The musical landscape is ever changing. New genres are popping up, new hypes burst out of nowhere and then die out, and new bands present themselves to the world. How on earth are you expected to keep up, right? Well, a little help never hurts! So here we are, your humble servants, ready to sift through those filters for you to present you with the best demos we have encountered. We sincerely hope you will check them out. They could become your new go-to band! Who knows. Al-Naf - Demo 2025 If you miss Hoax (I know I do) you might want to check out Al-Naf. To me, this demo sounds like missing Hoax songs., only better produced. I am still a sucker for bands that use boatloads of echo on the vocals-als-als-als so I am all in for these three tracks although it leaves me sad it is over in 3 and a half minutes. Loach - Demo A demo with twelve songs on it? Isn’t that a full-length? No, not if you play powerviolence, like Loach clearly does. What immediately catches your attention is the fact that there’s no guitar. And even though you hear it straight away you don’t really miss the guitar. The bass guitar alone is creating enough violent riffs to keep your attention for the full five to six minutes this demo lasts. Self Arrest - Demo 2 The second demo from this new band. Again I am transported back to the late '80s. … Read more
Every year we diligently assemble a list of our favorite albums of the year. Each SPB staff member enters the … Read more
For many years now, Scene Point Blank has taken the opportunity as the year ends to formally "pass the mic" … Read more
Another twelve months have passed. Even though it's our job to make predictions and call things before they happen, it … Read more
Sarasota, Florida’s Floating Boy have been grinding for seven years, quietly shaping themselves into a band that lives and breathes the ethics of Fugazi (if you couldn’t tell by their track inspired name) and the emotional chaos of DIY punk. Their debut full-length, Perfect Place, is the culmination of that time. There are ten tracks of anxious, politically charged emo-punk/post-hardcore … Read more
I've reviewed a lot of Brokedowns records over the years. First, I'll say I love the band and I honestly feel like they keep getting better. Second, I'll say that this record threw a couple of surprises at me. The band play multi-vocalist poppish punk in the school of Dillinger Four or Errth, albeit more on the angry side. There … Read more
When I started my end of year list this year I asked my pal Joel from Portland’s Dumpies to share his best of 2025 playlist with me. Several songs caught my attention which I, in turn, went and checked out the albums from which they had come. The one that has quickly climbed up my year end list over the … Read more
Deathcore is a genre that’s constantly threatening to eat itself alive. For every band trying to push boundaries, there are ten more content to recycle the same breakdowns, the same vocal gymnastics, the same studio-polished violence. Osiah, however, have never been interested in playing it safe and their latest EP Aion is proof that they’re still operating on a level … Read more
Crippling Alcoholism have always navigated a delicate balance between musical depth and immediacy. A blend that few bands attempt, let alone master, but Crippling Alcoholism's two previous full-length records, When … Read more
Is The Eradicator a joke that's been going for 10 years (the band), or for 35 (the skit)? Does it matter? Well, only in the sense that I question how … Read more
Standing between genres can act as a vantage point. For Prayer Group, sitting at the intersection between noise rock and hardcore has armed them with the necessary arsenal to propel … Read more
For experimental rock artists torn between noise-rock abrasion and torturous drone immersion, one side usually wins. It is either a certain sentimental and ethereal quality or an oppressive noise dimension … Read more
I believe the first I heard of this album was when Wild Honey released the limited edition It’s All About The Music concept 7” EP back in July. Exclusively released … Read more
Formed around the tight-knit chemistry of brothers Xavier and Vincent Morency with drummer John Muggianu, Canada’s Second Harbour are that rare modern post-hardcore band that sound equally comfortable bleeding and … Read more
Following the release of their recent full-length, Spite House will be hitting the road in early 2026 for an extensive run of shows across Europe, followed by select dates in the United States. The European leg will see the band supporting Militarie Gun throughout January and early February, with dates … Read more
Pop-fused rock band The Pretty Flowers of Los Angeles, CA, has announced a new album in March, kicking off the news with the single "Came Back Kicking." The new record … Read more
2026 will mark the release of the first new album from Bosse-de-Nage in 8 years, Hidden Fires Burn Hottest, coming out on March 6 via The Flenser. Work on the … Read more
India post-hardcore band Pacifist will release a new EP, five, out this Friday Jan. 16. The self-produced five-song EP merges suble post-hardcore heaviness with intricate guitar. Here's a single in … Read more
Post-doom instrumental band Clouds Taste Satanic has announced a new full-length called Berlin 2023, the band's second release in the Live in Studio series. It releases March 6 on Kinda … Read more
Galecstasy has a new album out at the end of the month. Recored with an improvised trio under the name Galecstasy & mike watt Trio, the album is titled Wattzotica … Read more
Joyce Manor released the new single "I Know Where Mark Chen Lives," the latest from this month's forthcoming new album I Used To Go To This Bar, out on Jan. … Read more
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