Label: hardcore

Who they are

Raein are a screamo band from Italy. Wikipedia lists members of La Quiete and the post-rock band Neil on Impression. The listed lineup includes Alessio Valmori on guitar and vocals and Andrea Console on vocals. Giuseppe Coluccelli plays guitar and sings, Michele Camorani plays drums, both since 2002. Nicola Amadori joined on bass in 2009. Marco Montesano held the bass seat from 2002 to 2009. The band broke up in late 2005 and regrouped in September 2007 after a two-year break. Wikipedia credits the group with bringing screamo to Europe after the genre’s United States peak around Orchid and Saetia.

Discography

The self-titled debut arrived in 2002 on Life of Hate Records. Il N’y A Pas De Orchestre followed in 2003 on Ape Must Not Kill Ape and React With Protest. Ogni Nuovo Inizio came out in 2008 through Sons of Vesta and Ape Must Not Kill Ape. Sulla linea dell’orizzonte fra questa mia vita e quella di tutti arrived in 2011 as a free self-release. Splits appeared with Phoenix Bodies, Funeral Diner, Daïtro, Loma Prieta and Ampere. The Loma Prieta split came out on Deathwish Inc. in 2013. A 2013 tour covered 20 shows in 22 days across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Puerto Rico. The Ampere split followed on No Idea Records in 2015. That year Raein played Fluff Fest in the Czech Republic for the third time. Perpetuum, listed as an EP, arrived on April 29, 2015. Forme Sommerse ended a ten-year gap on October 24, 2025. The album holds two tracks across 27:22. The band’s statement on the release page describes ten years of change condensed into half an hour of music. The compilation A Collection of Splits and EPs 2004 - 2015 arrived on Persistent Vision Records in August 2024.

Labels

Persistent Vision Records is a DIY punk label based in Richmond, Virginia. Its Bandcamp page lists Pg.99, Pygmy Lush, La Quiete, Fórn, Ostraca and Joliette. Raein’s earlier records spanned Life of Hate, Ape Must Not Kill Ape and React With Protest. Later splits ran on Deathwish Inc. and No Idea Records.

Most recent release

The newest record is the Raein Daitro Split, posted September 4, 2026. It collects three Raein songs: Faithless, New Day Scenario and Blue Lines, running 9:42. Those tracks first appeared in 2004 on the Raein/Daïtro 10-inch. Wikipedia dates that original release to November 3, 2004, on PurePainSugar and Ape Must Not Kill Ape. The 12-inch repress is due in October 2026 on Persistent Vision Records. Three LP colorways are listed on the album page. Magenta in Cloudy Clear is limited to 218 copies. Magenta and Pink Galaxy and Clear with Magenta and Black Smoke are limited to 220 each. Two cassette runs of 65 copies exist in Purple Swirl and Cloudy Clear. A test pressing of 15 on black vinyl rounds out the list. LPs sell for 24 dollars, cassettes for 10 dollars, and test pressings for 65 dollars. Every variant is listed as in stock at the time of writing.

Where to buy and listen

The split streams on the Raein Bandcamp album page. The digital purchase includes MP3 and FLAC downloads. The same page carries the vinyl and cassette variants. Bandcamp text directs European buyers to Dog Knights Productions, Voice of the Unheard Records or Shove Records. The Forme Sommerse page lists Bis Aufs Messer, Devil Dog Distro and Shove Records as European stockists. Background history comes from the Wikipedia entry on Raein. The Persistent Vision Records Bandcamp lists the label’s full catalogue.

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  Spread Joy — III

  Feel It Records · LP / Digital · 2026-09-04 · punk, post-punk

  Opaque blue vinyl is limited to 100 copies, with a black vinyl LP alongside. Both pressings come in a matte jacket with insert, and the digital album is name your price. The record's notes name the B-52s, Talking Heads and Suburban Lawns as lineage.
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  Headcheese — Dump Run

  Neon Taste · 7-inch / Digital · 2026-09-04 · hardcore, punk

  Fewer than 80 copies of the limited edition 7-inch exist, shipping on or around September 7. The digital album carries eight tracks over 8:13 and sells for 9 Canadian dollars. The label writes that the band self-released the session before the label became involved.
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  Military School — School is War

  11PM Records · 7-inch / Digital · 2026-09-04 · hardcore, punk

  The Philadelphia band's five-song 7-inch is a split release of 300 copies with Broken Skull Records. Brendan Reichhardt mixed at Dream Home Recordings, and Will Killingsworth mastered at Dead Air Studios. The notes name Bad Brains, Cleveland style hardcore and Christ on Parade.
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  Eskupa — Esta Oscuridada No Es Mia

  11PM Records · LP / Digital · 2026-09-04 · hardcore punk, punk

  First pressing is 400 copies with 100 on pink vinyl. Two-color screenprinted gatefold jackets came from Discos Enfermos, the Basque label co-releasing the LP. Six tracks come from the 2025 demo, and side B is credited as Demo 2026.
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  Dicklickers — Self-Titled

  11PM Records · 7-inch / Digital · 2026-08-29 · hardcore punk, egg punk

  The Santiago band lists Carlos on guitar, Daza on drums, Marcelo on vocals and Ignacio on bass. The notes compare the sound to Young Wasteners, Regulations and Denmark's 2000s punk scene. Seven songs run 8:58 on the seven-inch.
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  Kinetic Orbital Strike — The True Disaster

  General Speech · 12-inch / Digital · 2026-08-31 · raw punk, d-beat

  The ten songs first appeared across two separate 7-inch EPs in 2023. Dietrich Schoenemann cut the new lacquer master at 45rpm for Complete Mastering. The 12-inch adds a poster insert with photos and lyrics, and the label sells color and black vinyl.
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  Ejaculators — God Bless You

  General Speech · Vinyl / Digital · 2026-08-31 · punk, post-punk

  Abraham Diaz handled the artwork, and the record comes with a lyric sheet. The press notes place the sound between 1977 punk and Los Angeles act The Screamers. Limited color vinyl is sold by the label, with the digital album at 4 dollars.
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  coma regalia — besides

  Middle-Man Records · Cassette / Digital · 2026-09-04 · screamo, emoviolence

  The band calls the release a collection of songs you've never heard. Edie Quinn handled guitars, vocals, bass and drums on most of the 13 tracks, with Jason Wolpert and Dylan Houpt also credited on drums. The first press cassette is hand painted, printed and numbered, and the digital album is name your price.
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  ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU — all that's left of you

  Tomb Tree Tapes · Cassette / Digital · 2026-09-04 · screamo, metallic hardcore

  The tape run is 40 copies: 15 glow-in-the-dark, 10 dead swirl, 10 random swirl and 5 test dips. The Melbourne trio recorded the five songs live in January 2026 with Simon Maisch at Lily Street Studios. Will Killingsworth mastered at Dead Air Studios; Zegema Beach Records carries copies below the Bandcamp price.
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  Raein — Raein Daitro Split

  Persistent Vision Records · 12-inch / Digital · 2026-09-04 · screamo

  The three Raein songs first came out in 2004 on the split 10-inch with Daitro. Purepainsugar and Ape Must Not Kill Ape released that original pressing. Persistent Vision Records re-releases it as a split 12-inch due in October 2026. Magenta in Cloudy Clear is limited to 218 copies; the other two LP colorways cap at 220 each.

Ten releases from the past seven days, all from watchlist labels.

Three come from 11PM Records and two from General Speech.

Who they are

Dream World are a punk band from Richmond, Virginia. The Bandcamp release page tags the act as anarcho and lists Richmond as the home city. The group followed a 2024 demo cassette with its first vinyl. Releases now span 2024 to 2026. Lineup names are not published on the label page. This feature keeps member details to the one documented player: bassist Spazzy, who drew the record’s back cover.

Discography

The documented catalogue starts with a demo cassette in 2024. The label press text names that tape as the direct predecessor to the new album. No tracklist or pressing details for the demo appear on either Bandcamp page. Those facts stay out of this feature.

The self-titled LP followed on July 17, 2026 as the band’s first vinyl. Ten songs run 19:56 in total. The tracklist reads Unholy Creation, Never Ends, New Hell, Oligarch’s Reality, Submission, Facade, Soft Rains, Yes Man, Still Dead, Rebirth. Unholy Creation opens at 2:34, Facade is the longest cut at 3:01, and Rebirth closes at 1:10. The press text describes tom-heavy drumming and shouted, martial vocals, and places the songs in the neo-anarcho-punk scene. It also points to variety across the tracklist. Oligarch’s Reality carries a Killing Joke and Amebix style. Never Ends and Submission bring rock riffs. Soft Rains sets spoken words adapted from a Sara Teasdale poem.

Labels

Sorry State Records releases the LP. The label is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. It also runs a brick-and-mortar store at 317 W Morgan Street in that city. The store’s site description names hardcore, punk, and garage rock as its focus. The Dream World LP sits in the catalogue next to this year’s releases by Zorn, Yleiset Syyt, and Psico Galera. All three appear on the label’s current Bandcamp grid.

Most recent release

The current record is the self-titled LP. The pressing is 300 copies with screen printed jackets. Front cover art comes from Thomas Sara. His work also appears on releases by Public Acid and Cicada. The back piece is by bassist Spazzy. The record sells for 20 dollars as a 12-inch vinyl LP and is listed in stock on the label’s Bandcamp. A digital copy costs 9 dollars. It includes high-quality downloads in MP3 and FLAC plus unlimited streaming through the Bandcamp app.

Where to buy and listen

All ten tracks stream on the Dream World album page at the label’s Bandcamp. The Sorry State Records site carries the vinyl for buyers in the United States and elsewhere. The label FAQ page lists the Raleigh store address, where the record is stocked in person. The label Bandcamp front page lists the full current catalogue, including the Zorn and Yleiset Syyt records from this year.

Who they are

Nekra are a hardcore punk band from London. Bandcamp tags on every release list the city. The press text for the new EP calls the group the international pit sisters. Lineup details are not published on the label pages, so member names stay unlisted here.

Discography

The Demo 2017 cassette came first, out May 25, 2017 as MUS147 on La Vida Es Un Mus. Five songs run about six and a half minutes: Sisters Of The Yam, Art School, Blood, Photoshoot, and Expatriate. Artwork came from Suzi Kemp. Jonah Falco recorded, mixed, and mastered the tape. The cassette is now listed as sold out.

Royal Disruptor followed on December 1, 2020 as MUS221. It carries five tracks: Esquire, Groomer, Trash, Red Room, and Amang. Seb recorded and mixed the session at Public Pool. Jonah Falco mastered it. The 7-inch comes on black vinyl with an insert and costs 6 pounds on Bandcamp.

Labels

La Vida Es Un Mus has released all three records. The label is a one-person mailorder operation run from London. It has shipped records for more than 20 years, according to the label site. Sorry State Records also stocks the EP and flagged it as a pre-order on July 29, 2026.

Most recent release

The new EP is titled “Is It Really Living?” It came out August 28, 2026 as MUS338. Five songs run 8:39 in total. Tracks include Intro/ Bad Bitch Stomp, Venas, Futuro Ideal, and Risk Factor. Venas is sung in Spanish. Risk Factor closes the EP at 2:41, the longest track.

Jonah Falco recorded and mixed the EP at Fuzzbrain Studios. Will Killingsworth mastered it at Dead Air. Synth and electronics come from Brulatour. Artwork is by Marcea Decker, and band photos are by Robin Silas Christian.

Bryony Beynon wrote the press text. It marks a decade of the band and describes new pacing across the songs. The one-time pressing is 300 copies on black vinyl. Sorry State noted the run is limited and not likely to stick around long.

Where to buy and listen

All five tracks stream on the La Vida Es Un Mus Bandcamp page. The digital album costs 5 pounds and the vinyl 8 pounds. Physical copies ship from the label within three days. Sorry State Records carries copies for North American buyers. The label web shop and the label Bandcamp list the full catalogue, including Royal Disruptor and the Demo 2017 tape.

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  Why Bother? — Beyond Step One

  Feel It Records · LP / Digital · 2026-08-07 · garage punk, surf rock, new wave

  The Iowa group stays anonymous and does not play live. The label compares the band to reclusive painters, calling Beyond Step One the group's most esoteric work. Eighteen pieces move between garage punk, surf rock and new wave. Black vinyl in a full color jacket with insert, 300 pressed.
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  Team Work — Somebody's Gotta Do It

  Feel It Records · LP / Digital · 2026-08-07 · punk, post-punk

  The two members met through Soundcloud: Lise of Maraudeur in Leipzig and Ronni of Marances in Baton Rouge. The record runs on muscular bass lines, wood block drum patterns and softly delivered vocals, often processed with dub effects. Field recordings appear between the songs, and one track title plays on not spelling out the f-word. First pressing of 300 copies on black vinyl in a matte jacket with insert.
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  Daddy's Boy — Four Hombres

  Drunken Sailor Records · LP / Digital · 2026-08-07 · hardcore, punk

  Recorded at Electrical Audio in Chicago, this time with longtime friend Greg Norman engineering. The quartet's second LP follows the 2022 debut, and drummer Neal Markowski says the band wanted to break any habits. Lyrics by JJ Skolnik take the theme of hope as things get demonstrably worse.
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  KLOAKAO — os mais brutais (demo) 12" reissue

  La Agonía de Vivir · 12-inch / Digital · 2026-08-08 · powerviolence

  Downloads are free, and any donations from Bandcamp go to animal liberation projects. The demo 12-inch reissue on La Agonía de Vivir is limited to 300 black copies. Eight powerviolence tracks that together run seventeen minutes.
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  Rat Cage — Not Asking For Much

  La Vida Es Un Mus · LP / Digital · 2026-08-28 (preorder) · hardcore punk, d-beat

  The third Rat Cage LP follows fourteen releases since the first demo, all run by Bry Suddaby. The drums hammer under the riffs and the vocals come as a shouted, cynical bark. The influences are 80s Northern European punk and Swedish hardcore. The preorder ships on powder rose vinyl with a poster, with black available on request.
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  The Easy Eight — The Easy Way Out

  Static Shock Records · LP / Digital · 2026-08-29 (preorder) · punk, melodic punk

  Members of The Chisel, Arms Race, Stingray and Last Affront make up the London band, shortened to EZ8. The LP compiles the first two recording sessions. Side A is the session released online last autumn, side B four new songs. The label points to melancholic 80s Ramones with a touch of Misfits on the limited red vinyl pressing.

The first digest covers releases from the past week and the preorders currently up, all from watchlist labels.