Big news from the Cobra Skulls camp today. First of, the band’s highly anticipated “Agitations” full-length finally has a release date…September 27th! In addition, the Nevada-based trio debuted cover art for that very same release, and you can view it by looking about two inches to the right of these words.

No tracklisting has been announced yet, but of course we’ll keep you posted. Click here for a long update from frontman Devin Peralta on the album’s inspiration.

“Agitations” will be Cobra Skulls’ first full-length on their Fat Wreck home. Their last full-length was 2009’s “American Rubicon,” released on Red Scare Industries.

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Some long-awaited punk rock movie news for your Hump Day afternoon. It appears that the legendary punk documentary “1991 – The Year Punk Broke” will finally see its release on DVD format for the very first time on September 6, 2011.

If you aren’t familiar, the flick was originally released in 1992, and focuses primarily on Sonic youth as they toured Europe, but also features bits on such classic bands as Mudhoney, pre-“Nevermind” Nirvana and, of course, the Ramones.

The DVD release will be accompanied by the requisite “bonus footage” that originally met the cutting room floor, and the re-issue of the 2008 Sonic Youth compilation “Hits Are For Squares.” More info can be found here.

Hardcore punks Death Punch and The Sparring have released a studio update video, which documents the recording process for their upcoming split, “Round 1.”  It’s full of stuff that’ll make you laugh your ass off as well as a few sneak peaks at new songs being recorded.  Check it out here.

“Round 1” will feature 3 new songs from each band and it’s set to release August 9th via Old Shoe Records. We’ll keep you posted on any future updates.

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Texan street punks, Krum Bums, are streaming another song off their upcoming album “Cut The Noose.” The song is called “Starving Wolves” and you can listen to it here.

“Cut The Noose” will be the band’s first full-length release on People Like You Records and should be available August 23rd.

In support of the album’s release, the band will also be going on a U.S. tour with Toxic Holocaust, which you can see dates for here. [Read more…]

Metal-heads, For The Fallen Dreams, have premiered a new single, “Strange Faces,” which can be streamed here. The song is also available for download on itunes.

The band’s last release “Back Burner” was released in May of last year via Rise Records.

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The votes are in!  Congrats to last week’s Cover Art of the Week winner, Big D And The Kids Table, for the bar scene artwork featured on the cover of their latest album, “For The Damned, The Dumb & The Delirious.”  They will now move on to the “Cover Art of the MONTH” battle, which begins at the end of July.

The polls are now open for this week’s “Best Cover Art of the Week Battle” where Alkaline Trio, Sublime With Rome, Gregory Attonito’s solo album and more are going head to head.  Go cast your vote here.

Dang!Records has released a teaser for the music video for “Root Hogs” by Samuel Caldwell’s Revenge, which can be watched right here. The full video will be premiering on July 15th, which also marks the release of the Samuel Caldwell’s Revenge/Perdition split EP, “No Backup Plan.”

You can stream and pre-order a copy of the EP here and if you order a copy before Friday, the 15th you will get a free Dang!Records T-Shirt.

Dang!Records are currently running a contest to reach 250 ‘likes’ on their facebook. All you have to do is try to be the 250th person to ‘like’ the page and you will receive a free Dang!Records T-Shirt. [Read more…]

SoCal punk rock veterans, Strung Out are releasing a retrospective album titled “Top Contenders” next week. The album contains 23 Strung Out classics as well as 3 brand new tunes, all of which you can stream right here (the new songs are “City Lights”, “Saturday Night”, and “Here We Are”).

“Top Contenders” drops July 19 on Fat Wreck Chords. Strung Out will be touring Europe through August.

*Thanks for the tip, Cameron!

Hot Water Music is about to release new music.  The band has announced that their upcoming EP, “The Fire, The Steel, The Tread / Adds Up To Nothing” will be available for download worldwide on August 2nd through all major digital retailers. The 7″ will initially be available in 3 locations — No Idea, Chunksaah, and their new webstore–as a 7″ /T-shirt bundle. Each of these places will have it’s own limited-press vinyl color with a matching shirt. The pre-order will begin on August 15th with a targeted ship date of August 29th.

Hot Water Music recently signed with Rise Records and are working on a new full-length album.

The Horrible Crowes, side project of The Gaslight Anthem‘s Brian Fallon and longtime Gaslight guitar tech Ian Perkins, have revealed the first full-song preview of their upcoming album “Elsie.”  The track is titled “Behold The Hurricane” and you can check it out it out here.

If you’re a fan of the more mellow side of Gaslight Anthem, this is a must listen.

“Elsie” will be released September 6th via SideOneDummy.