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What does Gonerfest 2020 have in store?

Posted in Shows on September 14, 2020

Gone digital for 2020 for obvious reasons, Goner Records' annual celebration will take a new look this year.

The event will feature live sets from 20+ bands, including Jack Oblivian & The Sheiks, Cheater Slicks, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Exbats, Mick Trouble, and more, plus film premieres, and other online activity.

Films include the US premiere of Country Teasers with footage of The Country Teasers/Oblivians tour in 1994), and You Got To Move: The Sacred & The Secular In The Hill Country.

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Learn more about Gonerfest, taking place Sept. 25-27.

Bands Include:

CHEATER SLICKS (Columbus, OH)
QUINTRON & MISS PUSSYCAT with Sam Yoger on drums (New Orleans, LA)
JACK OBLIVIAN & THE SHEIKS (Memphis, TN)
MELENAS (Pamplona, Spain)
THE REBEL (London, UK)
MARY TEE & BRUCE BRAND (London, UK)
MICK TROUBLE (New York, NY)
GEE TEE (Sydney, Australia)
ARCHAEAS (Louisville, KY)
DAVID NANCE (Omaha, NE)
EN ATTENDANT ANA (Paris, France)
BLOODBAGS (Auckland, NZ)
DICK MOVE (Tāmaki Makaurau, NZ)
OUNCE (Auckland, NZ)
GUARDIAN SINGLES (Auckland, NZ)
THIGH MASTER (Toowoomba, Australia)
MICHAEL BEACH (Melbourne, Australia)
EXBATS (Tucson, AZ)
TRUE SONS OF THUNDER (Memphis, TN)
LOUSY SUE (Indianapolis, IN)
ABE WHITE (New Orleans, LA)
NICK ALLISON (Austin, TX)
SABA LOU (Berlin, Germany)
ZERODENT (Perth, Australia)
BIG CLOWN (Memphis, TN)
and a few more to be confirmed!

Rise Against lead Dark Nights: Death Metal soundtrack

Posted in Bands on September 12, 2020

Rise Against are teasing the track "Broken Dreams, Inc." today in a trailer for Dark Nights: Death Metal, a new 7-issue comic book series from DC. The track is part of the 16-song accompanying soundtrack that will be released by Loma Vista Recordings at a still unannounced date. The comic … Read more

Something from Nothing

Posted in Records on September 12, 2020

Now approaching ten years as a band, Nothing returns with the band's fourth full-length. Nothing will release The Great Dismal on Oct. 30 on Relapse Records. The new record was ecorded during quarantine with producer Will Yip. Check out a video for single "Say Less" after the bump. Read more … Read more

Alternative Tentacles 7-inch subscription club

Posted in Labels on September 12, 2020

Alternative Tentacles has launced a 7" Club, where subscribers will receive 12 7"s over a 12 month period, beginning this November. The label says it will include a mix of items from the label's long-running catalog as well as brand new releases. Read more Anyone who is interested can get … Read more

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State Line to release Stolen Wheelchairs

Posted in Records on September 12, 2020

Anthemic street punk band Stolen Wheelchairs will soon release their debut record, The America, on State Line Records on Nov. 13, 2020. The title track is shared below. Prior to The America, Stolen Wheelchairs released a self-titled 7". Read more State Line Records · Stolen Wheelchairs - The America - … Read more

A new Tear Drop

Posted in Records on September 12, 2020

Texas hardcore group Tear Drop has an upcoming 3-song EP with one original track and two covers. The original is called "Forever Scarred" and debuted at MetalInjection this week. It also includes covers of The Exploited and Type O Negative. The EP, Did You Wanna Love Me To Death, comes … Read more

War on Women 2020

Posted in Records on September 10, 2020

Now one decade old as a band, War On Women return with a new LP that releases near election day in the US. To be titled Wonderful Hell, the feminisit and political band will release the new record digitally on Oct. 30 and then on physical formats two weeks later … Read more

New Dead Quiet, now

Posted in Records on September 10, 2020

Dead Quiet returns with their latest full-length tomorrow, Truth and Ruin. The new LP is the band's third overall and releases on Artoffact Records. Fans can hear it a day early, though, courtesy of a full stream at Cvlt Nation. The band plays metal with nods to the big sounds … Read more

2-Piece Brave The Cold

Posted in Bands on September 9, 2020

Brave The Cold, a duo featuring Mitch Harris (Napalm Death) and Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth) will release the 11-song Scarcity on Oct. 2 on Mission Two Entertainment. Formed in 2018, the two members are longtime friends who now join forces for a sound described as "glitchy, byzantine death metal" that frequently … Read more

First Aesop Rock in 4 years

Posted in Records on September 9, 2020

Friday November 13, 2020 will bring a new record by Aesop Rock, his first studio record since Spirit World Field Guide in 2016 and eighth solo record. The new record has 21 tracks in total, with 20 produced by Aesop Rock. Hanni El Khatib & Leon Michels produced the other … Read more

Romasa 3-song EP

Posted in Records on September 9, 2020

Hailing from New Orleans and featuring current and former members of Ossacrux, Torture Garden, and Witch Burial, Romasa has announced a new EP next month. The EP is titled Insufferable Cave Of Rotting Aspiration and releases on Oct. 30 on Hand Of Death Records. The 3-song EP features sludgey, death-tinged … Read more

New Vegas track: "Bury Me In Peat (258 PPM)"

Posted in MP3s on September 8, 2020

Vegas, who released ...not ever last month (and chatted with SPB about it in this interview), has a new song out called "Bury Me in Peat (258 PPM)." The song is available digitally via Bandcamp and can be streamed below. It was also released on an extremely limited edition flexi … Read more

Op Ivy tribute from Coffin Curse

Posted in Records on September 8, 2020

Coffin Curse Records released a brand new, 10-song Operation Ivy tribute -- both digitally and on a mixed color 12". Officially titled Unity: A Tribute to Operation Ivy, the comp shares Op Ivy classics, redone by bands including Small Wars, Postcard, and B.O.M.B. Coffin Curse is based in Knoxville, TN. … Read more

San Diego Swing Kids Anthology

Posted in Records on September 8, 2020

On Oct. 23, Three One G will release an anthology by 1990s San Diego band Swing Kids. Members of the post-hardcore band went on to play in The Locust, Some Girls, Yaphet Kotto, Sweep the Leg Johnny, The Album Leaf, and more. The new anthology, titled Anthology, collects 11 songs … Read more

(Virtual) Cold Waves festival

Posted in Shows on September 7, 2020

Chicago's industrial music festival Cold Waves IX has revamped its 2020 plans with a virtual festival set for Sept. 18-20. Originally the event planned for sets by My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Front 242, Stabbing Westward, and more. Instead, it will be free of charge online, with the … Read more

Quintron & Miss Pussycat announce Goblin Alert

Posted in Records on September 7, 2020

Goblin Alert, the first new studio album from Quintron & Miss Pussycat, comes out on Oct. 19. The record continues their established "swamp-tech" sound, but this time takes a turn in a new direction with live drums and guitar. Goblin Alert features Sam Yoger (Babes, AJ Davilla) on drums kit … Read more

Ryan Butler (Landmine Marathon) fundraiser

Posted in Music News on September 7, 2020

Ryan Butler, the guitarist of Landmine Marathon and a recording engineer for Exhumed, Misery Index, Ghoul, and more, has been added to the liver transplant list and he suffers from a rare disorder known as Wilson’s Disease. To manage the life threatening situation, Butler's loved ones have started a fundraising … Read more

Exquisite Corpse - Polyvinyl all-stars

Posted in Labels on September 6, 2020

Polyvinyl Record Co. came together during the pandemic with a new type of compilation. Titled Exquisite Corpse, the 11-track compilation features 47 of athe label's artists, each grouped into new "bands" via a random name draw. After being selected, a musician would contribute to a song, then pass it to … Read more

Public Enemy asks What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?

Posted in Records on September 6, 2020

On Sept. 25, 2020 Public Enemy graces the world with a 17-track new record titled What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?, courtesy of Def Jam Recordings. Political as ever in tone, the new record features the full original line-up, plus a hit list of guest appearances by … Read more

Hail The Sun reworks "Relax/Divide" for 2020

Posted in MP3s on September 6, 2020

Hail The Sun has an alternate version of "Relax/Divide" out now on YouTube, the first in a series of reimagined tracks by the California group. Working in partnership with their label, Equal Vision, Hail The Sun plans for a series of siilarly reimagined works from their catalog. Originally included on … Read more