Nova Twins announce tour dates (UK and EU)

Nova Twins have announced tour dates for Europe and the UK. The tour will begin on March 3 in Brighton, England and will wrap up with their performance at the Paaspop Festival in Schijndel, Netherlands. Nova Twins released their album Parasites and Butterflies earlier this year and recently recorded a Tiny Desk Concert. Check out the dates below.

Blackwater Holylight to release album, share “Heavy, Why?” video

Blackwater Holylight have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Not Here Not Gone and will be out on January 30 via Suicide Squeeze Records. The band has released a video for their new song “Heavy, Why?” which was directed by Lorenzo Cisi. The band will be touring the US and Europe starting in February. Blackwater Holylight released their EP If You Only Knew earlier this year and released their album Silence/Motion in 2021. Check out the video, tracklist, and dates below.

Backengrillen (mems of Refused) announce debut album, share “A Hate Inferior”

Backengrillen, the free jazz band made up of Dennis Lyxzen, Magnus Flagge, and David Sandstrom of Refused and with saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, have announced that they will be releasing their debut album. The album is self-titled and will be out on January 23 via Svart Records. The band has also released their first song “A Hate Inferior”. Backengrillen performed live once in 2023 and this will be their first recording. Check out the song and tracklist below.

Dropkick Murphys release “A Hero Among Many” video

Dropkick Murphys have released a video for their song “A Hero Among Many”. The song is dedicated to Welles Remy Crowther. The video was directed and edited by Dark Details and features band footage directed by Dave Stauble. The song is off the expanded edition of their recently released album For The People. Dropkick Murphys will be touring the US starting in February. Check out the video below.

Nardwuar partners with Nike for signature shoe, announces skate shop appearances

Nardwuar has announced that he has partnered with Nike to create his own Nike SB shoe. They will be out in skate shops on December 6 and will hit the SNKRS app on December 9. The shoes feature fabric patterned with his signature plaid, a pom-pom on the laces, and his catchphrase (with “Doot doola doot doo…” on the left sole and the response “doot doo!” on the right) on the soles. Nardwuar will be stopping by skate shops in Los Angeles, Toronto, London (UK), New York, and Vancouver for appearances. Check out the announcement post and dates below.

Torche, Oathbreaker, Dear Evangeline, more added to Prepare The Ground 2026

Toronto-based heavy music and arts festival Prepare The Ground has added more bands to the 2026 lineup. Torche, Oathbreaker (playing their album Rheia in full), HELL, Sygian Bough, Blood Ceremony, Conjurer, Dear Evangeline, Tomarum, UUGGHH, and Wiegedood will be playing the festival. These artists join the previously announced first-wave lineup which includes …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead (who will be playing their albums Secret of Elena’s Tomb and Source Tags and Codes), Svalbard, Habak, Amenra, and Pallbearer. Prepare the Ground will take place May 29-31, 2026 across several venues in Toronto, including Trinity St. Paul’s Church, Lee’s Palace, The Cave, and Transac.

Status/Non-Status cover Eric's Trip

London, Ontario-based Status/Non-Status have released a cover of “View Master” by Eric’s Trip. The song originally appeared on Eric’s Trip’s 1994 album Forever Again. The cover is available digitally now. Status/Non-Status released their EP January 3rd in 2023 and released their album Surely Travel in 2022. Check out the cover below.

Amyl And The Sniffers nominated for Grammy

Amyl and the Sniffers have been nominated for a Grammy. They are nominated in the "Best Rock Performance" category for the album U Should Not Be Doing That in the 2026 awards. The award ceremony is Feb 1, 2026.

Universal Girlfriend recording material

Universal Girlfriend is the new band that includes Marissa Paternoster of Noun / Screaming Females, Augusta pf Gladie / Cayetana, Nasrene of Taxpayers, and Ashley of Pinkwash.

The band has played three shows and just issued a new update. They are recording material, though it is unknown if it is a single, EP, or LP. We'll keep you updated.

Rollins clarifies one of his secret projects

Henry rollins recently announced that he was at Inner Ear studios with Ian MacKaye working on a project. That set the internet on fire with people guessing what the project was. Late last week, Rollins issued clarification: "Before anything else, I think I need to clear something up. Last week I told you that I went up to DC and mixed some tracks with Ian MacKaye at Inner Ear Studios in beautiful Arlington, VA. The tracks we mixed were not a collaborative effort, besides the mixing itself. I am not on the tape. Ian is not on the tape. Neither of us are on the tape. What we were working on was a demo, recorded in 1979, by a legendary Punk band that recently came into my possession. I had the tape baked and transferred by the very capable Pete Lyman at Infrasonic Sound in Nashville and had him send the tracks to Ian so he could take them to Inner Ear and get them loaded in. The mix came together quite quickly because it was only eight tracks on one inch tape and the quality of the sounds were so good out of the gate, very little had to be done. The performances are fantastic. Ian and I played the mixes over and over days later and kept in touch to see if either one of us had any notes as to anything that needed to be changed and neither of us could find anything wrong with the work. I contacted a member of the band and asked if I could release the tracks. I got permission and started preparing the tracks for release. We sent the final mixes to Pete, who mastered them and they’re really good. I’m going to be working in collaboration with Larry Hardy at In The Red Records and we’ll be releasing the demo as soon as possible, as a four song 12”. You might already know that Larry and I have been putting out very cool and often extremely rare tracks on 7” and 12” records over the last few years. In fact, we have a great one at the pressing plant right now. Once it’s back, I’ll tell you all about it. It’s super cool."

Meanwhile, Rollins has at least one other secret project that has been gestating for a while. Rollins has dropped hints here and there, stating that the project involves some sort of warehouse physical location, a substantial part of his assets, and a greta deal of research. We'll keep you updated.

Hayley Williams announces 2026 solo tour

Hayley Williams has announced solo tour dates for North America, Europe, the UK, and Ireland. The dates will begin on March 28 in Atlanta, Georgia, and will wrap up on June 29 in Dublin, Ireland. Water From Your Eyes and Sunggle will be joining her on select dates. The tour will benefit the Ally Coalition. These dates mark the second time she’s announced a solo tour, the first being in 2020 which was subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hayley Williams released her album Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party earlier this year and has been nominated for 4 Grammy awards for the album. Check out the dates below.

Codefedants and Zeta announce live record

Codefendants and Zeta are releasing a collaborative live in studio EP. It's called Live From Red Lion Studios and it has six tracks. As per the band, "Six classic songs recorded live with our good friends @joinzeta as our backing band." The release is out December 12 and appears to be self-released.

Perhaps interestingly, somewhat following the "tier priced ticket sales" of festivals, the band is pricing the individual variants of the LPS based off their rarity. The most common version, black vinyl, is priced at $40. The second most mare version sells for $80 and the rarest variant runs $100.

You can check out the video below.