As you know, Amoeba's "what's in my bag" is the series where artists talk about cool albums they got at Amoeba records. the latest installment features Eugene of Gogol Bordello. You can see that video below,
Laura Jane Grace has announced some UK and Ireland tour dates. The trek is dubbed "The Bitch is Back." LJG will be backed by Jacopo Fokas and Orestis Lagadinos, both of Greece's Vodka juniors. Bratakus opens. You can see the dates below.
Death Lens have released a new song. It is called “Drown” and is off their upcoming album What’s Left Now? which will be out on April 24 via Epitaph Records. Death Lens will be supporting Drug Church and White Reaper on select dates on their upcoming North American co-headlining tour. released their album Cold World in 2024. Check out the song below.
Halifax-based punk rockers Angel Girl have released a video for their new song “LIFE OF AN ANGEL". The video was directed by Malcolm Macmaster and Seth Daniel Willard. The song is off their recently released debut EP of the same name which was released last week. Check out the video below.
La Sécurité have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Bingo! and will be out on June 12 via Mothland and Bella Union. The album features 10 tracks, including their previously released songs “Detour” and “Ketchup”. The band has also released a video for the title track which was directed by Philippe Beauséjour. La Sécurité released their album Stay Safe! in 2023. Check out the video and tracklist below.
<p>While we’re waiting on Down to drop its first proper studio album in …*checks calendar*… almost two decades (!!!), the heavy metal supergroup is celebrating its collective New Orleans heritage by paying homage to one of the Crescent City’s favorite sons, Dr. John, and his 1973 hit “Right Place, Wrong Time.” The funk-boogie track is the last thing one would expect from the band fronted by Pantera’s Phil Anselmo, while at the same time, of course that’s what they would […]</p>
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Today, we are extremely excited to bring you the premiere of the new song and video by Toronto-based rockers Ace of Wands! The song is called “Uncanny” and the video was directed and edited by Sam Scott. Speaking about the song, lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lee Rose said, “I’m a huge horror fan, and I’ve always been interested in the idea of the “gothic double”: a duality of the self that surfaces as a kind of haunting. As I spend more and more time online trying to promote the band, I think about this duality and the persona I adopt for my “public face.” I began to see it as an unsettling, eerie version of myself. A self that seeks validation through perfectionism and public recognition. “Uncanny” felt like an exorcism of this doppelgänger, and a resurfacing of my authentic self.””Uncanny” will be out everywhere on February 18 and is off their upcoming full-length album Future Wave, which will be out on April 28. Ace of Wands will be touring Ontario and Quebec this spring. Watch the video for “Uncanny” below!
Hans Gruber and the Die Hards have surprise-released a new album. It is called Or Hans Gruber and the Die Hards and features 12 new songs, including tracks featuring BONDBREAKR, The Odd Advantage, and Doom Scroll. The band has also released a video for their song "Trepenation" which was directed by the band's Kurt Armstrong and filmed in a cow house. Hans Gruber and the Die Hards are touring the US. Check out the album and video below.
The Flatliners have announced that they will be releasing a new album. I tis called Cold World and will be out on May 8 via Equal Vision Records and Dine Alone Records. The band has also released a video for their new song “Good, You?” which was directed by Jeff Powers. The Flatliners will be touring Canada, the US, and Europe later this year and released their album New Ruin in 2022. Check out the video and dates below.
Vancouver-based Hillsboro have released a video for their new song “Acid Horror”. The video was directed by vocalist and guitarist Nima Walker. The song is available digitally now. Hillsboro released their EP White Trash in 2024. Check out the video below.