Swedish vegan metallic hardcore act Times Of Desperation have dropped a biting new track titled “Denied”, the first single from their upcoming EP Vegan Manifesto, out September 1st.
The song is a vicious 2:32 display of sharp and venomous metalcore, rooted in the 90s metallic hardcore tradition but twisted through a modern lens — sharp, lean, and relentlessly pissed.
These guys don’t mince words — this is protest set to blast beats. “Fire hailing from the skies, pleads for mercy towards heaven,” opens the track with brutal clarity, naming genocide and silence as co-conspirators. The lines lash out against Zionist violence and settler colonialism, indicting those who weaponize religion and historical guilt. “Tyrants preach of peace with bloodied hands” hits like a closing argument, and the repeated invocation of genocide makes it clear: this isn’t metaphor. It’s a call to witness — and to resist.
Vegan Manifesto will be released on 12” vinyl in two eco-friendly color variants, with a collector’s edition bundling both. Artwork is by Jacob Bondesson, and the EP drops via Genet Records, Bitter Melody Records, and Blood Will Tell.
Santa Cruz hardcore crew Drain have premiered the opening song from their upcoming record …Is Your Friend, out November 7 via Epitaph. “Stealing Happiness From Tomorrow” sets the tone—short, loose, super bouncy and wired, clocking in under two minutes.
Unlike the previously released “Nights Like These,” which leaned on sentiment and live show energy, this new one stays raw and impatient.
…Is Your Friend follows 2023’s Living Proof and arrives with ten tracks in total. The full album is available for pre-order on vinyl, CD, and digital formats via Bandcamp.
Emo rockers Kerosene Heights have released “Forget It,” the latest single off their upcoming album Blame It on the Weather, due soon on SideOneDummy. The track is a slow-burner rooted in regret and distance, pulling familiar emo threads without overplaying them.
Produced and mixed by Billy Mannino (Two Worlds) and mastered by Mike Kalajian, “Forget It” is built on Chance Smith’s restrained delivery, backed by guitars that stay just behind the tension. There’s a trumpet, lap steel, and synth in the mix too, handled by Elle Thompson, but it all stays low to the ground.
The band—rounded out by Justin Franklin (guitar/vocals) and Benji Bennis (drums)—leans into memory and restraint here, with lyrics that circle around unspoken thoughts and worn-out days.
The new record comes after a busy stretch that included 2023’s Southeast of Somewhere, the Leaving EP, and a split with Swiss Army Wife. It’s also the band’s first full-length with drummer Benji Bennis. The album was recorded by Billy Mannino (Oso Oso, Prince Daddy & The Hyena) and reflects themes of change, emotional upheaval, and day-to-day survival.
KEROSENE HEIGHTS are currently on tour with DIKEMBE and SWISS ARMY WIFE, with more dates coming up alongside MICHAEL CERA PALIN and NEWGROUNDS DEATH RUGBY.
Three new songs are now available:
Anxious Arms have just released their new single “Nein”, now streaming everywhere via Sunday Drive Records.
The Sacramento-based band had been quietly writing and recording before dropping this five-minute track on July 14, 2025.
Recorded with Earth Tone Studios and visual input from @humanreverb.jpg, this release marks the beginning of a new chapter for the band.
Newcastle hardcore crew Feel The Pain are set to unleash their debut 12″ EP World In Two on August 15 through Last Ride Records.
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Known for their wild live sets alongside Sunami, Drain, Pain of Truth, and Big Boy, the band now channels that same chaotic energy into six tracks of groove-heavy, stomp-ready hardcore that swings with purpose.
Produced by Elliott Gallart (Speed, Primitive Blast, Skorn), World In Two combines swagger-filled two-step breaks, chest-caving mosh parts, and a raw sense of urgency. The new single “War Within Myself” is already out and delivers exactly what the name suggests—internal turmoil, shouted loud and clear.
Snag your copy and check out merch at lastriderecords.com.
Fresh off the road and hotter than ever, Hot Mulligan have just dropped their latest single “Prototheme,” a swirling, high-energy anthem that balances post hardcore power punch with melodic clarity.
The track arrives via the band’s own imprint and is produced by Brett Romnes (known for work with bands like Free Throw and Boston Manor).
“Prototheme” might be the band’s most intense effort yet — emotionally overloaded. Though the band hasn’t confirmed a new album yet, this single feels like a warning shot.
Catch the band live at the follwoing shows this coming autumn:
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Shining Life Press has released TRUSTKILL: 90s Hardcore Book, a 184-page perfect-bound collection documenting early ’90s hardcore fandom in upstate New York.
The book compiles all three issues of the original Trustkill fanzine created by Josh Grabelle, alongside rare material including the lone issue of its precursor Peel Me A Grape.
The volume also includes added archival content and a foreword by Jonathan Buske. Color cover, black and white interior, sized 8.5” x 11”. Shipping worldwide now.
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Iodine Recordings is reissuing Free at Last, the 2005 full-length from South Carolina melodic hardcore mainstays Stretch Arm Strong. Marking 20 years since its release, the anniversary edition lands September 12, 2025, with pre-orders now open for early access.
Originally produced by Paul James Wisner (Paramore, New Found Glory), Free at Last was the band’s final album before going quiet, and it remains one of their most focused efforts—balancing their usual energy with sharper songwriting and personal themes of growth, distance, and conviction.
The reissue features a fresh remaster from Alan Douches, new artwork, and a retrospective message from the band. Limited vinyl variants are up now via Iodine, including a Noise Cult-exclusive splatter. New merch also available through the label’s store.
Montreal’s emo post hardcore band Spite House have dropped a second single from their upcoming album Desertion, due this September via Pure Noise Records
“Stale Change” arrives on the heels of the amazing “Desert,” a track that cracked open the door to frontman Max Lajoie’s personal history with loss. Where “Desert” was immediate and gutting, “Stale Change” slows things down and sits longer in the residue of grief.
The song explodes with cutting chords reminiscent of ‘90s punk greats like Seaweed, Knapsack, or Dear You-era Jawbreaker, all filtered through a punchy modern lens. Vocalist/guitarist Max Lajoie discussed the song saying, “‘Stale Change’ is a song about the emptiness of superficial transformation and the illusion of progress. The cycle of grief that spins and starts all over again with the learnings of the past that should feel useful while not helping at all and the dichotomy between being brought into the same old negative feelings of guilt and shame while trying to move on and forward at the same time.”
Built on restrained post-hardcore guitar textures and low, sludgy undertones, the song leans into emotional fatigue — not in the explosive way, but in the way it loops on itself. “Stale change / more of the same / I once knew more of the opposite,” Lajoie sings, the lines collapsing and circling back on themselves like a spiral.
His vocal delivery stays just above numb, leaving the weight to the lyrics and the thick, flickering instrumentation that supports them.
If “Desert” was about a moment of impact, “Stale Change” deals with what’s left when the shock wears off and you’re still there, trying to reconnect with something long gone.
Break To Broken are back with No Care +2, a blistering three-song EP that pushes their DIY post-punk ethic forward. Out now via Engineer Records, the full release is streaming everywhere, with limited edition 7″ vinyl pre-orders also live.
The title track kicks things off with a feature from punk legend Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE, The Stooges), who lends his signature bass to a tense, emotionally wired performance. The collaboration goes back to a 2024 guest spot on The Watt from Pedro Show, where Watt and the band connected over shared ethics and a cross-continental creative process. When drummer/guitarist/vocalist Eli Nowak reached out about working together, Watt simply said yes.
“Marching West” follows, a track with early origins. Initially written by guitarist/vocalist Clinton Maher before the band officially formed, it was later reworked with input from bassist Justin Rauschkolb and completed with new lyrics—connecting different phases of the band’s timeline.
Like everything they’ve done, No Care +2 was written and recorded independently between home studios in New Jersey, Virginia, and Australia.
Paura’s 1995 debut First Release has been made available digitally on Bandcamp.
The São Paulo-based band delivers seven tracks combining hardcore and metal, originally released on January 1, 1995. Song titles like “Level of Maturity,” “No Excuse for Intolerance,” and “Behind the Wall of Hipocrisy” reflect themes of social criticism and internal struggle.
Irish hardcore/sludge unit Noosed return with Rise, their newest full-length, streaming now via Grindwar Records.
The record blends grinding tempos, raw aggression, and sludge-drenched breakdowns into a tight eight-song set.
Out digitally July 15 and co-released by Grindwar, the album follows a string of DIY splits and EPs.
Chicago-based duo Latter have shared “Expiration Date,” the second single from their debut album What Lives Inside of Me, out soon via Another City Records. The track’s official ideo is streamingv now.
Produced by Pete Grossmann at Bricktop Recording, the song leans into a noisy, breathless delivery—part panic, part sermon—built around Meredith’s sharp vocal phrasing and distorted layers.
Lyrically, it’s heavy on time, rot, and feminine disintegration, set against collapsing rhythm shifts and grinding fuzz. It’s not subtle, but it’s not chaos either—there’s structure beneath the noise.
Check out their previous single and our special feature here.
Fox Lake have announced their new album New World Heat, set for release on August 1 via MNRK Heavy.
To support the release, the band is hitting the road for their first headlining tour this fall, joined on various dates by Kaonashi, Teeth, Surfaced, Desmadre, Extortionist, and Fr3ak. The run kicks off September 26 in Iowa City and wraps October 19 in Spokane.
The album features guest appearances from Mugshot, Avoid, Silent Planet, and Eyes of Salt. Tracks include “Freestyle,” “Headshot,” and the title track “New World Heat,” which promise a mix of swagger, adrenaline, and lyrical confrontation.
The Denver band blends hardcore, hip-hop, and rock ‘n’ roll into an explosive sound shaped since their basement origins in 2017.
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Rule of Two, the Norwegian indie-electronic duo known for blending darkwave, synth-pop, and shoegaze, officially release their third EP, Dancing Drone, on July 30, 2025.
This five-track collection evolved from what began as a standalone Robyn cover (“Dancing On My Own”) into a full-fledged statement—even exploring themes of dystopia, longing, jealousy, and emotional disconnect. The band keeps its distinct sound: lush textures, pulsing rhythms, and melancholic melodies.
Rule of Two plans their first live shows later this fall in Norway, marking a new phase in their early trajectory.
