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Novarupta announce second album

Posted in Records on August 19, 2020

On Nov. 13, Novarupta will release their second full-length LP. The new five-song album will be titled Marine Snow and releases courtest of Suicide Records.

Based in Sweden, the post-metal band features both current and former members of Ghost, Inter Arma, Red Sparowes, and Besvärjelsen. While no new material has leaked to date, the band just released its debut album, Disillustioned Fire, lasat year. 

Norvarupta was founded by former collaborator of The Moth Gatherer and Terra Tenebrosa, Alex Stjernfeld, with support from musicians including Josh Graham (A Storm of Light/ex. Red Sparowes), Lea Amling (Besvärjelsen), Robert Lamu (Skraeckoedlan), Martin Persner (Magna Carta Cartel/ex. Ghost), Mike Paparo (Inter Arma), and Arvid Hällagård (Greenleaf).

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Marine Snow Track List:

1. Broken Blue Cascades
2. Every Shade of Water
3. Trieste
4. No Constellation
5. 11°22.4′N 142°35.5′E

Amid COVID-19 shutdowns, US Senate introduces venue relief bill

Posted in Music News on August 19, 2020

With the majority of music venues shut down since spring and unable to earn income, the live music industry faces a bleak future. On Tuesday, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer announced he is co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation to help provide funding for closed independent music, comedy and theatre venues. In … Read more

SPB Premiere - "Conflict" by Zao

Posted in Records on August 18, 2020

Founded in 1993 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Zao has gone on to release 11 hard-hitting full-length albums and several EPs and splits, including 2019’s Reformat/Reboot remix album that, aside from traditional formats, was also released as an NES cartridge. Steadfast Records has a pair of upcoming releases from the group … Read more

Cold Years with debut in Sept

Posted in Records on August 17, 2020

Scottish group Cold Years have a new song out in preview of their upcoming debut album Paradise, a New Jersey rock-inspired record set for Sept. 4 release on eOne. The new single is called "Life With a View" and culls blue collar rock with notable influence from the likes of … Read more

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Body Double and "Bitch on Wheels"

Posted in Records on August 17, 2020

On Sept. 18, Body Double of Oakland, CA will release a new LP by the title of Milk Fed, releasing on Zum. To get fans ready, the band has a new single out now -- "Bitch on Wheels." Watch 'er after the jump. Read more Body Double - Bitch On … Read more

New Crake

Posted in Records on August 17, 2020

Crake will release a new 7" in Saddle Creek's Document Series. Titled "Enough Salt (For All Dags) b/w Gef" is set for a Sept. 18 release on 7" with pre-orders open now. The 7" is the thirteenth in the series overall, featuring Crake, and alt-folk band from northern England. Read more

New record from The Mountain Goats

Posted in Records on August 16, 2020

The Mountain Goats will released Getting Into Knives on Oct. 23, recorded at Sam Phillips Recording studio in Memphis, TN with Matt Ross-Sprang. The new record willl be issued by Merge Records and available on CD, 2xLP, and cassette. It follows the release of Songs for Pierre Chuvin, which was … Read more

Genghis Tron is back in the studio

Posted in Bands on August 15, 2020

In 2010, Genghis Tron went on hiatus. The band returns to action in 2020, announcing this week that they are working on their third full-length album, to be produced by Kurt Ballou. The lineup also features two new members. Vocalist Mookie Singerman is no longer with the group, and Genghis … Read more

New Mr. Bungle -- a revisited, renewed demo

Posted in Records on August 15, 2020

Mr. Bungle will release its first new album in 21 years, a revisited, re-recorded version of thier 1986 demo. The new record comes on out Ipecac Recordings on Oct. 30 and is titled The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo. The lineup for this new version of old cuts … Read more

A monster Bob Mould boxset

Posted in Records on August 15, 2020

Bob Mould and Demon Music Group will release the 24CD Distortion: 1989-2019 boxest (8 LP), a collection of much of Mould's post-Hüsker Dü output that includes solo and Sugar material. Overall, the collection includes 18 studio albums, four live albums, and two rarity/collaboration collections. In a statement, Mould says: “It’s … Read more

Coastlands album news

Posted in Records on August 15, 2020

Instrumental group Coastlands, from Portland, OR, are back with Death on Oct. 9 (Translation Loss Records). The upcoming full-length is described as ominous and heavy gazecore without vocals -- with the exception of a track with a guest appearance by Dustin Coffman of Glassing (listen here). The album was mixed … Read more

Get Dead in October

Posted in Records on August 15, 2020

Oct. 9 marks the release of Dancing with the Curse, a new album by Get Dead, courtesy of Fat Wreck Chords. The San Francisco, CA band started work on the new album over two years ago, with the finished product now ready for release. Evern though many songs were written … Read more

Bloom EP

Posted in Records on August 15, 2020

Bloom, from Sydney, AU, have announced a new EP on Greyscale Records. Speaking of the new record, In Passing, vocalist Jono Hawkey says: Relief more than anything else. We’ve poured a lot of time, energy and money into this release, and with how this year has panned out, we weren’t … Read more

Muck from Dikembe (and an 8-bit game too)

Posted in Records on August 15, 2020

On Aug. 19, Dikembe will release a new album called Muck. The band also recently released Dikembe: The Video Game, an app/game with some songs from the new album that set the tone for an 8-bit adventure that Google reviews "a little tough, but lots of fun." The new album … Read more

Spirit Adrift announce Enlightened In Eternity

Posted in Records on August 15, 2020

Spirit Adrift return with a new 8-song LP on Oct. 16. Titled Enlightened In Eternity, the new album captures an empower tone. Nathan Garrett explains: I wrote the songs on Enlightened In Eternity before my life fell apart, and from the beginning I set out to make this our most … Read more

The Damned Rockfield Files

Posted in Records on August 15, 2020

On Oct. 16, 2020, The Damned will release a new EP titled The Rockfield Files, named after the studio in which the band recorded The Black Album, Friday the 13th EP, and Strawberries in 1980-1981. The band, with three of the same members, returned to said studio in 2019 for … Read more

Video Premiere - "My Mother's Mother" By SAND Co.

Posted in Records on August 12, 2020

Built around the guitar work and delicate vocals of Ben Sandrock, German collective SAND Co.’s Forever Laying Down finds the songwriter joined by a quintet of musicians who help transform the tunes into more fully developed compositions replete with warm organ and synths. The end result is eight expressive tracks … Read more

Junior Bruce share new track

Posted in Records on August 9, 2020

Junior Bruce is back with the new Pray For Death, a full-length set for Oct. 30 release on Sludgelord Records. The Florida-based band has a new song from the album, "The Sleep Awakens," available for streaming now. Read more <a href="<a href="http://thesludgelord.bandcamp.com/album/pray-for-death" rel="nofollow">http://thesludgelord.bandcamp.com/album/pray-for-death</a>">Pray For Death by Junior Bruce</a> Read more

Boris back catalog offerings

Posted in Bands on August 8, 2020

As of yesterday, Boris has started to share some out-of-print catalog items from the band's impressive discography on bandcamp. In what will be a six-volume archive series, the band kicked things off on Aug. 7 by re-releasing 3 live albums that were originally released in the US on aRCHIVE record … Read more

The Menzingers stay at home

Posted in Records on August 8, 2020

We're beginning to see the artistic fruits of this year's stay at home orders. In something-new-something-old record called From Exile, The Menzingers have reimaged their 2019 record Hello Exile, with 12 stripped down, acoustic takes. The new record will be available through digital platforms on Sept. 25 and on vinyl … Read more