Valient Himself has been the charismatic frontman for Valient Thorr for the last 22 years. He regularly does guest vocals with the Avett Brothers and has sung live or on albums with Motorhead, Mastodon, Red Fang, Gogol Bordello, Municipal Waste, Men Eater, Hjortene, Brief Lives, Heavy Temple and Fever Moon.
For 2024, Modern Life Is War present the Tribulation Worksongs sessions as a one 12"EP/Digital album. This release combines all three 7"EPs with "End Times Dub", a dub version of "Feels Like End Times", reimagined by Urian Hackney (Rough Francis, Iggy Pop, The Armed, etc). The packaging of the release is a combination of visual work from Jeffrey Eaton, Thomas Hooper, and J. Bannon.
German band, Dead Year, are set to release their new LP on Dirt Cult Records in North America and My Ruin Records in Europe.
Dead Years is a post-punk trio from Bielefeld, Germany. The band consists of Juiia, Hannes, and Jonas who have all played in other bands (Gloom Sleeper, Pointed, Ruins, Mayak, Shoyu Squad) before combining their talents and releasing a debut LP (Dirt Cult/My Ruin) in 2022.
Earlier this month, it was exactly 40 years ago that Kepi Ghoulie decided he wanted to form a band called Groovie Ghoulies. Luckily, the man isn't just a dreamer. And what better way to celebrate those 40 years than with long lost alternate recordings of some Groovie Ghoulies classics?!
This brand new Groovie Ghoulies 7" features two recently unearthed, unreleased recordings from 2006 by Kepi, Roach and Scampi of two World Contact Day-era classics: Lonely Heart Blues and Planet Brian Jones. KJ of Chixdiggit! even joins in for backing vocals on the latter!
As they are gearing up for the release of their new album, 'Vol. 2,' Melbourne, Australia's Split System was kind enough to list 10 of their favorite fellow Australian bands that have influenced them in some shape, way or form.
Chicago's Footballhead rcently joined Tiny Engines, who will give their debut album, 'Overthinking Everything,' a proper release in March.
Late Bloomer have announced their new album, 'Another One Again.' It will be out on March 1 via Dead Broke and Self Aware Records. Check out the first single, 'Mother Mary,' below.
Late Bloomer last released their EP 'Where Are The Bones' in 2022.
Another One Again track list:
Long time friends House & Home and Suntitle have joined forces on Split, a four song collaboration set to be released on January 26th via Open Your Ears Records. Split features two tracks from House & Home, produced at The Bakery Recording Studios by Will Beasley (The Dangerous Summer, Handguns, Turnstile), and two from Suntitle, produced at Creep Recording Studio by Jake Clarke and mastered by Will Beasley.
The Chicago-based punk/emo trio Heavy Seas has unleashed their highly anticipated second album, “Distortion Days”. The album is a sonic journey that solidifies their standing in the alternative music scene. A triumphant follow-up to their debut that not only showcases the band's evolution but also cements their unique sonic identity. One of the standout features of “Distortion Days" is the band's lyrical depth. Exploring themes of self-discovery, existentialism, and the turbulence of modern life. The poignant lyrics resonate and invite listeners to reflect on their own experiences.
On their Equal Vision Records debut EP, House Parties dish out bouncy, almost sickeningly sweet pop punk.
