Canadian technical skate punk unit Fullcount are allowing fans to stream their entire latest record, Part of the Game. The album features twelve blistering fast, shred-heavy tracks and has been released by Thousand Island Records in Canada and the US, Lockjaw and Mudcake Records in Europe, and Milestone Sounds in Japan. You can check out Part of the […]
Canadian technical skate punk unit Fullcount are allowing fans to stream their entire latest record, Part of the Game. The album features twelve blistering fast, shred-heavy tracks and has been released by Thousand Island Records in Canada and the US, Lockjaw and Mudcake Records in Europe, and Milestone Sounds in Japan.
You can check out Part of the Game below. As always, you should buy a copy if you like it and support great underground music.
The legendary crossover thrashers in D.R.I. have announced that they will be hitting the road this November and December. The band will visit a total of fourteen cities along the US Gulf Coast to round out 2018. You can check out all the dates below. The previous musical release from D.R.I. was the 2015 record, But […]
The legendary crossover thrashers in D.R.I. have announced that they will be hitting the road this November and December. The band will visit a total of fourteen cities along the US Gulf Coast to round out 2018. You can check out all the dates below.
The previous musical release from D.R.I. was the 2015 record, But Wait… There’s More!, which was released on Beer City Skateboards and Records.
The Finnish fusion of punk and rock and roll that is Daggerplay are allowing fans to stream their entire new record. The effort is titled Subterranean Reality and features fourteen tracks that straddle the aforementioned genres. If classic riffage set to a punk rock tempo sounds up your street, you can listen to Subterranean Reality below. […]
The Finnish fusion of punk and rock and roll that is Daggerplay are allowing fans to stream their entire new record. The effort is titled Subterranean Reality and features fourteen tracks that straddle the aforementioned genres.
If classic riffage set to a punk rock tempo sounds up your street, you can listen to Subterranean Reality below. The previous full-length release from the four-piece was 2013’s Urban Campfire Songs.
Somehow, it’s almost the holiday season again, and while it that doesn’t seem real or fair, that does bring with it some good news…the announcement of the Street Dogs‘ 2018 edition of Wreck The Halls! Now in its thirteenth year, this year’s Wreck The Halls festivities will take place at Boston’s Brighton Music Hall between […]
Somehow, it’s almost the holiday season again, and while it that doesn’t seem real or fair, that does bring with it some good news…the announcement of the Street Dogs‘ 2018 edition of Wreck The Halls!
Now in its thirteenth year, this year’s Wreck The Halls festivities will take place at Boston’s Brighton Music Hall between December 14 and 16. Openers vary from night by night and include such noteworthy acts as Art Thieves, Noi!se, Slapshot and more. As has been the case in the past, proceeds from the event will benefit the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes Foundation. Head below for the full rundown!
Street Dogs’ most recent release, the stellar Stand For Something Or Die For Nothing was released earlier this year on Century Media, and will be on my year-end “best of” list for sure!
Last year the Rundown Kreeps released Illside Village which is their sophomore release and follows 2015’s Breaking the Routine. The Rundown Kreeps are not a band that can be pigeon-holed or succinctly described as they draw from a wide range of influences but still develop a sound that is uniquely their own. The opener “Me […]
Last year the Rundown Kreeps released Illside Village which is their sophomore release and follows 2015’s Breaking the Routine. The Rundown Kreeps are not a band that can be pigeon-holed or succinctly described as they draw from a wide range of influences but still develop a sound that is uniquely their own.
The opener “Me and Jay in Space” sets the table for what to expect on this album. It has blistering breakneck speed guitar solos and a driving rhythm that is flirtatiously ska. It’s in the next two songs “Seem to Care” and “I Won’t Go” that this love affair is fully realized. The first being a mid tempo jam with some uptempo interludes which will have you tapping your toes. “I Won’t Go” returns to the full speed and would fit on pretty much any 90’s era ska-core album, just with no horn section. This throwback ska styling can also be seen on “Glass and Regrets”.
This will they or won’t they affair with ska is widespread on this album as the Rundown Kreeps keep up a frantic pace and use the ska as a way to allow the listener to relax for a second before being tossed back into the fray. “Here nor There” is the perfect example of this, as it is sandwiched between “Pulling Pins” a borderline hardcore gem centered on a fantastic guitar riff and the pure pop punk “The Routine”. The use of “”Here nor There” in between gives the listener a brief respite with a slower ska skank and a bit of a 50’s vibe vocal delivery. Almost as if instead of taking a break at the bar, they took a break at a malt shop. The other example that I would be remiss to not mention is “Not a Clue” it carries the same 50’s style vocals overlaid on slow upstroke guitars that is totally skankable but, like the rest of the album, does not let you get too comfortable because of a crazy outro which kicks the album back into turbo.
Two standout tracks are “Silent Shots” and “You Belong’d to Me”. “Silent Shots” is a ridiculously steep dive on this roller-coaster of an album. It takes an already frenzied pace and kicks it up a notch in the way that would make Black Flag or Minor Threat proud. Its hardcore, its political, and it’s sure to open up a pit. While “You Belong’d to Me” is the exact opposite, an acoustical love song which displays the Rundown Kreeps ability to channel some vulnerability, made on a barren landscape that is in sharp contrast to the rest of the album.
Most of Illside Village sounds like horn-less Losing Streak era Less than Jake but playfully mixed with a Misfits style punk rockabilly and a hint of classic pop-punk sensibility. I did say at the beginning they defy a easy description.
4/5 Stars
Swedish punks The Friday Prophets are streaming “Zest” which is the second song off their upcoming album In the Key of Sublimation, due out November 30 via Holy Howl Records. Check out the stream below and head here for album pre-orders.
Swedish punks The Friday Prophets are streaming “Zest” which is the second song off their upcoming album In the Key of Sublimation, due out November 30 via Holy Howl Records.
Check out the stream below and head here for album pre-orders.
Texas punks Sniper 66 have released a music video for “Make It Mine” off their upcoming album Annihilator, which is due out November 14 via Evacuate Records. Pre-order bundles are available here. Their last release was 2016’s Buried With Your Boots On. Check out the video below.
Texas punks Sniper 66 have released a music video for “Make It Mine” off their upcoming album Annihilator, which is due out November 14 via Evacuate Records. Pre-order bundles are available here.
Their last release was 2016’s Buried With Your Boots On.
Check out the video below.
Recently reformed Tsunami Bomb are streaming two new songs “Lullaby For the End of the World” and “Naysayers”, which is the first new music from the band since 2004. They also recently announced a new album for 2019 and reissued 2002’s The Ultimate Escape on vinyl. Be sure to get yours here, as they are […]
Recently reformed Tsunami Bomb are streaming two new songs “Lullaby For the End of the World” and “Naysayers”, which is the first new music from the band since 2004.
They also recently announced a new album for 2019 and reissued 2002’s The Ultimate Escape on vinyl. Be sure to get yours here, as they are going fast.
Check out the stream below.
If you missed the news earlier this week, Essex based punk hip hop act Rat Boy announced that he’ll be releasing his new album “Internationally Unknown” on Tim Armstrong’s Hellcat Records. Armstrong is co-producing the album with Rat Boy and here’s what Mr. Boy had to say about the collaboration: “I wanted to do this completely differently because ‘SCUM’ […]
If you missed the news earlier this week, Essex based punk hip hop act Rat Boy announced that he’ll be releasing his new album “Internationally Unknown” on Tim Armstrong’s Hellcat Records. Armstrong is co-producing the album with Rat Boy and here’s what Mr. Boy had to say about the collaboration:
“I wanted to do this completely differently because ‘SCUM’ took so long, and I was learning the whole way through making it,” says RAT BOY. “I wanted to make something more personal and raw, which reflected me more. I was trying to find that sweet spot between hip-hop and punk, and Tim really understands that stuff. I’ve never really spoken to anyone else who love hip-hop and punk like I do.”
You can stream “Chip On My Shoulder,” a new track from the forthcoming album below.
If you’ve found yourself jonesin’ for some new NOFX jams then Fat Mike has some good news for you. He recently posted a video on Instagram of him laying down a new bass track in the studio accompanied with the following comment: Didn’t have a lot of shows this year, so I wrote 55 NOFX songs. I […]
If you’ve found yourself jonesin’ for some new NOFX jams then Fat Mike has some good news for you. He recently posted a video on Instagram of him laying down a new bass track in the studio accompanied with the following comment:
Didn’t have a lot of shows this year, so I wrote 55 NOFX songs. I just wrote number 56 tonite. Wanna hear it? It goes like this…
We’ll of course keep you posted when details start becoming official.
The new album will be the first since 2016’s First Ditch Effort, released via Fat Wreck Chords.