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Loads of great new releases landed this week! You don’t need to dig, we already did. Slide over to idioteq.com and catch the heaviest, weirdest, and most interesting releases that dropped.
Hardcore, metalcore, screamo, punk rock, pop punk, and like fifty shades of loud in between 🙌🙌🙌
Hardcore, metalcore, screamo, punk rock, pop punk, and like fifty shades of loud in between 🙌🙌🙌
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Loads of great new releases landed this week! You don’t need to dig, we already did. Slide over to idioteq.com and catch the heaviest, weirdest, and most interesting releases that dropped.
Hardcore, metalcore, screamo, punk rock, pop punk, and like fifty shades of loud in between 🙌🙌🙌
Hardcore, metalcore, screamo, punk rock, pop punk, and like fifty shades of loud in between 🙌🙌🙌
Frantic, emotional post-hardcore icons THE The Saddest Landscape break a decade of silence with Hexes, a claustrophobic two-and-a-half-minute return that drags their trademark skramz through themes of grief
thesaddestlandscape.bandcamp.com/track/hexes-2
thesaddestlandscape.bandcamp.com/track/hexes-2
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Frantic, emotional post-hardcore icons THE The Saddest Landscape break a decade of silence with Hexes, a claustrophobic two-and-a-half-minute return that drags their trademark skramz through themes of grief
thesaddestlandscape.bandcamp.com/track/hexes-2
thesaddestlandscape.bandcamp.com/track/hexes-2
Just caught this week’s roundup on “In Shorts: November 7-14” via IDIOTEQ|com and there’s serious heat across all corners of the scene. 🎧 idioteq.com/in-shorts-no...
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Just caught this week’s roundup on “In Shorts: November 7-14” via IDIOTEQ|com and there’s serious heat across all corners of the scene. 🎧 idioteq.com/in-shorts-no...
DAZE presents BIG BOY EP // Love Songs. It's the first release from the San Jose crew with an actual title after years of promo tapes, and it shows up with the kind of confidence you’d expect from a band sharing DNA with Sunami and Hands Of God.
dazestyle.bandcamp.com/album/love-s...
dazestyle.bandcamp.com/album/love-s...
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
DAZE presents BIG BOY EP // Love Songs. It's the first release from the San Jose crew with an actual title after years of promo tapes, and it shows up with the kind of confidence you’d expect from a band sharing DNA with Sunami and Hands Of God.
dazestyle.bandcamp.com/album/love-s...
dazestyle.bandcamp.com/album/love-s...
PUKE WOLF return with “Hyena Laugh” — an 11-minute descent through cruelty, remorse, and collapse, featuring DEMERSAL and violinist Sophia Larsdotter (WHO KILLED BAMBI). Three movements. One slow-burning rage. “Some swear they’ll change / But you never will.” --> idioteq.com/puke-wolf-di...
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
PUKE WOLF return with “Hyena Laugh” — an 11-minute descent through cruelty, remorse, and collapse, featuring DEMERSAL and violinist Sophia Larsdotter (WHO KILLED BAMBI). Three movements. One slow-burning rage. “Some swear they’ll change / But you never will.” --> idioteq.com/puke-wolf-di...
RECOLLECTION share one more preview ahead of Friday’s debut EP Vivid Dreams with “Lover’s Quarrel.”
Featuring members of HAYWIRE, SKINHEAD, HAMMER BROS, and more, the track pushes their self-described “hard indie” approach: hardcore, Oi!, soaring leads, and a chorus built to loop in your head.
Featuring members of HAYWIRE, SKINHEAD, HAMMER BROS, and more, the track pushes their self-described “hard indie” approach: hardcore, Oi!, soaring leads, and a chorus built to loop in your head.
November 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
RECOLLECTION share one more preview ahead of Friday’s debut EP Vivid Dreams with “Lover’s Quarrel.”
Featuring members of HAYWIRE, SKINHEAD, HAMMER BROS, and more, the track pushes their self-described “hard indie” approach: hardcore, Oi!, soaring leads, and a chorus built to loop in your head.
Featuring members of HAYWIRE, SKINHEAD, HAMMER BROS, and more, the track pushes their self-described “hard indie” approach: hardcore, Oi!, soaring leads, and a chorus built to loop in your head.
New TETSUO EP drops October 31st and it feels like something crawling out from under the floorboards — “fauna.” twists screamo into noise-washed hardcore, breathing heavy, blinking in fluorescent dark.
Full feature up now on IDIOTEQ|com. Get your ass up there and get inspired.
Full feature up now on IDIOTEQ|com. Get your ass up there and get inspired.
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
New TETSUO EP drops October 31st and it feels like something crawling out from under the floorboards — “fauna.” twists screamo into noise-washed hardcore, breathing heavy, blinking in fluorescent dark.
Full feature up now on IDIOTEQ|com. Get your ass up there and get inspired.
Full feature up now on IDIOTEQ|com. Get your ass up there and get inspired.
INTEGRITY and SKARHEAD team up for a new split EP out today, October 31, via Static Era Records. The release packs three tracks total: INTEGRITY’s snarling opener “Devil Down,” SKARHEAD’s groove-heavy “Till’ Death We Part,” and a third cut, “Die By The Gun.”
October 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM
INTEGRITY and SKARHEAD team up for a new split EP out today, October 31, via Static Era Records. The release packs three tracks total: INTEGRITY’s snarling opener “Devil Down,” SKARHEAD’s groove-heavy “Till’ Death We Part,” and a third cut, “Die By The Gun.”
(...) Closet Witch ripping Yeah Yeah Yeahs, coma regalia doing Bad Religion, TOTALLY DESTROYED covering Nirvana, and PROCESS // SLEEP tackling Slint.
October 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
(...) Closet Witch ripping Yeah Yeah Yeahs, coma regalia doing Bad Religion, TOTALLY DESTROYED covering Nirvana, and PROCESS // SLEEP tackling Slint.
Screamo legends SAETIA are pulling their music from Spotify, starting with Collected and soon Tendrils.
If that’s got you bummed out, dive into a bunch of other post-hardcore and screamo bands in the massive playlist here - open.spotify.com/playlist/14q...
If that’s got you bummed out, dive into a bunch of other post-hardcore and screamo bands in the massive playlist here - open.spotify.com/playlist/14q...
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Screamo legends SAETIA are pulling their music from Spotify, starting with Collected and soon Tendrils.
If that’s got you bummed out, dive into a bunch of other post-hardcore and screamo bands in the massive playlist here - open.spotify.com/playlist/14q...
If that’s got you bummed out, dive into a bunch of other post-hardcore and screamo bands in the massive playlist here - open.spotify.com/playlist/14q...
Screamo record of the year contender? New @MassaNera feature lands tonight on IDIOTEQ!
October 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Screamo record of the year contender? New @MassaNera feature lands tonight on IDIOTEQ!
Sheffield indie emo trio Pale Sailor release their debut EP you’re not yourself today, a four-track reflection on exhaustion, frustration, and the slow climb toward recovery, blending midwest emo and pop punk with intimate, literary lyricism.
Listen at idioteq.com/sheffield-in...
Listen at idioteq.com/sheffield-in...
October 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Sheffield indie emo trio Pale Sailor release their debut EP you’re not yourself today, a four-track reflection on exhaustion, frustration, and the slow climb toward recovery, blending midwest emo and pop punk with intimate, literary lyricism.
Listen at idioteq.com/sheffield-in...
Listen at idioteq.com/sheffield-in...
HEAT are back with Act Of Mercy, their new EP due Nov 14 via lifelairregretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/act-of...
First track Fooled Me Once (featuring TIME ENDS) is now streaming, marking the Melbourne band’s return after two years of refining their sound into five tracks of bouncy hardcore.
First track Fooled Me Once (featuring TIME ENDS) is now streaming, marking the Melbourne band’s return after two years of refining their sound into five tracks of bouncy hardcore.
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
HEAT are back with Act Of Mercy, their new EP due Nov 14 via lifelairregretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/act-of...
First track Fooled Me Once (featuring TIME ENDS) is now streaming, marking the Melbourne band’s return after two years of refining their sound into five tracks of bouncy hardcore.
First track Fooled Me Once (featuring TIME ENDS) is now streaming, marking the Melbourne band’s return after two years of refining their sound into five tracks of bouncy hardcore.
A MOURNING STAR will release their new album Necessity Has Clipped My Wings on October 31 via DAZE. The Vancouver six-piece blends metalcore, melodic death metal, and hardcore, with production handled by Andre Urquidi and mastering by Stuart McKillop. Can't wait!
October 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A MOURNING STAR will release their new album Necessity Has Clipped My Wings on October 31 via DAZE. The Vancouver six-piece blends metalcore, melodic death metal, and hardcore, with production handled by Andre Urquidi and mastering by Stuart McKillop. Can't wait!
TWITCHING TONGUES have released Twitchfits Vol. 3, the newest entry in their Misfits cover series, out now through Closed Casket Activities.
October 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
TWITCHING TONGUES have released Twitchfits Vol. 3, the newest entry in their Misfits cover series, out now through Closed Casket Activities.
It’s been 31 years since Sick Of It All dropped Scratch the Surface — October 18, 1994. You can still feel the actual humidity of New York basements in those riffs, the way Lou spits lines about authenticity and survival like it’s a code.
#sickofitall #scratchthesurface #nyhc #hardcore
#sickofitall #scratchthesurface #nyhc #hardcore
October 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It’s been 31 years since Sick Of It All dropped Scratch the Surface — October 18, 1994. You can still feel the actual humidity of New York basements in those riffs, the way Lou spits lines about authenticity and survival like it’s a code.
#sickofitall #scratchthesurface #nyhc #hardcore
#sickofitall #scratchthesurface #nyhc #hardcore
Zegema Beach Records has reissued Disinformation Fix by Lafayette screamo pioneers USURP SYNAPSE.
50 tracks from the band’s early, chaotic years — short, jagged bursts of grind and sass-core energy that shaped a generation of skramz bands.
zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/disinf...
50 tracks from the band’s early, chaotic years — short, jagged bursts of grind and sass-core energy that shaped a generation of skramz bands.
zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/disinf...
October 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Zegema Beach Records has reissued Disinformation Fix by Lafayette screamo pioneers USURP SYNAPSE.
50 tracks from the band’s early, chaotic years — short, jagged bursts of grind and sass-core energy that shaped a generation of skramz bands.
zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/disinf...
50 tracks from the band’s early, chaotic years — short, jagged bursts of grind and sass-core energy that shaped a generation of skramz bands.
zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/disinf...
WITHDRAWAL just dropped “Desire”, and it’s as bleak as it sounds — a slow, corrosive dirge about broken dreams and forced realities.
The track crawls with THOU-level weight, filtered through the grit of MERAUDER and the despair of ACID BATH.
droppingbombshc.bandcamp.com/track/desire
The track crawls with THOU-level weight, filtered through the grit of MERAUDER and the despair of ACID BATH.
droppingbombshc.bandcamp.com/track/desire
October 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
WITHDRAWAL just dropped “Desire”, and it’s as bleak as it sounds — a slow, corrosive dirge about broken dreams and forced realities.
The track crawls with THOU-level weight, filtered through the grit of MERAUDER and the despair of ACID BATH.
droppingbombshc.bandcamp.com/track/desire
The track crawls with THOU-level weight, filtered through the grit of MERAUDER and the despair of ACID BATH.
droppingbombshc.bandcamp.com/track/desire
It’s a story about growing up queer, finding identity through punk, and watching a band soundtrack every chaotic, beautiful part of that journey.
The feature is live now on IDIOTEQ.com
The feature is live now on IDIOTEQ.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It’s a story about growing up queer, finding identity through punk, and watching a band soundtrack every chaotic, beautiful part of that journey.
The feature is live now on IDIOTEQ.com
The feature is live now on IDIOTEQ.com
Elly Ryland just dropped a long-form personal piece on IDIOTEQ titled A Soundtrack to My Life: 25 Years on NOFX — a 20-minute ride through skateparks, mixtapes, heartbreaks, DIY tours, and everything that made NOFX more than just a band to a generation.
October 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Elly Ryland just dropped a long-form personal piece on IDIOTEQ titled A Soundtrack to My Life: 25 Years on NOFX — a 20-minute ride through skateparks, mixtapes, heartbreaks, DIY tours, and everything that made NOFX more than just a band to a generation.
California’s KNUMEARS just dropped Breaking Ground, a new single on Run For Cover that hits like a breakup between two ghosts. “Hold my hand and wait / The signs are all off but the feeling still remains,” they scream — a line that feels half prayer, half confession - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7niF...
October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
California’s KNUMEARS just dropped Breaking Ground, a new single on Run For Cover that hits like a breakup between two ghosts. “Hold my hand and wait / The signs are all off but the feeling still remains,” they scream — a line that feels half prayer, half confession - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7niF...
Oklahoma crushers HOUNDS OF WAR have teamed up with PEELING FLESH for “Reaper On Speed Dial,” a 3-minute beatdown out via Slamnasium Recs. Both bands tease a split EP on the way — and if this track’s any hint, it’s probably the heaviest thing you’ll hear this week. open.spotify.com/track/7flUCu...
October 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Oklahoma crushers HOUNDS OF WAR have teamed up with PEELING FLESH for “Reaper On Speed Dial,” a 3-minute beatdown out via Slamnasium Recs. Both bands tease a split EP on the way — and if this track’s any hint, it’s probably the heaviest thing you’ll hear this week. open.spotify.com/track/7flUCu...
ROB ZOMBIE has announced his new album The Great Satan, set for release on February 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. The 15-track record sees him diving back into his early Hellbilly Deluxe energy, mixing punk grit with heavy metal theatrics.
robzombie.bfan.link/punks-and-de...
robzombie.bfan.link/punks-and-de...
October 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
ROB ZOMBIE has announced his new album The Great Satan, set for release on February 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. The 15-track record sees him diving back into his early Hellbilly Deluxe energy, mixing punk grit with heavy metal theatrics.
robzombie.bfan.link/punks-and-de...
robzombie.bfan.link/punks-and-de...
Arizona punk veterans AUTHORITY ZERO take a sharp left turn with their cover of Fugazi’s “Waiting Room,” out now via Law Records as part of Operation Irie — a reggae-rock tribute to the ’90s and 2000s punk era.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDCD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDCD...
October 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Arizona punk veterans AUTHORITY ZERO take a sharp left turn with their cover of Fugazi’s “Waiting Room,” out now via Law Records as part of Operation Irie — a reggae-rock tribute to the ’90s and 2000s punk era.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDCD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDCD...