Piebald "Tales For The Rages"

LP - $17.25 / CD - $8.00
LP UPC: 724399772835
CD UPC: 724399772842
STREET DATE: 06/12/26
CAT#: IOD-87
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

After nearly two decades, Piebald return with Tales For The Rages, Featuring 13 tracks of emo x indie-rock greatness, written and recorded between 2019–2025 after the band's 2016 reunion sparked a steady flood of riffs, melodies, and lyrics that refused to fade.

It picks up where they left off while confidently pushing forward — not a nostalgia play, but a natural next chapter. Tracked at The Den in North Reading, MA with longtime collaborator Doug Batchelder, the album was produced in part by Jay Maas (Title Fight, Citizen) and mastered by Jack Shirley (Joyce Manor)

The album captures the band’s signature mix of melody, humor, and emotional candor, anchored by massive hooks and harmonies, with an undercurrent of social awareness reflecting on inequality, human behavior, and the strange modern world.

Released via Iodine Recordings, Tales for the Rages marks a new chapter built from the same spirit that defined Piebald’s earlier work, carried forward with renewed urgency and clarity.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Still On the Couch
02. This Thing is Old
03. Used to Good Advantage
04. Gentlemen Callers
05. Conundrum Speculator
06. More Month Than Money
07. Fun Destroyer
08. Power Smile
09. No One Seems To Mind
10. Dance Till We Fall Apart
11. Cooler Heads Prevail
12. Strangest Dream
13. River Below

MARKETING POINTS:

• After nearly two decades, Piebald return with Tales For The Rages, Featuring 13 tracks of emo x indie-rock greatness, written and recorded between 2019–2025 after the band's 2016 reunion sparked a steady flood of riffs, melodies, and lyrics that refused to fade.

• It picks up where they left off while confidently pushing forward — not a nostalgia play, but a natural next chapter. Tracked at The Den in North Reading, MA with longtime collaborator Doug Batchelder, the album was produced in part by Jay Maas (Title Fight, Citizen) and mastered by Jack Shirley (Joyce Manor)

• The album captures the band’s signature mix of melody, humor, and emotional candor, anchored by massive hooks and harmonies, with an undercurrent of social awareness reflecting on inequality, human behavior, and the strange modern world.

• Released via Iodine Recordings, Tales for the Rages marks a new chapter built from the same spirit that defined Piebald’s earlier work, carried forward with renewed urgency and clarity.

FOR FANS OF:
Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, The Promise Ring, The Movielife

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Lord Snow "Have You Heard of the High Elves"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 6/5/26
CAT#: VIS032
LABEL: Persistent Vision

Chicago’s Lord Snow are standard-bearers in DIY, reaching a global albeit cult status by playing dense and technical screamo. Lord Snow began in 2011 through two sets of high school friends; bassist Steph Maldonado, guitarist Niko Zaglaras, drummer Erik Anderson, and vocalist An Lacy released an untitled demo EP and another called “Sovngarde.” Following Lacy’s departure in 2012, Maldonado became the band’s primary singer and Lord Snow released 3 more EP’s, an LP, 2 compilation appearances, and a split LP, as well as international tours in Mexico, Europe, and Canada. Now, with Lacy’s exciting return, Lord Snow has created something of a retrospective meditation on their past work. Lord Snow’s newest release, “Have You Heard Of The High Elves” is a reimagining of previously released material with Lacy performing Maldonado’s vocal parts.

Though they cite perfunctory screamo influences as France’s Daitro, Italy’s La Quiete, and California’s Funeral Diner and Loma Prieta, Lord Snow are deeply unique in their approach and widely known for their proficiency and lo-fi recordings. Lord Snow’s style is earmarked by the jazz feel of their songs; tempos fluctuate and, at times, break down altogether. At other times, each member is playing with an intensity and precision that could only be likened to another of Lord Snow’s influences: Amherst, Massachusetts legends Ampere. Zaglaras’ chords are passionate and doleful, switching rapidly between fingerpicking and strumming, Anderson’s very fill-heavy, frantic, and frankly astounding drumming often resides at the edge of human capability, and Maldonado’s vocals range between melodic singing and larynx-thrashing screams that often bleed into each other. The same can be said of Lacy, even from the time of Sovngarde, but they approach the tracks written in their absence with a style and presence entirely their own.

Like many of Lord Snow’s other recordings, “Have You Heard Of The High Elves” was recorded entirely by the band, doing their parts remotely in their respective locations in Chicago, LA, NYC, and Cleveland, practicing them virtually. The songs are hardly lo-fi this time, however, with punk producer-extraordinaire Jack Shirley handling mixing and mastering.

Limited vinyl pressing comes packaged in a full color jacket with a zine booklet and colored vinyl.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Never Again
02. Dastardly Halves
03. Alas the World Stops Spinning
04. It Is Known
05. The Background Static of Perpetual Discontent
06. Selfish Sleep
07. Dark Cloud
08. Stormcloak
09. Yellow Amarillo / Booker Dewitt
10. Incorrective Unconsciousness
11. Shere Khan
12. Free Your Mind Kevin Will Follow (Ending)
13. David Monroe’s Golden Plaque
14. Clairvoyance
15. Shallan Davar

MARKETING POINTS:

• Celebrating 15 years since they began, Lord Snow presents this collection of previously released material, reimagined and re-recorded in 2025
• Lord Snow will be playing select shows and festivals in US and Europe in summer and fall 2026
• Mixed and mastered by Jack Shirley

FOR FANS OF:
La Quiete, Daitro, Loma Prieta

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Lord Snow "Solitude"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 6/5/26
CAT#: VIS033
LABEL: Persistent Vision

Persistent Vision is honored to partner with Chicago’s Lord Snow on a reissue of their first album, “Solitude”. First released in 2013 and largely unavailable for the past several years, the groundbreaking “Solitude” delivers eleven tracks of intensely chaotic, emotional hardcore.

Cut from the same cloth as contemporaries like Raein and Loma Prieta, the band carves their own unique blend of frantic, unhinged and technical screamo teetering between quiet guitar interludes and dizzying spells of jazz-inspired percussion. Exploring themes of grief and loss, “Solitude” is a tense and deeply emotional record from its beginning to end.

“Solitude” comes packaged in a brown chipboard jacket with poster insert and two limited colored vinyl options.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Selfish Sleep
02. Dark Cloud
03. She’s Clearly Made the Most of It
04. Stormcloak
05. Yellowamarillo // Booker Dewitt
06. Corpse Pose
07. Incorrective Unconciousness
08. Shere Khan
09. Solitude
10. BB
11. The Background Static of Perpetual Discontent

MARKETING POINTS:

• Reissue of Lord Snow's 2013 first album, which has been out of print and unavailable for several years
• After a return to live shows in 2025, Lord Snow will be performing select shows and festivals in North America and Europe in Summer and Fall 2026
• Packaged in brown chipboard jacket with poster insert and limited colored vinyl

FOR FANS OF:
Massa Nera, Blind Girls, Loma Prieta

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Haggard Cat "THE PAIN THAT ORBITS LIFE"

LP - $20.65 / CD - $12.00
STREET DATE: 05/08/26
CAT#: CRR260
LABEL: Church Road

Haggard Cat are a critically acclaimed British post hardcore/alt-rock duo, composed of drummer/backing vocalist Tom Marsh and vocalist/guitarist Matt Reynolds. Both members are seen as core pillars of the UK rock and metal scene, having initially made names for themselves as members of the cult band Heck (formerly Baby Godzilla) who were active from 2009-2017. Haggard Cat started as a side project for Tom and Matt, but soon became their main focus when Heck disbanded in 2017. Haggard Cat’s aim was to maintain the same lawless rock and roll energy that Heck had, but with more of a laser sharp focus on diverse song writing and infectious hooks.

Haggard Cat laid a blueprint of what was to come with their demo record ‘Charger’ in 2013, but it wasn’t until they released their 2018 album ‘Challenger’ (Earache Records) that the band made their first proper musical statement to the world. The record immediately caught the attention of the press, with Metal Hammer describing them as “a balls-out, batshit, rock ’n’ roll freight train”.

The band followed with their second LP ‘Common Sense Holiday’ (Earache Records) in March 2020, right on the cusp of the world coming to a grinding halt. Fortunately the record was still potent enough to cut through the turmoil happening at the time, as Kerrang Magazine would note that “Common Sense Holiday, cemented the duo’s reputation as one of the UK’s premier noisemakers”.

Emerging from lock down, the band didn’t waste any time and immediately set about self-releasing their 2021 EP ‘Cheer Up’, followed by an extensive touring schedule, where the duo melted the faces of audiences anywhere that they set foot on stage. How two people manage to create such a hypnotic racket is truly an impressive feat, and because of this Haggard Cat have managed to garner an incredible reputation as a live band. This reputation has awarded them an impressive gig CV, with blistering sets at prestigious festivals such as Glastonbury, Boomtown, 2000 Trees and ArcTanGent. They’ve also shared the stage with legendary names such as Dead Kennedys, Enter Shikari, The Bronx, Mutoid Man and many others.

Aside from their electrifying performances, it’s the band's down to earth charm that has won them their audience. When you see Haggard Cat live you will see smiles radiating from both Tom and Matt on stage. This energy is mirrored by the crowd and creates a sense that everyone’s here for the same purpose, to hear some earth shattering rock music and to cut loose together.

For their highly anticipated third full-length album, ‘The Pain That Orbits Life’ , Haggard Cat have teamed up with double Grammy award-winning producer Adrian Bushby to create their most accomplished body of work to date. The album sees the band draw on more progressive influences, featuring sprawling epics and industrial synths along with huge choruses and the more adrenaline-charged moments that they have become well known for.

TRACK LISTING:
01. I HATE IT HERE
02. SOAR
03. HALCYON
04. THE AFTERLOVE
05. APNOEA
06. NAILS
07. SUPPRESSOR
08. LANDSCAPES
09. WARPATH
10. ZION

FOR FANS OF:
Mastodon, Baroness

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Gottlieb "The Far Fallen Fruit"

LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 199806840252
STREET DATE: 05/01/26
CAT#: QP022
LABEL: Quiet Panic

Gottlieb is an anarcho-punk band from Los Angeles. Hardcore urgency mixed with post-punk poetry; for fans of Chat Pile, IDLES, Soul Glo, Militarie Gun, Bob Vylan.

Drawing from Ceremony, Crass, and Refused, their sound is confrontationally political yet sharp, pairing raw intensity with brooding hooks and unsparing anti-fascist lyrics.

Their self-produced debut The Far Fallen Fruit captures a generation reckoning with collapsing systems and inherited myths that no longer hold. Known for an outspoken presence with unpredictable live energy, Gottlieb operates as both a band and activist project in association with Bleach Collective, and is signed to Quiet Panic.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Pipe Bomb
02. What are you Worth?
03. American Blood
04. Dogs, Pt. 1 (Joy to Distract from Resistance)
05. City on the Hill
06. Optimized Child
07. Dogs, Pt. 2 (The Far Fallen Fruit)
08. I Started Carrying a Knife Today
09. White Vans
10. Sugar Packets

MARKETING POINTS:

• US tour summer 2026

FOR FANS OF:
Chat Pile, IDLES, Soul Glo, Militarie Gun, Bob Vylan

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Armed for Apocalypse "THE EARTH IS BREATHING BENEATH ME"

LP - $19.40 / CD - $12.00
STREET DATE: 04/24/26
CAT#: CRR57
LABEL: Church Road

‘The Earth is Breathing Beneath Me’ isn’t a metaphor. It’s a realisation that the ground beneath our feet is alive, and we’re all just passengers on its pulse. It’s that hum of dread and wonder that defines Armed For Apocalypse’s fourth full-length album: a towering, grooved-out, post-metal monolith carved from grief, power, and purpose.

Formed in Chico, California between longtime friends Nick Harris (drums) and Cayle Hunter (guitar), Armed For Apocalypse is a what-if turned war machine. Over the years, the band has endured enough shakeups and setbacks to bury most acts: relocations, divorces, day jobs, family changes and not to mention complete lineup overhauls. But where others fractured, AFA sharpened.

Now based in Portland, Oregon, the current lineup consisting of drummer Harris, guitarist/vocalist Nate Burman, bassist Charlie Fischer and vocalist Hunter - the band has found rare continuity and it shows. ‘The Earth is Breathing Beneath Me’, recorded once again with Kurt Ballou at God City Studios, is the sound of a band not just surviving, but thriving in their chaos. The guitars sound raw and intimidating. The drums hit like wrecking balls while the bass shakes the very ground you stand on. Burman’s vocals slice through the noise with a sense of finality - desperate, powerful, unafraid to hope, even while drowning.

“This album is bleak,” the band says. "It’s got dissonance and aggression and every song carries a sense of melancholy and density beneath the surface. But there are also moments of meditation, and even signs of optimism woven in that make it feel like a true reflection of who we are as people.”

Opening track Drown sets the tone, a flag planted deep in the soil, daring you to stay. From there, the band moves with purpose through blast beats, dynamic sludge, ambient stretches, and raw-throated catharsis. This isn’t a genre exercise. It’s a record written by a band with doom and hardcore in their DNA playing sludge, or maybe something else entirely. What it is, more than anything, is honest.

Offstage, the members of AFA have wildly differing interests, from yoga to culinary experimentation. What unites them is more than riffs, it’s brotherhood, therapy, a shared refusal to stop. “We’ve heard it our whole career,” they say. ‘You guys are too nice to be in a heavy band.’ But the music is why we’re happy. It’s how we stay alive.”

The Earth is Breathing Beneath Me isn’t just their best record, it’s their most vital. It’s not here to sell you on a scene or posture for the algorithm. It’s here to crush, connect, and release. If you’re ready for that, they’ll meet you at the edge of the world.

TRACK LISTING:
01. DROWN
02. ASHES OF THE NIGHT
03. SPELLBOUND
04. FISTS LIKE FEATHERS
05. BEYOND THE MIRAGE
06. IMMORTAL
07. LOST WITHOUT A LIGHT
08. KEEP UP APPEARANCES
09. LURK
10. BATHED IN A TEPID POOL OF MY OWN FILTH
11. THE EARTH IS BREATHING BENEATH ME

FOR FANS OF:
Crowbar, Sepultura

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The Saddest Landscape "Alone With Heaven"

2xLP - $23.75 / DLX 2xLP - $31.90 /
CD - $8.00
LP UPC: 725305742065
DLX LP UPC: 725305742065
STREET DATE: 04/24/26
CAT#: IOD-95
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

The Saddest Landscape have been perfecting their balance of frantic hardcore and cathartic vulnerability for over 20 years and return with a double LP on Iodine Recordings in 2026.

Their first new music in a decade, the full length dives fearlessly into themes of survival, grief, the ache that follows, and the fragile hope that keeps us pushing through the dark. These songs exist in the place where the things not said aloud dwell, where memory turns to ash, where love outlives the wreckage.

Recorded with Steve Albini and Jack Shirley, the double LP moves between songs and instrumental passages, shaped by memory, endurance, and hope. Guest appearances from Julien Baker, Jeremy Bolm, and Evan Weiss appear across select tracks.

One of the most enduring voices in modern post-hardcore, The Saddest Landscape, have returned after a decade making sure we’re still alive

TRACK LISTING:
01. The Hell I Know
02. From Home They Run
03. A Badge Of Sorrow
04. Forever Undone
05. Bury In Time
06. Hexes
07. A Loss Of Certainty
08. The Invisible Hurt
09. Kissed By Strangers
10. Hold Until It Hurts
11. A Crow Black Wind
12. The Cold And The Stars
13. Where Angels Ascend
14. A Badge Of Hope
15. A Shadow Of Faith
16. Alone With Heaven

MARKETING POINTS:

• Gatefold 2xLP with expanded insert and deluxe variant
• Features guest performances by Julien Baker, Jeremy Bolm (Touché Amore) and Evan Weiss (Into It. Over It., Pet Symmetry)
• First new material from the band since 2015
• Recorded with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio and Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden
• 16 page insert featuring art from guitarist Daniel Danger who has created works for The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Guillermo Del Toro and more
• US and EU touring planned in 2026 to support the release
• First single from the album ‘Hexes’ distributed as a promotional flexi in 1000+ mail orders from Deathwish Inc, Evil Greed, Iodine Recordings and The Saddest Landscape.
• First single debuted in a top 20 position on Spotify’s All New Punk playlist (331k saves and strong daily listenership)
• 22.2k Spotify followers
• Standard 2xLP: Includes double LP in a gatefold package w/ 16 page booklet.
• Deluxe 2xLP: Includes an additional limited Deluxe Slipcase, 3-song 4”EP, and a limited signed/numbered silkscreened poster print by Daniel Danger. Limited to 300 total (won’t be repressed).

FOR FANS OF:
Portraits of Past, City of Caterpillar, Loma Prieta

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"Free Stickers with Every Order: A History of Hardcore Stickers" by Thomas Rackow

BOOK - $25.65
UPC: 9798994447000
STREET DATE: 04/17/26
CAT#: IOD-P01
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

Free Stickers with Every Order: A History of Hardcore Stickers is the first book dedicated entirely to the visual and cultural legacy of hardcore punk stickers. Fleeting, affordable, and deeply expressive, stickers helped define the DIY ethos of the scene.

Spanning North America from the early 1980s to now, this deluxe hardcover volume presents a carefully curated archive of rare and often long-lost hardcore stickers, preserved from a medium never intended to survive. Stickers were cheap to produce and easy to distribute. They were powerful in their immediacy, functioning as both promotion and protest, identity and community. Pasted on lampposts, venue walls, record bins, and street signs, they carried the values of hardcore far beyond the shows themselves.

Collected over decades and contextualized through firsthand interviews, the book pairs full-color visual documentation with oral histories from key figures in the scene, including members of 7 Seconds, Quicksand, Earth Crisis, Have Heart, American Nightmare, Hot Water Music, Bane, Integrity, and Agnostic Front, among others.

Rather than aiming for encyclopedic completeness, Free Stickers with Every Order follows a selective and thoughtful approach. Many sticker artifacts have been lost over time and cannot be recovered. The book stands as a focused time capsule of hardcore’s visual language, values, and community, told by those who were there.

Deluxe Hardcover Edition First Edition Limited to 1,000 Copies

MARKETING POINTS:

• Deluxe Hardcover Book, over 250 pages
• Limited to 1,000 copies
• In-depth interviews with punk and hardcore luminaries from the 1980s to now
• Archival photographs of thousands of hardcore punk stickers
• Interviews with: 7 Seconds, Quicksand, Earth Crisis, Have Heart, American Nightmare, Hot Water Music, Bane, Integrity, and Agnostic Front, and more!

FOR FANS OF:
Gorilla Biscuits, Judge, 7 Seconds, Integrity

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Demmers "Forced Perspective"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 4/3/26
CAT#: PRO-112
LABEL: Protagonist Music

There is a specific kind of architectural tension that exists in the New Jersey suburbs—a sense of being boxed in by history while staring down an uncertain, industrial horizon. It’s an environment that birthed some of the most visceral hardcore of the last two decades, and it’s the soil from which Demmers has emerged. On their debut full-length, Forced Perspective, the band strips away the distortion of their heavy-music pedigree to reveal something colder, sharper, and deeply haunting.

The album’s lead single, “Say It” serves as the record's mission statement, capturing the weary, mid-tempo angst of Disintegration-era The Cure while maintaining a lean, athletic muscularity. While Demmers clearly counts the monochromatic majesty of The Chameleons and The Sound as north stars, Forced Perspective is no mere exercise in 80s worship. The nine-song collection is informed by the members’ history in the hardcore scene—a past life that manifests here not in volume, but in a relentless velocity and intent that also echoes the emotional weight of Sunny Day Real Estate and Mineral.

Recorded with an eye toward sparse arrangements, the record allows for a specific kind of sonic claustrophobia where the vocals hover with a quiet, inward-looking intensity. It is the sound of a band internalizing the bleak urgency of their predecessors and sharpening it into a weapon for the 2020s, resulting in a debut that is as uncompromising as it is introspective.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Love Me Again
02. Say It
03. Turn Away
04. Nothing To Prove
05. Forced Perspective
06. Among The Thorns
07. Stay In The Dimness
08. Flowers
09. Bleeding The Inside

MARKETING POINTS:

• Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by John Naclerio (Brand New, Senses Fail) at Nada Recording Studio
• Art design by Brian Burdzy (Hundreds of AU, Lesser Minds)

FOR FANS OF:
The Chameleons, The Cure, Sunny Day Real Estate, The True Faith, Mineral

SWEAT "Tear It On Down"

LP - $15.30
STREET DATE: 04/03/26
CAT#: VIT077
LABEL: Vitriol Records

SWEAT formed in early 2019 in Los Angeles, CA with the intention to create a distinct take on the bastardization of rock & roll and hardcore. Comprised of members of Graf Orlock, Dangers, Dogteeth, Ghostlimb, and many others, the members (Tuna Tardugno, vocals, Anthony Rivera, drums and Justin Smith, guitar/vocals), have shared collective investment & contribution in the Southern California music scene for 25 years. Over four releases the band has moved through territorial influences that ranged from the Wipers to Cro-Mags, Masshysteri to Rival Mob, and Motorhead to Thin Lizzy, with a sprinkling of disco cadence and a heavy dose of snark.

Blending these genres together seamlessly produces a sound that is at once classic rock while offering a unique heaviness, all tied together with a vocal delivery that acts as a rhythmic accompaniment to the music. The drumming is informed by influences well outside of punk and translates as sorely needed feel and creativity, while the guitars maintain an aggression that only rarely lets up. In 2024 SWEAT released their second full-length LP "Love Child" (on the band's own label Vitriol Records). Love Child takes off where Gotta Give It Up left off.

Tear It On Down was recorded live to tape July 2025 at the Atomic Garden, Oakland, CA. Tracked, Mixed and Mastered by Grammy-nominated Jack Shirley producer/engineer (has worked on Deafheaven, Jeff Rosenstock, Loma Prieta, Jerome’s Dream). It will be released via Vitriol Records on April 3rd, 2026.

TRACK LISTING:
01. A New Love Language
02. Noise is the Solution
03. Surveillance State
04. Smaller Cages Shorter Chains
05. Citta Violenta
06. Displaced
07. Tension
08. Life Sentence
09. Denied Experience
10. Bloodstains
11. Don’t Know Why I Bite

MARKETING POINTS:

• Sweat has toured East coast and west coast US multiple times, Europe, Mexico and Japan.
• Spring tour of SW U.S.
• 3rd LP release w/2 7"s
• Members of Graf Orlock, Dangers, Ghostlimb, Generacion Suicida, etc.

FOR FANS OF:
Hardcore infused rock n roll, down pick warriors

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Mallavora "What If Better Never Comes?"

LP - $20.65 / CD - $12.00
STREET DATE: 03/27/26
CAT#: CRR252
LABEL: Church Road

Mallavora are a blazing force in alt-metal, fusing ferocious riffs with elements of R&B, soul, and the rich cultural heritage of vocalist Jessica Douek’s Jewish-Middle Eastern roots. Since emerging in 2020, the band has carved out a reputation as one of the most exciting rising acts in heavy music, with support from BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio and acclaimed rock and metal press such as Metal Hammer, Kerrang! and Alt Press.

2024 saw the band make their Download Festival debut, undertake their first UK headline tour, and secure huge support slots with powerhouse bands such as Skindred. Following the release of their EP “Echoes”, the band has enjoyed a busy schedule in 2025 - with appearances at 2000trees (main stage) and Alyx Holcombe’s MANTRA showcase.

In recent months, Mallavora have been popping up everywhere, from the stages of Boomtown and Burn It Down Festivals, to the catwalk at London Fashion Week where they provided the soundtrack to Unhidden's latest clothing range. Most recently, you may have heard vocalist Jessica’s incredible vocal abilities in an episode of BBC 1’s The Celebrity Traitors, a star-studded game show that features household names such as Stephen Fry, Alan Carr and Claudia Winkleman. Jess was called upon by the producers of the show to produce 'banshee-like’ wails, demonstrating her vocal range which stretches from beautiful high octave singing to the extremes of fry screaming.

All of Mallavora’s achievements have been leading to this moment: the announcement of their debut album 'What If Better Never Comes?'. Set for release on March 27th 2026 via Church Road Records, this record showcases the band's growth as songwriters and highlights their constant hunger to push the envelope.

"We are so proud to announce the release of our debut album, 'What If Better Never Comes?'. This record is a conceptual exploration of sickness - personal and societal - and it’s given us the space to express our experiences of difference in new and expansive ways. We hope its vulnerability, and the message it carries, brings comfort and catharsis to anyone who’s ever lived inside emotions too complex to name."

TRACK LISTING:
01. Prologue
02. Smile
03. Waste
04. Lilith & Esther (feat. banshee)
05. Hopeless
06. Break
07. Birth of a Sun
08. Sick
09. Walking The Edge Of The Knife
10. Empty
11. Make The World Wait
12. Host
13. What If Better Never Comes?

FOR FANS OF:
Spiritbox, Architects, Sleep Token

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Hollow Suns "Back to Dust"

12" EP - $16.60 / CD - $7.00
STREET DATE: 3/27/26
CAT#: SDR-157
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Hollow Suns is a Tokyo-based alternative rock band formed in 2014. Drawing influence from alternative rock bands such as Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, and Smashing Pumpkins, their sound blends elements of grunge, punk, and shoegaze, incorporating the hardcore grooves at their core with melodic, punk-rooted hooks to create an aggressive, powerful, and solid sound.

Their first new EP in two years, “Back to Dust”, builds on the direction of their previous work while pushing into darker and heavier territory.

Featuring walls of sound rooted in grunge and shoegaze, groovy riffs, and a weight that edges toward modern heaviness, the record combines these elements with catchy melodies to clearly define the band’s continued evolution and expanded sense of scale.

The EP was mixed and mastered once again by Will Yip, with artwork created by Brianna Collins of Tigers Jaw. “Back to Dust” is being released through ICE GRILL$ in Japan, Sunday Drive Records in the U.S., and Last Ride Records in Australia, with a worldwide tour planned in support of the release.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Back to Dust
02. Drawn To Tragedy
03. Passing Ghost
04. Fading Away
05. Windowed Pain

MARKETING POINTS:

• Features artwork by Brianna Collins (Tigers Jaw)
• Mixed and mastered by Will Yip

FOR FANS OF:
Quicksand, Helmet, Foo Fighters

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Feverchild "Center of the Earth"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 3/20/26
CAT#: SDR-158
LABEL: Sunday Drive

“Afraid that I’m falling behind” repeats as the final refrain of the title track on Feverchild’s debut full-length, “Center of the Earth”. Painfully resonant for anyone grappling with adulthood, the line distills the album’s central themes: longing for love, isolation, and the inescapable pull of memory.

The lead single “Endless” captures the band’s core sound, but it’s on deeper cuts like “Forms of Falling Gently” where the album’s emotional weight fully unfolds. The track begins with a restrained, minimal melody before gradually building toward a powerful crescendo that’s reflective of the album’s overall tension. “Out of My Hands” and “Zero Gravity Hearts” both have driving rhythms and sing-along choruses, while the closer “Turpentine” strips everything back to acoustic guitar and voice, delivering a quiet and intimate final moment.

The fear of falling behind may be daunting, but “Center of the Earth” suggests it could be necessary to progress.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Endless
02. In Retrospect
03. Center of the Earth
04. Every Wish
05. Another January
06. Abydos
07. Hèro's Song
08. Golden Skies
09. Out of My Hands
10. Forms of Falling Gently
11. Zero Gravity Hearts
12. Turpentine

MARKETING POINTS:

• Gatefold jacket

FOR FANS OF:
Sense Field, Texas is the Reason, The Get Up Kids

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Votive "An Infinite Capacity For Joy"

LP - $17.25 / CS - $7.50
STREET DATE: 3/13/26
CAT#: VIS030
LABEL: Persistent Vision

NOT AVAILABLE FOR DISTRO IN EU/UK

Hailing from Austin, Texas, Votive delivers a unique blend of intense heavy music, drawing influence from screamo, black metal, crust, and grind. The band features DIY veterans Eli Deitz (Porcelain), Rohan Lilauwala (Respire), Blake Given (ex-Portrayal of Guilt) and Kyle Rotta (ex-Gas Up Yr Hearse!). Since 2021, they have together sculpted a sound that is at once cathartic, caustic, and crushing.

Following critical acclaim for their debut LP, 2024’s Towards the Pillory, their latest offering finds the band at their most unrelenting yet. An Infinite Capacity for Joy features nine blistering tracks built on a foundation of serrated riffs, convulsive, off-kilter rhythms that pulse and surge, and a gnawing, unbridled desperation punctuated by only brief moments of respite. Within this, Rotta delivers piercing meditations on forgiveness, self-improvement, and retribution, exploring the narrow border between existing and nothingness. Producer Phillip Odom (Militarie Gun, Glare, Portrayal of Guilt) deftly captures the band’s raw intensity, expanding jagged edges and intricate details into a massive, suffocating heaviness.

Limited 12” LP with a silkscreened B side, full color jacket and lyric sheet, available on two limited vinyl variants. The cassette version features alternative artwork with two limited colors available.

TRACK LISTING:
01. New Sincerity
02. Clandestine Suggestion
03. Unitary Form
04. Eighth Motion of Fixed Stars
05. Reliquary Binding
06. Contempt for the Audience
07. Failure of Apotropaic Wards
08. Undue Protagonism
09. Only Speaks When Spoken To

MARKETING POINTS:

• Featuring members of Respire, ex-Portrayal of Guilt, Porcelain, and Gas Up Yr Hearse!
• Produced by Phillip Odom (Militarie Gun, Glare, Portrayal of Guilt)
• Limited one-sided 12" with silkscreened B-side and colored vinyl

FOR FANS OF:
Orchid, Portrayal of Guilt, Frail Body

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Honor Choir "Modes of Transport"

12" EP - $15.30
STREET DATE: 3/13/26
CAT#: SDR-155
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Oklahoma City continues to rise with a new wave of independent bands, and Honor Choir are at the forefront. Not only are they doing something different for OKC, they’re doing something different within today’s DIY music. While Blink-182 can be a common influence, Honor Choir push their anthemic pop-punk foundation further, pulling from early-2000s emo and post-hardcore touchstones like Hey Mercedes, New End Original and Rival Schools, alongside ’80s new-wave influences such as New Order and When in Rome.

That range can be heard clearly on “Satellite Receiver” which moves from an abrasive guitar riff into acoustic guitar and piano, and the five-minute closer “Envelope” feels like it could sit comfortably on New Order’s Republic. Honor Choir has mastered combining their range of influences into something incredibly cohesive, and manages to fit a chorus into each song that gets stuck in your head.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Throes (Needful Now)
02. My Thirteen
03. Satellite Receiver
04. Device
05. Envelope

PRESSING INFO: 100 x Orange (SDR Exclusive) 200 x Half Clear / Blue

MARKETING POINTS:

• Spring tour TBA

FOR FANS OF:
Blink-182, Rival Schools, Hey Mercedes

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stripmallravestarrr "halo"

LP - $15.30 // CD - $7.00
STREET DATE: 3/13/26
CAT#: SDR-159
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Listening to stripmallravestarrr brings an irresistible urge to dance and have fun. The electro-pop duo, consists of singer Beth Nutter and producer Jesse Innie, formed in Florida in 2022 and quickly built momentum through a run of singles, a pair of EPs, and a full-length album. “halo” marks their sophomore LP and first release on Sunday Drive Records.

On halo, stripmallravestarrr lean fully into their maximalist hyperpop and rave-like production, while introducing a stronger sense of melody and emotional weight. Tracks like “perennials” and “misconstrued” juxtapose melancholy lyrics with shimmering, high-energy production. No matter the emotional turn, the album’s pulse never drops, especially on the fast-beat singles like “november” and “2much”.

“halo” captures stripmallravestarrr at their most realized: euphoric, with genuine feeling, and a necessity to move.

TRACK LISTING:
01. easier to say
02. 2much
03. get well soon
04. perennials
05. miscontrued
06. sun catcher
07. 1more
08. november

FOR FANS OF:
Snow Strippers, Charli XCX, Crystal Castles

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Alovesopure "BITCRUSHER"

LP - $16.60
STREET DATE: 3/13/26
CAT#: SDR-160
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Since the release of alovesopure’s You’ll Be a Memory, Davilmar’s creative output has expanded across multiple bands and projects over the past few years. From the harsh noise of Incarnate to the crushing heaviness of Ephermal and the straightforward aggression of Collateral, alovesopure exists somewhere in between. It’s within this collision of sound and feeling that Davilmar thrives, and on the fourth full-length album, BITCRUSHER, that balance comes into focus as something dreamlike, nostalgic, and blissful.

BITCRUSHER is a record that can sit quietly in the background while the mind thrives in creativity or move fully to the foreground as the body pushes forward, running towards the light. Its versatility knows no bounds—BITCRUSHER adapts to wherever you are and wherever you’re headed.

TRACK LISTING:
01. yearn for chrome
02. enjoyable ion
03. springtime in bernartice
04. motion kit
05. my new normal
06. a love song
07. heart software
08. down

MARKETING POINTS:

• East coast spring tour with Stripmallravestarrr
• West coast spring tour with Dance of Days

FOR FANS OF:
Aphex Twin, Goldie, Bjork

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I Hate Our Freedom "This Year's Best Disaster"

LP - $14.00
LP UPC: 724399773061
SHIP DATE: 03/06/26
CAT#: SRI-11
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

I Hate Our Freedom brought together members of Thursday, Texas Is the Reason, L.S. Dunes, New End Original, Pilot to Gunner, and Garrison — anchored by Tucker Rule, Scott Winegard, and Sid Jagger — for a brief but powerful run that yielded two releases, including This Year’s Best Disaster. Produced by Kurt Ballou (God City, Converge), the album captures a raw collision of post-hardcore intensity and unfiltered rock energy from musicians with deep roots in the underground. Active between 2011 and 2012, the band’s short-lived run left a lasting impression. Available now on streaming services and limited red vinyl from the 2012 pressing!

TRACK LISTING:
01. 3 AM New York City
02. Sans Sympathie
03. Cut You In
04. Second Telling Of A First Degree
05. Letterbomb
06. Set It Off
07. The Poison And Pen
08. Goddamn
09. Add Suicide To The List Of Things You Failed At
10. You’re Perfect, No Really

MARKETING POINTS:

• Members of: Thursday, Texas is the Reason, L.S. Dunes, Pilot to Gunner, Garrison
• Produced by Kurt Ballou at God City Studio (Converge)

FOR FANS OF:
Thursday, Texas is the Reason, Rival Schools, Seaweed

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Piebald "If It Weren’t For Venetian Blinds, It Would Be Curtains For Us All (Deluxe Edition)"

2xLP - $22.50
LP UPC: 199806505038
STREET DATE: 02/27/26
CAT#: IOD-82-DLX
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

The Deluxe 2xLP includes 12 bonus tracks, including the lost God City Demos (Remixed by Kurt Ballou), presented with expanded art in a gatefold package.

Before Piebald were known for their anthemic sing-alongs and offbeat charm, there was Venetian Blinds, an evolution from hardcore roots into something uniquely their own with all of their trademark chaos and cleverness.

Originally released in 1999 on Big Wheel Recreation, “If It Weren’t For Venetian Blinds, It Would Be Curtains For Us All’’ brought Piebald’s blend of the sincere and the satirical to the 90’s emo and indie-rock scene

Now, Iodine Recordings proudly presents a deluxe reissue of this quintessential Record. Completely remastered for vinyl by Jack Shirley (Joyce Manor, Quicksand) at The Atomic Garden, and out of print since its original release. This remastered edition features fully updated artwork reconstructed from original source materials and photos, as well as a retrospective commentary written by the band.

Springing from the thriving Merrimack Valley scene that produced Converge and Cave In, Venetian Blinds’ bridged the gap between underground post-hardcore experimentation and the hook-driven songwriting that would soon define an era. Witty, heartfelt, and impossible to categorize, this deluxe reissue celebrates a crucial piece of Piebald’s history.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Grace Kelly With Wings
02. We Believe In Karma
03. Mess With The Bulls
04. Dirty Harry And The Thunderbolts
05. You Won’t Be Seeing Me Again
06. Rules For Mules
07. Giddy Like A Schoolgirl
08. All You Need Is Drums To Start A Dance Party
09. If Marcus Garvey Dies, Then Marcus Garvey Lives
10. Still We Let It Choke Us
11. Mount Pleasant
12. Location Is Everything
13. Fat And Skinny Asses
14. Grace Kelly With Wings (God City Demo)
15. Dirty Harry And The Thunderbolts (God City Demo)
16. All You Need Is Drums To Start A Dance Party (God City Demo)
17. If Marcus Garvey Dies, Then Marcus Garvey Lives (God City Demo)
18. Location Is Everything (God City Demo)
19. Giddy Like A Schoolgirl (God City Demo)
20. I Saw Her Standing There (God City Demo)
21. Unfinished(God City Demo)
22. We Believe In Karma (Live)
23. Grace Kelly With Wings (Live)
24. Still We Let It Choke Us (Live)
25. All You Need Is Drums To Start A Dance Party (Live)

MARKETING POINTS:

• Deluxe Reissue of this iconic record with gatefold jacket and additional LP of live and unreleased tracks
• Classic Emo/Indie Rock Album originally Released on Big Wheel Recreation in 1999
• Completely remastered for vinyl by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden
• Out of print on vinyl since the original release (1999), in high demand and hard to find
• Completely updated and expanded artwork from original source materials and photos
• Includes a retrospective commentary written by the band
• Select tour dates planned this winter to support the release

FOR FANS OF:
The Get Up Kids, Hey Mercedes, The Promise Ring, Jimmy Eat World, The Movielife

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Piebald "If It Weren’t For Venetian Blinds, It Would Be Curtains For Us All"

LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 725305742034
STREET DATE: 02/27/26
CAT#: IOD-82
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

Before Piebald were known for their anthemic sing-alongs and offbeat charm, there was Venetian Blinds, an evolution from hardcore roots into something uniquely their own with all of their trademark chaos and cleverness.

Originally released in 1999 on Big Wheel Recreation, “If It Weren’t For Venetian Blinds, It Would Be Curtains For Us All’’ brought Piebald’s blend of the sincere and the satirical to the 90’s emo and indie-rock scene

Now, Iodine Recordings proudly presents a deluxe reissue of this quintessential album Completely remastered for vinyl by Jack Shirley (Joyce Manor, Quicksand) at The Atomic Garden, and out of print since its original release. This remastered edition features fully updated artwork reconstructed from original source materials and photos, as well as a retrospective commentary written by the band.

Springing from the thriving Merrimack Valley scene that produced Converge and Cave In, Venetian Blinds’ bridged the gap between underground post-hardcore experimentation and the hook-driven songwriting that would soon define an era. Witty, heartfelt, and impossible to categorize, this deluxe reissue celebrates a crucial piece of Piebald’s history.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Grace Kelly With Wings
02. We Believe In Karma
03. Mess With The Bulls
04. Dirty Harry And The Thunderbolts
05. You Won’t Be Seeing Me Again
06. Rules For Mules
07. Giddy Like A Schoolgirl
08. All You Need Is Drums To Start A Dance Party
09. If Marcus Garvey Dies, Then Marcus Garvey Lives
10. Still We Let It Choke Us
11. Mount Pleasant
12. Location Is Everything
13. Fat And Skinny Asses

MARKETING POINTS:

• Deluxe Reissue of this iconic record
• Classic Emo/Indie Rock Album originally Released on Big Wheel Recreation in 1999
• Completely remastered for vinyl by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden
• Out of print on vinyl since the original release (1999), in high demand and hard to find
• Completely updated and expanded artwork from original source materials and photos
• Includes a retrospective commentary written by the band
• Select tour dates planned this winter to support the release

FOR FANS OF:
The Get Up Kids, Hey Mercedes, The Promise Ring

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