
Noise rock legends Unsane will be releasing Wreck , their first new album since 2007 on March 20th via Alternative Tentacles . From the label: ""WRECK" is darkly abrasive and poetic music delivered with a fearsome intensity. A punishing, but ultimately tuneful album, realistic in subject matter and as engaging as it is abrasive, "WRECK" features UNSANE at its legendary best." The band will hitting the road soon with The Melvins , and a Unsane / Melvins tour only split 73 will be released by Amphetamine [...]

Hardcore/noise outfit Unsane have released a new song from their upcoming album, Wreck , due out on March 20th, 2012 . The album was recorded with Andrew Schneider at Brooklyn's Translator Audio and represents the bands' 20th anniversary. It's their first new record since 2007's Visqueen . Check it out here . The band will be supporting the record on a upcoming tour with the Melvins.

Dead Ending , a new project from Vic Bondi ( Articles of Faith ), Derek Grant ( Alkaline Trio ), Joe Principe ( Rise Against ) and Jeff Dean ( The Bomb , have sent their debut EP out for mastering with an expected release through Alternative Tentacles Records this year. The band also entered the studio today to begin demoing 14 songs for what will presumably be their debut full length. The band has not released any music yet, but are promising some to be posted soon.

Melvins and Unsane have announced a month-long US tour that will kick off on April 11th. As previously reported , Unsane will also be releasing their new album, Wreck on March 20th via Alternative Tentacles Records . The bands will also release a split 73 that will be available on the tour.

Hardcore/noise outfit Unsane will be releasing a new album titled Wreck on March 20th, 2012 . The album was recorded with Andrew Schneider at Brooklyn's Translator Audio and represents the bands' 20th anniversary. It's their first new record since 2007's Visqueen .

by BBG Unsane at Santos ( more by Keith Marlowe ) As discussed , Melvins WILL tour with Unsane , logging dates from coast to coast including Webster Hall on April 29th . Tickets go on AMEX presale at noon on 1/18 and regular sale on Friday. All dates have now been announced and are listed below. The shows will coincide with [...]

Following the cancellation of a planned Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine show in Tel Aviv, Israel, punk legend Jello Biafra has posted a lengthy article detailing his subsequent visit to Israel and his thoughts on the Israel boycott. Here's a short excerpt: This whole controversy has been one of the most intense situations of my life-and I thrive on intense situations. But the rest of the band was not used to this. How fair was it to drag them in in the first place? This is not like fighting Tipper Gore and the [...]
Alternative Tentacles Records will be releasing the original 1984 demos of Voivod on November 22nd. Straight off the master tapes, these demos promise to be better audio versions of songs later re-recorded for Voivod's debut album, "War and Pain." There will be six other songs, including a Mercyful Fate cover and two Venom covers. Check out the dem... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Hard to believe, but thrash masters Voivod have been cranking for nearly 30 years now! As they approach that milestone, they've got a great collection coming out for Alternative Tentacles , recorded during their early days. "To The Death 843 compiles early demos and tracks from their debut full length "War And Pain". From the label: "To the Death 84 is 70 minutes of loud, blistering metal / punk. Recorded live in the band's jam space in January 1984 with an old tape recorder and a couple of microphones, it nonetheless sounds great [...]
Jello Biafra of Alternative Tentacles Records , Dead Kennedys and most recently, The Guantanamo School of Medicine , has weighed in on the recent freeing of the West Memphis Three : Wow, some good news for once! I'm very happy and more than a little moved. We need to give them support and space right now. Since they were wrongfully locked up as teenagers, this is basically the beginning of their free adult lives. What I still can't get over is how the prosecutors and police have let the real murderer of [...]
In a campaign to promote their Kronenbourg 1664 beer, Heineken used a lounge cover of the Dead Kennedy's ode to stupidity, "Too Drunk to F*ck." The campaign has been pulled from Spotify over concerns that it would encourage binge drinking, As a Guardian article reports , " Heineken's aim was to link the idea of "relaxed consumption" of beer with music that had been "uncharacteristically slowed down" from the original track. " The cover was previously used in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's everything-spoitation film, [...]
Leftover Crack has announced a run of dates in UK and Ireland for later this summer. Click below for the details. The band hasn't released a new full-length since 2004's Fuck World Trade while members continue to parlay their talents and koala-holding skills into other projects such as Star Fucking Hipsters .
If you've ever seen Slim Cessna's Auto Club in concert, then you know that the backwater revival isn't dead- It has just changed. With their legion of banjos, jugs, slide guitars, and harmonickers, SCAC don't so much play to their audience as they pull them from their seat and baptize them in an orchestra of Americana. Masterfully mixing folk, country, blues, gospel, and gothic into a singular shifting pylon of sound, the group pays tribute to the roots of the USA, but for some reason, always seem to have a sinister bent to their twang. [...]

Jello Biafra and The Guantanamo School of Medicine has set a May 21, 2011 release date for their new EP, Enhanced Methods of Questioning . The EP, originally announced back in November , will boast five new tracks. Once out, Enhanced Methods of Questioning will follow up 2009's The Audacity of Hype .

Citizen Fish has posted a new track. "Wake Up" will appear on the band's upcoming LP Goods , due out March 1, 2011 via Alternative Tentacles . Check it out at their MySpace page .
Amebix are set to release their first new album in 24 years. The record is titled Sonic Mass and is due out September 20, 2011 via Alternative Tentacles Records (CD / digital) and Profane Existence (vinyl). The UK-based group reunited in 2008 and were one of the groups responsible for the crust punk movement that began in the 1980s.
Leftover Crack have announced two short run of dates in February and March.

Adrenalin O.D. Let's Barbeque 7\ Let' Barbeque (1983) Adrenalin O.D. is Paul Richard Vocals, Jim Foster Guitar, Dave Scott Drums and Jack Steeples Bass. This was released on On Buy Our Records. a few roving members but were one of fastest bands on the planet. Or at least in New Jersey. Side 1 Suburbia , Old People Talk Loud , Trans Am MP32s Side 2 House Husband , Mischief Night , Status Symbol [...]

My old pal David Koslowski has been working on this Alice Donut documentary with Skizz Cyzyk for the past year or so called Freaks In Love . Here's the very exciting trailer with Jello Biafra, Martin Bisi, Kirk Kirkwood, Greg Werckman, some live footage and band interviews. I had the pleasure of seeing this psychedelic punk band a few times when they were on Alternative Tentacles. One notable time they were one of the highest paid bands to ever play the Court Tavern. Another time they drew like ass and the bar ate it but [...]