Greetings, and welcome to the Dying Scene Record Radar. If it’s your first time here, thank you for joining us! This is the weekly* column where we cover all things punk rock vinyl; new releases, reissues… you name it, we’ve probably got it. Kick off your shoes, pull up a chair, crack open a cold one, and break out those wallets, because it’s go time. Let’s get into it!
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AFI’s most bad ass record Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes is back in print (officially) for the first time in a decade. There was an unofficial pressing of this record last year, but this one’s officially official! Get it here.
Big D and the Kids Table’s The Gypsy Hill and How It Goes are also back in print for the first time in a long time. Both records have a fresh coat of paint with new remasters and are available on their Bandcamp.
Rise Against has a shit ass new record coming out called Ricochet. All the singles fucking suck and there are 50 color variants you can get it on, most of which can be found here. There’s also an EU exclusive variant that’s not on that page; buy that one here.
Bri’ish melodic hardcore band Darko’s final entry in a trilogy of EPs arrives this July. Canvas delivers 7 brand new tracks on a beautiful slab of pink/purple colored wax. Get it from Thousand Islands in North America and Lockjaw Records in the UK and Europe. Also check out the title track below 👇
Our friends at Stardumb Records continue to crank out awesome new records, and they’ve got three (3!) on this week’s Record Radar. Up first is this reissue of London punk veterans the Zatopeks’ 2007 sophomore album Damn Fool Music. This one’s available on twilight blue/geen (200 copies) and sunset orange colored vinyl (100 copies). Get it in Europe, the UK, ‘Merica, and Australia.
Next up from Stardumb – a new 7″ from DeeCracks frontman Matt DeeCrack! Featuring his original song “Pure Hearts” on Side A and a cover of the Romantics’ “Be My Everything on Side B. Available on translucent green vinyl (200 copies) and translucent orange vinyl (100 copies) in Europe, the UK, ‘Merica, and Australia.
Sturdumb’s third and final release on this week’s Record Radar is a yuge one, a brand new 7″ from the Methadones! This is a co-release with Red Scare and it features two brand new tracks from the band; their first new music in over a decade! Available on translucent red colored vinyl (600 copies) in America and Europe; coming soon in Australia!
The almighty Hagfish’s 1995 album Rocks Your Lame Ass is being released on vinyl for the first time ever thanks to Porterhouse Records. Limited to 500 copies(!!) on orange colored vinyl. Get it before it’s gone!
Yellowcard’s got a new record coming out on October 10th. Check out the title track from Better Days below and grab it on 76 vinyl color variants (or maybe cassette!) right here.
Left Alone’s got a new record coming out, too! Due out August 8th, featuring 10 new tracks and available on two color variants, True to Form will be the band’s 7th full-length record. Check out the lead single “Here Comes the Weekend” down there 👇 and pre-order the record 👉 right here.
Crimpshrine / Fifteen’s Jeff Ott has a new band called Dollar Store and they just released their debut record Gentlemen Nation. Available on clear red colored vinyl (limited to 210 copies) right here.
The Drowns have a new live record coming soon on Pirates Press Records. As its name implies, Live At Rebellion was recorded live at Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, England. These guys are known for putting on a bad ass show (check out the recording of “Them Rats” that’s on this record 👇) so you know this is gonna be a killer live record. Grab a copy on three beautiful color variants right here.
The Dropkick Murphys have a new record called For the People, releasing digitally on July 4th with a vinyl release following on October 10th. The physical release comes with 5 bonus tracks on a Double LP set with an etched Side D. You can pre-order it now on white colored vinyl; red and blue variants will be available to pre-order starting on the 4th. There’s also an indie exclusive Jade Green color variant you can get right here (and probably from your local record store), as well as black vinyl you can get here, and an EU exclusive silver color variant available here.
Jacksonville, FL melodic punks Inspection 12 are releasing their new record Are We There Yet?!… on July 11th. People of Punk Rock Records is releasing the album on canary yellow colored vinyl and picture disc, in addition to reissuing the band’s 2014 album Redefine on vinyl for the first time ever. Buy here!
