Mike Patton, the king of all things unexpected, will sing the US national anthem prior to kickoff at the NFL playogg game between the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys tonight at approximate 7PM CST. Patton is best known for his vocals with the reunited Faith No More, as well as a diverse body of work that includes Tomahawk, Dead Cross, Mr. Bungle, Monodo Cane, solo vocal releases, and recently scoring a soundtrack.
Talking of hard to the core: Stick To Your Guns will be incarnating in Australia alongside the mighty Terror. It would be surprising if anyone remotely into hardcore would have not come across the two outfits with specifically Terror having honed their craft to become one of the most intense … Read more
The evolution of Harms Way is quite something. Not that they were not a veritable heavyweight in the realms of hardcore to begin with, but they have evolved into a force of nature that has to be reckoned with in all realms of what is considered to be heavy music. … Read more
Chicago's Irish punks The Tossers released a pair of holiday-themed songs earlier this month via Victory Records. The first song is titled, directly, "Merry Christmas," and was benned by vocalist Tony Duggins, while its companion track is a take on the New Year's poem "Auld Lang Dyne" by Robert Burns. … Read more
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Post-hardcore act Self-Evident have a new album coming out on January 18 titled Lost Inside the Machinery. The new album continues the band's hard-to-pinpoint sound that ranges from heavier to mathy. They've unveiled a video for the song "The Cutter" as a preview. Read more
Oakland, California-based Wolves in Argyle have released a vidro for the song "Dangereux," in preview of their upcoming debut full-length of the same name next month. The band plays a grunge/punk style heavy rock with shades of desert rock and '90s alt rock. Out on Incineration Ceremony Recordings, the album … Read more
A lot has happened since 2003, when SPB first launched onto the worldwide web. Site founders moved on to new projects, people graduated college, got married, found careers, etc. Staff comes and goes, but SPB remains focused on independent music throughout all of these changes. When SPB turned 10 in … Read more
Great Falls has released a new album, A Sense of Rest, streaming online at Revolver. The new album is a combination of post-hardcore and noise and was released yesterday via Corpse Flower Records (USA) and Throatruiner (Europe). The band has two previous full-lengths and features members of Undertow, Kiss It … Read more
With an EP already to their credit, Corase will head to Japan in March and to Groezrock festival in Belgium next April. The band consists of Ryan Knowles (ex-Capsize) and Brandon Gallagher (ex-Old Wounds). Read more Mar 20 - Tokyo, Japan @ Seata (w/ Vision of Fatima)Mar 22 - Nagoya, … Read more
Ron Varod's solo project ZVI has announced a new album on a new label in the new year. To be titled Deer Pink, the Kayo Dot, Sabbath Assembly, Psalm Zero, and So Is The Tongue member's new album will be released on Nefarious Industries in the spring. It is his … Read more
Full of Hell have announced that the band has finished recording a new album at God City Studio with Kurt Ballout, tentatively scheduled for a mid-2019 release on Relapse Records. It will be the band's fourth full-lenth. In other band news, they will be playing with Integrity, ILSA, and Year … Read more
Cold Cave have announced a late winter/early spring tour that starts in San Francisco next February and circles back to Los Angeles a month later. They'll be joined by Adult and Sextile, and will also play with Psychic TV in Brooklyn. The band last released You & Me & Infinity. … Read more
It's been 10 years since the release of Never Better by Rhymesayers/Doomtree rapper P.O.S. To mark the anniversary, P.O.S will reissue his third album on triple vinyl and hit the road for a 10-day tour where he'll perform the record start-to-finish. The reissue includes four bonus tracks and a screen-printed … Read more
Southern Lord is continuing its 20th anniversary series with an upcoming double LP complete discography of sludge band Toadliquor, to be titled Cease & Deceease. Check out the full track listing below, including the newly recorded "(Closing Sections Of) Inter-Stellar Space." Read more Cease & Decease Track Listing:LP 1 - … Read more
Forty years after the release of Entertainment!, Gang of Four are back with another new full-length in the coming year. Titled Happy Now, the album will release on March 1 on PledgeMusic. The band is noted for their angular post-punk sounds and the growing use of electronicsand the group is … Read more
Mark Deutrom has announced a new solo effort under the name of The Blue Bird, scheduled for release on Jan. 4 via Season of Mist. Deutrom, a former bassist for The Melvins, hasn't released new music under his own name for 6 years. The Blue Bird is described as "rock … Read more
Kids of Rage, a hardcore band from Spain, have released a video to the track "Hurry Up!!!" from their forthcoming record of the same name, due in January on Useless Pride Records. Check out the song here: Read more
Influenced by the likes of Drive Like Jehu, Metz, and Circus Lupus, Denver's Quits released their self-titled debut on cassette on Dec. 14 via Sleeping Giant Glossolalia. The band hits the US West Coast next month. The band features bassist Neil Keener who joined after the album recording, and has … Read more
Adult Swim is streaming a compilation titled Fever Dreams, curated by Dana Swanson with the intent to "create something that sounded incredible while driving at night. I’m also beyond fascinated with the dichotomy of the dreams that you have when you’re sick and half-awake: anything is possible, but someone else … Read more
Featuring members of The Gaslight Anthem and Bottomfeeder, New Jersey's Dead Swords will release their debut in 2019. Comprised of Alex Rosamilia (The Gaslight Anthem) and Corey Perez (Bottomfeeder/Let Me Run), the shoegave band will release the 11-song Ender on Human Blood Records on March 8. The band previously released … Read more
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