We got a package in the mail from To Live A Lie records and it was a loud one.  This label specializes in blistering punk rock, hardcore, grindcore, fastcore, and powerviolence.  Now, instead of trying to act like I know what I’m talking about when it comes to these genres, I’ll just say that this [...]

After a brief webstore snafu, No World Order Records is once again offering the vinyl pressing of the album Northern Failures from under-appreciated noise rock kingpins Cable. 10 years old and limited to 340 black vinyl copies on heavy-duty canvas covers sewn and screenprinted by hand, this sounds like a release well worth owning for [...]

This one kind of came out of nowhere for me, but I’m always excited to hear a new Murder by Death album.  If you haven’t heard their brand of punk-flavored Americana yet, check the tune below, you just might get hooked.  “Good Morning, Magpie” is available in two editions:  Simple (200 gram orange LP, edition [...]

Over three years in the making, this album from midwesterner Ryan Davis’ State Champion project is now ready to be savored by the public.  Before getting into the music, let me share a bit of the label’s writeup on this release:  “Having created a sound that is a product of its upbringing, with Sweetheart of [...]

I guess this is the week for hugely influential 90’s post-hardcore, huh?  Polyvinyl has put up a preorder for FIVE new vinyl reissues by the legendary Illinois band, Braid.  The pack includes “Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five” (2xLP, 180 gram white vinyl, edition of 700), “The Age of Octeen” (LP, 180 gram blue vinyl, edition [...]

Here are a couple of monumental 90’s punk reissues.  First up is Jawbreaker’s “Unfun”, a 1990 release that had a huge influence on the punk/emo/hardcore scene throughout the 90’s.  The vinyl has been remastered from the original analog tapes, and is available for the first time since 1992.  It’s a great deal at only $12.99.  [...]

There’s really nothing I could say about this record that would possibly make you want to buy it any more or less than you already do or don’t want to buy it. The Epitaph exclusive tan vinyl is up currently out of stock at epitaph.com, limited to 500 and housed in a gatefold jacket with [...]

The newest album from Darkthrone is now available to pre-order on 180 gram vinyl. This should be welcome news for those in the know, and those who are not have an opportunity to add a few notches to their kvlt stick (or schtick). This is numbered and limited to 2000 copies from the Peaceville store [...]

New Melvins vinyl always means lots of excited people.  This new “From The Nursery” EP features a long version of “Dies Iraea”, a remix of “It Tastes Better Than The Truth”, and a nine minute version of The Wipers’ “Youth In America”.  It is limited to 2,000 copies on silver/gray vinyl, and it will run [...]

Magic Bullet Records’ own Forensics have a new four-song 10″ EP out, their first recordings on anything but a 7″ in over five years.  There’s a lot to like about “You Don’t Have To Win, But You Have To Fight”.  First of all, the artwork by Daniel Danger is stunning.  The record was pressed on [...]

Yes that is correct. As most of you should already know by now, Deathwish Incorporated has just announced three new vinyl titles up for sale in their online store. Among them is the most recent full length album from The Hope Conspiracy, which initially created a bit of confusion when it first surfaced for sale [...]

The fine people of Init Records have does us all a favor and reissued the long since out-of-print Chronoclast by Buried Inside on 180 gram virgin vinyl with new artwork and a letter-pressed cover. If your first introduction to this band was last year’s Spoils of Failure (as mine was) you owe it yourself to [...]

We don’t really know much about this band, but our buddy aaaaaa likes them, and we value our readers.  Algernon Cadwallader have a new, actually pretty awesome sounding 7″ ep out called “Fun”.  It reminds me a lot of what “emo” used to sound like in the 90’s, not the garbage it is today.  They [...]

So, here’s the deal.  There’s this guy named Rick Froberg, he used to lead this pretty legendary band Drive Like Jehu, and now he’s in this other band that everyone loves, Obits.  Well, in between those two bands, he also helped lead another band that was a pretty big deal, Hot Snakes.  Their 2002 album, [...]

I’ve had my eye on this one for awhile, but I was waiting for a US distributor to pick it up before we posted about it. Well, Gilead Media has copies now, and even though they are a bit pricey, the packaging and music easily justifies the expense. Clone Vol. II is a compilation curated [...]