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  Ska-punk legends Less Than Jake have released their newest single "Walking Pipebomb" - out now via Pure Noise Records. A fast-paced, frenetic track, “Walking Pipebomb” is about those moments when you can no longer hold back the emotions bubbling up inside. Listen to Walking Pipebomb HERE and watch the visualiser HERE “The world has been contentious as of late. Many voices battling for who can scream the loudest about whatever the talking point of the moment is,” shares JR Wasilewski. “For myself, I focus on being kind to everyone and staying out of the fray. But, from time to time, people do their best to drag me down to them - and are successful.” He continues: “These are the moments when I want to explode. I can’t contain my rage. This song is representative of how I feel at those moments.” “Walking Pipebomb”, along with previous single “ Broken Words ” together make up Less Than Jake’s brand new 7”, out now via Pure Noise Records. Physical copies – limited to 500 worl...

  Ska-punk legends Less Than Jake have released their newest single "Broken Words" - out now via Pure Noise Records - marking the band's first original music in years. This track explores the theme of miscommunication and the frustration of messages getting lost in translation. A culmination of their best work yet, “Broken Words” delivers the ska, the pop-punk, and the horn lines that feel like a Less Than Jake party. Check out the single HERE or below: “Hey guys! 2024 brings us some new LTJ songs, and this is a fun one!” shares Roger Lima. “‘Broken Words’ has the ska, the pop-punk, and the horn lines that feel like a party and I can’t wait to belt this one out on stage!” He continues: “It happens to me, too. I’ll try to say something, (maybe I didn’t choose the best words, but I tried), they get misinterpreted and I end up unintentionally communicating something I didn’t mean at all. Know that feeling? Yeah, words are totally broken sometimes.” The “Broken Words” art...

  Sydney, Australia- Melodic metalcore band BLOOM have released new single 'Siren Song'. The single is taken off the bands new album Maybe In Another Life, out 16th February 2023- their first for new label, Pure Noise Records. Listen to 'Siren Song' below: Speaking about the new single the band said "Siren song opens and closes with intensity. This evocative and emotionally charged song delves into the experience of being ensnared by a manipulative partner, whose allure is as irresistible as it is destructive. The initial demo for Siren Song was written in March 2020 and was the first step in a heavier, more aggressive direction for us. Upon deciding on the lyrical concept for this track we realised that this was the perfect song instrumentally to bring the anger and resentment of the lyrics to life. Frenetic screams of “Sew my mouth shut…Nails scratching, Heels Dragging” accent the rapid fire lead lines and blasting rhythm section. The haunting refrain “Keep me ...

  Hawthorne Heights have announced their brand new EP ' Lost Lights' . The EP is out on the 8th September 2023 via Pure Noise Records. Pre-orders are available - HERE . To celebrate the announcement the band have released brand new single and video ' The Storm'. Watch video for 'The Storm: Speaking about the new single frontman JT Woodruff said: "The Storm was written in the middle of the night, deep in the throes of a worldwide shutdown, as I locked myself in a crimson red cabin in rural Ohio. I needed to withdraw from the noise, in a world where everything was falling apart. No internet. No cable. No cell phone service. You truly have to be prepared for that type of silence. If you aren't comfortable inside your own head, the silence can swallow you whole. I welcomed it. I let the calm and quiet slowly drag me under. The only sound I could hear was the gentle roar of a creek that was behind the cabin, knifing through the desperate forest that I ...

  YEAR OF THE KNIFE (YOTK) have surprise released a stunning new EP 'Dust To Dust' today, Thursday 2nd February, via the ever excellent Pure Noise Records (Knocked Loose, State Champs, Drug Church). The EP is the bands first new music since the release of their hugely received album 'Internal Incarceration' that was released in August 2020. The three-song EP, 'Dust To Dust', was produced and engineered by, Taylor Young, (Nails, God's Hate, Twitching Tongues) clocking in at a blistering seven minutes, and it finds YOTK continuing to push their huge, abrasive and unapologetically hard hitting sound forward, tapping into new corners of the heavy music landscape while not losing an ounce of the ferocity that’s endeared them to a legion of underground listeners. “Being straight edge is something that has always connected and driven the band, and that is still heavily present,” vocalist Madison Watkins explains. “Building from that thematic foundation, my lyrics a...

  Chicago-based Action/Adventure have released a cover of The Anxiety's 2021 hit 'Meet Me At Our Spot', the song also features label mate Alex Melton. The single is out now via Pure Noise Records. Listen to Meet Me At Our Spot HERE or below. Speaking about the cover Blake Evaristo said 'When this song came out last year we very quickly became obsessed with it and listened to it all the time while on tour. We'd joked around about covering it and ended messing around with the progression at practice one day it was cool so we went with it and it came out super fun.' Alex Melton also spoke about working with Action/Adventure and said 'I've been a fan of Action/Adventure for a while now, I love their energy and the Pulling Focus EP absolutely bangs. I was ecstatic to be able to sing with them on this cover. We split up the parts between the three of us and it's such a great concept jumping back and forth between the vocalists. I love what they're ...

  Counterparts are back. The Hamilton, Ontario-based metalcore heavyweights have announced their upcoming full-length, A Eulogy For Those Still Here, due out October 7th from Pure Noise Records. The record finds Counterparts tapping into a deep sense of uncertainty and dread and pushing their visceral sound to even greater extremes to make their most definitive statement yet. To mark the announcement, Counterparts have shared the album's first single "Unwavering Vow." Kicking off with a blast of pummeling drums and intricate riffing, the gut punch of a track offers a ground-shaking introduction to A Eulogy For Those Still Here. After two minutes of intense aggression the song pauses for a brief respite of haunting atmosphere, then hurtles into one of the most crushing breakdowns the band have ever written. Watch the "Unwavering Vow" music video below: Stream "Unwavering Vow" everywhere: https://lnk.to/CounterpartsMusic Preorder A Eulogy For Those ...