In absolutely huge tour news, long-running Italian thrash-punk pioneers Raw Power have announced their debut Australian tour, the first in their 30+ year career. Touring in support of their most recent album Inferno, the band will play The Bendigo Hotel on Friday December 1. Tickets are on sale now via Get on the Stage.
Long-running Sydney punks Hard-Ons have announced the upcoming release of a split 7” with French punks Not Scientists, ahead of their co-headline European tour together. To be released on Shield Recordings, the record will feature a previously unreleased track from each band. At this point the record has only been confirmed to be on sale at the European gigs, so if you’re lucky enough to be over there, pick one up.
Metallic-hardcore lords Converge have revealed the title and release date for their new full length album, their first since 2012’s critically acclaimed All We Love We Leave Behind. Entitled The Dusk In Us, the record will be released on Friday November 3 via Deathwish and Epitaph Records. Recorded and mixed by guitarist Kurt Ballou at his own God City Studios, already released singles Under Duress and I Can Tell You About Pain show the band continuing their unique brand of frantic noise-rock and hardcore influenced metal.
Philadelphia indie pop-punks Worriers have announced the upcoming release of their new album Survival Pop. Due for release next month, the record follows up 2015’s Imaginary Life. Vocalist and songwriter Lauren Denitzio describes the album and lead single The Possibility as, “For teenage me, who needed a love song that wasn’t just about riding around town with your sweetheart down the shore. I wrote the majority of the songs on this record thinking about what kinds of songs past versions of myself would’ve needed or been listening to at different points in my life.” Survival Pop is due out Friday September 29 on SideOneDummy/Cooking Vinyl Australia. Catch Worriers at the Corner Hotel on Friday September 15 as part of the Poison City Weekender and also on a national tour with Melbourne’s Camp Cope.
The original Arnold Schwarzenegger-themed punk rockers Arnocorps – not that terrible rip-off by the guy from As I Lay Dying – have announced the upcoming release of their new album The Unbelievable LP. Following up 2013’s The Fantastic EP, the record will feature guest appearances by Jello Biafra and Jesse Luscious. The Unbelievable LP is due out Saturday August 26 on Alternative Tentacles.
