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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 1d

Norway’s PROBLEMAN @problemanband are back with “Eg vannæ plantæ sjøl om di e døð” — faster, louder, and heavier in all the right ways. It’s post-emo and pop-punk wrapped in cold northern air, where everyday life meets quiet melancholy, and we're stoked to give you a full premiere now on idioteq.com

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 2d

Zegema Beach Records has reissued Disinformation Fix by Lafayette screamo pioneers USURP SYNAPSE.

50 tracks from the band’s early, chaotic years — short, jagged bursts of grind and sass-core energy that shaped a generation of skramz bands.

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 2d

WITHDRAWAL just dropped “Desire”, and it’s as bleak as it sounds — a slow, corrosive dirge about broken dreams and forced realities.

The track crawls with THOU-level weight, filtered through the grit of MERAUDER and the despair of ACID BATH.

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 2d

It’s a story about growing up queer, finding identity through punk, and watching a band soundtrack every chaotic, beautiful part of that journey.

The feature is live now on IDIOTEQ.com

IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 2d

Elly Ryland just dropped a long-form personal piece on IDIOTEQ titled A Soundtrack to My Life: 25 Years on NOFX — a 20-minute ride through skateparks, mixtapes, heartbreaks, DIY tours, and everything that made NOFX more than just a band to a generation.

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 2d

California’s KNUMEARS just dropped Breaking Ground, a new single on Run For Cover that hits like a breakup between two ghosts. “Hold my hand and wait / The signs are all off but the feeling still remains,” they scream — a line that feels half prayer, half confession - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7niF...

IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 3d

Oklahoma crushers HOUNDS OF WAR have teamed up with PEELING FLESH for “Reaper On Speed Dial,” a 3-minute beatdown out via Slamnasium Recs. Both bands tease a split EP on the way — and if this track’s any hint, it’s probably the heaviest thing you’ll hear this week. open.spotify.com/track/7flUCu...

IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 3d

Hardcore punks GUMM out of Chattanooga just dropped a new two-song single All Gone via Convulse Records @ConvulseRecs , featuring “All Gone” and “New From the Pain.” The release follows their upcoming LP Beneath the Wheel, set for October 31. youtu.be/hAj8P9Qec9g?...

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 3d

Australian hardcore outfit CULTURE SHOCK have unleashed a one-minute blast called “Separate Entity,” out now via Last Ride Records. It’s short, mean, and over before you can even find the volume knob. @lastriderecords - www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLi-...

Separate Entity

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 5d

BLINDFOLDED AND LED TO THE WOODS @balttwnz return from the abyss with The Hardest Thing About Being God Is That No One Believes Me, now out @prostheticrecords.bsky.social. It’s a sermon delivered through chaos—dissonant, feverish, and terrifyingly precise.

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BLINDFOLDED AND LED TO THE WOODS - The Hardest Thing About Being God Is That No One Believes Me

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Lonely Ghost Records |"Contingency Plan" by JFH out now! @lonelyghostrecords.com · 6d

Check out Idioteq's review of complacency plan and interview with Reilly from JFH about how the album came together and the influences and meanings behind the songs!

IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

If you’ve been missing the wild-eyed chaos of At the Drive-In or the tangled fretwork mania of The Fall of Troy, JOHNNY FOOTBALL HERO just handed you a relapse.

We have the full track by track up now on IDIOTEQ! idioteq.com/confronting-...

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

ROB ZOMBIE has announced his new album The Great Satan, set for release on February 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. The 15-track record sees him diving back into his early Hellbilly Deluxe energy, mixing punk grit with heavy metal theatrics.

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

What a week — dozens of new releases across hardcore, punk, rock, metal, and everything in between. No need to scroll too far; just hit our roundup and dig in. Loads of great stuff waiting. The newest drop of #InShorts is here! idioteq.com/in-shorts-ne...

In Shorts: New Releases, Oct 3-10 - IDIOTEQ.com

Phew, what a week! Loads of new releases and some news across hardcore, punk, metal, rock, and other moods and styles. Use the jump links below to head

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

Arizona punk veterans AUTHORITY ZERO take a sharp left turn with their cover of Fugazi’s “Waiting Room,” out now via Law Records as part of Operation Irie — a reggae-rock tribute to the ’90s and 2000s punk era.

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

At the Drive-In and The Fall of Troy cracked the door open years ago — Johnny Football Hero just kicked it off its hinges. “Contingency Plan” sounds like a band running on fumes and spite, holding the whole thing together with tape and nerve.

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Confronting modern despair on “Contingency Plan” by mathy post hardcore band JOHNNY FOOTBALL HERO - IDIOTEQ.com

Philadelphia’s Johnny Football Hero crawl back with “Contingency Plan,” their first full-length and the sound of a band done pretending things are okay. The

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

If you’ve been missing the wild-eyed chaos of At the Drive-In or the tangled fretwork mania of The Fall of Troy, JOHNNY FOOTBALL HERO just handed you a relapse.

We have the full track by track up now on IDIOTEQ! idioteq.com/confronting-...

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

50 LIONS have returned with their long-awaited new album New Reality, out now via LAST RIDE RECORDS.

IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

Written during the pandemic and revived from a forgotten phone recording, the track captures the trio’s signature mix of angular math-rock grooves and melodic post-hardcore tension.

The surreal video — set in a warped ’90s TV shop — was directed by Joakim Johnsen and the band themselves.

IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

Post rockers TOWN PORTAL drop new single and video “Touching Grass” — the second preview of their upcoming album Grindwork, out November 7 via the band’s own label Dream Bureau.

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Town Portal - Touching Grass (Official Music Video)

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

Lyrically drawn from Hartmut Rosa’s ideas on resonance and alienation, the record confronts collapsing systems and human responsibility with raw, melodic intensity. Mastered by Arthur Rizk, featuring Amelia Baker (Cinder Well), and artwork by Christian Degn.

IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

TERZIJ DE HORDE release new album Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone — out now via Church Road Records @churchroadrecs.

The Utrecht collective fuses black metal’s mythical fire with hardcore urgency, pushing between fury and reflection.

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Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone, by Terzij de Horde

7 track album

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

The record tells the story of Aetherhold — a levitating ice castle ruled by a disgraced wizard luring beings across dimensions for twisted experiments.

IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

GONEMAGE returns with Coldest Keep in Bitter Heavens, a concept album released via Fiadh Productions that merges late ’90s symphonic black metal grandeur with pixelated 16-bit soundscapes.

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Coldest Keep in Bitter Heavens, by Gonemage

7 track album

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

Sick! 🐦‍⬛HÆRESIS unleash Si vis pacem para bellum — a towering slab of atmospheric black metal through Vendetta Records.

Boy it feels both intimate and monumental — cold, demonic, and relentlessly intense.

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Si vis pacem para bellum, by HÆRESIS

4 track album

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IDIOTEQ.com @idioteqcom.bsky.social · 6d

FADING SIGNAL are back with Only an Echo, their debut on Indecision Records. Formed in North Carolina in 2019, the band sharpened their sound through two EPs and a split with Florida’s MIRACLE before locking in for this record. fadingsignalkills.bandcamp.com/track/misery...