July and August 2021 punk news | Meganews 7
Discover July and August 2021 punk and DIY world news
Even in summer punk doesn’t stop and in the last two months there have been a lot of new releases, so here we are to report July and August 2021 punk news!
We write this kind of article looking around and writing down what’s new; via your private messages and e-mails; via the post we write one week before publishing our meganews where we ask you about new releases. So follow us and let us know about your band’s new release or news from your collective, distro, ‘zine, project, etc!
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Punk is an attitude for us, if it was only music we would’t have opened, so not merely musically punk topics are welcome – this is why you can also add Antifa, against repression demonstrations, etc. – if they share the attitude. Militant hip hop, ska, blues, and songwriting are welcome provided that they share with punk spaces and values that are its basis.
IMPORTANT! Listening and discovering new stuff is cool, but if you can buy the physical copy to support bands and labels and if you have the opportunity to donate, every little help is actually a big help.
Swipe the article attentively because the order is random and you’ll find various players and more info for each name involved. LET’S START!
Mordax: born in 2015, this hc/d-beat trio from Milan released this “Split con nessuno”, 16 tracks full of sound violence! Enjoy:
Turnstile: the American band is back with a hardcore “short movie”. Watch the video “Hardcore Love Connection”, with 4 tracks! Their new album “Glow On” is out and the band is raising funds for homeless people, click here to donate, and here to watch the album teaser.
Kill The Poor: the band from Perugia released their first video for the song “I’m Not Sober”, from the upcoming EP titled “Human Race”. Enjoy!
Akustikphene: guitar, voice and drums duo, this band from Vicenza released their first, self-titled, work!
Grand Collapse: listen to “Panic Room”, a single from the third album “Empty Plinths” by the Welsh band. Contact the labels involved: Epidemic Records, TNS Records, Don’t Trust The Hype Records, Mass Prod., Urinal Vinyl.
McBain: we have already talked about the first EP of the trilogy. Well, here is the second EP, titled “Getting Older”, five punk rock songs by the new band from Milan.
A Tribute To Fugazi: Ripcord Records is going to release a tribute to Fugazi titled “Silence Is A Dangerous Sound”. It will be out in CD and digital format and is authorized by Ian MacKaye from Fugazi/Dischord Records. Covers of Fugazi songs by 43 punk/emo/hardcore bands. All proceeds go to Tribe Animal Sanctuary Scotland (tribesanctuary.co.uk).
Klasse Kriminale: for the first time on vinyl, the reissue of “Welcome To Genoa”, thanks to Last One to Die Crew. 20 years after the tragic events in Genoa, the concept album dedicated to those days will be released in 300 red vinyl copies. Preorder your copy! If you also buy the vinyl reissue of “Mi Vida Loca” by Woptime, you get free shipping!
NOFX: new video by the Californian band. The song is “The Big Drag”, from their latest work “Single Album”.
Skassapunka: new “international” video, as you can see below, for the song “United We Stand”!
Gli Ultimi: as we said in our previous meganews, the band from Rome is about to release via Hellnation and TimeToKill their new album “Sine Metu”. We are happy to show you the video for “Tutto Sbagliato”. Here’s the band’s description: “This song is about friendship and passing time, and we really hope you like it”.
Lumpen: “Sometimes We Bite”, the new album by the oi! band from Cosenza, was released via Out Of Control and via Fire and Flames in Germany! Contact the two labels to get your copy.
Girlz Disorder – An International Femipunk Compilation Volume 1: Fire and Flames released this compilation with 24 female punk hc bands. The reissue is available, the first release is sold out!
Moscow Death Brigade: the punk-rap-hc band from Moscow released an EP with two tracks in acoustic version!
Forever Unclean: this “indieskatecore” band from Denmark is about to release their debut album “Best” on LP via Disconnect Disconnect Records (UK), Hidden Home Records (USA) and Nasty Cut Records (EU). Watch the video for “Scars”:
Nightwatchers: in our previous meganews we talked about this interesting French band, now we announce the release of their new single “White Fathers”, about the colonization of Algeria by France, and France’s attempts to christianize the region. Both the singles are taken from the band’s second album “Common Crusades”, that will be released via Lövely Records on October 8th, and will be available on vinyl and on all streaming platforms.
Billycock: Dinomite and Ostia Records released “You’re Not Punk Rock”, a new EP on vinyl by the band from Latina. Listen to it and buy it to support!
Carne: “20 years have passed and it feels like yesterday… …nobody forgot your face… nobody forgot our boy…”. With these words by the band, we introduce the new lyric video by the band from Taranto, dedicated to Carlo Giuliani. Video for “A Due Passi Dal Mare” by Dario from Porrozine.
Descendents: the new album by the historical punk rock band titled “9th & Walnut” is out. You can listen to it and order it here! However, here it is on dear old youtube!
Grigio Piombo: new single by the band from Tuscia HC, from their upcoming album!
Morgana: New single and video by Morgana, a post-punk band with members from Carlos Dunga, Plankton and more bands from Florence!
O Leopardo: ska-punk rock band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Watch the video for “Punk Rock Belina 89”, from their album “Mundo Selvagem“.
Ludd: one of the most politically engaged hardcore bands is out with a new album. You can listen to “Un Silenzio Vivente” only on bandcamp, waiting for a release in physical format!
Bajo Custodia: listen to “Equilibrio”, the new single by this punk band from Costa Rica!
Face To Face: good news for the Californian band! The new album “No Way Out” will be released in September via Fat Wreck. Listen to the single:
Senza Sicura: the vinyl reissue of “Più di Mille”, the historical album by the band from Treviso released via Gridalo Forte in 1997 on CD, is coming in Autumn. This reissue, that you can preorder also from our distro, will be released via Hellnation and Green Records and will be available in 400 copies plus 100 in blue vinyl. Preorder your copy at info@radiopunk.it or on our social media or telegram. Listen to this masterpiece:
Fake Names: new EP by the supergroup with members from Minor Threat, Refused and Bad Religion! Enjoy:
The Manges / Giuda: Manges, historical band from La Spezia, and Giuda, legendary band from Rome, repeat their collaboration of “Punk Rock Addio” with a new red 7″ released via Damaged Good Records and titled “Tootsie Rolls”, with two versions of the song with the same name. Listen to the second version, which is a featuring of the two bands, where Manges’ old school punk rock mixes with Giuda’s glam rock n roll.
Off With Their Heads: new video by the American band! Watch “Let It All”, from “Be Good”, album released in 2019.
The Distillers: “Live in Lockdown” is out on vinyl. Watch the video for City Of Angels, “Live in Lockdown” version.
Voodoo Glow Skulls: the historical ska core band released the video for “The Walking Dread”, from their latest album “Livin’ The Apocalypse”.
Bishops Green: the new single with video by the band from Vancouver, Canada, is out. Its title is “Waiting”, it will be in their next 12″ and will also be released as Flexi Picture single.
One Race – Human Race: the Polish association “Never Again” announced the vinyl release of the historical album “One Race – Human Race. Music Against Racism: Part 2”. The album was released in 1998 on CD and tape via QQRYQ Productions as the second part of the “Music Against Racism” series. You can listen to the album below. To purchase the double vinyl contact: info@neveragainassociation.org
The Malvos: new punk rock trio from Turin! Listen to their single “Quarantine”:
Typhoid Rosie: “I would never let a little girl sit in front of a screen to watch Cinderella”: that’s how the band from Brooklyn explain their new single “Defend Your Temple”, from the album “Queen Of Swords”, released in August. You can listen to it here.
Suzi Moon: we had already talked about her. Now we show you the new video by this explosive artist! “Nuthin’ To Me”, from the ep “Call The Shots”.
Algara: “Absortos En El Tedio Eterno” is the new LP by the militant band from Barcelona. It will be released on September 17 via La Vida Es Un Mus. You can already listen to some tracks on bandcamp.
Koma: the band from Leeds/London debuts via La Vida Es Un Mus with the album “Internment Failure”, that will be out on vinyl on September 17. You can listen to some of the 12 hardcore tracks below!
Kokadame: the first self-produced 6-track record by this band from Val Tidone (Piacenza) is out. An entirely DIY work with their new label Bastione Records. Listen and support!
Scheletri: the debut EP by this punk/hardcore band from Turin is out on tape! Enjoy:
Boring Girls: the Canadian band is out with their second EP “Bad Mammal”, 9 fast and very punk tracks!
Komintern Sect: the new album by the French band, “Des Jours Plus Durs Que D’Autres”, will be out on September 25! While waiting for the album, that will be released in Europe via Euthanasie Records and Contra Records, and in January in North America via LSM on picture disc, listen to the new single.
Sharp/Shock: the new 12″ EP “Casual As” by the oi!/powerpop band is out. Listen to the single with the same name and ask Contra Records for your copy.
The Gundown: in our previous meganews we said that the album would be out in July and… here it is! Ask Pirates Press, Tesla, Contra Records, H-Records and Can’t Keep Us Down for your copy. Listen below!
Primitive: first demo by this oi! band with… “primitive” sound. Listen below and order the tape at Subculture For Life Records.
Pemptikasta: if you love punk, you must listen to the new EP by this Greek band! If you want a physical copy on 7″ you can contact the band or Subculture For Life or Walk The Line Records. Watch the new video!
Drinking Squad: Drinking Squad from Germany are back with the new EP “You’ll Never Drink Alone”! Listen to one song and ask Contra Records for your copy. If you want “Destination Unknown” on 12″, their previous album released in 2019, you can contact us.
Stingray: the EP by this hardore band with members from ARMS RACE, SUBDUED, THE CHISEL, CHAIN OF FLOWERS will be released on September 17 via La Vida Es Un Mus. While waiting for “Feeding Time”, listen to two tracks below:
Plizzken: new video by the German punk oi! band that released this year the album “...And Their Paradise Is Full Of Snakes” via Pirates Press. We highly recommend it!
Zanzara: the band from London that sings in Italian, a mix of post punk and oi! is coming back, Common People Records say. We can already listen to a song and see the cover of their new 7″ titled “La Testa Abbassata”. Read our interview with Marco.
Derozer: the white reissue of the legendary 7″ titled “144” is out thanks to Radiation Records and Hey Suburbia!
Misery For A Living: good news from the hc band: their first album will be out on September 20. 11 violent tracks on vinyl. You can pre-order writing to miseryforalivinghc@gmail.com or to the labels: 5FeetUnder Records, Against The Sun Records, Italian Extreme Underground, Passion Means Struggle, Sedation and SP Discos. You can listen to some tracks here!
Punks for Wildfire Victims: Greek Punk Collective presents this benefit compilation in digital format. All proceeds will go to the people affected by wildfire in Greece. Listen and support below:
Spring Moods: the band from Forlì is out with a new video for an old song from their first album, “Sad Love Story”. You can listen to their second album here.
Goulamas’K: A captivating and surreal video for “Soi”, the second single from the new album by the Occitan band, “Luna Roja”, that we reviewed here. Enjoy!
Mäsh: the self titled album by the rocknroll band from Berlin was released in August via Wanda Records. Gallo from By All Means (now in Blades) on guitar. Listen to the album:
Barbara Still: 3 tracks to discover this new post-punk/post-hc band from La Spezia. Enjoy!
Anno Senza Estate: Anno Senza Estate from Alessandria are back with a new lineup and a new style, rock blues/country-folk. Listen to “MMXXII”!
Tear Me Down: the new gatefold LP by the legendary punk hardcore band is out. It’s titled “Solchi”, and holds 13 tracks released from ’96 to 2004, re-recorded and re-arranged by the current line-up. The record is out thanks to Anfibio Records and you can find it in our distro, contact us if you want a copy!
Mater Infecta: Here is the first single from the EP “Veleno” by this Black/Death metal band from Foggia. Enjoy!
NN: 100% diy demo by this band that plays “VIA BRENTA HC”. 3 powerful tracks!
BOOKS AND FANZINES:
“Architects of Self Destruction” The oral history of Leftover Crack.”: as you can see from the title, the book about Leftover Crack is out and you can preorder it here. Only in English for the moment!
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