AUDIO: Jinksie – “Jinksie”
If you dig garage rock and the foundations of punk, even up to the first couple Ramones records, you’ll love Jinksie.
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AUDIO: Killing Blow – “Killing Blow”
Killing Blow’s new self-titled EP is an explosive and unapologetic collection of five short tracks that deliver a powerful punch. Most songs clock in at under three minutes, “Hell’s Doors” is the only track that breaks the threshold, but each song on this EP serves as a concentrated burst of pure anger. With no holds barred, Killing Blow unleashes a
Read moreVIDEO: Avenues – “Straight Jacket”
The song delves into the allure of a captivating yet slightly deranged girl.
Read moreAUDIO: Honey Creek – “iQuit”
Honey Creek continue into a new era with their second single of the year out this week. The song is a testament to those times where you’ve felt like saying “fuck it” and quitting something that just isn’t worth all the stress and frustration despite your best efforts. Whether it’s a job, a relationship, family or whatever it is you’re
Read moreRiotnine shakes the Cactus Club with “Death Before Detransition” EP release show
Riotnine, a Milwaukee band that plays a mix of skramz, emo and punk, screamed “Death before detransition” at an EP release show at Cactus Club.
Read moreAUDIO: World I Hate – “Years of Lead”
Hardcore punks World I Hate have unleashed their highly anticipated debut full-length album into the world. With eleven blazing tracks, the record brutally confronts the callous neoliberal machine that enables evil and violence to pervade in our world. The band is sick of nonstop, performative bullshit, seeking to eviscerate such injustice with the infernal, crushing onslaught of dystopian powerviolence. With
Read moreVIDEO: Milorganaut – “Eight Years Late”
Clocking in at under 90 seconds, the track wastes no time in unleashing its ferocious energy.
Read moreAUDIO: World in Action – “World in Action”
World in Action are a new Milwaukee punk band who just released their self-titled debut EP. Describing themselves as “anarcho-inspired peace punk”, the group right off the bat aren’t afraid to make their distaste for today’s increasingly bleak sociopolitical climate known. Through exciting buildups and a vigorous dynamic, these three tracks confront the evils and hypocrisies of capitalism and class
Read moreAUDIO: Snag – “Invasive Species (Cop City)”
Emo/post-hardcore band Snag released a new single last week – their first since 2021 album “Death Doula.” The song protests Cop City, which is the proposed clearing of forests outside of Atlanta in order to build a police training facility. With the band’s shrieked anxieties about the horrors of environmental destruction and state repression combined with their prog-adjacent screamo sensibilities,
Read moreAUDIO: Holy Shit! – “Used Punk”
Hardcore punks Holy Shit! have released a new album out on Vinyl Smash Records (US) and Snuffy Smiles Records (Japan). The longtime band and lovable friends deliver eight songs that come at breakneck speed with songs fueled by drunken antics, rowdy humor and uproarious catharsis. With blazing riffs that stop and go, vocals that scream in your face and drums
Read moreAUDIO: Infamy – “Dying to Live”
Hardcore fans gather – Infamy dropped their long-awaited debut EP this week! Over five tracks, the powerhouse band brings absolute sonic mayhem with diabolical riffage, blistering blast beats and growling vocals that command endless moshes. Tormented lyric themes of succumbing to demons, living a nightmare, the sharp pain of broken trust and struggling against individualism paint gruesome pictures of harrowing
Read moreAUDIO: Red & Black – “Young Til I Die”
Originally recorded in October 2013 during rehearsals for their first of only two shows, the album features the band ripping through ten tracks with raw punk energy.
Read moreAUDIO: Mulva – “The Prequel Trilogy”
Mulva are a new indie punk project that just released their debut EP. It’s just three tracks, but that gives the duo plenty of time to channel plenty of apocalyptic feelings and nonstop dread. Confronting toxic cycles and being caught in stagnancy, Mulva are sick of the same shit over and over, and there’s no better way to put melodies
Read moreVIDEO: Rat Bath – “Meat Poppet”
Horror and country band Rat Bath released a music video for “Meat Poppet” this month.
Read moreAUDIO: We All Shit – “Songs of a Bitch”
Folk punks We All Shit have a new EP out. It’s five tracks that put relevant social matters to playful melodies, touching on stories such as going up against the patriarchy, men victim blaming, God coming after us and drag queens saving the day. The final track, as the title suggests, prepares to just burn all this shit down. Don’t
Read moreAUDIO: Genau – “Flowers”
Gothic post-punk duo Genau released their first EP in three years last week. It’s four tunes of cold, shadowy rock that shimmers at many different speeds; “K.S.” kicks things into high gear with punkish energy, then “Talking” slows things down with a patient bass line and chugging, washing riff. With electronic rhythm behind their distorted cacophony, Genau create ethereal darkness
Read moreAUDIO: Enervate – “All Said And Done”
Hardcore punks Enervate dropped their sophomore EP last week. It’s four tracks of ignited riffage, unrelenting headbanging, mighty vocals and crushing breakdowns sure to shake the building. Lyrically these songs confront situations of being over someone else’s shit, shutting the world out, finding your stride in a fucked up world, and looking to stop wasting time. Enervate bash and brawl
Read moreAUDIO: Direct Hit! – “Wasteland”
Punk rockers Direct Hit! dropped a new single this week and it’s all about being alone in the abyss. The band goes full throttle here with blazing riffage and roaring vocals, unhinged by how isolating and futile it is to try and fit in; we’re all just waiting on our impending doom at the end of the day and it’s
Read moreAUDIO: Big Laugh – “Consume Me”
Big Laugh blitz through ten tracks in under 20 minutes, taking no prisoners along the way.
Read moreAUDIO: Faster Faster Faster – “Spiel”
The prolific punks have 18 tight tracks on their new release.
Read moreAUDIO: 2 Ball Screwball – “The Voices In My Head EP”
Ska punks 2 Ball Screwball are out with their sophomore EP – their first release since 2017. It’s four fun, energetic tunes that blow off plenty of steam to channel all the spinning thoughts and existential dread. These riffs and hooks have the power to get the crowd on their feet to sing, dance, laugh and forget the woes for
Read moreAUDIO: Big Laugh – “Shadow Figure”
Hardcore punks Big Laugh dropped a new single ahead of their forthcoming album “Consume Me.” Fierce and rambunctious, “Shadow Figure” is a full-on modern hardcore banger with riffage that rattles the walls and vocals that cut like a knife. In the final minute it takes on a fearsome, crashing melodic shift that feels like something’s haunting you akin to the
Read moreAUDIO: Big Laugh – “Mask”
Big Laugh’s latest single “Mask” is proof of the band’s love for hardcore punk and modern hardcore in a single explosive package.
Read moreAUDIO: Gorilla Knifefight – “THIS KNIFE WINS THE FIGHT!”
Duck Earnhardt closes 2022 with another Gorilla Knifefight tape. Hardcore punk is as fast and furious as ever here, balancing personal angst with societal angst through igniting riffs and a pounding drum machine. Earnhardt battles greedy capitalists and the Internet while also holding on tight for love and for his friends, ultimately prevailing. Gorilla Knifefight emerges victorious with “THIS KNIFE
Read moreAUDIO: Bad Year – “Faded Memories”
Bad Year hit their stride with six tracks of working class pop punk.
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