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Instigators - live and demo on LP

Posted in Records on June 29, 2021

Sanctus Propaganda has announced a pressing called 1993 Demo N Live LP from UK hardcore band Instigators.

Active in the 1980s and early 1990s and releasing records on Bluurg, this collection features the a-side 1993 demo recording originally released on Full Circle (cassette) and Vision On fanzine, and the b-side is an excerpt from a live show in Huddersfield on March 24, 1993, prior to their final tour.

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Note: edited for clarity on Sept. 29, 2022

SPB premiere: "Old Sparky" by Lower Automation

Posted in MP3s on June 29, 2021

Today Scene Point Blank is pleased to premiere "Old Sparky," a brand new song from Chicago, IL's Lower Automation. The band features hyper math-rock shifts blended seamlessly with noise rock blasts of aggression and frustration. To give listener's an early taste, we're sharing "Old Sparky," a song about the punitive … Read more

The Stranglers share tribute, new album news

Posted in Records on June 27, 2021

The Strangers are back -- officially with the release of new album Dark Matters on Sept. 10 -- but also now, via lead single "And If You Should See Dave..." The lead single is a tribute to late keyboard player Dave Greenfield who passed from COVID in May 2020. JJ … Read more

A new Halycon Days single

Posted in MP3s on June 27, 2021

Norway's melodic hardcore five-piece Halcyon Days has shared the second single, "Shadows," from their upcoming new full-length, set for official release in the fall. With melodic overtones, metalcore breakdowns, and shifting emotional vocals, the single hits on all levels while evoking tones of the previous decade. A full-length is set … Read more

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The Gift Of Gab (1971-2021)

Posted in Obituaries on June 27, 2021

Timothy J. Parker passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021, at the age of 50. Parker, better known as The Gift of Gab, Blackalicious, and Quannum Projects, was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2014 and received a transplant in early 2020. “He was one of the most positive human beings … Read more

Superchunk's Here's To Shutting Up is 20

Posted in Records on June 27, 2021

Long out-of-print, Superchunk's 2001 album Here's To Shutting Up is returning in deluxe form for its twentieth anniversary. On Ocgt. 22, Merge Records will re-issue the album on CD, LP, and also on limited orange swirl peak vinyl. Each the formats comes with a bonus "Bestial Warning" CD, containing 13 … Read more

A third Gloop

Posted in Records on June 26, 2021

Baltimore's Gloop, fomed in 2016 (then based in Shepherdstown, WV), has announced its intentiosn of third record -- Crayon Sun -- coming on August 20 courtesy of Grimoire Records. The new record was preceded by siblings The Tourist (2017) and Smiling Lines (2019), both also on Grimoire with Smiling Lines … Read more

Quicksand to bring us Distant Populations

Posted in Records on June 26, 2021

Scheduled for August 13 (digitally) and September 24 (vinyl), Quicksand is back with the new album, Distant Populations on Epitaph Records. The upcoming record produced and engineered by Will Yip (The Menzingers, Code Orange, Defeater), and mixed by Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold) and follows 2017's Interiors. … Read more

Bad Religion + Alkaline Trio = a stage near you?

Posted in Tours on June 26, 2021

Once planned for spring 2020, Bad Religion and Alkaline Trio will embark on a co-headlining North American tour this fall, beginning on October 15 in Riverside, CA and circling back on November to wrap things up on November 26 in Los Angeles, CA. "This tour is special;" offers Bad Religion's … Read more

Austin's Band of Bastards

Posted in Records on June 26, 2021

Band of Bastareds has announced Delete. Repeat., a 12-song record coming via Redacted Records/SilverDoor Music on July 23. The Austin, TX-based hardcore band features many scene faces, including current/former members of ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Sparta, Markov, Black Books, We'll Go Machete, and Glass … Read more

Epitaph Sign Soul Glo and Release New EP

Posted in Bands on June 25, 2021

Soul Glo have joined the Epitaph roster and have released their new 3-track EP, Vol. 2.  Read more

SPB Premiere - "Strange Times" by The Tin Can Collective

Posted in Records on June 22, 2021

Since 2011, Long Island, New York-based The Tin Can Collective has been pumping out folk-tinged punk rock with an emotional edge and a finger on the pulse of society (check out their 2020 track “Complicit” for proof). The band, built around John Warren and his sister, guitarist and co-songwriter Jess, … Read more

A new Heiress comes this falls

Posted in Records on June 20, 2021

Seattle trio Heiress will make a most triumphant return later this fall with the release of Distant Fires on brand new label Satanik Royaly Records, the inaugural release on the new label. The band, who last released Made Wrong in 2016, was founded in 2006 by guitarist Wes Reed. Members … Read more

Faith No More, Fucked Up 'N' More

Posted in Tours on June 20, 2021

The semi-active Faith No More has announced three headlining US tour dates in September. In addition to playing Riot Fest and Knotefst in September, the band will also visit Mayland Heights, MO; Pittsburg, PA; and Newport KY with Fucked Up set as the openers. The band will then head to … Read more

RMBLR MF/EP

Posted in Records on June 20, 2021

The enigmatic RMBLR (pronounced alternately as "Rambler" or "Rumbler"), is back with a new record titled MF/EP, due on June 25 via Spaghetty Town Records. As the label describes it: Trying to identify all musical participants of RMBLR would be as futile and pointless as attempting to count heads in … Read more

Mastodon plays with the fishes

Posted in Shows on June 20, 2021

On July 15, 2021, Mastodon will perform Captured Live at Georgia Aquarium, a streaming event hosted by Dreamstage that also raises fund for the Georgia Awuarium in their hometown of Atlanta. Mastodon recently released the Medium Rarities collection as well as singles for Bill & Ted Face The Music (Original … Read more

Brand new from Freezing Cold

Posted in Records on June 20, 2021

This coming Friday, June 25, Freezing Cold will release a brand new 2-song EP, available digitally and on limited edition 7" via Salinas Records. Titled Stuck on Hold/Drawn to Scale, the EP marks the band's first material since Glimmer, released in 2019 and continues their power pop, DIY punk, and … Read more

"100 Years" from American Thrills

Posted in MP3s on June 20, 2021

American Thrills have shared a b-side from their Old Things EP, which released this April. The new single is called "100 Years." Featuring vocals from Andy jackson of Hot Rod Circuit, the song is about learning from past mistakes and how time changes views. The single is now available on … Read more

My Morning Jacket: live records, live shows

Posted in Bands on June 20, 2021

Remember how you couildn't see live shows last year? It's kind of hard to forget. Anyway, bands are making up for lost time, including a new vinyl series called MMJ Live from My Morning Jacket, who are also prepping for their first tour datesi n five years. MMJ kicks off … Read more

The new Zealot R.I.P., coming soon

Posted in Records on June 20, 2021

A new Zealot R.I.P. record, The Extinction of You, is coming on Sept. 10 through Three One G Records. The punk-fueled hardcore band from Washington, DC features Jason Hamacher (Frodus, Battery, CombatWoundedVeteran), Mike Schleibaum (Darkest Hour), Blake Harrison (Pig Destroyer), and Peter Tsouras (Fairweather) and offers short, loud and fast … Read more