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SPB featured stream: Drakulas - Midnight City

Posted in Records on April 30, 2026

It's our pleasure to share Midnight City, the third album from Austin, TX based Drakulas. The band features members of some well-known bands, namely Riverboat Gamblers and Rise Against, but this project takes a new turn with protopunk meets early new wave that describes a dark underbelly of a world gone awry.

Following Terminal Amusements (2020), this record continues to fester in Drakulas' fictionalized late '70s metropolis built on cheap thrills and endless paranoia.

“We Drakulas continue to evolve our sonic mastery of lo-fi instrumentation. Midnight City is the result of a dirty basement, menthol cigarettes and the warm glow of a cathode ray TV. We spilled kerosene on the keyboards to make them sound uglier. Not for squares,” the band says.

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The album is out on May 1 via Dirtnap Records (Wild Honey Records in Europe/UK). 

A Mr. Dinkles ditty

Posted in Records on May 16, 2026

Mr. Dinkles' debuted “Socialism Ditty” yesterday, a new single form the upcoming R.I.P.T. EP, which releases on June 5 on Futureless. The Los Angeles//Seattle duo play indie-punk with power-pop tones. Read more R.I.P.T. Track Listing Socialism Ditty Eat Chips and Talk Shit Letter to Elon Grinding My Teeth IDRW Upcoming … Read more

New from We Are Horror

Posted in Labels on May 16, 2026

We Are Horror Records has two new May releases: First, the label released Santa Carla by Hellbound Heist on the first. Second comes The Operating Table by Toria and the Terror, released yesterday, May 15. Read more Read more

New Morality, Bleached Cross

Posted in Records on May 16, 2026

Formed remotely between Chicago, IL and San Diego, CA, as a duo and growing into a full band based in Chicago, darkwave/post-punk Bleach Cross has just announced a new album called Wrath, which the band will bring down upon on us July 24 this year, courtesy of New Morality Zine … Read more

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Ritual Bronze: Ohio post-hardcore

Posted in Records on May 16, 2026

Ritual Bronze has announced their self-titled debut album, out June 12 on Steadfast Records/Sweet Cheetah Records. The post-hardcore grou pcomes from Cleveland, OH, often building on quiet/loud dynamics for emotional effect. Read more Read more

Anthrax iz back

Posted in Records on May 15, 2026

It's hard to believe, but Anthrax is 45 years into their career -- and they keep going. The band, featuring Scott Ian (guitar), Charlie Benante (drums), Frank Bello (bass), Joey Belladonna (vocals), and Jonathan Donais (guitar) just announced Cursum Perficio, their twelfth studio album, coming out Sept. 18 on Megaforce … Read more

Trash Sound Conglomerate, est. 2021

Posted in Records on May 15, 2026

Sophomore Slump will release in early September, a new album from Seattle, WA based Trash Sound Conglomerate, coming via Moodkiller Records -- sharing the news alongside a new single called "Skinless in Seattle. Formed in 2021, the band has released two singles, two EPs and, as of this fall, two … Read more

The Ultimate...And Justice For Art: Stories About Heavy Metal Album Covers:

Posted in Music News on May 15, 2026

Meet ...And Justice For Art: Stories About Heavy Metal Album Covers, a new hardcover book featuring interviews about iconic metal album covers. In total the 372-page book contains700 graphics and 120+ interviews including features on Black Sabbath, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Neurosis, and many more. Originally published in 2015 and … Read more

A double EP by Resurrectionists

Posted in Records on May 14, 2026

Resurrections of Milwaukee, WI, has a new double EP on the way -- a re-release of their Anytime You Make A Place For Them (2025) EP, combined with the brand new Ok, Let’s Play King EP -- out June 19 via Seismic Wave. “I joke sometimes that this is where … Read more

Vaux Records rises

Posted in Labels on May 14, 2026

Rise Records' founder Craig Ericson has launced a new label, Vaux Records, which has signed Cuntrol (Los Angeles, CA) and J Noire (Nashville, TN) to the roster to begin. The label will partner with Many Hats for distribution and MerchNow for merchandise/online store. Ericson was with Rise from 1991- 2015, … Read more

SPB premiere: "Kink" by Upset Boy and the Queens

Posted in Bands on May 14, 2026

Nashville, TN based rock ‘n’ rollers Upset Boy and the Queens have announced the upcoming release of a new EP, Hissy Fit of Destruction. The 6-song EP comes out on June 12 via Sweet Cheetah Records, but we have a new single for you now, "Kink." “I originally wrote ‘Kink’ … Read more

Rad Skulls and 5 labels team up for debut

Posted in Records on May 14, 2026

Rad Skulls will be releasing a full-length album -- their debut -- later this summer, See You in Hell. The record follows a demo and 7", and will release via a plethora of independent, international labels: Engineer (UK), Scene Police (Ger), Sell The Heart (US), Waterslide (Jap), and High End … Read more

Get set for Lights & Motion

Posted in Records on May 14, 2026

Instrumental group Lights & Motion just announced plans for Bloom II, a six song collection out on May 29 via Deep Elm Records. The band exits hiatus with a follow-up to their 2018 release, Bloom, as explained by Christoffer Franzen" This EP was the first thing I wrote when I … Read more

Ink Bomb explodes with "Rome Is Burning (again)"

Posted in Bands on May 14, 2026

Dutch punk band Ink Bomb shared a new single today, "Rome Is Burning (again)" b/w "Rerun", kickng off a trilogy of planned 2026 double singles. The band last released Saudade in 2024. Read more Read more

The Mountain Goats' Days

Posted in Records on May 13, 2026

2026 will bring us album #24 from The Mountain Goats, featuring a lineup of John Darnielle, Matt Douglas, and Jon Wurster on the new Days, out August 7 on Cadmean Dawn Records. “This album began life as Grunges, a sequel to Goths, after I made a joke on social media … Read more

FVRMN ep7

Posted in Records on May 13, 2026

Tokyo based alt-punk band FVRMN just released ep7, a new fundraiser for Tokyo Exotic Animal Sanctuary. The EP features 7 songs, including a remastered version "French Uhuru", a collaboration with Brittany Luna (Catbite), and a remix by Toilet Rats, and more. FVRMN released Suicides last year, their fifth full-length (Sweet … Read more

Billy Batts and the Made Men (live)

Posted in Records on May 13, 2026

Atlanta, GA punk band Billy Batts and the Made Men is the latest to release via DCxPC Live, announcing the upcoming release of DCxPC Live Vol. 41: Billy Batts and the Made Men Live at El Dorado Bar, Troy, NY 1/10/25. The band formed in 2019 and is on the … Read more

A Neptune sighting

Posted in Records on May 13, 2026

Experimental artists Neptune return with the new Play Some Music, out June 5 on Sleeping Giant Glossolalia. It is album #9 from the band, and their first new material in 12 years. Listen to a preview below. Read more Tracklist: 1. #41 2. Enter H— 3. Glass Masque 4. Furies … Read more

Envy's Insomniac Doze 20 years later

Posted in Records on May 12, 2026

Temporary Residence has announced a 20th anniversary reissue of Insomican Doze by Ency, first released in 2006 (and recipient of this triple author review here at SPB). The new update comes out on July 17, remastered with new packaging and lyric sheets in both English and Japanese. Read more INSOMNIAC … Read more

The Sleights and Land of Wolves: together and separate

Posted in Records on May 12, 2026

Punk band The Sleights and Land of Wolves have a new split EP out later this month, King of the Mountain, out on May 22, to be preceded by co-headlining live dates in Washingotn state. Expect joint dates in Colorado later this year. The four songs from The Sleights come … Read more