Andrew Sacher, editor of BrooklynVegan, has announced that he will be releasing his debut book. It is called Emo Revival: Community, DIY, and Rebirth in Post-Hardcore and Emo (2008-2018) and will be out on September 8 via Clash Books. The book’s official synopsis reads in part, ”Emo didn’t start with the rise of bands like Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance and it didn’t end with their turn-of-the-2010s drop-offs either. When emo faded from the mainstream, major players in the music industry were ready to move on. The genre looked like a fad that was passing. But it didn’t die; it went back to the basements and VFW halls that it began in decades earlier, fueled by a new crop of bands who kept emo alive when no one else would. Andrew Sacher explores why and how these bands turned the fourth wave of emo into one of the most impactful underground rock movements of its time. Informed by over 80 original interviews, Sacher offers a deep dive into the generation of bands that restored the musical values and DIY ethos of emo’s past in order to shape its future. Emo Revival is a story about countless great records and powerful live shows, but even more so than that, it’s a story about community. None of this would have happened without an influx of like-minded bands, record labels, show bookers, and fans who reinforced that “DIY” is really about doing it together.”The book features interviews will bands including Algernon Cadwallader, Title Fight, Modern Baseball, Joyce Manor, Touché Amoré, Citizen, Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate), The World Is A Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, Tigers Jaw, The Menzingers, Pianos Become the Teeth, Joie de Vivre, Cayetana, PUP, Circa Survive, and Thursday. See the announcement post below.

Portrayal of Guilt have released two new videos. They are for their new songs “Object of Pain” and “Death From Above”. Both videos were built, shot, and edited by Craig Murray with Joss Carter serving as production assistant. Both songs are off their upcoming album …Beginning of the End which will be out on April 24 via Run For Cover Records. Portrayal of Guilt will be touring North America starting in May and released their album Devil Music in 2023. Check out the videos below.

Newfoundland and Labrador-based music festival Lawnya Vawyna has announced its lineup for this year. Slash Need, fanclubwallet, HRT, Lice, Kiwi Jr, Miesha and the Spanks, Shunk, UZU, Aexel, Cable TV, Cassia Hardy, Chump, Corey Clocksy, CPR, Dear Evangeline, Desperta, DJ Decision, Aniiiiiiiiiiita, Ebony, Fairweather, Feminotica, Fiver with the Fiver Trois, Gamksimoon, Invisible Hand, Jay Wood, Kelly McMichael, Kubasonics, Mantracker, Narcy, Quin, Sick Puppy, Zaynab Wilson, Country Cookin’, GRAVY, Jem Wollidge, Joanna Barker, Kate Lahey, Maria Reva, and Mott Horseman will be performing at the festival. Lawnya Vawnya will take place June 3-6 in downtown St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Earlier this month, Rouyn-Noranda-based Guhn Twei released their excellent third album Une ville, une mine, un cancer. Building on their previous albums, 2023’s Glencorruption and 2024’s Capitale de l’arsenic, the band talks about the past, present, and future destruction of the environment as well as the health of the city’s citizens with some of their sharpest and most vulnerable lyrics to date. The band also kicks out some of their heaviest instrumentation to date, blending together elements from death metal, hardcore punk, and noise to create evocative soundscapes that bring you to toxic lakes, hospitals, and right outside the copper smelter itself. Une ville, une mine, un cancer is available everywhere now via Slam Disques. Guhn Twei will be touring Quebec this spring. Through the power of the internet, Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with vocalist and bassist Simon Turcotte to talk about the album, songwriting, incorporating the sounds of the city into “Suicide collectif”, and so much more. Read the interview below!

AFI have announced European tour dates for this summer. The dates will take place in August and are a mixture of festival dates and headlining shows. They will be playing in the UK, France, and Germany. AFI will be touring the US and BC starting in April and released their album Silver Bleeds The Black Sun… in 2025. Check out the dates below.

Kill Lincoln have announced the cancellation of their upcoming April UK tour dates with Omnigone, including their performance at the Manchester Punk Festival. The band announced this in an Instagram post which reads, ”We have unfortunately decided to cancel our upcoming trip to the UK, including our appearance at Manchester Punk Festival. On our most recent tour we experienced a number of physical and mental health issues, and need time to address them before we go back on the road. We’ve been touring for 15 years and have never had to make a call like this, and even though it was an impossibly hard decision it feels like the right one in this moment. We truly apologize to any of the UK fans that were looking forward to seeing us, and promise that we will do our best to make it up to you when we can. Please still go support Omnigone who will put on an amazing show. Thanks for your understanding and support. – Mike, Food, Tyler, Drew, Ume, and CJ”Kill Lincoln released their album No Normal in 2024. Check out the post in full below.