This week is a wrap! More sick new releaes across hardcore, screamo, punk, metal, rock, and other styles. Use the jump links below to head straight into the section that fits your taste.
⤵ Hardcore / Metalcore, ⤵ Screamo / Post Hardcore, ⤵ Post Rock / Post Metal, ⤵ Punk Rock, ⤵ Metal, ⤵ Rock, ⤵ Experimental / Other, ⤵ Pop, ⤵ General / Industry.
⤵ Hardcore / Metalcore
NO CURE just dropped their cover of Until The End’s “Death Disguised As Salvation”— a straight-edge war anthem built on metallic riffs and pure hostility. The Birmingham crew brings that classic Alabama steel energy, cutting through with precision and fury. Heavy as hell. Perfect for the Edge Day 2025.
GROVE STREET’s “Self Sabotage” (feat. SETH G of FUGITIVE and SKOURGE) hits that perfect groove between metallic hardcore aggression and straight-up crossover swagger. The riffs bite, the drums swing, and the guest spots just add more weight. Feels like a pit anthem born straight out of that late ’80s thrash energy they always nod to — groovy as hell, mean as ever. Love it.
HIRS COLLECTIVE are back with “Avian Azure,” their chaotic new track from the upcoming Cult & Culture compilation — dropping Nov 21 via THREE ONE G. The comp ties into the Cult & Culture podcast by Justin Pearson and Luke Henshaw, pulling in friends like THE LOCUST, ADULT., and SONIDO DE LA FRONTERA for a mix that’s weird, loud, and very alive. It’s basically the sound of that community — sharp, messy, real.
Hardcore wrecking crew SPACED just dropped their new EP No Escape, a five-track punch from Buffalo that doesn’t waste a second. The first single “Cause and Effect” comes with a video shot by Legacy House Studio, starring Ianimal69 and cut with that raw, teeth-bared energy the band’s been carrying from day one. Recorded and mixed by Jay Zubricky, mastered by Kris Crummett — it’s sharp, wired, and gone before you can blink. They’re hitting the road with BANE in November. Bring earplugs, maybe.
MIL-SPEC just dropped their new self-titled EP out of nowhere — five tracks recorded between Palace Sound and Wychwood Sound, produced by Emmett Morris, mixed by Jonah Falco, and mastered by Arthur Rizk. The Toronto hardcore group keeps things tight and atmospheric, hitting that sweet spot between grit and melody that’s been their trademark since World House.
Oklahoma crushers HOUNDS OF WAR have teamed up with PEELING FLESH for “Reaper On Speed Dial,” a 3-minute beatdown out now via Slamnasium Recordings. Both bands tease a split EP on the way — and if this track’s any hint, it’s probably the heaviest thing you’ll hear this week.
WITHDRAWAL just dropped their new single “Desire” through DROPPING BOMBS, and it’s as bleak as it sounds — a slow, corrosive dirge about broken dreams and forced realities. The track crawls with THOU-level weight, filtered through the grit of MERAUDER and the despair of ACID BATH. Featuring members of TERRITORY, SKINFATHER, and LOW-LIFE, it’s a funeral march for who you thought you’d be. The 7” (limited to 40 copies) is already sold out.
Denver hardcore punks DESTINY BOND drop their final single “Can’t Kill The Love” ahead of The Love, out this Friday via Convulse Records. Fueled by themes of resistance, identity, and care, the record follows their praised debut Be My Vengeance and carries the same raw communal energy that’s made their 100+ 2024 shows unforgettable. It’s fierce, unpolished, and built on the idea that love — the real kind — survives everything.
BIOHAZARD are pushing forward despite a rocky stretch of canceled shows. The band just announced a revamped fall tour featuring ONYX, BAYWAY, and SWOLLEN TEETH, kicking off October 23 in Pontiac, MI, and wrapping November 3 in New Haven, CT. Their new album is out today!
Frontman Billy Graziadei blamed promoters for the earlier cancellations, calling them “nervous” and unprepared. Meanwhile, drummer Danny Schuler confirmed that the long-anticipated BIOHAZARD documentary directed by Drew Stone is nearing completion, with new interview footage and scenes filmed at Brooklyn’s legendary L’Amour. The doc will trace the band’s full history from their late-’80s beginnings to their recent reunion and comeback album Divided We Fall, out now via BLKIIBLK.
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MORAL FEVER just dropped their new EP Forged In Suffering — six tracks of pure metallic hardcore from Cologne. Blending late ’90s metalcore with death metal weight, the release hits hard through tracks like Path Of Fire and Price Of War (feat. HAYWIRE). Recorded by HEBBINGTON, mixed and mastered by THE CULT PROD, with artwork by SNUFFEDWORK. Heavy, dark, dangerous.
GOING OFF drop “Salvation,” the third single from Kill List II — a raw, claustrophobic burst of UK hardcore that hits with purpose. It’s short, hostile, and unfiltered, the kind of track you’d expect from these wild fellas. The band will take it across Europe and the UK this December, marking the release of Kill List II on October 31.
DEATH BY STEREO just reissued Black Sheep of the American Dream — fully remixed, remastered, and sounding sharper than ever. The 5th of July hits streaming now, carrying that trademark Southern California crossover punch. Updated artwork by Rob Wallace, three limited vinyl variants via OUT OF VOGUE.
Swedish hardcore lifers WOLFBRIGADE mark 30 years of feral existence with two new digital releases on Metal Blade Records — Hostile Wasteland and Kill To Live. The first is a raw 2000 session from their Wolfpack days, dug out from old DAT tapes and restored to its blood-soaked glory. The second, tracked live at their own Wolfden Studio, revisits old cuts with nothing polished, nothing dressed — just five friends hammering it out, “naked to the bare arse.” Both are out now, still snarling, still burning.
Australian hardcore outfit CULTURE SHOCK have unleashed a one-minute blast called “Separate Entity,” out now via Last Ride Records. It’s short, mean, and over before you can even find the volume knob.
RESURRECTION FEST has uploaded a new live video of RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR performing “Welcame (Furyo State Of Mind)” from their 2023 set at Resurrection Fest.
Hardcore punks GUMM out of Chattanooga just dropped a new two-song single All Gone via Convulse Records, featuring “All Gone” and “New From the Pain.” The release follows their upcoming LP Beneath the Wheel, set for October 31.
The track leans into the band’s knack for turning raw noise into something dangerously catchy — all cowbell, handclaps, and throat-burned honesty. Recorded by Tate Mercer, the record digs through self-sabotage, isolation, and the mess of trying to grow past it. GUMM hit the road this fall with STRANGE JOY and BASIC NEEDS.
Vermont punk outfit COOKED dropped their new single “The Alchemist,” a slice of pop-punk soaked in self-destruction and regret. Set against a story of addiction, missed trains, and second chances wasted, the track sounds like a confession shouted into a cold bathroom mirror. Equal parts desperation and melody, it’s another grimy chapter from the Burlington crew’s ongoing saga of burned bridges and bad nights.
AGNOSTIC FRONT just dropped “Matter of Life & Death”, their new single featuring Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of RUN-DMC — out now via REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC. The track hits like a street anthem, merging hardcore grit with DMC’s unmistakable flow. Roger Miret describes it as a song about survival — fighting through dark times, pushed to the edge, and striking back when you’re cornered. It’s the latest cut from the upcoming album Echoes In Eternity, set for release on November 7.
RAW BRIGADE have dropped their new EP Shut Up via Flatspot Records — five tracks and just under six minutes of pure, no-frills hardcore. Recorded with the same intensity that’s defined their sound since Kicking Your Face (2018), the release balances English and Spanish vocals while maintaining their trademark mix of speed, power, and unity-driven attitude.
The Bogotá crew continues to prove why they’ve become one of the defining names in Latin American hardcore, ahead of their European run with AGNOSTIC FRONT and WISDOM IN CHAINS early next year.
New Zealand crossover bruisers BRAINWAVE are dropping their new single “Lost My Way” on October 14 via Jazz Club Records, ahead of their debut LP Ill Intent landing October 22. The track tears through frustration and paralysis with that trademark hardcore crunch — a mix of personal confession and social bite. “It’s about feeling disorientated and directionless… that sense every way forward is blocked,” says vocalist Rob Thompson.
Philadelphia’s FALSE SALVATION have dropped their debut EP Through Shards of Glass via Rebirth Records — six tracks of dirty hardcore that rip by in under ten minutes.
INFLUENCE just dropped their Vienna Hardcore EP — a street-level snapshot of a scene that’s alive again. Out through LEECHPIT DIY, the record feels like a love letter to their city’s hardcore roots, built by people who actually live it. Bassist Luis says the Vienna scene’s never been stronger, with old heads and new kids pushing together, fests like Take A Stand keeping it real, and spots like Venster99 holding it down. “If you wanna check out Vienna hardcore,” he says, “this is the time and Venster99’s the place.”
See our full piece on that here.
UAAR are streaming their debut album Galger og brann (“Gallows and Fire”) now at Decibel Magazine, ahead of its official release tomorrow via FYSISK FORMAT.
Fans of TRAGEDY, SKITSYSTEM, FROM ASHES RISE, and SIBIIR will recognize the bleak pulse — relentless drums, scorched riffs, and a feeling that the walls are closing in.
Hardcore chaos merchants THE BARBARIANS OF CALIFORNIA have dropped a new single, “Pseudo Intellectuals Are Hating On My Band!!! (Pure Power),” featuring KEITH BUCKLEY. The track swings between sharp edges and full-blown rage — a jagged mix of humor and hostility that nails their no-platform defiance. Featuring Aaron Bruno of AWOLNATION and Eric Stenman of TINFED, the band keeps their sound wired to the roots of West Coast hardcore while torching anything that smells like conformity. They’ll hit The Roxy in West Hollywood on November 10 alongside MANY EYES, 7D7D, and LOCK SLIP.
Southern California heavyweights SPITE have dropped a visualizer for “Looking Glass,” featuring BOUNDARIES, ahead of their new album *New World Killer*, out October 31 via Rise Records. The track hits in under three minutes — pure, concentrated violence with a gut-punch of emotion. Vocalist Darius Tehrani says it’s about “coping with the passing of my father… being robbed of grief and carrying an anger with nowhere to go.” Matt McDougal’s guest vocals cut straight through that rage, adding another layer to one of SPITE’s most personal moments yet.
156/SILENCE have returned with Our Parting Ways, their first new music since Narrative and a clear emotional pivot from the chaos of People Watching. Produced by Josh Schroeder and released via Pure Noise Records, the track leans into atmosphere and restraint — slower, cleaner, and heavy in feeling rather than just tone. Lyrically, it reads like a letter to the dead, wrestling with guilt, memory, and detachment (“Death isn’t release from the memory / How could I forget a thing?”). Most mature of them, but the softest and most fragile, too.
Washington D.C. hardcore pioneers GOVERNMENT ISSUE have dropped their 1982 EP Make An Effort via Bandcamp. Originally released through Fountain Of Youth, the classic 7″ has been previously remastered by guitarist Tom Lyle, restoring its raw intensity and punch.
French metallic hardcore unit HARD MIND have unleashed Negative Thoughts, a full-length that leans hard into beatdown and edge-metal territory. Formed in Rennes back in 2014, the band’s spent the last decade tearing through Europe — from Hellfest to the Superbowl of Hardcore — leaving a trail of bruised floors and stage dives behind. Negative Thoughts ups the aggression from their earlier releases, a raw, abrasive blast built for side-to-side chaos and heavy swings.
RISK IT’s full multicam live set from REVOLUTION CALLING 2023 is now available via Nick Tronckoe Media on YouTube.
Bristol metalcore outfit IMMERSE have released their new single St Adelaide, the newest taste of their upcoming EP due February 25th via Common Outcast. Premiered by Alyx Holcombe on BBC Radio 1, the track showcases the band’s polished yet emotionally charged sound — balancing soaring melodies with sharp modern metal intensity.
⤵ Screamo / Post Hardcore
Raw emoviolent skramz, noise punk, melodic emo MySpace stuff, but also rockish 90s post hardcore.
Also, be sure to visit ⤵ Rock section, it’s full of post hardcore and emo infused sounds, too!
Zegema Beach Records has reissued Disinformation Fix by Lafayette screamo pioneers USURP SYNAPSE, more than 20 years after its original 2003 double-CD release. The compilation gathers 50 tracks from the band’s early, chaotic years — short, jagged bursts of grind and sass-core energy that shaped a generation of skramz bands. Pressed on hand-poured colored vinyl with a 13-hole laser-cut gatefold design by T.J. Oslund, the release celebrates one of the genre’s most unrelenting and influential acts finally getting its proper vinyl treatment.
French screamo outfit GROS ENFANT MORT have unveiled “Saigne! Saigne! Saigne!,” a new track featuring Logan Rivera of GILLIAN CARTER. Recorded earlier this year between Parthenay and Poitiers, the song bleeds through layers of despair and defiance — a dense mix of French and English lyrics that tear into conformity, moral panic, and the quiet violence of daily life. It’s a raw, poetic eruption that fits right in with the band’s post-hardcore and math-leaning chaos. Their new album lands in early 2026 via Moment Of Collapse, No Funeral, Fireflies Fall, and Spleencore Records.
California’s KNUMEARS just dropped Breaking Ground, a new single on Run For Cover that hits like a breakup between two ghosts. “Hold my hand and wait / The signs are all off but the feeling still remains,” they scream — a line that feels half prayer, half confession. The track pulls through guilt, pride, and the wreckage left behind, circling that moment when love turns into self-recognition. Produced by Jack Shirley, the song comes with a stark lyric video now on YouTube.
Since forming in 2018, KNUMEARS — Matthew Cole, Dante Garcia II, and Frankie Lopez — have toured relentlessly, pushing a sound that nods to Pageninetynine, I Hate Myself, and Loma Prieta without leaning on nostalgia. The single’s release precedes more new material expected in 2026.
NEKS — the new project featuring members of CRIME IN STEREO, DAYTRADER, RILE, and SPIRITS — dropped their debut LP Point of No Return, and we just posted a new feature on this interesting offering. Written and recorded remotely between New Jersey and Utah, the record captures collapse, anger, and political decay with raw, unpolished force. Vocalist Gary Cioni calls it “a statement about where we stand,” adding, “If you’re a fan of Donald Trump, you should not like this record.” Think heavy, restless, and straight from the edge — somewhere between QUICKSAND and MODERN LIFE IS WAR.
Hushed, slow-burn post-rock screamers FEATHERS unveil their first song, “walking talking loving,” from Trondheim veterans Morten Samdal and Thomas Ingdal—ten-hour, no-polish sessions where “we finish songs from start to finish in maybe ten hours,” as Thomas puts it. Guitars breathe, percussion skims the floor, and the mood leans more Mogwai/Tortoise/Toe/Do Make Say Think, with distant ghosts of Saetia, 400 Years, Hot Water Music, and Appleseed Cast.
Full feature landed earlier this week on IDIOTEQ.
From Trujillo’s tight-knit underground comes MATEN A LUCAS — a new screamo band mixing mathy edges with raw emotional drive. Their debut single “Cuerda Rota,” produced by Andre y Punto of FIESTA BIZARRA, carries the energy of heartbreak turned catharsis. “It’s not just a band,” they say, “it’s four friends expressing themselves without remorse.” The track captures that honesty — sharp guitars, urgent vocals, and a looseness that feels lived-in. Rooted in Trujillo’s overlooked emo scene alongside names like OK BOOMER and EL MEJOR VERANO DE MI VIDA, MATEN A LUCAS are already seen as the new wave of Peruvian screamo. Their debut EP drops soon, with “Cuerda Rota” leading the charge.
Full feature live now on IDIOTEQ.
New Jersey’s experimental screamo unit STENTIAL drop another piece of their ongoing story with Act I: Initial Diagnosis, written by Kris and mixed by Josh Jakubowski at Bird Watcher Studio. The track’s desperate lines — “Why must I go on… what if I don’t survive” — sound like someone speaking from the edge, all cracked voice and exhaustion. The track itself is a wild ride between calm post rock and acapella skramz. It’s the first act in what looks like a fractured narrative about loss, self-recognition, and the slow crawl toward surviving yourself.
See our previous feature about the band HERE.
Oslo outfit TRUEANDTRUE return October 31 with Headlock, a double single that finds them sharper and more volatile than before. With a reformed lineup, the band pushes harder into punk and hardcore, threading tightly wound instrumentals through themes of responsibility, inheritance, and change. The two tracks — “Softskullseason” and “Stepontheglass” — channel raw urgency in the spirit of Converge or Refused but stay distinctly their own.
Post-hardcore vets TOUCHÉ AMORÉ dropped Live On BBC Radio 1: Vol 5, a four-track set recorded under the BBC’s clean lights and cold air. Out via Rise Records, it captures their songs “Nobody’s,” “Disasters,” “Hal Ashby,” and “Force of Habit” in a very organic live setting. Nothins super special, but die hard fans should appreciate.
LIMBS have released a new single, Doesn’t Feel Like Home, out now via Papercut Recordings. The track marks a shift in the band’s sound, blending their post-hardcore roots with a smoother, more introspective edge — a continuation of their evolution since Coma Year (2022).
Originally from Florida and now based across the northeast, LIMBS have built a global following through emotionally charged performances and sharp production. Doesn’t Feel Like Home finds them expanding their sonic range while retaining the tension and catharsis that have defined their past releases.
French post-hardcore outfit KARABA F.C. return with Symbionts — a dense, emotionally charged record built around grief, endurance, and connection. Written between 2021 and 2024, it blends indie rock melodies with punk urgency and post-hardcore textures. The band describes it as “all killer, no filler” — every track aiming for both emotional weight and catchiness. See our full piece on Symbionts here.
Born out of small-town restlessness, CHASING DOLLS turn frustration into movement on their debut single Cobweb. Recorded at Steel City Studios, the track folds emo, math rock, and alt rock into something both anxious and deliberate — a tangle of reflection and release. “The web is your mindset,” they say, “with your mind as the spider building a safe space to catch and harvest your thoughts.” See our full piece on CHASING DOLLS here.
NUZZLE’s Follow, For Now is back for its 30th anniversary, reissued by SOLID BRASS RECORDS and ZUM. Originally released in 1995 on Youth Strike Chord, the album captured a moment in the evolving post-hardcore scene — eight songs that balanced tension, melody, and instinct.
Supergroup MIRRORLESS have dropped their self-titled debut EP via Equal Vision Records. The lineup reads like a Louisville family tree—Chris Higdon (Elliott, Falling Forward), Ryan Patterson (Coliseum, Fotocrime), Ben Sears, and Brian Roundtree (By The Grace Of God)—locking in six tracks that hit somewhere between righteous fury and heavy introspection. The video for “Golden Treason,” featuring Hannah Blakeman of SHITFIRE, is out now. The band heads out November 6 for a Midwest and East Coast run with SHINER, kicking off at Mag Bar in Louisville.
⤵ Post Rock / Post Metal
Budapest’s OAKEN return with From The Bonfire — a three-track, 30-minute odyssey through atmospheric post-hardcore, drone, and blackened sludge. Recorded at Ól Recording and mastered by Miklós Nagy, the album weaves synthesizers, found objects, and organic percussion into a dense, ritualistic soundscape that’s both feral and cinematic. A sample from Werner Herzog’s The Voice of the Dream surfaces midway, deepening the record’s meditation on life’s violent persistence beneath nature’s calm façade.
Belgian post-metal trio JUNEAU have released their second full-length album Scraps of the Final Lights via Tokyo Jupiter Records, A Cheery Wave Records, and De Mist Records. Recorded at Studio Jupiter, the five-track record expands on the band’s blend of post-rock, doom, and black metal influences, merging dense textures with moments of stark melodic clarity.
Thematically, it reflects on decay and resilience — “scraps of light” symbolizing fragile hope amid darkness. To mark the release, JUNEAU will perform a special show on October 25 at De Wommel in Wommelgem before heading out for additional European and Japanese dates later this year.
⤵ Punk Rock
Punk, Pop Punk, Folk Punk, raw, fast, melodic, and more.
Toronto pogo-punk troublemakers THE MENDOZAZ just dropped “An American Werewolf in London, Ontario,” a cheeky horror-spin single from their upcoming EP The Completely Fictional History Of This Great Nation of Canada. Vocalist Jonny calls it “an epic tale of forbidden inter-species romance spread across the border,” adding that it was “supposed to be some menacing, proggy thing but the peppy, infectious vocal hook won out.” Think Groovie Ghoulies after too much maple syrup. The EP lands Nov. 3 via Cartridge Heart.
The last glimpse of Killed By Deaf – A Punk Tribute to Motörhead drops with RANCID’s cover of “Sex and Death,” ahead of the full release on October 31 via BMG. Lars Frederiksen calls it “the perfect Motörhead song,” saying it feels like Lemmy’s take on the Ramones — short, raw, and mean. The record lines up heavy hitters like PENNYWISE, LAGWAGON, GBH, THE BRONX, and FEAR, plus new blood like SLAUGHTERHOUSE, all tearing through Motörhead tracks in their own way. Lemmy even shows up himself on a lost version of THE DAMNED’s “Neat Neat Neat.”
STIGLITZ return with Quando Tutto Tace, their second album and a love letter to Genoa’s streets, bars, and seaside grit — out now via FLAMINGO RECORDS. It’s Oi! stripped of posturing, built on real life: nights out, cheap beers, loud music, and dawn breaking over the port. Recorded at Velvet Worm Studio and featuring guests Tony Cocks and Fabrizio Sferrazza, the record captures the raw pulse of working-class punk — sincere, unpolished, and soaked in salt air.
ANTILLECTUAL just dropped “Voorrang Voor Rechts,” their first-ever Dutch-language song — a sharp, urgent take on the global swing to the right, told through a local lens. Fast, melodic, and politically charged, it captures the band’s trademark mix of intellect and intensity. The track will appear on their upcoming Antillectueel EP, out November 11.
Elly Ryland just dropped a long-form personal piece on IDIOTEQ titled A Soundtrack to My Life: 25 Years on NOFX — a raw, 20-minute ride through skateparks, mixtapes, heartbreaks, DIY tours, and everything that made NOFX more than just a band to a generation. It’s a story about growing up queer, finding identity through punk, and watching a band soundtrack every chaotic, beautiful part of that journey — from discovering “Kids of the K-Hole” as a kid to crying through “The Decline” in a thunderstorm decades later. The feature is live now on IDIOTEQ.
LA punk rockers HEARTWELLS just teamed up with City Rat Records for their first full European tour, hitting the road this winter with labelmates EMPIRED. The move lands right after their new single Killin Me Now — a sharp, melodic punch that follows July’s Ollie EP on Hey!Fever Records. Recorded at Buzzbomb Studios with Paul Miner, Ollie found the band writing some songs on the spot, balancing grit with heart. Now, with Europe ahead and fresh label backing, HEARTWELLS sound like a band burning through their next chapter at full throttle.
Winnipeg punk outfit PEACEBREACH just dropped Don’t Get No Love, the first taste of their upcoming EP West End Walks, due in January 2026. Born out of singer Kris Matheson’s solo project during the pandemic, the band channels frustration, identity loss, and the grind of rebuilding yourself. The new track leans harder into their hardcore roots, circling around self-doubt and the need for community.
THE WONDER YEARS have released a remixed and remastered 10th anniversary edition of their 2015 album No Closer To Heaven. Out now on streaming with a limited vinyl pressing arriving November 21, the reissue includes B-sides and unreleased demos. Frontman Dan Campbell described the new mix as “like hearing the album for the first time all over again,” saying it finally represents how the band intended it to sound. The group will perform No Closer To Heaven in full during a short UK run in January 2026, with shows in Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester, and London.
NUMERO GROUP has unveiled a limited Hüsker Dü: European Tour Edition drop, featuring two new EPs and a replica shirt celebrating the band’s 1985 Flip Your Wig European run. The release ties into the Hüsker Dü: The Miracle Year live recordings box set, chronicling the group’s chaotic and prolific mid-’80s period.
GVLLOW has dropped a new single titled Leave It All Behind, blending pop-punk urgency with the moody atmosphere of post-punk. The Inland Empire artist continues to expand on his dark, genre-melding sound — pulling from goth, punk, and electronic influences to create something both nostalgic and sharp-edged.
Exhausted, loud, and completely over the myth of “hard work pays off,” BABY TYLER just dropped Sucker With A Dream — a 22-minute crash through noise, garage, and hardcore, out now on NightBell Records.
Frontman Tyler Fassnacht rips into debt, burnout, and aging in a country that rewards greed over decency: “We were all told as children that we could do anything we put our minds to… What a crock of shit.” Every track sits somewhere between rage and resignation, turning grind culture and self-doubt into something raw and restless.
See our full piece on that release here.
FRICK are back with Clock Out — a scrappy, two-minute-at-a-time punchline to the mess of daily life. Out now, the Salt Lake City trio runs through headaches, bad bosses, exes, and phone chargers with the same deadpan humor that’s kept them a cult favorite since 2020. See our full feature here.
Pop-punk outfit BEARINGS have shared “Freaking Me Out,” the latest cut from their upcoming album Comfort Company, out November 7 via Pure Noise Records. Frontman Doug Cousins says the song “finds itself somewhere between a pool party and a manic episode where you question the meaning of life.” Written across road trips and basement sessions, the record pulls the band back to their early Toronto roots, reconnecting with the spark that shaped their first EP. It’s BEARINGS stripped to the bone—restless, self-aware, and a little wired around the edges.
⤵ Rock
Alternative, Indie Rock, Hard Rock, Emo, Noise Rock, Post Punk, Grunge, Shoegaze and more
Norwegian emo outfit PROBLEMAN just dropped Eg vannæ plantæ sjøl om di e døð, a record that hits somewhere between post-emo unease and pop-punk urgency. It’s colder, sharper, and more grounded — the sound of midlife reflection filtered through Trondheim grey. “For those who’ve heard our debut record, it’ll be clear that the songs are faster and the overall sound hits a lot harder,” the band says. Mixed by Billy Mannino, the album’s a step forward — leaner, louder, and self-aware enough to hurt in the right way.
We featured the full story and track breakdown this week — go read the complete piece for all the details behind PROBLEMAN’s new chapter.
Midwest emo revivalists VIENNA have shared a new track that hits close to home — written in January during a period of personal loss, it’s their first song taken with a fully serious tone. The band’s frontman describes it as “all about loss and grief, and family,” written while coping with the passing of his grandmother, Anne. It reflects on the slow heartbreak of watching someone fade away to dementia and the guilt that comes with it. “This song is for Anne,” he adds, “and I really hope that people feel the love that we had for her in this song.”
VIENNA will headline in Birmingham on October 24 with more shows lined up in Bristol and Liverpool later this year, sharing stages with CHASING DOLLS (see our fresh feature here), DANGER DOG, and FISTPUMP.
Latvian band SEIRA have unveiled their new EP Chokeberries — a six-track release (including intro) that blends 2000s metalcore and emo with alternative metal and post-rock textures. The group describes the record as “alternative postcore,” marked by both aggression and emotional depth.
“The album is a reflection of feelings associated with loss, goodbyes and attempts to live with things that can’t be changed,” the band notes. “It’s not an attempt to find solace or an explanation, but rather an honest way of expressing what we’ve overcome.”
EXCIDE have unveiled Call Box, a three-track single serving as a preview of their upcoming full-length Bastard Hymns, out November 28, 2025 via SharpTone Records. The release features Call Box, Pariah, and Worth Your Salt—the latter accompanied by a new video.
Recorded at TDU Audio and produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Austin Coupe, the tracks continue EXCIDE’s sharp and emotive approach to post-hardcore—fusing angular riffs with heavy textures and a biting sense of melody. Part grungy alt rock, part hardcore.
“‘Call Box’ was the ‘click’ moment for the record”, says Washington. “Though it formed from a later demo, it’s the song that most coherently synthesized every component of our desired outcome, and ended up being sort of the stencil we worked backwards from when in pre-production for the LP. I’ve referenced them previously but it’s got ALL the goodies derived from our influences. The Cast Iron Hike-sort of grooves in the verses, the fuzzy Queens of the Stone Age bridge, and the HUGE ending that nods to the greats in Failure.”
HEART TO GOLD have dropped a new single, Double Vision, out now via Memory Music. The track captures the Minneapolis trio’s signature mix of fuzzy warmth and reckless sincerity — a melodic punk anthem with a scrappy heart and a touch of chaos. Somewhere between vital pop punk, grunge indie punk and alt rock.
FALL OUT BOY have released a new Spotify Singles Holiday track, It Feels Like Christmas, a cover of the original song from The Muppet Christmas Carol. The single dropped on October 15, 2025, as part of Spotify’s seasonal series.
Denver emo rock punks BROKEN RECORD just put out their third LP Routine through Power Goth Recordings — a tired sigh dressed up as a record, all about anxiety, burnout, and trying to keep your head straight when the world keeps swinging. It’s rough around the edges, honest, and too familiar for comfort. They’re doing a couple Colorado shows next month, but for now just throw it on Spotify and let it hit however it hits.
CAMP TRASH are back with Believer Now / Rosebowl ’98, a three-track single ahead of their upcoming album Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, out October 31 via COUNT YOUR LUCKY STARS. Featuring Rat Tally on the title track, the release balances sharp melodies with reflective Midwest emo tones. Produced and mixed by James Palko at Blackheart Sound and mastered by Zach Weeks at God City, it’s pure CAMP TRASH — warm, honest, and a little nostalgic.
GRAYCALE’s “Dance With Your Ghost” (feat. WIND WALKERS) hits that sweet spot between moody and addictive. Smooth melody, clean production, and that melancholic hook that sticks after one listen. Philly’s finest doing what they do best.
After nearly a decade away, PYRO, OHIO return with the new EP Where Do You Find Yourself?, out October 17. The record marks their first release since 2015’s Keepsakes, reconnecting with the melodic post-hardcore energy that defined their earlier work while reflecting a more grounded, self-aware era for the band.
The latest single “Pep Talk” arrives with a vibrant video, pairing intensity with emotional introspection. Vocalist Peter Verity describes the EP as “our most personal and complete work,” blending nostalgia with refined songwriting and a renewed sense of purpose after years apart. The release follows September’s single “I’ll Be Here,” featuring Nathanael Pulley of ARCHERS.
ALL TIME LOW have dropped new album Everyone’s Talking this Friday, October 17, featuring the single “Sugar” with JoJo. The record follows 2023’s Tell Me I’m Alive and continues the band’s long streak of chart success, with “The Weather” currently sitting at #6 on the Alternative Radio charts. The Baltimore group—known for five Top 10 Billboard 200 albums and over 5 billion streams—has spent the past year marking their 20th anniversary and returning to full-scale touring, with appearances at When We Were Young, Warped Tour, and a recent surprise set at a Jonas Brothers show.
PORCH COFFIN have dropped a new single, Dogs Bite, out now on all streaming platforms. The Florida band delivers a raw, grungy mix of emo-tinged punk with a southern undercurrent — their most confident and brooding track to date. They’ll be performing Dogs Bite live at The Fest in Gainesville on October 25th, taking the Heartwood stage at 6 PM.
Philadelphia poet and punk provocateur THE POET KR is back with TROMP, a single and video filmed while submerged in 38-degree ice water. The performance doubles as protest — against ICE, Trump’s politics, and what KR calls an “increasingly toxic music industry thriving on AI and artistic theft.” It’s raw, defiant, and personal, pushing art back into the cold where it still burns.
Luxembourg’s atmospheric doom rock metal project PTOLEMEA will release their new album Kali on November 6 via Raging Planet Records. Led by Priscila Da Costa of Sinistro, the record marks a shift toward introspection and personal reflection, built around dense arrangements and restrained emotional weight. It’s a more deliberate and searching work, tracing Da Costa’s evolution as both songwriter and performer, and will be followed by a European tour in spring 2026 with Sangre De Muerdago.
BEAUTY SLEEP return with You (You’re All I Wanted) — a bright, bittersweet track that bridges the gap before their upcoming release The Whole Damn Cake. The Derry duo, Cheylene Murphy and Ryan McGroarty, deliver another synth-soaked indie gem full of warmth and cinematic color, carried by shimmering production and heartfelt delivery.
VIRGINITY have released You Can’t Have My Blood: A Bad Jazz Companion via Smartpunk Records — a full-length follow-up and spiritual extension of their 2024 LP Bad Jazz. The new release gathers material from two 2025 EPs, along with unreleased originals, live recordings, and covers, forming a fan-centered collection for longtime listeners.
In the band’s words, the album is “for the Virginity heads,” designed as a Bad Jazz companion piece showcasing late-session tracks, live takes, and demos that never made the initial cut. The collection also includes covers of THE SHINS, SUPERDRAG, BO BURNHAM, and SOUL ASYLUM.
STIAN ANDERSEN’s new album Innendørs (Norwegian for indoors) leans into an uneasy balance between intimacy and chaos — experimental indie rock disguised in emo tones, with flashes of jazz threading through. Released via the small Norwegian label T-time, it’s a raw, eccentric record that feels both playful and quietly heavy.
Produced by CHRIS WALLA (DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE), the album features an impressive lineup: MARTIN MIGUEL ALMAGRO TONNE (POM POKO) and IVER ARMAND TANDSETHER (MALL GIRL, TIGERSTATE) on guitars, AXEL SKALSTAD (WIZRD, KROKOFANT) on drums, and ANDERSEN himself on vocals and bass.
Italian trio UNITÀ DI PRODUZIONE will release their third LP Culto on November 28 via Bunker Antiatomico. Known for fusing post-punk and alternative rock with lo-fi textures, the Bergamo band frame the record as a “gesture of resistance” against the disposability of modern music. Written partly during pandemic lockdowns, Culto moves through themes of control, faith, and technology—from the state dystopia of “Pyongyang” to the mechanical faith of “Neoluddismo.” It’s a dense, conceptual work questioning what it means to create art in an age where machines can do it faster.
MAITLAND’s new single Catharsis — premiered on IDIOTEQ — feels both fragile and full-bodied, slowly unfolding from restrained vocals into a cinematic swell. The track sets the tone for their upcoming debut album Falling into Place, out November 7 via My Ruin Records, where moody indie rock meets post-rock atmosphere and raw emotional pull. Shot by photographer Moritz Hagedorn, the visuals mirror that same balance — light and shadow, warmth and ache, always in motion.
ALEXISONFIRE have released their cover of RUSTY’s “Misogyny”, taken from Copies of Old Masters: Volume 1. The track is now streaming on all platforms.
DIKEMBE return with King, a six-track EP out October 17 via SKELETAL LIGHTNING. Written and recorded across state lines and long Discord threads, the record reflects a band adapting to distance and change.
With Scott Carr (PRAWN, WAVELETS) joining on lead guitar and Trevor Reddell producing, King captures a new phase for the Gainesville group — heavier on structure, cleaner in execution, and more open to subtle shifts in sound. Recorded at Pulp Studio in early 2025, it moves between jagged, melodic grunge and familiar emo textures.
GAB DE LA VEGA has released a new single — a stripped-down, acoustic take on MILLENCOLIN’s No Cigar. The cover keeps the melody intact but filters it through Gab’s singer-songwriter lens, leaning on voice and restraint rather than full-band punch.
He recalls first hearing it on his sixteenth birthday when his friend Daniele gifted him Pennybridge Pioneers, describing the album as “a masterpiece from start to finish.” De La Vega began performing the song during solo sets a few years ago and says that while touring the US last year, he realized his version “perfectly represented both my style and my punk rock roots.”
As an Italian artist covering a Swedish band, he adds, “It felt like saying: ‘Yes, you guys have some great bands, and I grew up listening to a lot of American music, but this is how we do it in Europe.’” Recorded with longtime friend and producer Simone Piccinelli, the track strips everything down to just vocals and acoustic guitar — “just like when I first started performing as Gab De La Vega.” The release coincides with the 10th anniversary of his album Never Look Back, marking both a return to his roots and a step toward “new music, new albums, and new adventures.”
Pop-punk veterans ALL TIME LOW are back with a new album, Everyone’s Talking, dropping with the track “Sugar” featuring JoJo.
Fresh off surprise appearances at a Jonas Brothers show and even a Savannah Bananas game, the band’s also rolling through a world tour that hits When We Were Young and Warped Tour. Their single “The Weather” just climbed to #6 on the Alternative Radio charts, keeping that early-2000s energy alive two decades after their Baltimore basement days.
Italian “delta stoner” trio THE APULIAN BLUES FOUNDATION are set to drop their debut full-length Traditional Songs About Life, Death and Rebirth on November 21 via Zann’s Records. Blending the dust-bitten soul of early Delta blues with the heavy, sun-baked grit of 1990s stoner rock, the record was tracked at REH Studio in Terlizzi and mastered by Claudio Gruer (Nick Oliveri, Yawning Man, Brant Bjork). The first single, “Mississippi Bowevil Blues,” sets the tone — hypnotic, and half-possessed by the desert heat.
Post-hardcore emo rockers STORY OF THE YEAR just dropped “Gasoline (All Rage Still Only Numb),” the first single from their upcoming album A.R.S.O.N., due February 13, 2026 via SharpTone Records.
Guitarist Ryan Phillips calls it “a song about hitting your breaking point and saying fuck everything.” The track lives up to it — all distortion, breakdowns, and scorched-throat vocals. The band says A.R.S.O.N.—short for “All Rage, Still Only Numb”—picks up where Tear Me To Pieces left off, written with producer Colin Brittain and leaning on what’s made them click since Page Avenue: big guitars, snap-tight drums, and Dan Marsala flipping between scream and melody.
Watford’s indie-emo collective LAKES have dropped their take on Jon Secada’s “Just Another Day,” recorded during the Slow Fade sessions. Frontman Roberto Cappellina handles vocals, guitar, and bass, with Matt Shaw on drums and Tom Peters behind the console. Mixed and mastered by Steve Sears, the track carries that familiar LAKES warmth — melancholic, melodic, and quietly offbeat — a soft nod to the past filtered through their alt-emo lens.
⤵ Metal
Alt Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Black, Thrash, Sludge, Nu Metal, and more.
Canadian deathcore trailblazers DESPISED ICON have released a new single and video, “The Apparition,” from their upcoming album Shadow Work, due October 31 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Written last for the record, guitarist Eric Jarrin describes it as one of their most personal and melodic yet, anchored by a crushing breakdown that still hits like classic DESPISED ICON. The track also marks their first collaboration with Simon Marchand and Disjonctés Productions, who directed the new video capturing both the emotional weight and chaotic energy of the band’s performance.
After years of silence, former TODOS CAERÁN guitarist Joey has reemerged with DISTANT MIRROR — a one-person blackened screamo project born out of fire, injury, and reflection. The self-titled album is entirely DIY, tracked on gear he built himself and shaped around what he calls “emo riffs over blast beats.” It’s rough, human, and grounded in survival — a document of someone rebuilding both sound and self after watching the world literally burn. “I’m going to keep making music, even if nobody listens to it,” Joey says. “I’ve got another album in the works.”
We covered the full story this week — check it out to read how DISTANT MIRROR came together, piece by piece.
Portuguese post-black metal band GAEREA have announced their new album “Loss,” due out March 20, 2026 via Century Media Records.
Following last year’s Coma, the record continues their descent into emotional chaos and existential tension — a dense, cinematic vision of black metal that blurs pain and transcendence. The band’s new single “Hellbound”, released alongside the announcement, captures that atmosphere perfectly: a slow burn through guilt, heartbreak, and self-destruction, drenched in haunting imagery and violent catharsis.
Ukrainian black metal act WINDSWEPT return with The Devil’s Vertep, out December 12 via Season of Mist. Led by Roman Sayenko of Drudkh, the trio channels raw, instinctive energy into a six-part reconstruction of the 18th-century witch trials of Kremenets Castle. Recorded at Viter Music, the album moves through confession, torment, and judgment with unfiltered intensity, its stark sound matching Obsidian Bone’s chilling visual work.
Belgian death metal unit ABYSMAL DESCENT emerge from Brussels’ underground with “Labyrinth of Distress,” a slow-burning nightmare now streaming via Mystification Zine. Formed by members of DEHUMAN, PUTRID OFFAL, and NEPTUNIAN MAXIMALISM, the band dives deep into the bleakest corners of old-school extremity. Their debut LP Dismal Thoughts arrives October 31 via Nuclear Winter Records — eight tracks steeped in cavernous riffs, suffocating dread, and the spirit of IMMOLATION and INCANTATION.
Brazilian grindcore veterans FACADA return with Truculence, their first album of new material in six years. Recorded between 2024 and 2025 at VTM and VOID Studios, the record was produced by Vanessa Almeida and Vicente Ferreira and dropped this month via Laja Records and Black Hole Productions. True to their name — “facada” means “stab” — the band keeps it stripped to the bone: fast, heavy, raw, no frills. Thirteen tracks of pure hostility from a crew that’s shared stages with NAPALM DEATH, OBITUARY, and MISFITS, still stabbing at full speed two decades in.
New Jersey djent/deathcore unit OCEAN OF ILLUSIONS have dropped Doomed, their new single and video via Slam Worldwide. Released through Bleeding Art Collective, the track digs into bleak generational inheritance — “born into a world ravaged by scarcity,” as vocalist Zachary Howard puts it. Tracked by Dave Ricco and mixed by Anastasios Tsambazis, Doomed hits with surgical precision and the kind of heaviness the band has honed alongside acts like The Black Dahlia Murder and Ingested.
DENIAL OF LIFE have unleashed their new video for Circle The Drain — a blistering preview of the upcoming EP Witness The Power, out November 7 via CREATOR-DESTRUCTOR RECORDS. The Tacoma crossover unit sound meaner than ever, channeling SLAYER-level speed, SEPULTURA fury, and ENTOMBED filth into something that feels both sharp and unhinged.
Columbus death dealers SANGUISUGABOGG have unleashed their new album Hideous Aftermath via Century Media, marking another grotesque evolution for the Ohio quartet. Produced by Kurt Ballou at God City Studios, the record drags their brutal sound into sharper focus without losing its grime-soaked edge. A parody “Hell is Real” billboard now looms over the band’s hometown capitol, setting the tone for a release steeped in violence, absurdity, and control. The band hits the road in November for a U.S. headline tour with DESPISED ICON, DEFEATED SANITY, and CORPSEPILE.
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JULIET RUIN just dropped their new single Reactance Theory — premiered on IDIOTEQ — and it’s pure, charged-up metal energy. Built around a riff from guitarist Wes and shaped by the whole band, it’s their most collaborative and explosive track yet. The title nods to psychologist Jack Brehm’s idea of “reactance” — that instinct to push back when your freedom’s threatened — and the song hits that tension hard: confidence meets chaos, instinct meets control.
INTERNAL BLEEDING are streaming their new album Settle All Scores. The Long Island crew — Steve Worley, Chris McCarthy, Chris Pervelis, Kyle Eddy, and Ryan Giordano — channel three decades of frustration and loyalty into eight tracks that feel like payback.
SEMPER ACERBUS have dropped their new single and video “Suffering Awaits,” the first taste of their upcoming album Following Omens, due January 9 via Eclipse Records. The Texas-based melodic metalcore band delivers a raw, unfiltered performance in the video, filmed at Gorzugis Lounge in Del Rio and directed by Marc Coronado. Produced by Chris Mora (Upon a Burning Body, Chimaira), the record blends aggression and melody with dense, intricate instrumentation and themes of internal conflict. Following Omens features artwork by Federico Bossinga (Dark Funeral, Dimmu Borgir) and marks the band’s most intense material yet.
VADER have announced a massive European co-headlining tour with KATAKLYSM, joined by BLOOD RED THRONE, set for February–March 2026. The run kicks off in Paris on February 18 and stretches through the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, and beyond.
Frontman Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek shared that a “very special live set” is being prepared for the run — likely to include songs from their latest EP Humanihility (Nuclear Blast) and tracks from the 25th anniversary reissue of Litany, out now via Metal Blade.
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French doom purveyors MALEMORT and CERBÈRE have joined forces for the split album Aimless / Glace Mère, due out December 5 through a coalition of underground labels including Rope or Guillotine, La Harelle, Arsenic Solaris, and Chien Noir. MALEMORT opens with “Aimless,” an 18-minute descent into bleak, dissonant collapse, while CERBÈRE counters with “Glace Mère,” sixteen minutes of frostbitten sludge inspired by Moorcock’s frozen worlds. Two sides of the same darkness — slow, punishing, and beautifully miserable.
Sacramento funeral doom duo OROMET will release The Sinking Isle on November 7 via Hypaethral Records. Formed by Dan Aguilar and Patrick Hills, the band channels melody-driven heaviness into monumental slow-motion epics. Their second full-length continues the grandeur of their debut but turns toward a darker emotional gravity—an exploration of collapse, reflection, and the cyclical nature of ruin and rebirth. The record, adorned with cover art by fantasy artist Ted Nasmith, was recorded and produced by Hills at Earthtone Recording Company, with vinyl editions arriving in limited Volcanic Blaze and Emerald Wave variants.
Southern California’s AUDITORY ANGUISH have teamed up with Creator-Destructor Records for their new EP AFA, out November 14. The first track, “Unrelenting Blade,” brings in Taylor Young and drags you straight through the dirt — heavy, sharp, and built for collapse. Guitarist Diego Diaz says the riff “just felt medieval,” so he wrote it from the mindset of a crusader hiding behind faith to justify violence. It’s the band at their rawest, channeling everything ugly and real into one solid hit.
Japan-based metalcore act PROMPTS hit hard with their new single “Deceiver,” out via Greyscale Records. The track blends chaos and clarity — part mathcore spiral, part emotional confession — as vocalist PK unpacks the fight between identity and conformity. “There’s no universal definition of what’s truly ‘right’,” he says. “It’s not worth letting all that noise shape who you are.” The band celebrates the release supporting PARKWAY DRIVE in Tokyo, keeping their cross-cultural pulse alive between Japan and Korea.
⤵ Experimental / Other
Athens duo OBSCURITY just tore through the static with Black Cat, Good Luck — a record built from frustration, burnout, and the need to turn rage into motion. It’s all distortion, industrial pulse, and psychic weight — somewhere between DYSTOPIA and DEATH GRIPS, but colder. “We decided to muster up all of our noisiest and excessively confrontational thoughts and put them into something somewhat productive,” they said. The full feature on this brutal piece of industrial catharsis just landed on IDIOTEQ this week.
LA trance-jazz collective SML return with Chicago Four, a live-rooted single built on a recording from The Empty Bottle that folds synth loops, tight percussion, and distorted sax into one hypnotic pulse. It’s a preview of their upcoming album How You Been, out November 7 via International Anthem. The band—Anna Butterss, Jeremiah Chiu, Josh Johnson, Booker Stardrum, and Gregory Uhlmann—keep blurring lines between improvisation and post-production, turning jazz into something elastic, almost alien, but still human enough to groove.
German artist BEHEKSTE has released Mühlenhexerei, a dark, narrative-driven concept album inspired by Otfried Preußler’s Krabat. The record reimagines the tale of an orphan drawn into a mill of black sorcery, where he must confront the Master’s magic and the price of freedom.
Across ten tracks, BEHEKSTE blends dungeon synth minimalism with bursts of raw black metal, channeling the story’s transformation from servitude to redemption. Using basic MIDI tones, old organs, and hand-played guitars, Mühlenhexerei feels handmade and haunted — a lo-fi ritual that mirrors the bleak folklore it retells. Limited white cassette editions were crafted by Raven Mountain Mages Guild, with a U.S. version coming via Dungeon Squid Productions.
⤵ Pop / Rap
Pop, Synth Pop, Rap, Hip-Hop
BIG SPECIAL are back with a new single, Plaintive Native — a pounding, gut-level track from their second album National Average., out now via SO Recordings. It’s a song that burns with frustration and fatigue, written in the same raw Midlands honesty that made Postindustrial Hometown Blues hit so hard.
Frontman Joe Hicklin explains: “It’s about political turmoil clouding the minds of the nation that turns moral conviction into apathy… the confusion of trying to be good when everything is so bad.”
Electronic post-punk outfit VIOLENCE just dropped a new two-track single, Hurt, carrying that same quiet ache the title suggests. Born out of Copenhagen’s hardcore underground, they trade old fury for dreamy soundscapes and melodic synth lines, still rough around the edges. The title track sinks into isolation and the strange comfort of shared emptiness — “feeling alone even when you’re surrounded.” Two songs, no noise, no extras. Just the echo.
⤵ General / Industry
Spotify has announced a new push into generative AI, partnering with Sony, Universal, Warner, and indie networks like Merlin and Believe to build what it calls “artist-first A.I. music products.” The company says the effort will include a dedicated research lab and tools designed to open new revenue streams while letting artists choose whether to participate. Spotify insists its approach will respect copyright and creator rights — a direct jab at tech companies accused of scraping music data without consent. The move follows Daniel Ek’s shift to Executive Chair and ongoing backlash over his investment firm’s ties to military AI ventures.
EPITAPH RECORDS and THURSDAY have publicly called out SPOTIFY for running U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruitment ads across its platform, demanding their immediate removal. The ads — reportedly offering $50,000 signing bonuses — appeared on free-tier accounts this week, sparking outrage among artists and fans. Spotify defended the campaign, stating it doesn’t violate its ad policies, though users can flag content through feedback tools. The move adds to the platform’s growing controversies, including CEO Daniel Ek’s defense-sector investments and his upcoming transition to Executive Chairman in January.
At the same time, GARBAGE frontwoman SHIRLEY MANSON used the band’s current U.S. tour to voice frustration over the financial state of touring artists, calling the system “unsustainable.” Speaking in Denver, she criticized the disparity between streaming payouts and the economic realities of working musicians, warning that without reform, “you’ll lose a generation of creative weirdos and rebels.” The comments come as GARBAGE nears the end of their Happy Endings tour, supporting their latest album Let All That We Imagine Be the Light.
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