Brendan Kelly of The Lawrence Arms will play Hawaii in Late January. There's some story or joke related to him never being in Hawaii before that is associated with the gig- you'll have to ask him. The show is January 24 with Feeble and Skullboy and Will toot at the proof social club (Oahu). You can see the full details below.

All Out War have released their cover of “Fallout (Of Our Being)” by Nausea. The cover is available digitally now. All Out War released Celestial Rot in 2023. Check out the cover below.

Bitters and Distractions have released a video for their new song “Punk Rock Christmas”. The song is available digitally via Sell The Heart Records. Bitters and Distractions released their EP The Home That Procrastination Built earlier this year. Check out the video below.

System of A Down have announced South American tour dates for this spring. The band will be playing stadium shows across three North American cities in the summer. Check out the dates below.

Richmond, Virginia-based hardcore festival United Blood has announced details for 2025. Cold World, Trapped Under Ice, E-Town Concrete, No Warning, Terror, Angel Du$t, Backlash, Bad Beat, Blind Justice, Bracewar, Collateral, Combust, Dead and Dreaming, Stereo Dynamite Records, Division of Mind, Echo Chamber, End It, Giant’s Despair, Grand Scheme, Gridiron, Haywire, Hard Stripes, Killing Pace, Mindforce, The Mongoliods, Naysayer, Never Ending Game, New World Man, No Idols, RZL DZL, Scarab, Think I Care, War Hungry, Wasted Space, and The Wrongside will be playing the festival. United Blood will take place at the Canal Club in Richmond, Virginia on April 11-12, 2025.

On December 12, The Fullblast played at the Baby G in Toronto, Ontario. The Video Dead, The Neo Lux, and Tragic Hearts opened the show. The Fullblast released their EP Attack.Sustain.Decay in 2017.  Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to capture the show. Check out his photos below! 

DFL is back to working on new material. Following sessions earlier this year, they are in the studio with Fletcher of Pennywise producing/engineering. you can see a brief update below. The band released YRUDFL [EP] in 2021.

Coffin Prick have announced a new album. It is called Loose Enchantment and will be out on April 4 via Temporal Drift. The title track has also been released. Coffin Prick released Laughing in 2023. Check out the song below.

The Melvins are touring California this spring. The tour finds the band as a four piece with Buzz Osborne (guitar), Dale Crover (drums), Steve Mcdonald (bass),and returning member Coady Willis (drums). Cunts and Desslok open. You can see the dates below.