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Dogwhistle Drop Furious First Single “First Person Shooter” with Debut EP ‘Textile Waste’
Toronto band Dogwhistle have released their debut EP Textile Waste on Endnote Records, delivering a raw mix of noise rock and post-hardcore that confronts modern violence, state power, and global injustice with urgent, unapologetic intensity.

In case you missed it: Thirdface’s destroyer of an album, “Ministerial Cafeteria”
A second listen reveals the pleasures of this rush of raw, invigorating hardcore, noise rock, and metal from late 2024

Scarlet Bandit drop tongue in cheek pop-punk anthem “Best Friends Forever”
The Los Angeles breakouts are staking a claim in the SoCal scene with their vibrant, hook-heavy punk

Washington DC’s SEXFACES Drop Loud Post Punk Debut Album ‘BAD VIBES OST’
Punk band SEXFACES from Washington, DC has released their first full-length album, BAD VIBES OST, through Slovenly Records. The album was released on May 21, 2025, and it’s already making noise in the underground rock world.
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