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Drug Church and White Reaper may visit you

Posted in Tours on December 17, 2025

Drug Chruch and White Reaper will embark on a co-headlining North Americna tour in the spring of 2026, with SPY, Death Lens, and Public Opinion popping on the bill at select dates too.

The record comes in support of PRUDE, released in 2024 by Drug Church, and Only Slightly Empty, out now from White Reaper.

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Upcoming Shows:

03.14 Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall %
03.15 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre ^ %
03.16 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ^ %
03.18 St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall ^ %
03.19 Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck ^ %
03.20 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall ^ %
03.23 Seattle, WA @ Neumos ^ %
03.24 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre ^ %
03.25 Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Fest ^ %
03.27 San Francisco, CA @ August Hall ^ %
03.28 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre ^ %
03.29 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park ^ %
03.31 Las Vegas, NV @ Area15 Portal ^ %
04.01 Phoenix, AZ @ Walter Studios ^ %
04.03 Dallas, TX @ Ferris Wheelers^ %
04.04 Austin, TX @ Mohawk  ^ %
04.24 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall # 
04.25 Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy #
04.26 Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall #
04.28 Toronto, ON @ Opera House #
04.30 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw #
05.01 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club #
05.02 Union Transfer #
05.06 Richmond, VA @ Canal Club ^ #
05.08 Asheville, NC Eulogy ^ #
05.09 Nashville, TN @ The Basement East ^ #
05.11 Jacksonville, FL @ The Albatross ^ #
05.12 Orlando, FL @ The Abbey ^ #
05.13 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum ^ #
05.14 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ^ #
05.16 Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom ^ #

^ w/ SPY
% w/ Death Lens
# w/ Public Opinion

Pictured: Drug Church

GWAR's The Gor Gor Strikes Back Tour

Posted in Tours on December 16, 2025

GWAR, the metal band from another world (but based out of Richmond, VA), has announced The Gor Gor Strikes Back Tour in early 2026, with support from Soulfly and King Parrot as the bands cross the US. The band last released The Return of Gor Gor (Pit Records), a mix … Read more

SoCal punks come together for LA benefit

Posted in Bands on December 14, 2025

Marking one year after the Los Angeles, CA wildfires, members of Social Distortion, Pennywise, the minutemen, Foo Fighters, Alkaline Trio, The Go Gos, and more have teamed up on the single "We Are LA," out Jan. 7, 2026. Sales will benefit Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. More info about the 12" … Read more

Chalk Hands return with new single

Posted in Records on December 14, 2025

Chalk Hands of Brighton, UK, has shared a new single "Breaking Waves," an angular post-hardcore track out on streamers as of Dec. 12. The band also announced their second album, The Line That Shapes the Coast of Us, will come out nexy year on March 27, 2026 via Dog Knights … Read more

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Proton Packs launch a new album

Posted in Records on December 14, 2025

Proton Packs' fifth release is a-coming, the new Visions From The Void, featuring 12 new songs, a theme album to "guide you like Virgil through a maze of mind trips, hallucinations, dreams, nightmares and prophecies," per the band's announcement. The band from Tuscany, Italy formed 21 years ago in 2004. … Read more

Second Stress Spells

Posted in Records on December 13, 2025

Formed back in 2021, shortly after a pandemic forever changed a generation, Stress Spells is back with their second album. Hearts Never Tire comes out on Feb. 6 via Fuzz Records, a follow-up to mmxxii demo (2022). The band also shared a new single last year onn a 4-band split … Read more

Toys That Kills' Triple Sabotage

Posted in Records on December 13, 2025

February 20 is the release date ffor Triple Sabotage, the first new album from Toys That Kill in a decade. years. The album will release on Recess Records, with two two-minute boppers shared in advance (below). Born of F.Y.P, the band features Todd Congelliere, Sean Cold, Chachi Ferrara, and Jimmy … Read more

Bright Eyes full album shows announced

Posted in Shows on December 13, 2025

Bright Eyes will play three cross-country dates celebrating the 21st annniversary of their albums I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, stopping in New York, Colorado, and California in mid 2026. Tilly and the Wall will perform at Red Rocks, The Moldy Peaches at Hollywood … Read more

The bomb EP: Tsunami Bomb/Hammerbombs

Posted in Records on December 13, 2025

Tsunami Bomb (East Bay) and Hammerbombs (Oakland) will release a split EP on Dec. 26, Bombs Away!, out on Rad Girlfriend Records. In the label's own words, Rad Girlfriend's Josh Goldman states (via press release): Side A features Tsunami Bomb delivering the tight, hook-driven sound that helped cement their place … Read more

Wasting Time in 2026

Posted in Bands on December 13, 2025

Toronto punk band Wasting Time just released the new single "Ripped Blue Jeans," a 1990s throwback-style melodic punk effort from the band's upcoming Are You Out Of Your God Damn Mind?, due sometime in 2026. Formed in 2017, the band last released Hurry Up and Wait and has five EPs … Read more

The sound of Swirls

Posted in Bands on December 12, 2025

Howlin’ Banana Records and À Tant Rêver du Roi have teamed up to release the second album from French indie-punk band Swirls -- coming next year. Release info is still under wraps, but in the meantime the band shares the new single "Powerstation." The band says: "'Powerstation" is an anthem … Read more

Echo Says Echo again

Posted in Records on December 12, 2025

On Feb. 27, 2026, Echo Says Echo will release Aithaleia, the second album from the post-rock band, coming out on Voice Of The Unheard Records. The new album includes new drummer Thomas Baratte. The first single is "Stuck in Eternity." Read more Read more

Amon Amarth, Dethklok, and Castle Rat

Posted in Tours on December 12, 2025

Amon Amarth and Dethklok will cross North America on a co-headlining tour next year. Both bands have exciting news in 2026, namely a new album is coming from Amon Amarth, whereas cartoon death metal band Dethklok is celebrating its twentieth anniversary since starring in Metalocalypse. Castle Rat will play each … Read more

Fucked Up's Zodiac

Posted in Records on December 12, 2025

Out today, Fucked Up marks 2025's conclusion with Year Of The Goat via Tankcrimes. The record continues the band's nearly 20 year run through the Zodiac series, four+ years after Year Of The Horse. Year Of The Goat is the first in the 10-part series finale, Grass Can Move Stones, … Read more

Trust Bad Brains

Posted in Labels on December 12, 2025

Bad Brains has formed a partnership with Trust Records. Trust was formed in 2020 with a focus on maintaining the availability of classic punk records, thus far reissuing Circle Jerks, Youth Brigade, 7Seconds, and more. But the Bad Brains partnership extends beyond that, with bassist Darryl Jenifer also sitting on … Read more

The Fake Friends announce Let's Not Overthink This

Posted in Records on December 12, 2025

Montreal, QC post-punk band The Fake Friends just shared "A Sucker Born Every Minute," a dance-punk tune that harkens back to the early 2000s and provides an early glimpse at their debut full-length album, Let’s Not Overthink This, out Feb. 13, 2026 on Stomp Records. Read more Read more

Rocky & The Sweden celebrate 30 with Punks Pot Head

Posted in Records on December 12, 2025

Japanese hardcore band Rocky & The Sweden will release a new album on 1-23, Punks Pot Head, which also kicks off the group's thirtieth year in action. The record will release via Relapse, who is also reissuing the band's back catalog, including Total Hard Core, God Save The Green, and … Read more

PUP's Megacity Madness

Posted in Records on December 11, 2025

Toronto band PUP has yet another release, a newly announced live album called Megacity Madness (The Official Live Recordings), captured from the band's "tour de Toronto" earlier this year, played six shows across their home city. The 13-track collection will release on vinyl on March 13, 2026 with recordings from … Read more

OSEES in 2026

Posted in Tours on December 11, 2025

Busybody band OSEES has booked headlining tours int he US and EU for 2026, dayes posted below. The band just released Live At The Broad Museum. Additional John Dwyer of the band has released a stop-motion animated short film called PILOT, which also has a soundtrack featuring his work. Read … Read more

Unsane's Occupational Hazard

Posted in Records on December 11, 2025

Occupational Hazard, the Relapse Records debut from Insane that originally released in 1998 will be reissued next year on Feb. 6, 2026, now via their Lamb Unlimited imprint. This edition includes additional live-in-the-studio sessions recorded in AmRep studio in Minneapolis, MN. Besides 6 bonus tracks, the entire record was remastered … Read more