Snag "All The Cages Holding Us Will One Day Turn To Dust"

LP - $17.25 / CD - $8.00 / CASSETTE - $8.00
LP UPC: 641956287895
CD UPC: 641956287901
CASSETTE: 641956287918
STREET DATE: 7/10/26
CAT#: DW272
LABEL: Deathwish Inc.

Whether you choose to label it screamo, emo-violence or skramz, one thing we can agree on is that many bands live by the mantra of “here today, gone today”. Whether intentional or simply burning brightly before running out ideas, it's somewhat uncommon for acts to make it past the three year mark. Since their formation in 2016, Milwaukee trio Snag have quietly carved out their own unique space in the DIY underground, quickly becoming a favorite of listeners hungry for emotional hardcore that delivered more than just aimless chaos. On All The Cages Holding Us Will One Day Turn To Dust, the band's third LP and first for Deathwish Inc, Snag continue to develop their brand of heavy emo, expanding melodically and texturally without losing their edge. “Musically, the album is punishing at moments; fast and heavy but also soft and beautiful” says guitarist and vocalist Samm Szymborski. “We wanted to write something that spans all things musically that we are interested in. We wanted to write an album that goes straight to the point and represents Snag as a whole.”

Working with engineer Nick Elert, the album was tracked live over the course of three days in July 2025, adding vocals a month later after experiencing an unexpected power outage at the studio. Compared to the band's prior output, All the Cages is a little more spacious in its production, with Elert introducing a touch of ambiance into the Snag sonic world that’s a welcome addition. The frantic start and stop tempos, the panic-stricken screams and melancholic chord progressions are all still there, but the album displays plenty of growth as well. Throughout its 11 tracks, Snag exhibit the expansion of their sound in both directions-at times more melodic and others more aggressive than their previous releases.

Snag’s lyrical approach has often been more universal, focusing on broader themes like climate anxiety and apocalyptic dread. Many of the lyrics on All the Cages show the band looking inward, drawing on the band members’ personal experiences with chronic illness and mental health obstacles. “After going through some mental health struggles this past year, and being in a relationship with someone who is chronically ill, being part of writing this album has helped me through some of those struggles,” says drummer and vocalist Bryan Wysocki. “The album is an odyssey through all the cages one may be trapped in whether it be physically, mentally, as a product of society or as a product of our own being.” The theme of cages weaves its way throughout the lyrics of the album; on “Unarrest Me”, it’s the physical cage of a jail cell, on “Debilitated”, it’s the cage of one's own body, on “Shelf Life”, it’s the cage of materialism.

From the beginning, acting on the message has always been a part of Snag’s agenda, with the lyrics serving as a suggestion for active involvement. Along with the imperative lyric sheet, their self-titled debut LP also came with a book of matches and an envelope of seeds, encouraging the listener to help grow new habitats for pollinators. For All The Cages, the band once again chose to use the LP format as a means for action, working with the Florida-based organization Wire of Hope to include individually labeled envelopes to inmates as an invitation for listeners to have a prison pen pal.

“The logic that says a corporation can destroy the planet to extract profit from it systematically is the same basic logic that says humans can be systematically caged for profit,” says bassist and vocalist Peter Murphy. “It’s probably safe to say every person who hears this album is a lot closer to being incarcerated than to being one of the billionaires that seek ever more control. We thought we could make that connection much more explicit with a homework assignment in the record insert. And hopefully foster friendship and connection as well.”

The intentionality of the band's lyrical approach extends to the music, as well. Snag has always been far more than a mere throwback, consciously bringing something new to a subgenre that often does little to move beyond the influence of its forebearers. All The Cages sees the band continue on this path, recalling the sounds of progressive and dynamic acts like Majority Rule, Welcome the Plague Year, and Kidcrash. “We made a decision a long time ago to simply make the music that we like and to not try to fit into genre conventions” says Murphy. “That decision gave us permission to try different instrumentation and stylistic approaches to songs, which resulted in a few unusual moments on this album.”

One of those moments is the track “Juneberry”, a somber Americana-tinged track that features splashes of pedal steel, horns and layered harmonies. For Snag, “Juneberry” could have easily been a sore thumb, but they succeeded in seamlessly incorporating newer elements into their sound without sounding forced. “Whisper” subtly recalls acts like Sigur Ros with its chord progression, trading the menacing riffage for something more melodic and sentimental. “Pray for Peace” features driving, downstrummed Wipers-indebted rhythm guitars that show a more straight-forward side of Snag, before giving way to unrelenting blast beats and an eventual piano coda. The use of piano continues on “Paris, WI”, a haunting ballad that nods to Thee Silver Mount Zion and Pygmy Lush.

All the Cages marks the band’s first time working with Deathwish Inc, the stalwart label known for championing some of modern aggressive music's best and most forward-thinking acts. For Snag , who previously worked with smaller DIY labels like Middle Man and Zegema Beach, working with Deathwish was an opportunity to continue the tradition on a larger scale.

“Deathwish has been responsible for some of our absolute favorite releases,” said Szymborski. “We had been working with them on distribution here and there since around 2021, and the pieces finally came together for a proper release this year.” Ultimately, now a decade into their existence, Snag continues to be one of the most unique voices in modern DIY hardcore. The members’ commitment to the band can be seen as largely personal; they need the music as much as it needs them. Beyond that, it’s quite simple: they have yet to grow bored with the thing that captured their attention and imaginations as kids.

“When we started the band we were in some of the most depressive periods of our lives, and it offered an outlet, camaraderie, and hope,” says Wysocki. “It hasn’t stopped since.”

Snag’s third LP, All The Cages Holding Us Will One Day Turn To Dust is set for release on July 10 via Deathwish Inc. Lead single “Debilitated” is currently available on all major streaming platforms.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Unarrest Me
02. Debilitated
03. Pray for Peace
04. Sunburn
05. Juneberry
06. Whisper
07. Shelf Life
08. Paris, WI
09. Foam Cup, Pt. 3
10. Cages
11. Cages (Reprise)

MARKETING POINTS:

• Third full length
• Working with the Florida-based organization Wire of Hope to include individually labeled envelopes to inmates as an invitation for listeners to have a prison pen pal

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Loma Prieta, Fugazi, Frail Body, Ostraca, Heavenly Blue, Majority Rule, Massa Nera, Jerome’s Dream

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Arise From Worms "A Bleeding Tree Hanging Self Destruction"

LP - $19.40 / CD - $12.00
STREET DATE: 07/10/26
CAT#: CRR262
LABEL: Church Road

Arise From Worms is the brainchild of guitarist Sonny Lombardozzi. Not just a musical project, but an outlet for him to push the envelope of extreme music, challenging the listener to leave behind preconceptions of genre limitations and to approach the music with an open mind. In his exploration of the musical outer limits, he is joined by fellow seasoned pros Steve Tucker (Morbid Angel) on vocals, Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy) on drums and Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Steve Vai, Malmsteen, Kiss) on keys. An allstar line up that grabs the attention of any metal/progressive music enthusiast.

The project began whilst Sonny was on tour with Morbid Angel. Sonny explained the concept of the band to Steve Tucker, who was intrigued and fully committed to getting involved. Sonny wasted no time and began handwriting transcripts for what would become the earliest Arise From Worms material, whilst on tour.

Once off the road, plans for the band were fully cemented with Flo and Derek joining the fold. As a taste of things to come, they released their 2022 self-titled EP which quickly sold out of its first vinyl pressing. This EP featured the track ‘Axes of the Void II’ with guest vocalist Dallas Toler-Wade (ex-Nile).

Having laid the foundations, The band is now ready to release their defining statement with their debut studio album ‘A Bleeding Tree Hanging Self Destruction’, set for release on July 10th via Church Road Records.

Fans of all the musicians involved will be satisfied by this release, but not due to knowing what to expect, but by hearing something completely new and ground breaking. Sonny has made it his mission to tap deep into some of the world's forgotten music, and lesser known theories, scales and harmonies. For people with musical theory understanding, Sonny has incorporated the double harmonic major, F#Lydian #2 #6 and the lonian Aug#2 into his compositions. Combining jazz fusion with classical music theory has given the band its own sound of unique harmonies and odd time signatures.

If you're looking for music to take you to new places and to question your understanding of song structures, then look no further. ‘A Bleeding Tree Hanging Self Destruction’ is here to break your mind wide open and leave you to pick up the pieces. Set for release via Church Road Records on July 10th.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Forgotten Kings
02. Power Obsessed
03. Raize Demons Breath
04. Psionic Being
05. Nine Walls
06. Laolongtou
07. Axes of the Viovode 1
08. Axes of the Viovode 2
09. Persepolis (available on physical release only)

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Morbid Angel, Cryptopsy, Incantation

.gif from god "Dissimulation"

LP - $17.50 / CD - $8.00 / CS - $7.50
STREET DATE: 7/10/26
CAT#: VIS035
LABEL: Persistent Vision

“Dissimulation”, the long awaited new full length from Richmond, Virginia’s .gif from god.

.gif from god has defied easy categorization since their inception in 2015. Blending various elements of hardcore punk and extreme metal, including metalcore, screamo, and grindcore, the unit has solidified its place in the underground music scene over the past decade. The six-piece machine cemented their lineup in 2017, including two stand-alone vocalists, resulting in maximum insanity and catharsis during their live shows.

On their third LP, “Dissimulation”, .gif from god has honed their chaotic craft into a laser-focused sonic blast that slips in like a blade and hits like a truck. Working again with past collaborator Matt Michel (No Man, Majority Rule) at the legendary Viva Studios, they’ve exceeded the limits of their previous work while creating a record that is still deeply rooted in the storied Virginia punk scene that precedes them. Dissimulation explores the unseen, otherworldly senses within us that are indescribable and horrific to face. Spiraling paranoid fantasies that lure you deeper into the cosmic abyss.

“Dissimulation” was produced by the band, engineered and mixed by Matt Michel, and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.

TRACK LISTING:
01. SEE █████████
02. Dissimulation
03. Virginia Creeper
04. Life Like A Sickness
05. Turn From The Ruin
06. Lalilulelolelulilal
07. A Fucked Up Face
08. Your Sorrows Pin You To This Place
09. A Gift from God
10. Volatile Simian Nervous-System
11. Burnt House Horizon
12. That De-Syncing Feeling
13. Wetwork Network
14. SEE ALSO █████████
15. Obliterated Serial Number

MARKETING POINTS:

• Long awaited new album from the Virginia's .gif from god, engineered by Matt Michel and mastered by Brad Boatright
• LP with limited color vinyl variants and OBI strip
• Select US dates and tours planned for summer and fall 2026

FOR FANS OF:
Portrayal of Guilt, Vein.FM, Usurp Synapse, Pg.99

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hey thanks. "Avoidance"

LP - $17.25 / CD $8.00
LP UPC: 725305742287
CD UPC: 725305742423
STREET DATE: 07/03/26
CAT#: IOD-99
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

hey thanks. returns with a darker, more deliberate sound. Blending post-punk and new wave influences, their sophomore full-length, Avoidance, reflects on time, identity, and the weight of isolation.

Avoidance finds hey thanks. stepping back from trying to explain everything and sitting in the uncertainty instead.

The record centers on time, identity, and the gap between what you feel and what you can actually make sense of. Across these songs, nothing fully resolves. Moments repeat, thoughts loop, and meaning stays just out of reach. It lives in that in-between space, caught between experience and understanding.

Recorded in their home studio, the album took shape piece by piece using live drum samples, layered percussion, guitar performances, and dense synth work, giving Avoidance its character. The band allowed the songs to unfold naturally, arriving somewhere more honest in the process.

Built on synth layers, live percussion, and bright, driving rhythms, the songs move with a steady pulse while never fully settling. There is a constant push and pull throughout, something that feels light on the surface but carries weight underneath.

Rather than offering clarity, Avoidance stays with the questions.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Is It Fate, Is It Mine?
02. Forward
03. Recollection
04. I Let You In
05. House Of Substance
06. TENSION
07. A Presence Exits
08. On 45
09. That Moment’s Gone
10. Avoidance
11. The World Behind You
12. Pacing Decisions

MARKETING POINTS:

• New full-length from hey thanks.
• Second LP shifts toward a synth-driven, layered and melodic sound
• Recorded entirely in the band’s home studio
• PR by Atom Splitter
• Active touring on the east coast planned throughout 2026

FOR FANS OF:
The 1975, The Cure, DIIV

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Suicide Nation "Love and the Truth" Mini-Book

Mini-Book - $4.75
STREET DATE: 6/30/26
CAT#: PRO-114
LABEL: Protagonist Music

To accompany the long-awaited release of the Suicide Nation "Love and the Truth" full digital discography, vocalist and lyricist Matt Martinez has assembled a 56 page journal, of the same title. This document contains various reflections on the seminal 90's blackened hardcore band, and is accompanied by lyrics and artwork, some previously unseen/unreleased, that was created during the band’s existence. This small-format book is professionally printed and bound, and is a limited printing edition.

The 90's birthed many genre-bending, genre-defining, and genre-defying bands. Suicide Nation are counted by many among the best of them. Certainly for their impactful experimentation with fresh ideas and pioneering sounds in blackened hardcore, but if for no greater reason than their absolute sincerity. You'll find it bleeding from every word and note they wrote. The complete digital discography is a demonstration of why they remain utterly unforgettable, and the accompanying book is a deeper look into a time and place that was unique, caustic, and formative.

Professionally bound and printed 56 pages in A6 format mini-book (4.15" x 5.8")

MARKETING POINTS:

• First print-run limited to only 100 copies!
• First print-run limited to only 100 copies!
• Suicide Nation featured members of Landmine Marathon, Common Wounds, Burial Year, Tho Ko Losi
• Professionally bound and printed 56 pages in A6 format mini-book (4.15" x 5.8")

FOR FANS OF:
Dissection, Gehenna, Unruh, Spread the Disease, Enewetak, Darkest Hour

Witchsorrow "The Devil And All His Works"

LP - $19.40 / CD - $12.00
STREET DATE: 07/03/26
CAT#: CRR263
LABEL: Church Road

For Witchsorrow, doom metal is an obsession. Slaves to Black Sabbath, and proudly continuing the heavy work of the genre’s high priests Cathedral, Reverend Bizarre, Electric Wizard, Candlemass and Saint Vitus, the Hampshire-based trio’s fanaticism has made them one of the undergrounds leading lights.

Forged in 2006 around the core duo of Necroskull (vocals/guitar) and Emily Witch (bass), across four albums their sound has retained the traditions of doom metal – and here metal is just as important a word as doom – while carving a place all of their own within it. Invoking the dread and despair of Sabbath’s signature song, their music is also that of dyed-in-the-wool metal maniacs, proud and unashamed.

It’s found its share of acolytes as well, having shared stages with heroes like Electric Wizard and Vitus, as well as performing their hymns to the void at Download, Roadburn, ArcTanGent, Desertfest and countless others.

As they enter their twentieth year, the fire has not dimmed on their fifth offering, The Devil And All His Works. Eight years since the true metal attack of 2018’s highly-acclaimed Hexenhammer, even as the swan song for longtime drummer Wilbrahammer, it finds the band sharpening their claws and delving even deeper into the depths of doom metal than before. From the mighty, organ-infused opener Omnia Finiuntur, to Bacchus’ celebration of sin, the fist-raised chug of Hades Chains (featuring guest roars from Serena Cherry of Svalbard/Noctule) or the epic A Quintessence Of Dust (featuring Employed To Serve’s Sammy Urwin shredding a killer lead), fans of this stuff in its most arcane, heavy and occult-edged form will fall under its spell.

“I wanted everything to be as pure as possible,” asserts Necroskull. “Everything had to be total doom, to an even higher degree than before. I’m still as proud to call ourselves a doom metal band as I ever was. I don’t know anything else.”

The album’s lyrics and title – taken from an occult book by legendary author Dennis Wheatley – come from the idea that The Devil is present in everything, and about knowing when to let him in and when to cast him out.

“I noticed when I was writing the lyrics that there was something of him there in everything I was coming up with as a metaphor for things both good and bad” explains Necroskull. “I’ve previously written cautionary tales about people getting into Faustian pacts without realising what they’re dealing with, but here there was a different balance. Bacchus is about the joy of decadence and sin,but there’s also things that touch on impermanence and loss and feeling like there’s a dark force at the edge of reality out to hide misfortune for you to trip on.”

With new drummer Scott ‘Doom’ Taylor (Vnder A Crvmbling Moon, Garganjua) now on board, the crusade continues apace. On the anthemic headbanger In Triumph We Rot!!!, Witchsorrow sing of a life dedicated to doom, both as a passion and simply an unavoidable calling. Two decades into their mission, The Devil And All His Works is their most captivating sermon yet.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Omnia Finiuntur
02. Bacchus
03. Hades Chains
04. Altar
05. In Triumph We Rot!!!
06. Lamentation
07. A Quintessence Of Dust

FOR FANS OF:
Electric Wizard, Reverend Bizarre, Saint Vitus

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There Were Wires "Vessel"

LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 725305742263
STREET DATE: 06/26/26
CAT#: IOD-98
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

Vessel marks the return of There Were Wires after more than two decades, capturing a band reshaped by years, loss, and persistence. From their genesis in Boston as a brash & chaotic hardcore punk band, TWW has morphed into a different beast - older, wiser, and heavier than ever before. The record moves elementally between caustic attack and contemplative restraint, balancing intensity with moments of space and reflection. Themes of fear, grief, and exhaustion surface throughout, shaping a body of work that feels both lived-in and immediate. Vessel holds the accumulated experience of the past, expressed with clarity and purpose.

While their self-titled album ran almost entirely on pure adrenaline and shirt-grabbing emotion, and Somnambulists took risks and hinted at musical growth, Vessel sees TWW ignoring the strictures of genre, and producing their most creative and heartfelt songs to date. Through time, trust, and life experience, There Were Wires have created their most immersive and fully realized work.

TRACK LISTING:
01. All Paths Become The Road
02. Massive House Fire
03. Puncture Wounds
04. No Dark Corners
05. I'd Lock You In A Dream
06. Unraveling Light
07. Resurrectionists
08. The Carousel Of Sickening Bliss
09. 1901
10. The Vessel You Hold Dear

MARKETING POINTS:

• First new studio album in over 20 years from Massachusetts underground band There Were Wires
• Cult New England band active 1999–2004, known for emotive dissonance and chaotic intensity, with members going on to form Doomriders
• Their influential album Somnambulists (2003) was reissued by Iodine Recordings in 2021, introducing the band to a new generation of listeners
• Self-produced album exploring themes of grief, fear, endurance, and time
• Mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege

FOR FANS OF:
Converge, Unbroken, Isis, Doomriders

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Rosemary Nods Upon The Grave "EP 1 & EP 2"

LP - $17.25 / CS - $7.50
STREET DATE: 6/26/26
CAT#: VIS036
LABEL: Persistent Vision

Rosemary nods upon the grave is an emotional hardcore band from Savannah, Georgia. “EP 1 & EP 2” collects their two previously released EPs on one piece of vinyl. On ‘EP 1’, released in January 2025, you can see the rougher edges of the band figuring themselves out, and beginning to form a more introspective take on the screamo genre. Raucous, anthemic songs that cut straight to the heart of everyone listening. Rallying cries and outbursts of despair stitched together with a youthful hand.

On ‘EP 2’, released in March 2026, they manage to become something much bigger. Leaning heavily into a style of much more melodic screamo with post-rock soundscapes, shoegaze-influenced walls of sound, and a much more polished finish, without ever compromising the cathartic energy of their screamo roots.

At their core, Rosemary nods upon the grave maintains a masterful juxtaposition of emptiness and chaos. They balance tenderness with gentle dexterity, oscillating from emotional overwhelm to absolute restraint. This release wholeheartedly showcases what makes them one of the most remarkable bands to watch out of the emo scene as a whole right now, and is a clear indication of a band that grows sharper and more explosive with each release.

Vinyl comes packaged in a full color jacket with artwork from both EPs on the front and back covers, respectively. A limited kraft brown, silkscreened cover has been printed to accompany the Splatter vinyl variant.

TRACK LISTING:
01. In French
02. War-Torn
03. Bonaventure
04. I Remember Halloween
05. Count To Three
06. Dépaysement
07. Of Candle, Vessel, Flame
08. Like A Willow

MARKETING POINTS:

• Collects two EPs from up and coming emotional hardcore band, Rosemary nods upon the grave
• Comes in full color jacket with printed inner sleeve and limited colored vinyl
• Extensive US touring and festival performances planned for 2026 and beyond

FOR FANS OF:
Loma Prieta, Raein, City of Caterpillar, Frail Body

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Sans Froid "Back into the Womb"

LP - $19.40 / CD - $12.00
STREET DATE: 06/26/26
CAT#: CRR261
LABEL: Church Road

With their live performances getting you as close to real magic as you can get, Sans Froid are undeniably one of the UK’s most exciting bands. The Froid's intent is clear, to make you feel like you’re not the only one going crazy. Since the release of their debut album 'Hello, Boil Brain', Bristol-based art-rock outfit Sans Froid have steadily earned acclaim from underground tastemakers including BBC Radio 6 Music, Prog Magazine, LOUD WOMEN, and Noizze, alongside standout live appearances at ArcTanGent, Simple Things, Strangeforms, and Portals, plus support slots for alternative heavyweights Maybeshewill and Foxing.

Sans Froid have been busy in their laboratory, experimenting with all manner of musical influences and are now ready to explode forth with their sophomore LP 'Back into the Womb'. A triumphant declaration that even in the year 2026, it is still possible to create something uniquely original and fresh sounding. On this record the listener can find soul, jazz, folk, progressive rock, math rock, and much, much more. All sitting comfortable and proudly under the banner of Sans Froid, a group of accomplished musicians, whose musical prowess is matched by their seamless ability at conjuring abstract and thought provoking themes within their lyrics and artwork.

The band is comprised of Aisling Rhiannon Trafford providing keys/synth and her powerful yet soulful voice, Toby Thomas Green on drums, Charles Peter Barnes on guitar, and Benjamin John Leonard Harris on bass, with all three providing backing vocals. When the quartet is going full tilt it sounds like 40 people as opposed to 4.

'Back into the Womb' is an undeniably joyous listen, but much like the world we inhabit, the beauty on display is interspersed with unavoidable moments of chaos and passages of unease. Take it all in and block nothing out, you'll be much richer for it.

'Back into the Womb' is set for release on June 26th via Church Road Records.

TRACK LISTING: 01. Go On 02. Pros & Constants 03. Still Thinking 04. Baby Bags 05. Back into the Womb 06. Sorbet 07. Menorabilia 08. Of The Mother 09. Bags Packed 10. The Exploiter of Art 11. Thorns

FOR FANS OF:
The Mars Volta, Bjork, Radiohead

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Quiet Fear "La Tierra Arriba / El Abismo Abajo"

LP - $17.25 / CASSETTE - $8.00
LP UPC: 725305742171
CASSETTE UPC: 725305742409
STREET DATE: 06/19/26
CAT#: IOD-94
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

Quiet Fear are a Los Angeles-based post-hardcore band rooted in the Chicano DIY scene, blending the volatility of ’90s screamo with the weight and atmosphere of modern hardcore. Their sophomore full-length, La Tierra Arriba / El Abismo Abajo, confronts systemic oppression, false authority, and social control alongside themes of isolation, fear, and personal collapse. Delivered through bilingual lyrics shaped by identity, community, and lived experience, the album balances emotional intensity with a persistent undercurrent of resistance.

Recorded by Alex Estrada at Pale Moon Ranch (Touché Amoré, Drug Church) and mastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Jeromes Dream), the record expands the band’s sound into heavier and more dynamic territory, shifting between overwhelming chaos and stark, atmospheric restraint while remaining raw and uncompromising throughout.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Tiniebla
02. Retén
03. Sophistry
04. Soledad
05. Metathesiophobia
06. Baile Nocturno
07. Cero Oscura
08. Insurgentes
09. Silueta
10. Sombras
11. Pseudo Cristo
12. Sangre Ajena
13. Delirio

MARKETING POINTS:

• Los Angeles-based post-hardcore band rooted in Chicanx DIY ethos
• Second full-length expanding beyond traditional screamo into heavier, more dynamic territory
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) songwriting reflecting identity and lived experience
• Recorded with Jack Shirley (Joyce Manor, Deafheaven, Quicksand)
• Modern take on ’90s-inspired screamo with contemporary intensity and production

FOR FANS OF:
Massa Nera, Blind Girls, Nuvolascura

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onelinedrawing "RAINBOWMACHINE"

LP - $17.25 / CD - $8.00.
LP UPC: 725305742485
CD UPC: 725305742584
STREET DATE: 09/18/26
CAT#: IOD-89
LABEL: Iodine Recordings

Onelinedrawing aka Jonah Matranga (Far, New End Original, Gratitude) is a restless and ever-changing thing. Whatever happens next, the only certainty is that every album will keep being different, and onelinedrawing will keep reaching.

Many of the songs that became Rainbowmachine existed for years before finally finding the right shape. Written across different eras of Jonah Matranga’s life, the album became an opportunity to fully open the onelinedrawing project outward, transforming intimate sketches into a layered, widescreen rock record built around collaboration, texture, and instinct.

Produced by Jay Maas, RAINBOWMACHINE moves between anxious haze, towering hooks, dense guitar layers, bubbling synths, and massive wall-of-sound crescendos while never losing the intimacy at the center of Jonah’s songwriting. The album balances vulnerability, melody, and experimentation in a way that feels both deeply personal and strangely communal.

The result is one of the most expansive and emotionally resonant onelinedrawing records to date: melodic, restless, emotionally raw, and constantly reaching for something bigger than itself.

TRACK LISTING:
01. This Is A Warning
02. Eye Have No Idea
03. Eighties El Camino
04. Failures Virgin
05. Inbetweener
06. Day One Eighty Three
07. On Watering The Planets
08. Rainbowmachine
09. The Water In The Summer
10. The Plane To Mars

MARKETING POINTS:

• The first rock record from Jonah Matranga in over 20 years (Gratitude, FAR) as a full band studio album.
• Engineered By Jay Maas (Title Fight, Drug Church, Piebald) and Mastered by Dave McNair (Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Patti Smith)
• Full campaign by Atom Splitter PR and Pirate! Radio Promotion
• US and UK touring in 2026/2027 to support release

FOR FANS OF:
New End Original, The Menzingers, Jimmy Eat World, FAR

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Tuffie "Tuffie"

CD - $7.00
STREET DATE: 6/12/26
CAT#: SDR-165
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Tuffie’s self-titled debut EP is a thunderous mix of emo, post-hardcore, shoegaze, and power pop. Throughout the tracklist, the Minneapolis band’s loud-rock sound rallies around the ethereal melodies and lyrics of vocalist Ava Levy, a tension which reflects the emotional themes of the music; the contradictory combination of reflective melancholy and energetic catharsis.

Drawing together influences from bands like Drug Church, Draag, Slow Pulp, and Momma, Tuffie offers a new take on the alternative rock of past and present, unafraid to tread the line between indie and hardcore lineages. Having found their home at Sunday Drive records, the band is ready to introduce themselves with their first six songs. Front to back, the EP is a complete statement—but for the band, it’s only the beginning.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Eraser
02. Fantasy
03. was + when
04. Cauterize
05. Tangle
06. Landline, shotgun

MARKETING POINTS:

• Debut EP from Tuffie

FOR FANS OF:
Drug Church, Momma, Pavement

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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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The Crimson Curse "Greatest Hits"

LP - $17.90 / CD - $9.60 / CS - $10.70
STREET DATE: 06/12/26
CAT#: 31G10
LABEL: Three One G

The Crimson Curse’s horror hardcore “anthology” here consists of select tracks from the bands “Both Feet in the Grave” LP, tracks from their split 7″ with The Festival of Dead Deer, and alternate takes as well as their rare “Blood Thirsty Lust” track. This curse features members of The Locust, Swing Kids, Deaf Club, Some Girls, Head Wound City, Tristeza, Guyver 1, Holy Molar, and The Album Leaf.

The vinyl format of this release is pressed on limited color vinyl along with red foil printing on the cover.

Both the CD and cassette formats are ultra limited and come with complex packaging which features black on black printing.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Funeral Empire
02. Radiation Blue
03. Both Feet in the Grave
04. Sweet Baby Jesus
05. Blood Thirsty Lust
06. Velvet Flesh Design
07. Psycho 75
08. I Liner
09. Rat Romance
10. Black Dye #15
11. Goldfish

FOR FANS OF:
Swing Kids, The Locust, Antioch Arrow

Marketing Points:

• Vinyl is pressed on limited color with red foil printing on the cover
• Both CD and cassette are ultra limited and come with complex packaging which features black on black printing.

Death Threat "For God & Government"

LP - $17.25 / CASSETTE - $7.00
STREET DATE: 06/05/26
CAT#: HMR-016
LABEL: Heroes & Martyrs

For over two decades, Death Threat’s “For God & Government” has remained a pivotal release of the early-2000s hardcore era. Originally released in 2002 as the follow-up to the band’s undeniable classic “Peace & Security”, the album captured Death Threat at their most aggressive, urgent, and uncompromising. Its influence and demand have only continued to grow in the years since, yet despite its lasting impact, “For God & Government” has never been released on vinyl—until now.

Expanded with five bonus tracks, this long-awaited deluxe edition features remastered audio by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege and is housed in a gatefold jacket with a printed inner sleeve, finally giving the album the definitive presentation it has deserved for nearly 25 years.

TRACK LISTING:
01. For God and Government
02. Spit It Out
03. As One We Stand
04. The Time Is Now
05. Watch Your Mouth
06. Still Alone
07. Bombs Will Fly
08. Live in the Moment
09. Known All Along
10. Broke and Bummed Out
11. Bombshell
12. Last to Know
13. Path I Choose
14. No Farewell
15. Best of Times
16. King of the Jungle
17. Poseur
18. For God and Government (Live in Corona)
19. Spit It Out (Live in Corona)

MARKETING POINTS:

• Available on both vinyl and cassette for the first time since original release nearly 25 years ago.
• Features 5 bonus tracks from around the time of the original release.
• Deluxe edition packaging houses the record in a gatefold jacket and printed inner sleeve.
• Audio was remastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.

FOR FANS OF:
100 Demons, Hatebreed, Terror

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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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Converge "Hum Of Hurt"

LP - $19.40
LP RETAIL UPC: 641956287598
LP INDIE UPC: 641956287604LP
STREET DATE: 6/5/26 (Digital) / 7/17/26 (Physical)
CAT#: DW267
LABEL: Deathwish Inc.

CONVERGE “Hum of Hurt” by J. Bennett

You feel it before you hear it. And once you hear it, you can’t unhear it. A low, persistent noise throbbing in the background. Scientists say it registers between 30 and 40 hertz. It’s been heard in Ipswich, Massachusetts; Auckland, New Zealand; and Windsor, Ontario. It has haunted the population of Taos, New Mexico, for decades. It’s been linked to suicides in the UK. Not everyone can hear it. No one knows where it’s coming from. They call it The Hum.

Converge have taken this mysterious real-world phenomenon and reimagined it as a physical manifestation of human suffering. I read on the phenomena while researching my own tinnitus. Then an idea struck. “What if the Hum is the culmination of all the pain in the world, creating an audible signal across the universe?” vocalist and lyricist Jacob Bannon posits. “Something noticeable to others operating on a similar emotional plane.”

Hum of Hurt follows Love Is Not Enough as Converge’s second full-length release of 2026. Like its predecessor, the album offers a bleak yet empathetic assessment of the human condition and its ongoing deterioration. With this album, the songs are more raw and exposed. “When we came together to write, we ended up with a wealth of material,” Bannon says. “As work progressed we realized we had created two separate albums, and treated them as such.”

Hum of Hurt is distinct from Love Is Not Enough, but just as volatile and potent. “It’s not a sequel,” Bannon explains. “The unifying musical idea early on was, ‘Let’s make a noise rock album.’ But we never really did. The first one wasn’t. This one touches on that spirit, but it’s much more dynamic than that descriptor. To me, it leans more into being an emotional hardcore album, while Love Is Not Enough feels more metal leaning album. In the end, we simply gave creative birth to another Converge record with its own unique identity and character.”

Opener “Slip the Noose” erupts with a furious cannonade from drummer Ben Koller before launching into a short, grinding frenzy that would feel at home on Jane Doe. “Doom in Bloom” is raw and bloody, as guitarist Kurt Ballou’s spiky riffs scrape against Nate Newton’s bass and Koller’s drums. You can practically hear Bannon’s throat tearing apart in every scream. “It’s dark and pointed right at you,” he says. “Lyrically, I’m exploring how my own middle-aged introspection doesn’t always bring a brighter light. I see my own trappings reflected in those around me. Here I am imploring them to slip the noose to see another day.”

“Dream Debris” is a gripping, doomy epic born from a single bass note that builds to a booming crescendo. “It has a lot of twists and turns, yet starts off incredibly simple. The slow build was driven by Nate’s vision and bass tone,” Bannon says. “We kept asking ourselves ‘Does it need anything else?’ In the end, it didn’t. It was just so heavy, encapsulating everything we wanted in the song."

The menacing track “Detonator” delivers a powerful line that will linger: There’s nothing to win if there’s no one to lose. “I go on a bit of a rant here,” Bannon says. “The idea is that when passion withers, the broken and beaten often remain in discomfort. The song ends with the line, ‘Don't be blown apart by your mistakes,’ which sums up the stark mentality on this one.”

The title track stands as one of the most propulsive and emotional songs of their career. Thematically, Bannon examines the price of the lives we pursue. “I’ve given 35 years of my life to creating art and music,” he says. “I appreciate the creative home and support this community has given, yet rarely is space left for anything else. These lyrics are me looking in a mirror, recognizing that I am not the man I want to be. I need change, and still have work to do.”

The album also features a new rendition of “I Won’t Let You Go,” originally recorded for the 2020 video game Cyberpunk 2077. “When we recorded the first version, Ben tracked drums in California and we assembled it here,” Bannon explains. “It was good, but we knew we could do better. This version has everything the previous one was missing. It now feels right.”

Hum of Hurt was recorded and mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City in Salem, Massachusetts, with engineering assistance from Zach Weeks. Bannon and renowned UK artist Thomas Hooper collaborated on the album artwork.

“For the cover, I had a vision of an EKG signal fusing with some kind of volatile seismography. This amalgamation represents the conditions that would theoretically create a ‘Hum.’ Specifically the heart skips beats before dissolving into static. The signal is then interrupted by a seismic event at the center point of the cover. In conversation, I shared some of these ideas with artist Thomas Hooper, who offered to illustrate them using scientific diagrams as a source of inspiration.

I then spent months creating a mixed media piece for the interior,” Bannon says. “The figures represent the five elements of our planet, or ‘Pancha Bhuta’: Prithvi (Earth), Ap (Water), Agni (Fire), Vayu (Air), and Akasha (Aether). I present them in the throws of chaos, as if the elements themselves are entangled in the Hum of Hurt.”

Track Listing:
01. Slip The Noose
02. Doom In Bloom
03. It Only Gets Worse
04. Detonator
05. I Won't Let You Go
06. It's Not Up To Us
07. Dream Debris
08. It Used To Matter
09. Hum Of Hurt
10. Nothing Is Over

MARKETING POINTS:

• On Tour with Poison the Well (Dates + Tickets)
• Jera On Air: June 25, 2026 in Ysselsteyn, Netherlands (Tickets)
• Outbreak Festival: June 27, 2026 in Manchester, UK (Tickets)
• Obscene Extreme Festival: July 1, 2026 in Trutnov, Czechia (Tickets)
• Resurrection Fest: July 4, 2026 in Viveiro, Spain (Tickets)
• 2026 EU Tour June-July (Dates + Tickets)
• Artwork & design by J. Bannon
• Recorded & mixed by Kurt Ballou

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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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100 Demons "Embrace The Black Light"

LP - $17.50 / CD - $8.75
LP UPC: 731851220261
CD UPC: 731851220308
STREET DATE: 06/05/26
CAT#: CLCR157
LABEL: Closed Casket Activities

For over two decades, 100 Demons have stood as one of hardcore’s most uncompromising forces — a band built on raw conviction and a sound that refuses to be boxed in. With Embrace the Black Light, their long-awaited third album on Closed Casket Activities, Connecticut’s own deliver twelve tracks that push the boundaries even further.

Recorded and fully realized within the walls of Silver Bullet Studios in Burlington, Connecticut, Embrace the Black Light marks a new chapter in the 100 Demons story — one forged with patience, intention, and an ear toward something lasting. Written by Pete Morcey, Rich Rosa, Rick Brayal and Jeremy Braddock, alongside Sean Martin rejoining the group. Produced and recorded by Greg Thomas and engineered alongside Chris Teti, the album was built brick by brick over the course of a year, allowing each song to breathe and find its shape. The result is the most fully realized record of their discography.

“Writing and recording this last record was an experience like no other. We were able to take our time and carefully craft every single song on this release. Working with Greg Thomas and Chris Teti at Silver Bullet made us realize we would not have been able to do this record without them. And with the guidance of Justin from Closed Casket Activities, we know they brought out the best of us on every level.” - Pete Morcey, Vocals

The album opens without losing any of the band’s signature ferocity. Elsewhere, Embrace the Black Light stretches without losing its footing, adding texture and dimension to an album that earns every moment of its runtime. Mastered by Will Putney of Graphic Nature Audio and featuring the artwork of James Bousema, with guest vocals from Twitching Tongues/God’s Hate members Colin Young and Taylor Young.

Embrace the Black Light is 100 Demons at their most deliberate and their most dangerous.

TRACK LISTING:
01. The Nightmare
02. Made for Nothing
03. Through Seven Eternities
04. Meat for the Beast
05. Nail it Shut
06. The Cold Wind of the Crossroads
07. Häxan Hammer
08. Night Parade of 100 Demons
09. Foul
10. Werewolves at the Wall
11. Return to Zero
12. Spiritual Obliteration

MARKETING POINTS:

• First new music since 2004 and first release on Closed Casket Activities
• Produced by Greg Thomas (END, Misery Signals, Shai Hulud)
• Features Sean Martin (Hatebreed, Twitching Tongues) on bass
• Features guest vocals by Colin Young and Taylor Young

FOR FANS OF:
Hatebreed, Terror, Merauder

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Oathbreaker "Rheia (Redux)"

2xLP - $19.40
2xLP UPC: 641956287765
STREET DATE: 5/29/26
CAT#: DW271
LABEL: Deathwish Inc.

"Rheia (Redux)" is the 2026 remaster of Oathbreaker's genre defining album. Helmed by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Loma Prieta), "Rheia" stands as a turning point, where Oathbreaker began pushing beyond the boundaries of contemporary heavy music.

Their awe-inspiring Instrumentation was recorded on two inch tape in a largely live environment. Vocals where also captured in single takes, heightening the immediacy and intensity of Caro Tanghe's legendary performances.

"10:56" opens in restraint before giving way to the explosive "Second Son of R," where melody fractures into blackened intensity and shifting tempos. "Being Able To Feel Nothing" surges and collapses in waves, while "Stay Here / Accroche-Moi" offers a spectral acoustic pause before "Needles In Your Skin," a stark and deeply personal centerpiece.

From there, the record only expands. "Immortals" swells with overwhelming force, leading into the triptych of "I'm Sorry, This Is," "Where I Live," and "Where I Leave." It all resolves with "Begeerte," a closer that drifts into the unknown, dissolving as it arrives.

TRACK LISTING:
01. 10:56
02. Second Son of R.
03. Being Able to Feel Nothing
04. Stay Here / Accroche-Moi
05. Needles in Your Skin
06. Immortals
07. I’m Sorry, This Is
08. Where I Live
09. Where I Leave
10. Begeerte

MARKETING POINTS:

• Reunited for Roadburn in April 2026
• More performances in 2026:
  • May 29-31, 2026: Prepare The Ground – Toronto, ON, Canada
  • August 19-22, 2026: ArcTanGent Festival – Compton Martin, UK
• Remastered with new artwork

FOR FANS OF: Thou, Cult Leader, Kowloon Walled City, Svalbard

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