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Bands and new music for fans of black-flag

Don't Stop

by Angry Cougars

People of Earth: we are Angry Cougars, and we made a 67-second video for the first track on our new 12" vinyl LP ("Angry Cougars II"). We're from Columbus OH but we want to come to YOUR TOWN!

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2008 Again

by Down With Rent

Connecticut hardcore punk band ‘Down With Rent’ releases their latest single ‘2008 Again’ taken from their upcoming EP ‘Shithead Americana’, which outlines the political and sociological issues facing the US through a barrage of distorted guitars and dissenting commentary.

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Shotgunning Beers in the Parking Lot

by The Wee-Beasties

The Wee-Beasties are a 10-piece national touring punk band from Denton, Texas. In September 2021 we signed with Grimace Records and released our 16-song LP Party With Us! We've submitted Shotgunning Beers in the Parking Lot ... which is exactly where we'll be and you should too - Party with Us!!!

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Hidden Motives (I Have No)

by Government Jazz

Government Jazz formed in Osaka in 2019 and had to disband fairly quickly due to covid. The members are foreign (USA, UK, Brasil) and were studying in Japan but now inhabit 3 separate continents. Recorded live, the song "Hidden Motives (I Have No)" is based on an email from the singers' grandmother.

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D.O.A.

by Saints Of Sixth Avenue

Hello we are the "Saints Of Sixth Avenue" from Kenosha WI. USA. We have a deep love for old hardcore and added a dash of thrash metal. Check out our track DOA.

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The Adventures Of Captain Yellowtooth In The Temple Of Dumb

by The Owen Guns

Sneak peak of a track from our first full length album "Dawn Of The Braindead" out 23 September.

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KC Shuffle

by Broken Jaw

Oi oi, we are the rowdy Punk Metal band Broken Jaw and you're watching / listening to our huge debut single, KC Shuffle. Go follow us and make a gig!

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Going To See The Arch

by After Show Chats

Our band, After Show Chats, was created during the Pandemic, when Little Erin and Angelo Deguzman (Seattle), Harold Dufrene (Louisiana) and Gene and Ramona (New Jersey) met up online, because of our mutual love of Clownvis Presley. The song is about a failed trip to see the St. Louis Arch.

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Cash Cow

by Cuffs

The punks who call themselves CUFFS will inspire you to take action, question the system around you, and have a damn good time while you do it. With drilling riffs, heavy beats and lyrics fuelled by angst and social frustration.

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Kids On Glue

by The Red Bastards

We are The Red Bastards, a no nonsense punk rock band from Mid Wales. We formed in the midst of a pandemic, writing songs on subjects most wouldn’t dare. If you like your music hard and in your face with no bullshit we've got you covered. Here's our song Kids On Glue, fun times they were!

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Blurring The Lines

by Pornscars

Murder Garage Punk Rock from Berlin! We mix styles we like, write songs about f**ked up things we find interesting, and are as ugly on the inside as we are on the outside. New Album to be released later this year!

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Watch Me Die

by Cuffs

The punks who call themselves CUFFS will inspire you to take action, question the system around you, and have a damn good time while you do it. With drilling riffs, heavy beats and lyrics fuelled by angst and social frustration.

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This One's Gonna Hurt

by Before They Are Hanged

Hi there! We're Sheffield/Derbyshire based punks Before They Are Hanged and we've just released “This One’s Gonna Hurt” a taster video and track from our forthcoming debut album (due later 2022) BTAH is: Si - Vocals Dan-Guitar Trevor - Bass Ben – Drums

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Melt My Brain

by RATH & The Wise Guys

We are a beach punk skate rock band from Florida whose goal is to push social issues, challenge your perception of reality, and create a more interesting and enjoyable experience in life. We bring a show like no one's seen and this track gives a great starting point to our boundless energy.

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Hang

by Sentimentipede

Hey! We're an upcoming punk/grunge band called Sentimentipede from St. John's, Newfoundland This is a track called "Hang" off of our debut album "Pretend This Sounds Good" - The track melds styles of grunge, punk rock and has a real drivey-distorted garage-rock feel to the production.

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Bad Vibes

by Cash Bribe

We're a hardcore/punk/rocknroll band out of Brooklyn. The EP is our first, 5 songs that we wrote mostly in the height of the pandemic in 2020. Our approach is a primal one, where our focus with the music was to kick teeth in. We're not particularly interested in subtlety.

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Cash Cow

by Cuffs

CUFFS will inspire you to take action, question the system around you, and have a damn good time while you do it. 'Cash Cow' is taken from our live album Factory Sessions, and is our latest single. ~Full of angst, social frustration and a rawness that we all miss from live shows.

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impulse decisions

by chemical-x

We are a brand new punk band located out of Lodi, NJ called chemical-x. "impulse decisions" is a song written to connect with all of those people out there who make impulsive decisions, whether those decisions be buying excessive amounts of "fancy booze" or "ugly shoes".

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The Stupid Song

by Ash Red

Ash Red are a three-piece rock band from Cork, Ireland. Formed in January 2019 by school friends Conrad Twomey, Arthur Murray and Maciek Zwirkowski,our debut single, “The Stupid Song” was released in April 2021 via Galway’s Blowtorch Records.

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Wasted / Fix Me

by Kitten Spitt

We're just two best friends making DIY tunes in a dingy bedroom, trying to keep the spirit of punk alive in our crummy town uwu

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