This week's roster of hard and heavy new releases is pocked grossly with '80s hair metal throwback albums, like sores on a shriveled wang. Sorry for the purple prose, but fear not MetalSucks reader - we'll slip on some latex gloves and pick out the killer glam and (mostly) non-glam Shit That Comes Out Today after the jump! [...]

Planes Mistaken for Stars Not going to Lollapalooza or the millions of afterparties happening all around town? Fear not, Loud Loop Press has the low down on all the other hip happenings around Chicago. This week we're talking about Pearls at the Burlington, Planes Mistaken for Stars at Ultra Lounge and Landmarks at The Whistler. However, if you are hitting up Lolla, take a few minutes to check out our handy Lollapalooza preview . And don't forget to check our Twitter and [...]

THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: Corndogorama 2012: The Corndog Apocalypse w/ Snowden, Royal Thunder, Sealions, PLS PLS, more... Saturday, July 28 The Earl - 466 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316 Admission $10 / Purchase Tickets After a two-year "hiatus," when many thought the much beloved festival to be dead and gone, Corndogorama is back. And while I'd love to toss in a congratulatory "AND BETTER THAN EVER!" in there, the reality is that the 2012 will be a scaled down affair from years [...]

The whiskey-soaked sounds of Hawks & Doves (ex-Planes Mistaken For Star frontman Gared O'Donnell) will fill up Gallery 5 tonight along with a bunch of great bands including Worn In Red, The Catalyst and The Future Now . Hawks & Doves is promoting his newest release "Year One," which is a pretty stellar album. Hammer No More The Fingers are playing June 20 at the Republic in support of their new EP "The Pink Worm." The band plays kilter [...]

This weekend (May 20-21), the first annual TREASURE FEST will take place in Charlotte, NC showcasing over 60 independent bands from all over the East Coast. A weekend pass for Friday and Saturday is now available for just $25. Grab your tickets here and support a strictly DIY festival, free from corporate sponsorship and where all profit goes directly to the amazing bands involved. Treasure Fest will feature a ton of amazing up-and-coming and established indie / punk artists from different DIY backgrounds, including Algernon Cadwallader, Daytrader, Restorations, Snowing, 1994!, Everyone Everywhere, [...]
""In On The Kill Taker" was and is my ultimate proof that punk rock can be intense and transformative while also being intelligent, nuanced, and agile"
A list of shows that you don't want to miss this week
The second annual Harvest of Hope Music Festival will return to St. Augustine, FL this March 12-14, and one thing is becoming quite clear: music's most underrated music festival is quickly becoming one of music's most stellar music festivals. This year’s lineup once again again showcases a diverse roster of national and international acts, including alt-rock legend Billy Bragg, acclaimed folk-rock outfit The Mountain Goats, psychedelic rockers Dr. Dog, indie sensations Rogue Wave, UK punk band Leatherface, and the hardcore group Senses Fail. And that's just getting started. Man Man, Delta Spirit, Anti-Flag, The [...]
No Idea has announced the signing of Charlottesville/Richmond, VA quartet Worn in Red . The band's as-yet-untitled debut for their new label is tentatively scheduled for a fall release. A song from the debut, "When People Have Something To Say" can be streamed at the band's myspace page , and downloaded from No Idea here . The band last released a split 7" with Benard on Alaska/No Breaks Records in 2008.
Here's another split 7" review for y'all (complete with awesome bird-themed artwork). It makes me miss the days when I got really excited for new splits knowing that two is always better than one. Anyhow, Atlanta, Georgia's Benard serves up two songs on their side and doesn't disappoint. Both "Medieval Knievel" and "A Prostitute That Caters Exclusively To Clowns" are noisy balls-to-the-wall post-hardcore songs that remind me of spastic early Frodus meets Gravity Records screamo kinda stuff maybe? Either way, these two tracks are causticly delicious with vocals that sound desperate in their brevity. [...]

I managed to dredge up my memories of news, shows, and records that happened this past year. It wasn't easy. I've fried a lot of brain cells with black coffee and fumes from the subway, so remembering what I had for dinner the night before is sometimes a chore. Not to mention that a lot of albums have come across my desk, I spent a lot of time listening to music, almost to an obsessive level sometimes. So to highlight my favorite stuff of the year, never mind remembering what exactly came [...]

I got this tasty piece of vinyl in the mail a few days ago; a thoroughly solid 7-inch split by two fantastic bands, Benard and Worn In Red . Both bands succeed at being pure unadulterated fury in musical form. It's spastic, frantic, raw, and for lack of a better term, very "old school." Revelation and Dischord Records comparisons come to mind, but that comparison doesn't do this split justice. The two songs by Atlanta, Georgia's Benard are just fast, hard and hella aggro, while Virginia's [...]