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21/06/2024

Founded on the partnership of childhood friends turned co-vocalists and guitarists Rory Morison and Jason Meyers, Drug Hunt find a unique blend of psychedelic, post-punk, garage, and noise. They create a really unusual blend of styles that somehow manages to work together really well.

“Drug Hunt has undergone countless transformation,s,” explains Morrison about the band, “with a revolving door of friends and musicians shaping our sound and vision. We call it an egalitarian anarchy, strung together by many influences, perspectives, agreements, and conflicts. Even through all the shifting and sifting, we’ve been able to maintain a sense of collaboration—a desire to push boundaries and challenge each other’s status quo (laughing), even if it’s incredibly challenging at times.”

Now rounding out the quintet are Nick Sinutko on keys, Adam Baumhardt on bass, and Declan Halloran (El Vez, Dani Bell and the Tarantist) on drums, and Morrison has called this the strongest lineup the band has had.

Today they’re debuting their new single “Shame” off their upcoming album Feast due out July 19 on Bad Vibes Good Friends. This track feels like it has a punk backbone but a psychedelic soul and it makes for one hell of a compelling tune.

Check it out over at New Noise Magazine!

Psychedelic post-punk group Drug Hunt debut their new song "Shame" off of their upcoming album 'Feast,' due out July 18.

21/06/2024

Ely Morgan has returned with new music under his noise rock moniker Scuba Cop, a forthcoming record entitled Scuba Pop which is set to arrive on July 5. In preparation for the album’s arrival, he is releasing the hard-rocking lead track “Never Evolve.”

“Never Evolve” is the opening track for a reason. It introduces the vibe, heavy on the noise yet deeply catchy at its core. The song evokes the essence of what listeners can expect from the overall album with Side A leaning into aggressive guitar riffs while Side B mingles with snappy hooks, making for an exhilarating listen. Sonically, the album was influenced by The Pixies, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Unwound and Seaweed. The record was mastered by Grammy award-winning engineer Pete Lyman who has previously collaborated with Chris Stapleton, Tanya Tucker, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Sturgill Simpson, John Prine, Weezer, Panic! At the Disco and many others.

Morgan reflected on the inspiration behind the track, commenting, “Never Evolve is about the fear of failure. It is about not accepting challenges or opportunities because you are scared of being criticized and judged. It can be in your personal, professional and creative life. It is about settling for complacency as an alternative to taking risks. It is about losing all ambition regardless of how many chances you get. This song makes a great title track for my new record Scuba Pop. Really sets the tone. ”

Check it out over at mxdwn!

Ely Morgan has returned with new music under his noise rock moniker Scuba Cop, a forthcoming record entitled Scuba Pop which is set to arrive on July 5. In preparation for the album's arrival, he is releasing hard-rocking lead track "Never Evolve." "Never Evolve" is the opening track for a reason. I...

21/06/2024

“Vulture,” the new album by Bangladeafy, is out today on Nefarious Industries.

"An anxiety-ridden sprint through cacophonous bursts of sonic violence in the lineage of groups like Ruins and Lightning Bolt… It’s abrasive, menacing, and awesome." –Treble

Vulture, the new album by Bangladeafy, is out today on Nefarious Industries. VICE compared the NYC duo's early work to Lightning Bolt and ...

21/06/2024

Learning Curve Records presents the August 23rd release of “Colossal,” the third album by Minneapolis trio Scrunchies. The album’s first single, “The Empire,” is streaming now, along with a music video created by Scrunchies vocalist/guitarist Laura Larson (ex-Kitten Forever). Raw, raging and tuneful, Scrunchies fire off infectious bursts of post-riot grrrl songcraft that land in the same garage as Mannequin P***y, Screaming Females, and Sleater-Kinney. “Colossal” was recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio...

SCRUNCHIES: Minneapolis punks (ex-Kitten Forever) announce new album "Colossal" via Learning Curve Records; new single "The Empire" streamin...

21/06/2024

"Loveless," the new single by Blind Girls, is out today. From the beaches of Gold Coast, Australia, Blind Girls deliver dark, chaotic, cathartic hardcore that goes for the throat. "Loveless" appears on the quintet's new album, “An Exit Exists,” coming July 5th on Persistent Vision Records. Exploring personal traumas through her lyrics, vocalist Sharni Brouwer's shrill, soulful screams are quite literally hair-raising; she states that the new album "was written during and after two separate instances dealing with abuse from those I loved." The band's upcoming US summer tour features dates with Heavenly Blue, Lagrimas, NØ MAN, Pageninetynine, Saetia, and more!

BLIND GIRLS: Australian screamo firebrands drop new single "Loveless," confront abusive relationships on new album "An Exit Exists"; US summ...

20/06/2024

Experience The Epic Noise Rock SCUBA COP’s “Extraction Time”

Have you ever had your head stuck in a Noise Rock whirlpool of madness? Today is your day because CVLT Nation going to turn y’all on to Scuba Cop. Imagine if Devo, The Cramps, and Hawkwind had a sonic love baby — the outcome might sound like “Extraction Time,” the song we are premiering below from their new record Scuba Pop that’s out July 5th — get it here. Yo Scuba Cop keep doing what you are doing because we love your vibe!

Have you ever had your head stuck in a Noise Rock whirlpool of madness? Today is your day because I’m going to turn y’all on to Scuba Cop. Imagine if Devo, The Cramps, and Hawkwind had a sonic love baby — the outcome might sound like “Extraction Time,” the song we are premiering below from...

19/06/2024

Corrupt Vision x Se Vende: Skacore & Melodic Punk Come Together on New EP

San Diego's Se Vende was formed in 2010 by guitarists Jonny Cuz and Collin Smith, bringing forth a grungy punk-pop sound that was informed by such influences as Fifteen and Jawbreaker. Rounded out by drummer Ono Senteno, the trio has released a grip of recordings, but their highest profile look so far came in 2018, when Se Vende was approached by Tony Hawk to have their song “Positivity 101” featured on the soundtrack of his video game, Tony Hawk’s Skate Jam.

The flipside of the EP features Orange County's Corrupt Vision, a band that calls what they do musically "anti-ska." The interesting part of that is that their songwriting and playing approach does indeed feature ska-driven components (slinking bass lines, upstroke guitar stabs, etc.), but they also have a different side of their musical style that favors speedy hardcore tempos. It's rad stuff.

Check out more over at No Echo

The Southern Californian musical outfits make for a strong pairing.

14/06/2024

Out now: Persistent Vision Records' reissue of "The Departure of Consciousness," the 2014 debut album by funeral sludge greats FÓRN. A review in the July 2024 issue of Decibel Magazine states: "The grimy grooves will lure listeners closer and closer to the void... Sonorous, elegant and thoroughly miserable, the album sounds as fresh as it did the day it was recorded." The band plays West Coast dates this month and a new album is reportedly in the works!

FÓRN: funeral sludge masters reissue debut album "The Departure of Consciousness" via Persistent Vision Records; new album in the works Cele...

13/06/2024

Noisey rock band Scuba Cop debut the video for their newest single "Damages of Disgrace" off of their upcoming self-titled album out July 5.

11/06/2024

San Diego’s Scuba Cop releases the Scuba Pop album on July 5. Named after Pee-Wee Herman’s favorite book, Scuba Cop is the noise project of Ely Morgan, who is known for his previous bands Die Princess Die, Manta Ray, and Goth Jock. Morgan has released multiple albums, been showcased at SXSW twice, and toured throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Check out more over at Ghettoblaster Magazine

San Diego’s Scuba Cop releases the Scuba Pop album on July 5. Named after Pee-Wee Herman’s favorite book, Scuba Cop is the noise project of Ely Morgan, who is known for his previous bands Die Princess Die, Manta Ray, and Goth Jock. Morgan has released multiple albums, been showcased at SXSW twic...

11/06/2024

Orange County grindy ska-core band Corrupt Vision and San Diego crusty pop punks Se Vende both make music that sounds like it could’ve come out of the late ’80s / early ’90s Lookout! Records/924 Gilman era, so they’re a very cool match for a split EP, and they’ll release one called How Much Trash is Enough? on June 21 via No Time Records. Ahead of the release, we’re premiering one song/video from each band, Se Vende’s “Wasting Life Naturally” and Corrupt Vision’s “Endless Eights.” Both songs are as gritty as they are catchy, and they pair very well together.

Check out both band's videos now streaming over at BrooklynVegan.

If you like the late '80s / early '90s Lookout! Records/924 Gilman era, you'll probably like this split.

07/06/2024

The new Cult And Culture Podcast is now streaming!
Episode 41 - Steve Hill AKA Satan (Comedian for people going to hell)

Episode 41 is a conversation with Steve Hill, a Black Satanist running for Congress in Southern California in a district that is primarily white and conserva...

07/06/2024

Persistent Vision Records announces the July 5th release of "An Exit Exists," the new album by Australian screamo firebrands Blind Girls. The first single, "Dissonance,” is streaming now via BrooklynVegan. From the beaches of Gold Coast, Australia, Blind Girls deliver dark, chaotic, cathartic hardcore that goes for the throat. Rarely crossing the 2-minute mark, their songs rip forth with hurricane-strong momentum. Exploring personal traumas through her lyrics, vocalist Sharni Brouwer's shrill, soulful screams are quite literally hair-raising. Reference points include screamo legends Pageninetynine, mathcore kings Botch, and newer bands such as Heavenly Blue with whom Blind Girls will be touring the US this summer. The US tour also features dates with the likes of Frail Body, Lagrimas, Quiet Fear, Raein, and Saetia.

They've also got upcoming tour dates with Militarie Gun, Saetia, Heavenly Blue, We Were Skeletons, and more.

06/06/2024

“Prism,” the new single from Bangladeafy, is streaming now via FLOOD Magazine! The track appears on the NYC duo’s upcoming new album “Vulture." Flood reports: “Bangladeafy continue to cross the beams of organic and electronic sound on new track ‘Prism.’ The brutal-prog duo’s synth-focused fourth album ‘Vulture’ lands June 21 via Nefarious Industries. Bangladeafy makes music that’s nearly as upfront as their moniker — a portmanteau referring to the Bangladeshi heritage of drummer Atif Haq and the hearing loss suffered by multi-instrumentalist Jon Ehlers.”

The brutal-prog duo’s synth-focused fourth album Vulture lands June 21 via Nefarious Industries.

03/06/2024

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Minneapolis chaotic hardcore punks, MURF! The bands new album, Already Dead, will be released on June 7t...

30/05/2024

Album Premiere: Murf is Already Dead on Already Dead

Minneapolis’ noise rock punk metal miscreants Murf know their hometown all too well and express all that urban dread on their forthcoming third album, Already Dead. Described as “Murf at their darkest, most cynical and apocalyptic,” Already Dead is set for release via Learning Curve Records on June 7th and acts as a chronicle of dudes struggling to make sense of a world that makes no sense, a world in which common sense is uncommon and everyone is trying to put an amoral knee on the neck of everyone else for no discernible gain other than to say ‘f**k yours, I got mine.’

Check it out over at Decibel Magazine

Listen to the new album by noisy metallic punk jesters, Murf!

22/05/2024

Tijuana, Mexico crust punks Habak reissue 2015 debut album "Insania" via Persistent Vision Records. Habak's "crust melódico" blazes a path through crust, screamo, and post-metal. Sung in Spanish, vocalist Alejandra Valdez’s lyrics touch on themes of mental anguish, isolation, and hopelessness. Persistent Vision's reissue of "Insania" was remastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Frail Body) and includes a bonus live version of one song recorded by Saetia/Off Minor member Steve Roche. Upcoming live dates include Dark Days Bright Nights, European tour, and more!

HABAK: Tijuana, Mexico crust punks reissue debut album "Insania" via Persistent Vision Records; live dates include Dark Days Bright Nights, ...

17/05/2024

Cult And Culture Podcast Episode 40 feat. Joe Plummer of Modest Mouse, The Black Heart Procession, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtykLrlZXqs

17/05/2024

Out now: The Red Chord's reissue of its 2002 debut album "Fused Together in Revolving Doors" on Black Market Activities Records!

"For the first time ever, the album largely credited with offering a stylistic foundation for what would become deathcore, will see a vinyl release... The news also marks the revival of The Red Chord frontman Guy Kozowyk's long-dormant label, Black Market Activities - a label that nurtured the early careers of bands like Fit For An Autopsy and Nashville noisecore specialists Today Is the Day." –Knotfest

Black Market Activities' reissue of Fused Together in Revolving Doors, the 2002 debut album by The Red Chord, is out today. 22 years after...

15/05/2024

The Red Chord's Guy Kozowyk talks to New Noise Magazine about the band's reissue of its debut album, "Fused Together in Revolving Doors," out this week on Black Market Activities Records!

Boston innovators The Red Chord continue their recent spate of activity with a vinyl reissue of 'Fused Together In Revolving Doors.'

14/05/2024

Minneapolis’ Murf provide an all out assault on the senses, their brand of hardcore tinged noise rock is splattered with gore and unsettling fury. Celebrating ten years together as a band, the quintet are set to release Already Dead, their third full length, on May 28th via Learning Curve Records (Great Falls, Bummer, Tongue Party), a howling and vicious record prone to dense thuds and swarming atonality. The band’s horror film inspirations combine together with a hefty dose of cynicism to create an impenetrable sound of chaos, terror, and dizzying abandon. The low end is plodding, the vocals are unhinged and delivered with throat shredding bile, but it’s safe to say that Murf are having fun with catharsis.

Check out more over at Post-Trash.

Minneapolis’ Murf provide an all out assault on the senses, their brand of hardcore tinged noise rock is splattered with gore and unsettling fury. Celebrating ten years together as a band, the quintet are set to release Already Dead on May 28th via Learning Curve Records, a howling and vicious rec

09/05/2024

“Pastures,” the latest single from Bangladeafy, is streaming now! Fecking Bahamas describes the track as “an angry screed of poetry with sparse, dislocated drums and some pretty radical synth stabs." "Pastures" appears on the NYC duo's new album "Vulture," out June 21st on Nefarious Industries. Chaotic rhythms, euphoric hooks, and plenty of existential horror combine into songs that teeter between panic and ecstasy.

New York City’s Bangladeafy is one of those bands where, because of their name, you might end up calling yourself a fan before you even know what they sound like. But as any listener will tell you, they’ve backed up their wacky name with similarly skewed prog, noise, punk, and more since day one...

09/05/2024

One day ahead of its release, “Sinneseld,” the new EP by Stockholm, Sweden’s God Mother, is streaming now via Punknews.org. Nasty d-beats, dizzying mathcore, bruising grindcore, and cowbell-laden rock n’ roll unite on “Sinneseld." Along with PunkNews’ exclusive stream, read a track-by-track breakdown of the EP’s five tracks, written by Campbell, whose lyrics cover ground from AI to role-playing games.

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new EP by Stockholm, Sweden’s God Mother! The EP is called Sinneseld and features five rocking new tracks. Speaking about the EP vocalist Sebastian Campbell said, "The world has also changed a lot for the worse... We have struggled to ...

08/05/2024

Join The Satanic Temple TV next Tuesday May 14th at 9M ET for a live screening of Don't Fall in Love With Yourself - a documentary that explores the life of musician and artist, Justin Pearson.

The screening will include a Q&A with Justin and director Jon Nix.

Grab your tickets now! You won’t want to miss this!

https://www.thesatanictemple.tv/programs/dont-fall-in-love-with-yourself-live?category_id=196589

Join us next Tuesday May 14th at 9M ET for a live screening of Don't Fall in Love With Yourself - a documentary that explores the life of musician and artist, Justin Pearson.
We’ll be joined by Justin himself and director Jon Nix.
Grab your tickets now! You won’t want to miss this! - https://mailchi.mp/threeoneg/dont-fall-in-love-with-yourself-gets-satanic

02/05/2024

Scene Point Blank's featured "album" stream for the month of May is a playlist of tracks curated by the Caterwaul team, showcasing some of the fine artists playing this year's fest. Head over to SPB and crank it!

Running May 24-27 in Minneapolis, this year's lineup at Caterwaul features a ton of heavy hitters. We've posted about the event previously and you can find those links on the …

02/05/2024

Big Caterwaul feature at Decibel Magazine today, check it out! The fest kicks off May 24th in Minneapolis and features a stellar lineup of noisy iconoclasts – OXBOW, Wh**es., and Couch Slvt, to name but a few!

Why not take in noisy rock fest Caterwaul and all Minneapolis has to offer?

01/05/2024

Murf’s “Pigeon Rat” video has enough blood and gore to choke a B-movie killer.

A lot can go wrong on the road. From running out of gas to run-ins with murderous psychopathic taxidermists, the dudes in hardcore punk band meets GWAR sideshow Murf deal with it all in the video for their latest single “Pigeon Rat.”

Check out the newest video by Murf now streaming over at MetalSucks.net!

https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/04/30/exclusive-murfs-pigeon-rat-video-has-enough-blood-and-gore-to-choke-a-b-movie-killer/

Exclusive: Murf’s “Pigeon Rat” Video Has Enough Blood and Gore to Choke a B-Movie Killer

29/04/2024

Cult & Culture Podcast Episode 39 feat. Jamie Lee and Nam Chanterwyn (+ Bonus sound bowl performance)
showcase the link between weird music and weird yoga.
- https://mailchi.mp/threeoneg/the-link-between-weird-music-and-weird-yoga

26/04/2024

This is an expansive and extremely well composed post metal album that channels all of the great themes and sounds of the sub-genre to an impressive degree of proficiency.

25/04/2024

“Toeing the Line,” the new track from Portland, Oregon’s SEMUTA is streaming now via Heavy Blog Is Heavy. The track appears on the band’s upcoming new album “Glacial Erratic” (out May 24th, mixed by Scott Evans and mastered by Brad Boatright). HBIH reports: “This is an expansive and extremely well composed post-metal album that channels all of the great themes and sounds of the sub-genre to an impressive degree of proficiency.” Semuta’s mournful strain of sludgy post-metal is likely to hook the ears of any fan of progressive heavy music, from Russian Circles to Cave In and beyond. Catch the band live on the West Coast:

May 31 - Portland, OR @ The High Water Mark
June 1 - Bellingham, WA @ Make Shift
June 2 - Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern
June 8 - Santa Rosa, CA @ Shady Oak
June 9 - Oakland, CA @ The Stork Club

This is an expansive and extremely well composed post metal album that channels all of the great themes and sounds of the sub-genre to an impressive degree of proficiency.