Ridgewood, NJ’s Prawn impressed when they released “Kingfisher” back in 2014, a mathy emo masterpiece that came with all the bells and whistles. Or in Prawn’s case, all the strings and horns.

- by Christophe Vanheygen

Yeah, yeah … We know … My Chemical Romance and things. Whatever. This is Frank Iero and the Patience and it has nothing to do with Iero’s old band.

Partisan, the Belgian trio featuring former members of Rise And Fall, Oathbreaker and Maudlin, are back with a new 6-song EP titled “We Have Been So Terribly Betrayed”.

Metz, the Toronto-based trio that take pleasure in your discomfort, is back with album number three.

You might not know it looking at their album cover, but France’s Hightower play the kind of melodic punk rock that takes cues from Four Year Strong and The Story So Far, coupled with the speed of a

As soon as opening track “Complicated” bursts out of the speakers, you know you are listening to a Hot Water Music album.

Boston’s Choke Up is back with the follow-up to 2015’s “Black Coffee, Bad Habits”, which you should check out if you haven’t already done so.

Following two EP’s, Norway’s Sløtface are finally releasing their debut album, “Try Not To Freak Out”. A title that we can get behind.

“Canadian Graffiti” is The Riptides’ first new album in eight years and their eighth album overall.

Besides having one of the best band names around, Ellen and the Degenerates also have the uncanny ability to write punk rock songs that are as catchy and melodic as they are aggressive.