux cord and grab a cold one––Pkew Pkew Pkew is back with Open Bar, their new album out May 13 from Dine Alone Records. Produced by Jon Drew (Tokyo Police Club, Fucked Up) and with songwriting guidance-and-support from Craig Finn (The Hold Steady), Open Bar is full of tight, rowdy modern punk songs with the heart and soul of classic rock.
The rock ‘n rollers from the Pacific Northwest THE DROWNS have announced their new EP “Lunatics” and released a video for the first single “Live Like Yer Dyin.” “Lunatics” is the follow-up to the band’s recently released 7” “Know Who You Are” and their previous full-length “Under Tension.” For “Lunatics,” The Drowns once again got back into the studio with producer Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem, Dropkick Murphys, The Bouncing Souls) to re-capture the magic they created for “Under Tension.”
The legendary CAVE IN makes a highly anticipated return with their Relapse Records debut, Heavy Pendulum, their first full studio record in over a decade. CAVE IN (Stephen Brodsky - Guitar/Vocals, Adam McGrath - Guitar/Vocals, John-Robert Conners - Drums) sees a revival following the addition of Nate Newton (Converge, Doomriders, Old Man Gloom) on bass and vocals.
Guitarist/Vocalist Stephen Brodsky comments:
Having signed with legendary hardcore label Revelation Records, Be Well are excited to announce their upcoming EP, Hello Sun, set for release on May 20th (pre-order). Serving as a followup to the band’s critically acclaimed The Weight And The Cost (2020), the record is full of high-energy, melodic hardcore infused with emotion and lyrical depth.
On their first new album since 2003’s ‘Three Chord Revolution’, Ann Beretta do what they have always done best.
Following a short intro, Sacramento’s Lightweight bursts out of the gate in true Iron Chic fashion with opening track ‘Whiskey Is Not A Jacket’.
Vancouver, BC pop-punks Chief State are back with a new single titled "Team Wiped" off their just-announced upcoming debut full-length 'Waiting For Your Colours,' which will be released via Mutant League Records on July 1. The follow-up to the band's 2021 stand-alone single "Metaphors" and 2020 breakthrough EP 'Tough Love,' 'Waiting For Your Colours' is the culmination of 5 years of relentless hustle (not to mention a ton of blood, sweat, and tears).
Keep your eyes out for Boston's next national indie-rock export: Mint Green. Today the band announces their debut album, All Girls Go To Heaven, is coming out June 3 from Pure Noise Records, and they've also shared a video for one of its highlights, "Trying." Complete with a video directed by Haoyan of America, it's a song that juxtaposes internal desire with harsh reality, as vocalist Ronnica explains:
Hardcore legends, Terror, have returned with the announcement of their upcoming eighth full-length, Pain Into Power (pre-order). Due out May 6th via Pure Noise Records, Pain Into Power finds the band reuniting with founding guitarist and current Nails mastermind, Todd Jones, who produced the explosive new record. The resulting album is Terror boiled down to their most primal and viscerally effective form: 20 minutes of unrelenting hardcore fury that never goes out of style.
New York pop-rockers State Champs are welcoming in their new era with a bang and have announced their brand new 4th studio album, "Kings Of The New Age", out May 13th via Pure Noise Records. The album includes previously released singles “Outta My Head” and “Just Sound” alongside nine never-before-heard tracks featuring guest vocalists Ben Barlow, Chrissy Costanza, Mitchell Tenpenny, and Four Year Strong.
