The legacy of KYUSS – the pioneers of desert rock and the spiritual fathers of stoner metal – echoes endlessly across generations and continents. Now, over two decades after their final ride into the sonic sunset, a legion of underground bands unites to pay respect in a massive, fuzz-drenched tribute.
5X Platinum-certified alternative rock mainstays THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS (@redjumpsuitapparatus) today (August 8) have released “X’s For Eyes,” the second single from their forthcoming album X’s For Eyes out October 3 via Better Noise Music. The guitars hit hard, the melody soars, and the rhythm jumps fast in this riveting song that extends a helping hand to someone who’s living close to the edge.
Already this year, Weedeater have hit the old dusty trail with their Season of Mist labelmates Bask before joining Napalm Death and Melvins for a savage imperial death march. But the Cape Fear legends have plenty more sludge in the tank. The band are rolling up 2025 with a fresh strand of headlining shows, plus dates with Acid Bath, High on Fire and Baroness in honor of the The Red Album and Blue Record.
The brainchild of guitarist/vocalist/solitary force, James McBain, HELLRIPPER has been running like a denim-vested, backpatch-encrusted William Wallace, brave-hearting his way through metal’s bloodiest battlefields since first coagulating his personal darkness in 2014. Taking armaments from ‘Kill ‘Em All’ era Hetfield and ‘Welcome to Hell’ era Mantas, McBain has immersed his fascination with darkness and speed with Scottish history and come with bloody masterpieces like 2023’s’ Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags’ that Metal Injection stated, ‘Bursts with growth and a mature exploration of darkness and eeriness while maintaining that original high-octane burning.”
Prestige alternative reissue house Left For Dead Records—formed by James Reynolds, founder of early New York punk/new wave indie label Jimboco Records (Nails “88 Lines…,” NastyFacts, Rousers, TMA), the Independent Label Alliance distribution network (Silos, Vulgar Boatmen, Ritual Tension), and ‘80s/’90s indie Safe House Records (Souuthern Culture On The Skids, Lunachicks, Half Japanese, Volebeats, Bodeco, Candy Snatchers)—today announces the release of Rousers 1979 Sire Session by classic ‘70s Manhattan punk act the Rousers.
Today Skybound and Image Comics premiered the official trailer for the all-new comic book series Skinbreaker from the visionary creative team of writer Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead), artist David Finch (Batman, New Avengers), colorist Annalisa Leoni (Invincible Universe: Battle Beast), and letterer Rus Wooton (TRANSFORMERS). The breathtaking action epic, unlike anything you’ve ever seen, will arrive in comic book shops beginning September 24, 2025.
Transcontinental deathcore force Face Yourself have unleashed their most unforgiving single yet with “Fractures,” out now via Sumerian Records. The track arrives as the lead single from their upcoming EP Fury, set for release September 26th with pre-orders available now HERE, and showcases the band’s evolution into darker, more psychologically brutal territory. Watch the official music video for “Fractures” below… Built on Joey Sturgis’ crushing production, “Fractures” weaponizes Face Yourself’s signature deathcore assault to dissect the violence of beauty standards and self-hatred. The track represents their most emotionally raw work to date, following...
Today Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with leading games, IP and toy company Hasbro, announced the Hama Files Editions, a new program launching this fall that celebrates the most iconic issues of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero, with insights from the man who knows them best, the legendary writer Larry Hama (Wolverine, The ‘Nam).
Saliva just announced they will be hitting the road later this month to kick off a string of shows with support from earshot, the Founder ft. Austin John Winkler and LYLVC on select dates. The run kicks off on Friday, August 31 in Tower, Minnesota. Spotify pre-sale kicks off Tuesday, August 5 at 10am local time, and general on-sale will be available on Wednesday, August 6 at 10am local time.
