Black Map, a band comprised of Mark Engles (Far/†††, Chris Robyn. and Ben Flanagan (The Trophy Fire), will released their debut album …And We Explode on Oct. 28 via Minus Head Records.
The band has a European tour scheduled for Oct.
The always busy Melvins will release a new album titled Hold It In on Oct. 14. In addition to the new record, to be released on Ipecac Recordings, the band will follow with a US tour startin gon the 15th.
The record was recorded as a quartet, the band's …
Relapse Records has inked Valkyrie to the label. The Viriginia band formed in 2002 and includes brothers Jake and Pete Adams (Baroness, Samhain), Alan Fary (Earthling), and Warren Hawkins.
The band has two prior full-lengths and several 7"s under their wings. A new full-length, consisting of 8 songs, is …
Lemuria has announced the recording of a 7" with Mark Ryan (Mind Spiders, The Marked Men, more), to be released as part of the Turnstile Comix series from Silver Sprocket. The 7" will include a Mitch Clem comic based on the band.
Lemuria will also be playing at the …
Primus will release a new album, Primus & the Chocolate Factory, on Oct. 21 on ATO Records, followed by a fall tour.
The record will be their first full-length in nearly 20 years and the line-up includes Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, and Tim Alexander. "The idea was to …
Negativland will release a nwe album, titled It's All in Your Head, exploring the concept of belief in God. The double Cd will release on Sept. 28 on Seeland Records. It is their first release in 6 years.
Now on tour with The Black Lips, The King Khan and BBQ Show will soon be performing and releasing under the name Bad News Boys, which was their original name back in 2003.
A record will be issued on In the Red next year by the duo.
Tankcrimes is getting set to reissue the self-titled debut from Brainoil this September. Members of the Oakland band have also spent time with Laudanum, Stormcrow, Watch Them Die, Destroy!, Dead Language, Grimple, Pig Heart Transplant. and more. It was originally releasedin 2003 on Life Is Abuse Records.
Universal Warning Records has announced their Take Cover! series, in which two bands will split a 7" while exploring mutual influences. On each side, an artist will contribute 1 cover song and 1 original. The same band will be covered for both sides.
The next 7" to release features …
New York Hardcore 1980-1990, by Tony Rettman, will be published in Nov. on Bazillion Points.
The collection of oral histories includes 450 pages, 50 chapters, and over 100 interviewsi npiecing together the story of NYHC.
On Sept. 16, long-running Sepultura will release Sepultura and Les Tambours du Bronx: Metal Veins - Alive at Rock in Rio. The CD/Bluray was recorded in 2013 and featurees French percussionists Les Tambours du Bronx. It's release is part of the band's thirtieth anniversary celebration.
The release will …
Baltimore's War on Women has joined Bridge Nine Records, who will release their upcoming 11 song debut full-length. The record is still to be titled and was just recorded--it will likely release in early 2015.
Members have previously played with AVEC and Liars Academy.
Moogfest has announced that it will next take place in 2016, hereby becoming a biennial event instead of occurring annually.
Moog Music announces that Moogfest will be biennial, with the next event scheduled for 2016.The fest was held in Asheville, NC, earlier this year.
Nude Beach will release a double LP on label Don Giovanni on Oct. 21. The record, titled 77, is the band's third full-length, following the aptly titled II.
Hemingway are preparing for the Sept. 30 release of Pretend to Care on 6131 Records. The band, from Portland, OR, carries a 1990s influence with comparisons to bands such as Knapsack.
A song form the record can be heard at Stereogum.
Cowards, the sludge/doom band from Paris, has announced that their debut Shooting Blanks & Pills will be reissued on vinyl in Canada. The record first released on Throatruiner in 2012 and is long sold out. The new issue will be released by Canada's Secret Handshake Recordings on Sept. 1. It …
The full line-up for the four day Oct. 16-19 festival Southwest Terror Fest III has been announced.
The Tucson, AZ festival will features many appearances, including from Neurosis, Sunn 0))), Goatsnake, The Body, and more.
Intronaut will start a new tour in November in support of their 10th anniversary as a band. They recently wrapped up dates with TesseracT.
The band last released Habitual Levitations in 2013.
Doomtree collective rapper Sims has premiered a video for "Sims Jong Il" off his upcoming solo LP Field Notes. The LP will release on Sept. 2 as is currently open for pre-orders.
Sims last released Bad Time Zoo in 2011 and has been performed sporadically in Minneapolis with …