D.O.A.'s Joe Keithley writes Eulogy for Randy Rampage

Recently, punk rock titan Randy Rampage passed away. Rampage was a key figure in D.O.A. during their earliest releases and played bass on the seminal albums Something Better Change and Hardcore 81. Rampage would go on to join other bands including Annihilator, though he would return to perform and record with D.O.A. over the years.

D.O.A. frontman Joe Keithley has penned a tribute to the remarkable bassist. You can read that below.

New Reviews for August 20, 2018

Today's reviews are:

• Ronen Givony - Jawbreaker's 33 1/3: 24 Hour Revenge Therapy [Book]
• mewithoutYou - [untitled]
• Cliterati / Violation Wound - Split [12-inch]
• Caroline Rose - LONER

You can check out any of our reviews right here. 

L7 announce vinyl reissue of debut album

In addition to a new album in the works, L7 have also announced that their debut, self-titled album from 1988 will be reissued on vinyl by the original label, Epitaph Records. The reissue has a street date of October 5th.

Formed in 1985, the band called it a day in 2001 but recently reformed in 2014.

Creation Fest Co-Founder Gets 18 Years for Sexual Assault of Minors

Late last month, Rev. Dr. Harry Thomas, Jr. was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the systematic sexual assault of children. Thomas was a pastor of Come Alive Church in Medford. He is also a co-founder of Creation Fest, a Christian music festival that claims to be the biggest Christian music festival in the United States. In February, he pleaded guilty one count of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, three counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The assaults occurred over 16 years and affected at least four minors. Thomas' sentence contains no parole eligibility. The sentence will be served at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, a corrections facility for convicted sex offenders in the Avenel section of Woodbridge. He previously filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, but that was denied by the presiding judge.

Creation Festival occurs twice annually in different locations. It was founded in 1979 by Thomas and Timothy Landis. Thomas appears to have been involved with Festival until his arrest in December 2017, though he stepped aside as a main organizer some years ago. Until recently, Thomas preached a short message at Creation every year.

Idles: “Great”

UK Punks Idles have shared a video for 'Great', the latest track to be featured from their upcoming LP Joy as an Act of Resistance which is due to drop on August 31st via Partisan Records.

To coincide with the LP release, the band have announced a pop up art exhibition at the HM Electrics Gallery in London, with all proceeds from the sale of any works being donated to the Samaritans.

Check out the video for "Great" and the band's upcoming in-store live dates below.

The Bottle Rockets Announce New LP, Tour

Long running St.Louis alt-rock outfit The Bottle Rockets have announced that their new LP 'Bit Logic' is due for release on October 12th via Bloodshot Records. This is the band's first new material since 2015's South Broadway Athletic Club and they are already out on the road in support of the record.

Check out a stream of the title track and details of their upcoming shows below.

The Dirty Nil perform “Pain Of Infinity”

The Dirty Nil have released a video of themselves playing their song "Pain Of Infinity." The track will be on the band's upcoming record titled Master Volume, which is due out on September 14, 2018 via Dine Alone Records. You can watch the video below.

Companion compilation to coincide with Fucked Up's 'Dose Your Dreams'

This Fall, Fucked Up will be releasing a double LP called Dose Your Dreams as well as a single (and maybe more). They've also not so subtly hinted that a companion compilation will be released along with the album proper. Raise Your Voice Joyce: Contemporary Shouts From Contemporary Voices is out October 19 via the UK's Static Shock Records. Of course, that compilation has the same title as a song off the upcoming Fucked Up album. The release is described as "Contemporary shouts from contemporary voices charting a small piece of the limitless history of women in revolt. Eight tracks; each one a history; a story; a biography, told through disparate styles, from early anarcho punk and UK82 to DIY snapshots of goth crossover - all bound together to cement an activated and radical disruption vita. Joyce is the revolting woman; a constant of history.." Bands appearing on that com include Nekra, Good Throb, Arms Race, Sauna Youth, Hurula and more. Hear one of the songs from it, "Black Cardigans" by Bryony Beynon, below.

Get Dead recording new material

According to a recent post on their Instagram account, Get Dead are recording new material. The band last released Honesty Lives Elsewhere in 2016 via Fat Wreck Chords. You can see the post below.

New Found Glory: “Barbed Wire”

New Found Glory have released a new video for the song "Barbed Wire." The track comes off of the recent Makes Me Sick Again album, itself a deluxe re-release of 2017's Makes Me Sick with added b-sides and few extra bells and whistles thrown in. Both albums were released on Hopeless Records. You can check out the new video below.

Smoking Popes announce new LP ‘Into The Agony,’ release track

The Smoking Popes recently announced on their Instagram account that they will be releasing a new album titled Into The Agony. The record will be released on October 12, 2018 through Asian Man Records. The band also released a new track called "Little Lump Of Coal." You can listen to the song below or on Spotify.