Punk rockers The Eradicator are out with their third album today. The record assumes the role of John the Squash Man, who battles both internal and external enemies in order to keep his title. There’s blazing punk riffs, infernal vocals and anthemic choruses galore to get you riled up as the masked warrior rages on – if you’re a pusshead
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Gothic post-punk rockers Convert released a video for “Unnatural Acts” off recent album “Saves.” The video has an apocalyptic feel with clips on masked doctors, mass surveillance, disorderly conduct, strange AI experiments and riots. Such ideas go hand in hand with the song’s overall theme of just how ugly humanity can get. Directed by the band’s own Sam Sharkey.
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Milwaukee-based Vacancy Chain helped start a compilation with 13 other artists to make a timely and powerful statement in face of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade this year, blasted through fuzzed amps and damning lyrics. Each song is a metaphorical blow returned to institutions that have inflicted pain on women for centuries, whether it’s the courts,
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Noise rockers Spoy are out with a new single. The band brings their other-worldly song structures, wailing vocals and cacophonous riffage into a headbanging shredder. The final minute of the song ascends and then erupts into a dissonant trance, leaving you at the edge of your seat. We hope it’s the sign of something bigger in the works to come
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Duck Earnhardt, also known as Matt Glassel, released a two-track cassette this month dripping with ransom note, stenciled DIY aesthetic and amp-busting riffs pulled from the American hardcore wave of the early ‘80’s. A single maxed-out guitar blares an air raid siren noise over a simple drum machine track while Glassel belts out lyrics about awaking something primal in yourself.
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“Lifer” by Brave You is full of powerful punk-infused rockers with vocalist Mary Sibilski and guitarist Alex Meylink trading verses about parties, memories, regret, youth and facing adulthood. Influences from bands like The Lawrence Arms and Dillinger Four bleed through as most songs are energetic, melodic and often introspective. “Dream On” is a song about holding onto youthful memories with
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Punk rockers Bathhouse Kill Squad are out with their debut album. It’s nine tracks that throw punches at the bullshit by incorporating horror themes and humorous metaphors into lyrics that alternate between getting screamed and spoken. The first half of the record comes firing out the gate with blistering speed but the tempo slows down a bit in the second
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Electro-punk band Lavish Waste are out with their debut record. With a danceable retro-future feel while making use of the vocoder, these six tracks bring vibrant melodies of electronic and guitar-laden varieties; they’ll most certainly get your foot tapping and body bouncing. Lavish Waste get the room shuffling with “Juice Demon”; they’re having a record release show this Saturday at
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It was a stacked night of punk at Bremen Cafe Wednesday night, featuring Holy Shit!, Curbsitter, Primrose and San Diego’s Human Issue. Primrose are a noise punk duo consisting of drummer-vocalist Sam S and guitarist-vocalist Bruno Vitols. Wednesday was only their second show although they’ve been working with bands such as Curbsitter, Ballstomper and Mind Harvester to break into the
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Garage rockers Duckling have a new single out. Inspired by the recent mass layoffs by CapTel, who have been a major source of employment for Milwaukeeans and are now replacing their workers with AI, the song has a buzzing bass line and jangly riff that rumble underneath the band’s refrain “CapTel saved my life!”. Although the song was written a
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Alternative rockers Cutters are out with their debut self-titled album. It’s a little punk, a little metal, and a ton of rock ‘n roll, with songs raging about everything from internet creeps to the ruling class to bands not pulling their weight to a man coming after you after dark. With crushing solos, call-and-response moments and a knack for calling
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Punk rockers Murder Generation have the video out for “Ambassador” from their self-titled debut record. It’s shot by Rich Altenach using the grainy 90’s video style and depicts the band rocking out as a messy apartment is investigated. It’s a song about being an uncontrollable monster; the video is an allusion to when Jeffrey Dahmer’s gruesome doings were revealed to
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Punk rockers and wrestling enthusiasts Florida Brothers Band released a new EP. Kicking things off with an intro created by synthwave artist BVSMV, the EP flings you right into the fun madness of punchy riffs and silly subject matter, tackling things like crooked politicians and the aftermath of eating White Castle. The third track is a cover of Electric Eels’
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Folk punk project Tinyhands dissolved a couple years back, but they had one album in the chamber that never got released – until now. They’re back with a batch of stripped-down folk tunes containing metaphoric lyricism and forthright sentiments. Songs touch on trying to be better with your words, struggling with feelings, walking past people judging you, and being over
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Solo hardcore punk project Gorilla Knifefight released a new ripper this week. Matt Glassel rages about the fear that the system oppresses us with, whether it’s via guns and badges or endless lies. But we have our voices and love is worth fighting for, so never give up. It’ll be on an upcoming split tape and proceeds from the track
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The band rip through ten tracks on their sophomore album.
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Hardcore punk bands Reality Check and Tr3y 5ive joined forces for a four-song split EP. With two songs each, both bands bring riffing rampage and brutal breakdowns; Reality Check rage about someone who’s fake and full of shit in “Counterfeit” while “Settle the Score” confronts worker exploitation and suffering under the system, and then Tr3y 5ive accost impending death with
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Rock and roll band Mertles Acres have a new EP out. It’s six tracks full of punk-tinged power pop sensibilities. These songs confront feelings of collapse, loneliness, and losing control themed with the American Dream – being told you can do it all yourself when really you need others. The facade of American self-determination has been getting exposed – leaving
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Hardcore punks Slogan Boy dropped a new tape featuring six tracks – two old ones, two new ones, and two covers. The covers are from Circle One and Reagan Youth. If you like blistering and unabashed Midwest punk, look no further – Slogan Boy aren’t putting up with the racist, classist, hatemongering bullshit. Stay tuned for their upcoming debut full-length
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Punk rockers Curbsitter are back with a new record. It’s six tracks of ass-kicking punk, ripping about things from your body growing mold to nobody being meant to be pigs to being around your friends. There’s a keen sense of urgency here, feeding the vigor of frantic vocals and flush riffs. Curbsitter will be delivering this energy live this summer,
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Cutters are at it, full send, on their latest single.
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A new thrash band is here to melt faces.
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Cutters call out bands that aren’t working hard on their new track.
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Punk rockers Faster Faster Faster (F3) released a new EP. The band gets down and dirty with three boisterous tracks. Whether they’re rocking out about going insane or being free from a failing relationship, F3 break through the brick wall with catchy hooks and soaring group vocals. Jump into F3’s spiral of chaos with “Rabbit Hole EP.”
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Garage punks Deadly Friend have a two-piece out – their first original music release. With distorted riffage and animated vocal delivery, both songs howl with sweating ferocity. The band’s sound is live-ready and eager to crash right into their headbanging crowd. An accompanying music video for “Bloody Ropes” is attached as well. We hope it’s the sign of something bigger
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