After releasing their latest single Boundaries saw fans in a heavy discourse online with some calling out the band for the mixing on the single. After heated debates the band has now removed the original and reuploaded it with a different mix to hopefully alleviate the fan base.

Vocalist Matt McDougal address the online chatter from the previous mix stating:

Hey guys, i’ll try to keep this as brief as possible. The connection we have with people who listen to us has always been at the forefront of our intentions behind what we make. We love you guys and everyone who has ever bought a shirt or sang a lyric at a show or just listened at home, ultimately this doesn’t work without either of us, its 50% us 50% you in a weird type of way. Obviously we’ve seen how all over the place the reaction to the latest song mix has been.

When we reached the finish line for turning in this latest song we had two mixes we were in love with and we were going back and forth over and over on which to put out. We felt the one that came out was something we identified with and love the sound of and are still completely willing to stay with. That being said there was the other mix that didn’t make the cut. We loved it just as much to the point where i was sending both to friends and asking them to pick one because we just couldn’t.

In this thread i am putting the other mix, do you guys like this one more because we loved both and could be happy with either, especially if one makes our listeners happier, in a way that might make us like it even more. Just to be clear its the one that’s out or this one, there are no other versions we liked and we don’t want to bring this to anyone else to mix, that’s not fair to who we made this music with. I know this is a unique situation we’ve found ourselves in but we did not want to ignore how gentle and loving a lot of the reactions were to what we put out.

It seemed to really come from the hearts of people this band means a lot to, that liked the song and wished they could like it even more. And also its obviously completely fine to not like either mix i’m not looking for people to feel like they need to say one is better to them, this is just such a specific situation where we happened to have two mixes we really liked haha. Anyways thanks for your time and continued support, ya’ll are our world. Also idk how to make posts with links in them and stuff so i just did my best.

Truly and absolutely from my heart thank you guys for everything. From your patience to your feedback to the respect you’ve given us by being so flexible and kind. I’m hopeful i didn’t piss off anyone at our new label by doing this but i think in a very grand and obvious way it was worth it. That being said I think the next move is take this mix going forward.

On monday i’ll reach out to the necessary people about getting the one posted in here to replace anything that is out now, so you all can listen on streaming services and youtube and what have you. As far as any unreleased stuff that may or may not also exist it will also have this mix. This song and all songs to come from the release it is part of are dedicated to our dear friend Dave Shapiro. We miss you every day Dave. I wish we got to give back to you all that you gave us. Have a good night friends. I’ll see you on tour in a few weeks. <3

During the kick off of her solo tour last night in Atlanta Hayley Willams (Paramore) brought out metalcore legend Josh Scogin (’68, ex Norma Jean) during her song ‘Parachute’. This tour is in support of her third solo album ‘Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party‘, which she is playing in full it appears each night.

You can find fan shot footage of the song below.

Punk legends Good Riddance have released their 10th studio album ‘Before The World Caves In’. The album serves as a fierce response to the unprecedented times we are living in. The band shares:

“Everybody deals with struggle.

Heartbreak.

Disappointment.

To an alarming degree, humanity often finds that it creates, promotes, or allows its own malaise.”

Before The World Caves In – an album steeped in protest and dissent – comes ahead of this weekend’s No Kings Day demonstration. Taking place Saturday March 28th, No Kings Day is a nationwide day of peaceful protest in support our country’s most vulnerable communities. The previous events on June 14, 2025 and October 18, 2025, drew millions of people – all banding together against the corruption and cruelty of the current administration. For more information on how to get involved, please visit: https://www.nokings.org/

Stream/purchase Before The World Caves In now at https://ffm.to/beforetheworldcavesin, and check out latest single and music video “In Pieces” here: https://youtu.be/A_3lNy3qtjQ.

Militarie Gun are the latest band to hit the NPR Tiny Desk and their set is now out.

The stripped back show features new versions of songs from throughout their discography, including “B A D I D E A,” “God Owes Me Money,” “Throw Me Away,” “Don’t Pick Up The Phone,” “Thought You Were Waving,” and “Do It Faster.” 

Militarie Gun will headline the first ever California Chaos Festival in Los Angeles on April 11th. The all Californian band bill will include sets from Stateside, Grave Secrets, Xcomm, Blossom, Jawdropped, and Star99. A portion of the proceeds from the festival will go to chirla.org. Get tickets and learn more HERE. Additionally, Militarie Gun are midway through their North American tour with Joyce Manor, where they recently performed to a sold out crowd at New York City’s Brooklyn Paramount, and still have shows in Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Vancouver, Seattle, and more on the horizon. Tickets available HERE. 

Upcoming Live Dates

w/ Joyce Manor

03/27 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre +

03/28 – Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed +

04/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Pacific Electric – CALIFORNIA CHAOS FESTIVAL

04/26 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee +

04/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater +

04/30 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s +

05/01 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall +

05/02 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall +

05/04 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium +

05/05 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot +

05/07 – Great Falls, MT @ The Newberry +

05/08 – Calgary, AB Canada @ The Palace Theatre +

05/09 – Edmonton, AB Canada @ Midway Music Hall +

05/11 – Vancouver, BC Canada @ Commodore Ballroom +

05/12 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox +

05/13 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater +

05/15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore +

This past Monday New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert posted that he was back in the hospital after doctors had found 3 brain tumors. After a successful surgery Gilbert made a post on social media about his health issues recently leading to this surgery.

Gilbert said that when playing a show in Nashville on Feb. 20, he was “struggling to control the movements” of his left hand. “My left leg was getting weaker by the day and I started stumbling and falling at times,” he shared.

“On the 23rd I was taken to the ER where a CT scan showed 3 new tumors had appeared in my brain. On 2/27 I had successful brain surgery and have been recovering in the hospital since. I regained function of my left hand immediately 🙏🏻.”

Gilbert talked about his radiation oncologist explaining what had happened to him: “This is not a fatal blow and not the end of your story, just the beginning of a new chapter.” The musician said that though his “recovery has been bumpy at times,” he’s feeling “much better now and getting stronger by the day.”

“Thankful to everyone who’s checked in on me and helped my family during this lengthy and challenging journey,”

“Can’t use my phone much yet and have a lot of messages to catch up on. More stories to come when my brain is working well again. Love you all and am looking forward to sharing more music and fun with you as we come out of this ❤️”

Punk royalty The Casualties are back with another new song ‘Allies And Assassins’. This comes from the bands upcoming record ‘Detonate’ which drops this upcoming Friday.

 It is also their second album with David Rodriguez at the mic and solidifies his relationship with Marc “Meggers” Eggers (drums), Jake Kolatis (guitar) and Doug Wellmon (bass). “We were in the studio for [2018’s] ‘Written in Blood’ about eight months after I joined,” Rodriguez says. “With this new record, we really grew together. For me, it’s the proud moment where we clicked the three Legos together.”

“‘Allies And Assassins’ is a feeling, a state of mind!” Rodriguez explains. “Growing up we are taught to bow to State and Church and we see all the atrocities that follow. We see how it tears us apart! We see how we blindly follow the leader and WE, we the people fall off the cliff, not them.”

“It’s a feeling we felt in our youth and we set in motion as we grew older,” he continued. “During the presidential elections this feeling wrapped around me like a rope and started squeezing the life out of me. There was so much hate and tension in the air it was hard to know who your friends were. And times like these we remember, those who fought before us and we fight back!”

“It stems from being overloaded,” Meggers says. “You feel like your head is about to explode, which I think is what everybody is feeling these days. You’re pounced on day by day with terrible news and social media, and you just feel like you’re going to snap.”

With the unblinking eyes of the punk world on them, The Casualties pulled the blinds and did what they do best. “There was a degree of pressure, but not from outside sources,” Rodriguez explained. “We just wanted to do the best record that we could that honors The Casualties name and history without playing the same song over and over. But it wasn’t that we even had to go out of our way. It felt natural to write this new music.”  

The record also features special guests, including a vocal intro by hardcore legend Vinnie Stigma of Agnostic Front on “Brick By Brick” and Native American punk band 1876 who contribute guest vocals and percussion on “Ashes of War.”  “As long as I’ve been listening, I’ve felt like The Casualties always spoke up for people in society that didn’t have as loud of a voice,” Rodriguez says. “The Casualties have always had some Spanish in songs, but it just seemed like such an important time to have loud Native voices. You don’t hear it that often, and the more we spoke together, the more we really found out.”  

Ultimately, ‘Detonate’ amplifies the punk ethos that The Casualties have embodied since 1990: A raised fist in the face of oppression. “I want people to feel empowered when they hear this record,” said Rodriguez. “I want them to feel like they have a voice. I want them to feel like they’re with like-minded people when they come to a Casualties show. They can be themselves and not watch the show but be part of the show—scream with us, jump off the stage. We want them to feel like they’re part of something.”