New England Metal and Hardcore Festival has announced its lineup for this year. Killswitch Engage, Suicidal Tendencies, Slaughter to Prevail, Machine Head, Converge, BANE, As I Lay Dying, Nails, Over Kill, After The Burial, Better Lovers, Suicide Silence, Full of Hell, Incendiary, Throwdown, The Red Chord, Integrity, Shadow of Intent, Brand of Sacrifice, 200 Stab Wounds, Alluvial, Balmora, BRAT, Corpse Pile, Death Before Dishonor, Disembodied Tyrant, Ends of Sanity, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Foreign Hands, Glacial Tomb, Ingested, Jarhead Fertilizer, Life Cycles, Mammoth Grinder, Missing Link, Mouth For War, No Cure, On Broken Wings, Pain of Truth, Psycho-Frame, Since the Flood, Trail of Lies, Tribal Gaze, Two Piece, Upon Stone, With Honor, and The Zenith Passage will be playing. New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will take place on September 21-22 at the Palladium Outdoors in Worcester, Massachusetts.

MIG Fest has announced its lineup for this year. Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Half Past Two, Sad Snack, Simple Minded Symphony, and The Wild Jumps will be playing. The poster was created by Josh Frees. MIG Fest will take place on July 20 at organic fruit and vegetable farm Minto Island Growers in Salem, Oregon.

Death Lens have released a video for their new song “Disturb The Peace”. The video was directed, written, and edited by Jose Luna for True Colors Creative and features title animations by Will Acuna. The song is off their upcoming album Cold World which will be out on May 3 via Epitaph Records. Death Lens released No Luck in 2022. Check out the video below.

Ghost Piss has announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Dream Girl and will be out on May 3 via Sockhead Records. They have also released a video for their new song “Rude Dudes” which was directed, produced, shot, and edited by Dan Caplan. Ghost Piss released Blushing in 2021. Check out the video and tracklist below.

Jacksonville melodic punks The Softer Side have released a new song. It is called “Every Choice Has Its Own Price” and will be off their upcoming EP Deathbed which will be out on April 9 via High End Denim Records. Check out the song below.

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Bouncing Souls have announced the 2024 installment of their annual summer festival, Stoked for the Summer. This year's entry is July 20 at the Stone Pony outside stage in Asbury Park, Nj. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am. The full lineup is expected to be announced shortly.

Toronto-based PEOPLEVIOLENCE have released their debut track. It is called “CULTURE” and is off their upcoming debut EP The Crosses That I Carry which will be out on April 12. Check out the song below.

South Sound Block Party has announced its lineup for this year. Bikini Kill, X, Ghost Fetish, Hillstomp, Lake, Glitter Fox, Oble Reed, Eel Sallad, Black Ends, Cole Scheifele, The Crane Wives, Surfer Girl, Devotchka, Seaside Tryst, Small Paul, and Manic Pixie Dream Boat will be playing the festival. South Sound Block Party will take place August 23-24 in Olympia, Washington.

Candy have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called It’s Inside You and will be out on June 7 via Relapse Records. The band has also released a new song called “eXistenZ”. Candy released their album Heaven Is Here in 2022. Check out the song and tracklist below.