Alt Press is streaming two new songs from Boston's Big D & the Kids Table from their forthcoming Kickstarter funded album duo. You can hear the tracks "Stepping Out of Line Forever" and "Young Suckers" right here

Before the recording of Alpha & Omega's second LP, No Rest, No Peace a string of horrifying coincidences began to crop up around vocalist Luis Hernandez- Three of his best friends suddenly passed away and each had an eerie connection to the vocalist. While that would cause some people to lock their doors and coat the room with bubble wrap, Hernandez became reckless, subjecting himself to more and more dangerous dares.

That's probably the reason why on No Rest, No Peace the grim reaper seems to pop up on every corner. Throughout the record, he follows Hernandez, always remaining just out of sight, which in some ways, is even worse than knowing when he's coming.

In order to understand Hernandez's morbidity, punknews' John Gentile called up the vocalist where they talked about Hernandez's upbringing, the new record, metaphysics, and doing swan dives off of cliffs.

Click "Read More" to see how John needlessly works Amebix into another conversation, yet again.

Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina has been denied parole by a court in the Perm province of Russia, The Independent reports.

Alyokhina was not present during the proceedings, having been barred from attending. She has been on hunger strike since the day before the hearing in protest of the ban, and instructed by her defence not to participate. Her legal team have indicated they intend to appeal the decision.

Converge have posted a new EP on Bandcamp, titled Pound for Pound: The Wolverine Blues Sessions. The EP features the band performing Entombed's "Wolverine Blues" with a number of different vocalists, including Aaron Turner (Old Man Gloom, Isis), Jacob Bannon (Converge), Kevin Baker (All Pigs Must Die, The Hope Conspiracy), Nate Newton (Converge, Old Man Gloom), and Tompa (At the Gates). Each vocalist recorded their own take on the track, and they were compiled together for the recording found on Converge's split with Napalm Death.

You can click Read More for the stream.

Ghost (or Ghost B.C. now) have recorded a cover of Depeche Mode's "Waiting for the Night" as a bonus track, to appear on the Japanese edition of their new album Infestissumam. The track has surfaced online, and you can click Read More to listen.

Infestissumam was released earlier this year.

Today's stream comes our old pals in Joliet, IL-based Reaganomics. We've got a stream of the band's two-song contribution to the upcoming split with Carousel Kings due out May 28, 2013.

You can find it on their Punknews.org Profile.

Metallica are gearing up to release their 3D concert film, Through the Never, and to get fans ready have posted the trailer. The film features the band live in concert, along with a plot regarding a roadie who is "sent on a difficult mission during the band's performance." Through the Never is set to debut in IMAX theaters on September 24, 2013, with a wide release on October 4, 2013.

You can click Read More for the video.

Pennsylvania's NONA is streaming their new full-length, Through the Head, via Bandcamp. A physical release is planned for mid-June.

You can click Read More for the stream.

The New Lows are heading out on tour. Kiss of Death will be releasing the band's album, I Couldn't Sleep, on vinyl in July.

You can click Read More to see the dates. They've also released a video for "Pilgrim" from the album which we're premiering below.

Switchboard Sessions have posted a new session with Plow United. The site features stripped down performances recorded through an analog phone line. Brian McGee performed "Next Five Minutes" from their 2013 record Marching Band, "Last Call" from their 1998 record Narcolepsy, and the title track from McGee's forthcoming solo album Ruin Creek.

You can click Read More to hear the songs.

Rise Records has added 7 Seconds to their roster. The legendary west coast punks will be hitting the studio this summer to begin recording new music for an upcoming 7-inch and full-length, both for the label. Frontman Kevin Seconds had this to say about the new material:

We have about 20 new songs that we'll record the best 13 songs from. This new record will be all about the energy and drive we still very much possess as a hardcore band. It's been 9 long years since we've recorded a new album so there's a great deal of urgency in them, with just the right mixture of both fast and mid-tempo tunes for people to sink their teeth into.

7 Seconds last released Take It Back, Take It On, Take It Over! in 2005 via SideOneDummy. The band have some festival dates coming up, including shows at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas and This Is Hardcore in Philadelphia.