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Tool's "Opiate" at 30

Posted in Bands on March 7, 2022

On March 18, Tool will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their Opiate EP, originally released in 1992.

The celebrate includes a reimagined/extended version, called "Opitate2," which is streaming at DSPs (and below).

It will be released on a blu-ray packaged with a 46-page art book and more.

The band is also touring in the US and Europe this year.

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TOOL tour dates:

March 1 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena

March 3 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena

March 4 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center

March 6 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena

March 8 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena

March 10 Chicago, IL United Center

March 12 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center Arena

March 13 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

March 15 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center

March 17 Moline, IL TaxSlayer Center

March 18 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center

March 20 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

April 23 Copenhagen, DK Royal Arena

April 25 Oslo, NO Spektrum

April 26 Stockholm, SE Avicii Arena

April 28 Hamburg, DE Barclaycard Arena

April 29 Frankfurt, DE Festhalle

May 2 Manchester, UK AO Arena Manchester

May 4 Birmingham, UK Resorts World Arena

May 6 Dublin, IE 3Arena

May 9 London, UK The O2 Arena

May 10 London, UK The O2 Arena

May 12 Paris, FR AccorHotels Arena

May 13 Antwerp, BE Sportpaleis

May 15 Berlin, DE Mercedes-Benz Arena

May 17 Cologne, DE Lanxess Arena

May 19 Amsterdam, NL Ziggo Dome

May 21 Krakow, PL Tauron Arena

May 23 Prague, CZ O2 Arena

May 24 Budapest, HU SportAréna

Butthole Surfers: What Does Regret Mean? on paperback

Posted in Music News on March 7, 2022

Melodic Virtue is issuing Butthole Surfers: What Does Regret Mean? on paperback -- out now, as of March 4. By author Aaron Tanner, the book was originally published in 2019. It includes a reproduction of a long out-of-print zine, Strange VD, authored by Gibby Haynes, as well an introduction by … Read more

Abhorrent Expanse: improvised avant metal

Posted in Records on March 6, 2022

Playing a complex genresmashing style of avant/improvisational death metal and featuring members of Zebulon Pike, Celestiial, Obsequiae, Abhorrent Expanse has shared a new song and news of an upcoming record. The Minneapolis/Chicago 5-piece will release Gateways To Respondence on April 8 via Amalgam Music (cd/digital) and Lurker Bias (cassette, limited). … Read more

Billy Howerdel is giving us "Poison Flowers"

Posted in Bands on March 6, 2022

Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle, Ashes Divide) shared a solo song and visualizer for the single "Poison Flowers" this week, the first single from an upcoming and currently untitled solo album which will release via Alchemy Recordings/BMG. “’Poison Flowers’ began with the bass guitar part and all of the pieces … Read more

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All Doomed EP

Posted in Records on March 6, 2022

Dutch punk band All Doomed has released a new EP, The Coming Years, available now via White Russian Records. Check out a single, "I Didn't Choose to Live Alone" below. White Russian Records also shared a new single this week by Dutch singer-songwriter Daniel Brooke. Read more

Capra dates

Posted in Tours on March 6, 2022

Capra hits the road this summer, on tour with Whores and Bummer, running through June and into early July. The band, Capra, just wrapped up a short run of dates with fellow Louisianans Eyehategod. Formed in 2016, the hardcore band has undergone various lineup changes and most recently released In … Read more

Live Meat Puppets record (and tour w/ Mudhoney)

Posted in Records on March 6, 2022

Meat Puppets, who will hit the road on tour with Mudhoney in a couple of months, will also release a live album in May. Titled Meat Puppets Live Manchester 2019, the album was recorded in the UK two years ago and captures their five piece line-up of original members Curt … Read more

The Good, The Bad And The Zugly present: Research and Destroy

Posted in Records on March 5, 2022

Verbosely titled The Good, The Bad And The Zugly are back with their sixth full-length record, Research and Destroy, coming on April 8 via Fysisk Format. The Norwegian punk band last released Algorithm and Blues in 2020, with the follow-up sharing a similar penchant for wordplay. To build hype, they've … Read more

Ghost sightings

Posted in Bands on March 5, 2022

Ghost shared a new song earlier this week, "Twenties," from the Swedish metal band's upcoming Impera album, due for release on March 11 (Loma Vista Recordings). The band is on a US tour now, followed by dates in the UK and Europe. Read more IMPERA TRACK LISTING: 01. Imperium 02. … Read more

Elway on April Fool's Day

Posted in Records on March 5, 2022

Elway, presumably named after a chain of car dealerships in Colorado, has a new record coming on April Fool's Day. Titled The Best Of All Possible Worlds, the new record contains 11 songs and releases via Red Scare Industries. The band will also be on tour in support of the … Read more

The Nika Riots planning full-length on Mas-Kina

Posted in Records on March 5, 2022

Norwegian metallic hardcore group The Nika Riots shared a new video this week, "Like Swans." "Like Swans" is a new song from their upcoming debut full-length, which releases on April 29 (Mas-Kina Recordings). The band previously released an EP called Set Fire in 2018. Read more

Deathcave II

Posted in Records on March 5, 2022

Seattle doom/sludge trio Deathcave is back with a new EP called II, set for release on April 22 via Satanik Royalty Records. The EP has two songs, "Birch Trees Are Bones" (on video at the link) and a b-side cover of "The Writ," originally by Black Sabbath. Formed in 2018, … Read more

Counterpunch with a single: "Waiting in the Wings"

Posted in MP3s on March 5, 2022

On Friday, Chicago pop-punk group Counterpunch released a new single online, "Waiting In The Wings," via Thousand Islands Records/SBÄM Records. The new single is about speaking truth to power, the band says, focusing on moral compass instead of messaging. The band says it is a taste of more to come, … Read more

Cold Years with a new song/new album too.

Posted in Records on March 5, 2022

Scottish emo-tinged melodic punk band Cold Years has set the date for their new album. The band will release Goodbye To Misery on April 22 through Inside Job/MNRK Music Group. The band shared "32" earlier this week, showing a Menzingers meets Gaslight Anthem style approach to songwriting. The band released … Read more

We're hearing "Crickets" from Moonraker

Posted in Records on March 5, 2022

Moonraker will grace us with a new record called The Forest, due for release on May 13 via a host of labels: Tiny Dragon Music, Bearded Punk Records, Bypolar Records, and No Time Records. Vocalist/drummer David Green gives insight into the new record: This record took forever to make and … Read more

Cremation Lily's Dreams Drenched in Static

Posted in Records on March 5, 2022

Available on April 15 via The Flenser, Cremation Lily returns with a new 10-track collection called Dreams Drenched In Static. The title track premiered earlier this week and we've posted it below. As pre-release press puts it, "The album was penned over countless sleepless nights and documents the liminal moments … Read more

Otoboke Beaver's Super Champon

Posted in Records on March 5, 2022

Otoboke Beaver will release a new album on May 6. The new record, called Super Champon, comes via Damnably record label and features 18 new songs form the Japanese garage-punk group. "Champon" is a Japanese noun, described by the band as "A mixture of songs from love to food, life … Read more

Thus Love to release on Captured Tracks later this year

Posted in Labels on March 5, 2022

Hailing from Brattleboro, VT, Thus Love has joined forces with Captured Tracks label and shared a new song, "Inamorato," from the upcoming record. The band's debut album, currently untitled, will release this fall on the label. The group plays dark-tinged post-punk. All three members identify as trans, which influences their … Read more

A new Pixies song and a tour to come

Posted in MP3s on March 5, 2022

The Pixies released "Human Crime," a new digital single (and video) on Wednesday March 2. The video, below, was directed by bassist Paz Lenchantin in San Pedro and Santa Monica, CA. The band will play a few US dates later this month, followed by dates in Mexico and UK/EU. Read … Read more

Joe Carducci To Hold Book-Talk Event

Posted in General News on March 4, 2022

Joe Carducci (SST Records, Rock and the Pop Narcotic) will be holding a book talk event with music journalist, Simon Reynolds. The two will discuss the difference between British and American cultures during and after punk-rock and the musical landscape in L.A. on March 20th at Stories & Books Cafe. Read more