San Jose-based punk rockers Fire Drill have announced that they will be releasing a new EP. It is called 200 and will be out on June 21. The band will be releasing their first single from the EP, “Otter 841”, on May 15. Fire Drill released their debut record Pterodactyl in 2023.
The Manic Standstill is the latest project from Adam Bones, who you may know from his work with Save Ferris, Richie Ramone, The Two Tens, and Josie Cotton – among others! Hot on the heels of their killer debut single “Reasons Why”, they’re back with another absolute heater, their brand new track “Bulletproof”. We’re stoked […]
The Manic Standstill is the latest project from Adam Bones, who you may know from his work with Save Ferris, Richie Ramone, The Two Tens, and Josie Cotton – among others! Hot on the heels of their killer debut single “Reasons Why”, they’re back with another absolute heater, their brand new track “Bulletproof”. We’re stoked to bring you the exclusive music video premiere for this one; check it out below!
“Bulletproof” features Go Betty Go’s Aixa Vilar (drums) and Michelle Rangel (bass), and its music video was also conceptualized and directed by Go Betty Go singer Nicolette Vilar, who had this to say about the project:
“It was a pleasure working with The Manic Standstill on this very fun music video. The concept came to me when listening to the chorus of the song and knowing how tall everyone in the band is. I played with the surreal idea of a woman who goes from being tiny to crazy tall. I’m also inspired by the colors I see out in the California desert. I had a lot of fun directing the band and putting it all together in post.”
The Manic Standstill’s debut LP Moving is set to release later this year on Wiretap Records and Double Helix Records. Other notable guests making appearances on the record include Kody Templeman (The Lillingtons, Teenage Bottlerocket, SACK), Ian Fowles aka EagleBones Falconhawk from The Aquabats, and a shitload of other awesome musicians. Stay tuned for more to come!
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In a genre defined by passion, grit, and raw emotional honesty, EUCHARIST has emerged as a powerful new voice. Born out of a long-standing friendship between vocalist Michael Lombardi and guitarist Andrew Formale, this hardcore duo blends aggression with melody, introspection with intensity — a sound that hits as hard emotionally as it does sonically. […]
In a genre defined by passion, grit, and raw emotional honesty, EUCHARIST has emerged as a powerful new voice. Born out of a long-standing friendship between vocalist Michael Lombardi and guitarist Andrew Formale, this hardcore duo blends aggression with melody, introspection with intensity — a sound that hits as hard emotionally as it does sonically.
From Childhood Bands to Reigniting the Flame
Lombardi and Formale first bonded over music growing up in New York, playing in bands together throughout their youth. As adult life took them down different paths — Lombardi to Philadelphia and Formale to Connecticut — their connection never truly faded. “One day, about a year ago, he hit me up and asked if I was interested in starting a new project with influences like Comeback Kid and With Honor,” Lombardi shares. “I said yes, and we began writing together, sending riffs and ideas back and forth.”
Working remotely, the two began layering voice notes, demos, and ideas into a cohesive, emotionally charged sound that reflected their shared history.
Why ‘Eucharist’?
The band name emerged naturally during early songwriting sessions. “It’s kind of funny,” Lombardi admits. “We started throwing names around, and when we said ‘Eucharist,’ we both thought it sounded cool. Obviously, the word has religious roots, but that’s not why we picked it. For me, music — especially hardcore — has always been like a religion. It’s something I sought out and went back to throughout the difficult times in my life.”
That reverence for music’s healing power bleeds through every track, especially on their debut EP, Some Things Never Change, released in March 2025.
Official EUCHARIST EP Cover Art
Creating Across Distance
The physical distance between members forced a different kind of creativity. Formale, a multi-instrumentalist, handled guitars, bass, and drums, while Lombardi focused on lyrics and vocals. “Every song began with a feeling,” Lombardi explains. “When I heard the instrumentals, I let them guide the vocal patterns and mood. Sometimes I’d send him riffs, and he’d turn them into something way better than I imagined.”
That push-and-pull dynamic created an EP that feels cohesive yet deeply personal. A raw document of friendship and shared history turned into music.
Image created by Golden Amplifier (Monica Ritchie)
Themes That Hit Home
Some Things Never Change is unflinching in its honesty. “Life’s not always fair, and as you get older, you have to deal with different challenges, hardships, and loss,” Lombardi says. “The important thing is figuring out how to overcome it, while staying true to who you are and remembering where you came from.”
Songs like “Familiar Spirits” capture the rawness of grief. “The story for me is about losing someone you love and struggling to figure out how to move forward. It’s about the confusion and anger that come with loss,” Lombardi shares.
At its core, the EP leaves space for personal interpretation. “One of the most beautiful things about music is that what it means to me can be completely different from what it means to someone else,” he adds. “And sometimes, anger feels better than sadness.”
Influence and Evolution
Their sound is a collision of musical worlds. Lombardi grew up on bands like Glassjaw, Have Heart, and H2O, while Formale leans more metal, citing Metallica, Bleeding Through, and Converge. Together, they bring the melodic intensity of early 2000s hardcore and post-hardcore with a deeply emotional edge.
Official Eucharist Photo: Left to right — Andrew Formale and Michael Lombardi
Lyrics as Therapy
“My lyrics are how I process it all,” Lombardi shares. Eucharist has become his outlet, evolving into brutally honest music that speaks to anyone carrying unseen scars.
His hope is that listeners find comfort in the chaos. “If even one person hears a song and feels like they’re not alone. That means everything.”
What’s Next for Eucharist?
Eucharist is just getting started. While there are no full tours planned yet, the band is already looking ahead. “We’re hoping to record another five-song EP and play some shows,” Lombardi shares. “We might evolve a bit, but at the core, we’re focused on making the music we love.”
Their message to others looking for a place in the hardcore scene is simple but powerful: “We’re still aspiring musicians ourselves, but if we had one piece of advice, it’s this: stay true to yourself, and never be ashamed of where you came from.” In a world that demands conformity, Eucharist stands as a reminder that music can be sacred, not because of tradition, but because of the truth it carries.
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Bad Mary have released a video for the live version of their song “Space Girl”. The video was recorded live at their show at Industry in Long Island, New York on February 21, 2025. The song is off their upcoming live album Live On Long Island which will be out on July 15. Check out the video below.
Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new record by Long Island-based ska punks Skappository! The EP is called For Your Health! and features 6 tracks chock full of their signature sound. For Your Health! will be out everywhere digitally on May 2 and will be out on CD on May 11 via Stubborn Records. We caught up with the band to hear the stories behind each of the tracks. You can catch Skappository live around the US this spring. Listen to For Your Health! and read the track-by-track breakdown below!
Big Girl have released a video for their new song “Dye My Hair”. The video was shot by Sydney Tate, directed and edited by lead vocalist Kaitlin Pelkey, and Paprika Velour served as the creative director, hair designer, and hair installation artist. The song is off their recently released EP DYE which came out earlier this year. Check out the video below.
Mexico City-based post-hardcore band Joliette have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Pérdidas Variables and will be out on June 20 via Persistent Vision Records. The band has also released a video for their new song “Nimbus” which was created by Fantasma Resonante. Joliette released their album Luz de Bengala in 2023. Check out the video and tracklist below.
You Vandal have released a video for their new song “clueless (as if)”. The video was directed by Matthew Zagorski and was filmed at Baby J’s, Cry Baby’s, Boca Fiesta, and Loosey’s, all of which are in Gainesville, Florida. The song is off their upcoming album this is where people come to die which will be out on May 23 via Euclid Place Records. You Vandal released their album Pretend I Don’t Exist in 2022. Check out the video below.
There’s a name popping up all over the place lately that has people intrigued. On flyers and festival lineups all over the US it seems that Portland’s Distorted Times are very quickly making their mark on the punk rock scene, but just who is this band of ambitious upstarts? I sat down with singer and […]
There’s a name popping up all over the place lately that has people intrigued. On flyers and festival lineups all over the US it seems that Portland’s Distorted Times are very quickly making their mark on the punk rock scene, but just who is this band of ambitious upstarts? I sat down with singer and guitarist Kevin Hudson to shed some light, share the new single “Another Wasted Night” and shoot the shit. Check out the new single below and read on to see what all the fuss is about!
DS: Hey bud! Just to get it out of the way, we’ve known each other for a long time now, but can you give a little introduction to our readers?
KH: Thanks Andy! I’m Kevin Hudson, I write songs and sing and play guitar for Distorted Times. I played my first punk show in December of 1994 with My Goldfish Ned and have just been playing punk around the Northwest for the last thirty years having fun and touring out across the country a bit here and there. I guess bands I’ve been in that your readers might recognize since My Goldfish Ned were Devour, Freelance Terrorists, The Knuckles, Acoustic Chaos, and Ground Score. Distorted Times is just kind of a continuation, or maybe the evolved form of Ground Score really. The core of Ground Score was myself on guitar and vocals, Jay Crash on bass and vocals and Ian Jackson on drums, and the three of us have been friends and done a bunch of musical projects together over the last probably 25 years or so.
When Covid hit back in 2020, Ground Score was really doing a ton of shit, but coming out of the pandemic we had expanded the musical vision a little bit and shuffled around members and instrumentation, so we decided we needed to move forward with a new name. Distorted Times was the name of a punk zine I used to put out with some friends back in the late 90s so when that came up as a possible direction we all kind of latched on to it, given the state of the world and everything right now.
DS: You guys have been popping up on a bunch of high-profile festivals and runs lately. Congrats, by the way! I was fortunate to be able to catch you guys opening for Ignite and Death By Stereo, as well as your recent weekend run with Koffin Kats and The Last Gang. As musicians you’ve all been around the block a bit with previous bands, but considering Distorted Times is such a new face on the scene, how has the reception been and what have been some standout gigs so far?
KH: We played our first show as Distorted Times in August of last year and have played maybe 15 or 16 shows over that span and it’s been fun as fuck and cool as hell to see that our history and friends around the scene have helped us get off to such a great start. The shows with the bands you mentioned were really fun and we were grateful just to be invited. It was great seeing you at those shows and that’s one of the things that has been really fun is to start traveling around a bit again and reconnecting with friends and just being part of fun fuckin shows. The run we did with DFL was a good one. We toured around a little bit with DFL as Ground Score back in 2018 and 2019 so it was awesome to see those guys again this year, plus Berzerk was part of that package and we all go back with them to the late 90s as kids in the Portland punk scene so getting to hang out and play shows and get nostalgic and shit backstage with them was cool. Berzerk still kills it by the way, which you love to see.
DS: You’ve been dropping some killer singles lately! Your most recent release “Hella Highwater” even had a guest spot from Jay Navarro of The Suicide Machines! How did that come about and what was the experience like?
KH: We have been approaching this first set of songs a little differently than we have in the past. Partly just due to how releasing music has evolved and partly because we’re just completely DIY and self-funding this stuff. We’ve put out four singles in the last 8 months with four more to come over this summer. Like I said, we’re doing it all ourselves so we’re just releasing the songs as they’re done, and we’ve been working really hard to get them just right, especially Jay Crash, who has kind of adopted the producer role for these songs.
Having Jay Navarro sing a couple of verses on “Hella Highwater” was really a dream come true for us. I mean, Jay Crash and I fucking bonded hard over Destruction By Definition back in the mid-90’s and we’ve always carried a torch for those guys. It’s one of those things where if you’re just involved in the scene and doing fun stuff and not being an asshole you make relationships over the years, and if you know how much Jay Crash has contributed to so many bands over the years behind the scenes you’re not surprised when he walks into rehearsal and floats the idea of having Jay Navarro sit in on some vocals on a track. I mean, I was surprised for sure but knowing Jay Crash the way I do it’s not totally shocking when he pulls off something like that I guess. We had our local buds Eric and Stevie and the Los Mal Hablados crew on that track, too, as well as on “Thieves & Leeches”. It’s been a big family effort really. We have Pete Steinkopf from Bouncing Souls playing lead guitar on “High Times” for fuck’s sake, which is another crazy thing Jay pulled off. If I were going to give you a scoop it would be that we have singles coming up this summer with Chris from Crazy and the Brains doing some vocals and Joey Steel from Cop/Out and All Torn Up doing some vocals as well.
DS: Your newest single “Another Wasted Night” is a bit of a departure from the previous releases. It definitely stands out as a triumphant emotional release in your set. Can you tell us a little bit about the song and what it means to you?
KH: “Another Wasted Night” is the song we close our set with when we play out, so it’s an important one. I think that’s just because even though it is a bit of a heavy emotional song it ends on kind of an inspirational or uplifting note, so that’s a nice thing to leave hanging in the air when you leave the stage. For me it’s pretty intensely personal. I wrote it during a tough time when I was going through a bunch of upheaval in my personal life, so performing it is always pretty cathartic. The song starts in a dark place but it evolves pretty steadily into a positive note. By the end of it I’m actually just kind of singing things that I felt like I needed someone to say to me when I was in that place, so I think it’s a worthwhile message to put out there. We had a guest appearance on this one too, funny enough. The violin you hear throughout is Kyle from Beggar’s Canyon, who are some local friends of ours. To put another fine point on that, our keyboardist Brit, who is also Jay’s sister, is married to Beggar’s Canyon’s accordion player Matt, and our lead guitar player Luke is a friend we’ve seen play in his band Pi Fire around town and also works in production at a few venues, so like I said before this project is really just friends and family having fun and trying to expand traditional punk music in some way and in an organic way.
DS: Given the steady flow of single drops this year, can we expect a full-length or a physical ep release from Distorted Times any time soon?
KH: Yep, once all eight of these songs are out, we’ll re-master them for vinyl and put them out that way. Maybe a Cassette or a CD, too, we’ll see. One thing that has been fun and unique about our single releases is how we’ve had stand-alone pieces of art made for each one, and each song is intended as a stand-alone piece of art in that same vein. We were hoping to have it all pulled together sooner for a full release, but I think it’s working out okay given that we’re doing all of this by ourselves. We also dropped our first music video last month for “Thieves and Leeches”, so we’ve been staying busy.
DS: Right on! I look forward to checking it out. So, what is coming up next for y’all? Any big plans in the works that you can share with our readers?
KH: We’ll have another single coming out next month, and then we’re off to Montreal to play Pouzza Fest, followed by a little run down to Punk Rock Bowling to play a club show with Strung Out, Good Riddance and our buds in The Last Gang. After that we’re back to Oregon to play the Coastal Choas Festival out in Astoria, and then probably the biggest show of any of our lives when we play Portland Waterfront Park for Punk in the Park on June 28 with Descendents, Propaghandi, 7 Seconds and so many awesome bands I won’t even list them. It’s insane! If you’d told me when I was a teenager running around playing punk shows at EJ’s, Satyricon and Stage 4 that someday they’d be throwing punk shows of this size at Waterfront Park with all of these legendary punk bands, I would have thought you were out of your fucking mind! It really is kind of insane to think about.
DS: Sounds like you all have a busy year ahead of you! Thanks for your time, Kevin! It’s always a pleasure to catch up with you. Any final thoughts or messages you’d like to finish with?
KH: Nope, just that I know these are some really weird and distorted times, but that’s when communities like us punks and weirdos come together and help each other out, so let’s all keep that in our minds and hearts. Be good to each other out there, people!
Catch Distorted Times out in the wild at the dates below!
May 16 – Pouzza Fest – Montreal, Quebec
May 21 – The Sound Lounge – Grants Pass OR – w/The John Dough Boys, Sucker Punch
May 24 – Fremont Country Club – Las Vegas NV – w/Strung Out, Good Riddance, The Last Gang
May 25 – Punk Rock Museum – Las Vegas NV
June 28 – Punk In The Park – Portland OR – w/The Descendents, The Interrupters, Screeching Weasel, Propaghandi, 7 Seconds, Mustard Plug, Swingin Utters
