Stereogum — The Hattiesburg label Earth Girl Tapes mostly releases music from the South, but one recent release in their catalog expands their geographical footprint. People Talking, a new cassette EP from the Chicago punk band Cucuy, dropped via Earth Girl a... more info

Magnet Magazine — 30 years ago today, Melt-Banana released debut album Speak Squeak Creak. Smell the medicine. Melt-Banana live in 2024: The post Melt-Banana Released Debut Album “Speak Squeak Creak” 30 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Metal Injection — Plus releases from Fleshgod Apocalypse, Kingcrow, Melt-Banana, Simone Simons, Spectral Wound, and Within The Ruins. more info

Metalsucks — 3+5 will be out on August 23. The post Check Out Melt-Banana’s New Track “Flipside” from Their First New Album in Over a Decade appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Stereogum — It’s been over a decade since we last got an album from Melt-Banana, but they’re picking up right where they left off. Ahead of their new album 3+5 this summer (following up 2013’s Fetch), the Tokyo noise rock icons have shared the wild sing... more info

Metalsucks — Huge thanks to Derek Tobias for knocking these photos out of the park! The post Photos: Otto Von Schirach, Melt-Banana, and Igorrr at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA on October 11, 2023 appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Stereogum — Wasp Factory are a frantic, noisy self-described “clout punk” band out of Columbus. Today they’re following up last year’s rippyman EP with an intense new single called “climate crisis redux,” a callback to their 2020 digital 7″ W... more info

Stereogum — Days Have No Numbers is a new all-inclusive "concert vacation" that will take place in January 2018 (1/21 - 1/25) at the Hard Rock Hotel in Riviera Maya, Mexico. It features three separate sets from Bon Iver, and performances by Sylvan Esso, POLIÇA,... more info

Stereogum — Los Angeles avant-rap trio have already released an EP and an album this year, and they’ve just cranked out one last track before the end of the year. Next week, Adult Swim will release the new free-download compilation NOISE, which features an all... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Two almost-equally long-running metal innovators, the Melvins and Napalm Death, are on tour now with the only slightly-less long-running Japanese noise rockers Melt-Banana. That killer triple bill just hit NYC for two sold-out shows: Thursday (4/14) ... more info