Propagandhi get more metal as time goes on, but hey, extreme conditions demand extreme responses. The lean, thrash-y “Failed States” is a boot right to the jaw.
Celtic punkers Flatfoot 56 bring the bagpipes to your ears. If their driving, aggressive sounds are familiar, you may’ve heard their music in Sons of Anarchy.
Swedish punkers fresh off 20th anniversary shows and looking back on their career. The Melancholy Connection is a compilation of rare, unreleased tracks.
Epitaph vets Pennywise rock like they’ve got something to prove on All Or Nothing, their first album without founding singer Jim Lindberg in two decades.
This Israeli quartet has sharpened their melodic punk into a razor’s edge after years of albums, EPs, and splits, resulting in the immaculate “Before It Kills.”
These Utah rockers have sold millions and amassed a loyal following. They put a twist on their traditionally heavy sound with dub reggae on “Hands and Faces.”
You might not be caught in a mosh for “Death Is Never Out of Fashion,” but you’ll be dancing to these 150 seconds of early Suicide Machines-style boogie.
The Royal Dead take a detour from their pyschobilly roots. The Denver band hasn’t lost its dark outlook, though, on the moody and atmospheric “Dark Harvest.”
New Found Glory thrives due to their heart-baring lyrics and the distinctive delivery of Jordan Pundik. Both are in full effect on “Anthem for the Unwanted.”
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes have never been afraid of being quirky, so it should be no surprise that they’ve put out an EP sung entirely in Japanese.
“I feel violent all the time inside of me,” rages Joyce Manor on “Violent Inside.” It doesn’t get much more honest than these 90 seconds of pure emotion.
San Francisco’s Dead To Me display shades of the UK band Consumed on the hard-driving “Undertow.” That kind of burly, forceful punk is always OK in our book.