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The Rumjacks' release date

Posted in Records on December 13, 2024

Canadian Celtic-style punk band The Rumjacks have now announced a new record, Dead Anthems, out Feb. 7 on Four Four. The band has previously shared two singles ahead of what will be their sixth full-length and the follow-up to Hestia (2021).

The new record was recorded in Asbury Park, NJ and co-produced by vocalist Mike Rivkees and Pete Steinkopf (The Bouncing Souls).

The band heads to Europe in early 2025.

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Upcoming Tour Dates:

JANUARY
31 - Florence, Italy @ VHS Club

FEBRUARY
01 - Mantova, Italy @ Acri Tom Club
02 - Milan, IT @ Legend Club
04 - Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Upload
05 - València, Spain @ 16 Toneladas
06 - Madrid, Spain @ Gruta 77
07 - Santiago de Compostela, Spain @ Sala Malatesta
08 - Oviedo, Spain @ Cerveceria GONG
09 - Bilbao, Spain @ Zorrotzako Gaztetxea
12 - Brighton, UK @ Patterns
13 - Bristol, UK @ The Fleece
14 - Leeds, UK @ The Key Club
15 - Glasgow, UK @ The Cathouse
17 - Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
18 - Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Room
19 - Wolverhampton, UK @ KK’s Steel Mill
20 - Milton Keynes, UK @ The Craufurd Arms
21 -  London, UK @ The Underworld
22 - Southampton, UK @ Papillon
26 - Hannover, Germany @ MusikZentrum
27 - Antwerp, Belgium @ TRIX
28 - Parthenay, France @ DIFF’ART

MARCH
01 - Tarbes, France @ La Gespe
04 - Munich, Germany @ Backstage Club
05 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Dynamo
07 - Vienna, Austria @ Flex
08 - Prague, Czech Republic @ Lucerna Music Bar
09 - Warsaw, Poland @ Klub Proxima
10 - Dresden, Germany @ Beatpol
11 - Hamburg, Germany @ Logo
13 - Berlin, Germany @ SO36
14 - Cologne, Germany @ Luxor
15 - Paris, France @ Le Trainon
16 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Das Bett
17 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg

JUNE
07 - Quebec, Canada @ Red Bridge Fest

Counterfeit Gibsons in LA

Posted in Music News on December 12, 2024

A lot of people, and contraband, cross the US border. In late November, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and import specialists assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport captured and confiscated $18 million in fake Gibson guitars. The bust was the largest counterfeit musical instrument seizure on record, with … Read more

The Legendary Pink Dots are So Lonely In Heaven

Posted in Records on December 12, 2024

The Legendary Pink Dots are back, announcing a new 2xLP titled So Lonely In Heaven, out Jan. 17, 2025 on Metropolis Records. It is the band's second album post-pandemic, with founder Edward Ka-Spel still at the helm and the rest of the band spread out globally. As described via press … Read more

Time To Kill finds Rescüe Cat

Posted in Labels on December 12, 2024

Time To Kill Records has a valentine's gift of Rescüe Cat, as the Italian hardcore band will release its debut EP on Feb. 14, 2025, Flesh & WeaponI. The thrashy hardcore band has 8 song songs on the new EP, including the new single "End Me, Coward." Generally speaking, the … Read more

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A Hauntu track

Posted in Bands on December 8, 2024

Hauntu shared a new song this week, a standalone single following the release of a 7" earlier this year (Sell The Heart Records). The band is rooted in San Diego, CA and features former members of Luna/Warsaw, Holy Tears, The Dropscience, Fluf, and more,. Speaking of the new song, it's … Read more

No Genocide (vinyl edition)

Posted in Records on December 7, 2024

No Genocide, the first of a three compilation series released earlier this year on cassette and digital platforms, will be issues on vinyl on Dec. 31. The compilation series of No Genocide, No Occupation, and Yes Liberation was coordinated by The Dissidents and all profits benefit Gaza Soup Kitchen and … Read more

Meet Wolf Hex

Posted in Records on December 7, 2024

Armageddon Label releasee Profane Heresies, the debut album from Wolf Hex yesterday, Dec. 12. The band features current and former members of Dropdead, Ulcer, Straight To Hell, Paindriver, and Advocate and blend DIY with elements of old school thrash and death metal. Listen below and hit the player to purchase. … Read more

Gaytheist announces The Mustache Stays

Posted in Records on December 7, 2024

Portland, OR band Gaytheist gives us news of a new album and their first new music since How Long Have I Been On Fire? (2020). The band will release The Mustache Stays on Feb. 21, 2025 via Hex Records. It features 10 new songs and one cover to be announced, … Read more

New Amusement on the way

Posted in Records on December 7, 2024

Amusement will release a new 3-song EP and 7" on March 1, 2025 via Dirt Cult Records, with more releases announced. The first song on the new 7" was shared this week and is posted below, "Holding On." Additionally, a 12" is set for release via Brassneck Records and Shield … Read more

A Fotocrime flexi and a Big Black cover

Posted in Records on December 7, 2024

Fotocrime, the darkwave project led by Ryan Patterson (Coliseum) has released a new 7" -- giving away copies to show attendees in Louisville, KY last night. The EP is titled "Cautious/Crack Up," and shares both a new song and a b-side cover of Big Black, released in tribute to the … Read more

Yellowcard plays Australia

Posted in Tours on December 7, 2024

On the heels of Ocean Avenue turning 20, Yellowcard heads to Australia, joined in support by Motion City Soundtrack and Plain White T's. Released in 2003, Ocean Avenue was Yellowcard's fourth LP and sold over 1.8 million copies (and has over one billion streams). Dates are shared below. Read more … Read more

SpiritWorld shares "Western Stars & The Apocalypse"

Posted in Bands on December 7, 2024

Metallic hardcore project SpiritWorld is back, sharing a new single titled "Western Stars & The Apocalypse." The Stu Folsom led group last released Deathwestern in 2022. "I wrote 'Western Stars & The Apocalypse' right after Deathwestern came out, when we got home from touring Europe with Agnostic Front," Folsom says, … Read more

Spares' Better Days Will Haunt You in 2025

Posted in Bands on December 7, 2024

Spares, from Portland, OR, have shared the single "Grease Stains," which will also appear on the band's debut EP due in February 2025, Better Days Will Haunt You. The band draws influence from emo such as Burning Airlines, Archers of Loaf, and Nation of Ulysses. SPARES by SPARES Read more … Read more

Winter vibes from Venamoris

Posted in Bands on December 6, 2024

Venamoris, the wife-husband duo of Paula and Dave Lombardo, has shared a new holiday-themed single, "Winter's Whispers, explaining, "'Winter's Whispers' is a nod to our wavering, romantic love of the many vibes of the season," the couple states via press release. They recently shared another single, "In the Shadows," last … Read more

The Starvations go streaming

Posted in Bands on December 6, 2024

The Starvations, active from 1995-2005, have announced a series of reissues that includes their streaming debut. The Los Angeles, Ca based band begins with the reissue of their second album, Get Well Soon, originally released on GSL in 2003. The band also released A Blackout To Remember (1999), One Long … Read more

25 years of Cave In - Jupiter

Posted in Records on December 6, 2024

2025 will mark the 25th anniversary of Cave In's album Jupiter, with Relapse Records announcing a 3LP boxset (2cd/2cs) today. The boxset was remastered by James Plotkin in entirety and includes the full album, plus a live set recorded in 2000, as well as demos and more. Vocalist Stephen Brodsky … Read more

Prepare to get Gucked Up by Three One G

Posted in Labels on December 5, 2024

"Guck is a swirling, bubbling, grinding mass that grows larger and hungrier with each passing day," Three One G says, opening an announcement that they've added the new band to their roster. The band formed in Los Angeles, CA, and play a noisy form of chaotic industrial hardcore -- with … Read more

Wiretap Record Club 2025

Posted in Labels on December 5, 2024

As year end lists start popping up and we look to a new year, Wiretap Records announces the 2025 Wiretap Record Club, a label subscription service they've run for five years thus far. "We're keeping it simple this year. 5x Records and a T-Shirt," the label says. Read more Specifically: … Read more

Open the Slaughterhouse

Posted in Records on December 5, 2024

Los Angeles, CA based Slaughterhouse and Pirates Press Records have teamed dup for a new 5-song 12" EP, titled Sick and Tired, out soon. The band previously released a split 7" with Flores y Fuego and play 1980s fueled, to-the-point punk. There are four originals on the EP, plus a … Read more

SPB exclusive: The Brood - For The Dark

Posted in Records on December 3, 2024

Out on Dec. 6, The Brood is back with For The Dark, a brand new 12 song affair on Armageddon Label. Though the band formed back in 2011, For The Dark is their first long-play full-length album after a series of demos, 7”s, cassettes and the like. The five member … Read more