<p>Editor’s Note: Welcome to our new series spotlighting the bands and artists playing this year’s NICE, a fest. With 49 live performances over three days and two venues — July 28 to 30 at Somerville’s Crystal Ballroom and The Rockwell — there’s a lot going on, but consider this your compass to the NICE-est weekend imaginable. Get ticket info here, and check out our continued coverage of the festival. Rat Tally When and Where: Saturday, July 30 at 9:30 p.m. […]</p>
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Titus Andronicus have announced their new album titled The Will to Live. It's out Friday, September 30, 2022. An official music video from director Ray Concepcion – which finds the band performing on a flatbed truck during the Independence Day Parade in the band's hometown of Glen Rock, NJ – is streaming now on YouTube. Click below for the video.

PEARS have announced a UK tour this fall. They last released PEARS in 2020 on Fat Wreck Chords.Check out the dates beow.

Dead Cross, which features guitarist Michael Crain (Retox), bassist Justin Pearson (The Locust, Head Wound City and Retox), drummer Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Mr. Bungle and Fantômas) and vocalist Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr Bungle and Fantômas) have announced a new album, their second, titled II. It's out October 28th, 2022. The first single, "Reign of Error," is on all major streaming services (Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify). You can also check out the video below.

Gibby Haynes of Butthole Surfers will be touring with the Paul Green Rock Academy this summer. The show finds Haynes fronting a band composed of high school students, running through Butthole Surfer and Haynes solo tracks. You can see the dates below.

Riot Fest has announced the lineup for the 2022 edition of the festival in Chicago. Headliners include My Chemical Romance, The (Original) Misfits, Nine Inch NailsTaking Back Sunday, Coolio, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, Poliça, Zola Jesus, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yellowcard, Rocket From The Crypt and more.

Philly punks Timeshares have announced their third full-length record, Limb. The record will be out on September 9th through Wiretap Records and Bearded Punk Records and is available now for pre-order. You can click here to listen to their first single off the album or see below to view the full track listing.

Fat Wreck Chords has announced plans to released No Use For A Name's Black Box. The vinyl-only set includes their entire career in one colored vinyl box set. Fourteen records in all, including previously unreleased Hardcore '88 LP and Gangway / What 7". The set will be rounded out with an eight page oral history booklet. After 25 years, No Use For A Name disbanded in 2012 when frontman Tony unexpectedly passed away. The whole set costs $275 and is available to order here. You can check out the box contents and a short trailer below.

Municipal Waste will be touring the US and Europe starting next month. They will be touring to support the release of Electrified Brain. See below to check out the dates.

Last week, The Spits announced, in a now deleted post, that their drummer is not playing with the band. This week, the band announced that they are reverting back to their original 1995 lineup. On July 21, thye play Kalamazoo. July 22 is Wicker Park, and July 23 is Milwaukee. The band last released The Spits VI in 2020.