Bitters and Distractions have released a video for their new song “Punk Rock Christmas”. The song is available digitally via Sell The Heart Records. Bitters and Distractions released their EP The Home That Procrastination Built earlier this year. Check out the video below.
System of A Down have announced South American tour dates for this spring. The band will be playing stadium shows across three North American cities in the summer. Check out the dates below.
Richmond, Virginia-based hardcore festival United Blood has announced details for 2025. Cold World, Trapped Under Ice, E-Town Concrete, No Warning, Terror, Angel Du$t, Backlash, Bad Beat, Blind Justice, Bracewar, Collateral, Combust, Dead and Dreaming, Stereo Dynamite Records, Division of Mind, Echo Chamber, End It, Giant’s Despair, Grand Scheme, Gridiron, Haywire, Hard Stripes, Killing Pace, Mindforce, The Mongoliods, Naysayer, Never Ending Game, New World Man, No Idols, RZL DZL, Scarab, Think I Care, War Hungry, Wasted Space, and The Wrongside will be playing the festival. United Blood will take place at the Canal Club in Richmond, Virginia on April 11-12, 2025.
On December 12, The Fullblast played at the Baby G in Toronto, Ontario. The Video Dead, The Neo Lux, and Tragic Hearts opened the show. The Fullblast released their EP Attack.Sustain.Decay in 2017. Our photographer Stephen McGill was there to capture the show. Check out his photos below!
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DFL is back to working on new material. Following sessions earlier this year, they are in the studio with Fletcher of Pennywise producing/engineering. you can see a brief update below. The band released YRUDFL [EP] in 2021.
Coffin Prick have announced a new album. It is called Loose Enchantment and will be out on April 4 via Temporal Drift. The title track has also been released. Coffin Prick released Laughing in 2023. Check out the song below.
The Melvins are touring California this spring. The tour finds the band as a four piece with Buzz Osborne (guitar), Dale Crover (drums), Steve Mcdonald (bass),and returning member Coady Willis (drums). Cunts and Desslok open. You can see the dates below.
London, UK-based rockers BERRIES have released a video for their song “Jagged Routine”. The video features footage from their fall headlining tour earlier this year which was filmed by the band, Robyn Skinner, and Kit and Claire. The song is off their self-titled album which was released earlier this year via Xtra Mile Recordings. Check out the video below.
Sweet Pill have announced that they will be releasing a new EP. It is called Unraveled and features reworked versions of their previously released songs. It will be out on January 31 via Hopeless Records. The band has released a reworked version of “Cut”. The original song appeared on their 2022 album Where The Heart Is. Sweet Pill released their EP Starchild earlier this year. Check out the song below.
Direct Hit! have released a new song. It is called “ONE ONE ZERO” and is available digitally now. Direct Hit! released their album Crown of Nothing in 2018. Check out the song below.
This weekend, Chuck Ragan played San Francisco. After the gig, he stayed at a hotel in Emeryville. While the band was sleeping, someone entered the "secured" parking lot, broke into his van, and stole Ragan's gear. The exit was found broken the next morning, which was probably done by the perps on the way out. The hotel had no camera in the parking lot. If you have info, you can contact Chuck or the Emeryville police. You can see the list of stolen gear below.
Bridge The Gap have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Gainsayer and will be out in spring 2025 via Double Helix Records, SBAM Records, and Pee Records. The band have also released a video for their new song “In The Throes” which was directed by Gearly Beloved. Bridge The Gap released their album Secret Kombinations in 2023. Check out the video below.
Burial Etiquette have released a new song. It is called “Onyx, Iridescent” and is available digitally now. The band will be releasing four new songs later this week as part of a 4 band split on Hunk of Plastic Records. Burial Etiquette released their EP Wynter Light as well as their debut full-length album Mise-en-scène earlier this year. Check out the song below.
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Episode #680 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode Kevin Shields of Detention stops by to talk about the band’s Dead Rock ’N Rollers reissue, the band's origin story, the importance of humour in punk, the story behind the song “Dead Rock ’N Rollers”, the legacy of the band, and so much more. Listen to the episode below!
Punk In The Park has announced its first wave lineup for 2025. Pennywise, Screeching Weasel, Lagwagon, Comeback Kid, Good Riddance, Dead To Me, Manic Hispanic, RKL, The Queers, Channel 3, The Side Eyes, and Knocked Down will be playing the festival. Punk In The Park will take place on May 3 at Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. See the poster below.