📢 DIY music & arts, under the radar bands and artists, rare finds, alternative releases, premieres, interviews, and morehttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mzcwigtzhc2vSuis La Lune’s “Quiet, Pull The Strings!” turns 20. Recorded in a damp Goteborg rehearsal room, it became one of those #screamo records where frantic hc, bright guitars and long passages all made gold. Anniv edition out now @DogKnights https://dogknightsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/dk198-suis-la-lune-quiet-pull-the-strings-20-year-anniversary-edition-lp02 Nov 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzcwigtzhc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mywyi43htk2wMACHUKHA just dropped “Severing”, a new piece of Ukrainian-language post-black metal about cutting away a damaged part of yourself just to survive, then dealing with what’s left behind. Second LP coming early 2027 via Lay Bare Records. youtu.be/fzKz67K6i2Q https://youtu.be/fzKz67K6i2Q28 Oct 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywyi43htk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mywxp2fh4s2wCROWQUILL just dropped “CANNULA”, four minutes of chaotic metalcore recorded with no click and played straight through to keep the live-show mess intact. “Fuck it let’s do it” is the band’s whole operating system. Debut LP “SLEPT WITH CANNULA” lands Nov 20 via DAZE / Hardlore.28 Oct 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywxp2fh4s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mywwnmjajs2wIn-your-face is putting it mildly. NERVE, Toronto bass-and-drum violence from the ashes of HOLY GRINDER, just dropped a three-song demo that’s over before you’ve even processed what hit you. 2:45 total. No Time Records. https://notimeforfun.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2026-ntr-51328 Oct 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywwnmjajs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3myuzssbk3s2mSan Antonio post-punks Nocturnal Prose have released "Western Interests". Yole Centeno talks about leaving Amygdala, why post-punk is political, and Total Agency's work bringing DIY releases and mutual aid together. https://idioteq.com/san-antonio-post-punks-nocturnal-prose-western-interests/27 Oct 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuzssbk3s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3myrbbhyxo227NJ/Baltimore hardcore band Wall Breaker took eight years to finish LP number two, changing drummers three times along the way. Now "Breaking Down" is out on Indecision. We talked to the band and GO!'s Mike Bromberg about how it all happened. https://idioteq.com/nj-baltimore-hardcore-band-wall-breaker/26 Oct 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrbbhyxo227https://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3myp37n7vyk27"We were dust, and we will return to dust." Turin melodic hardcore band Selce premiere "Polvere", a song about mortality and accepting the things beyond our control. It's also the track they use to open their gigs. https://idioteq.com/turin-melodic-hardcore-band-selce-premiere-polvere/25 Oct 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3myp37n7vyk27https://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3myhtfxq4ek2tDIY emo fest special! Years of shared shows, Baltic trips, a WBC/MLP split and one memorable night at 3G all meet at TANIO FEST 2026. Maurycy Jędrzejewski + all six bands on the 50 zł Warsaw fest and the connections behind its lineup. https://idioteq.com/warsaw-tanio-fest/22 Oct 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhtfxq4ek2thttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3myh55zyjds2cHEADBUSSA just dropped “MANHUNT” and this thing is mean as hell. Pure swing, metallic crunch and “End Your Line For Good” barked like a threat. Debut LP “SURVIVAL MEASURES” lands Nov 13 via DAZE. https://vyd.co/HeadbussaManhunt22 Oct 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3myh55zyjds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3myetz2gork2h20 yrs of “Into Oblivion”. Rise and Fall’s monster second LP is getting a fresh Deathwish pressing, newly remastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. The original was mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City, and it still sounds fucking vicious. They’re also back onstage Nov 7 in Ghent!21 Oct 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3myetz2gork2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3my7qjvnfcc2fThis week's IDIOTEQ reading: Chad Gilbert's 2013 "Sticks and Stones" interview revisited, Ray Harkins on hardcore and his interview archive, Portuguese screamo/crust/folk from RUEN, plus French screamo, Italian d-beat and plenty more. https://idioteq.substack.com/p/weekly-underground-october-121819 Oct 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3my7qjvnfcc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mxtr2ecva22t20 yrs into their strange take on post-rock, Milan's Threestepstotheocean bring dark folk, industrial hip-hop and new voices into "Death of Permanence". Three years after questioning the album format, they're back with six tracks and a new approach to DIY. https://idioteq.com/milan-post-rock-band-threestepstotheocean-death-of-permanence/14 Oct 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtr2ecva22thttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mxowiqkm2s2hSão Paulo's magnólia have taken Caru's bedroom screamo into a full five-piece band on "ternura e violência". We talked about reworking the old songs, recording with two generations of Brazilian emo musicians and the current São Paulo screamo scene. https://idioteq.com/sao-paulo-screamo-fofo-band-magnolia/12 Oct 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxowiqkm2s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mxolwrepzc2eEarly-2000s metalcore from the Pacific Northwest. Erosion Choir are out with their debut EP "Curse of Memory", and we're premiering their new video. Kyle Bond and ex-Enterprise Earth guitarist Willow Garcia-Fitzpatrick give us the full story. Up now on IDIOTEQ.12 Oct 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxolwrepzc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mxoladeeu22eThe Number Twelve Looks Like You are revisiting "Mongrel" and releasing their first album in 7 years. We spoke to all four members about the breakup and reunion, the new lineup, recording "Howls", working with Foxy Shazam and revisiting their old songs. https://idioteq.com/the-number-twelve-looks-like-you-revisit-mongrel-interview12 Oct 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxoladeeu22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mxgossadys2gBoom! Deafheaven surprise-release their heaviest EP yet, inspired by the nuclear weapons industry. New "Hunter" film was shot by Polish cinematographer Janusz Kamiński, the two-time Oscar winner behind "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan". https://idioteq.com/deafheaven-surprise-release-their-heaviest-ep-yet/09 Oct 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxgossadys2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mxgh7zi3yk2gPower Trip are back on record. "Precinct 3" and "Scavenger" are their first new songs with Seth Gilmore, recorded in Texas with Jacob Hansen and Blake Ibanez. A new album follows in spring 2027. https://idioteq.com/power-trip-return-with-precinct-3-and-scavenger/09 Oct 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxgh7zi3yk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mxfcepdask23This rips. Dream X World just dropped “When Freedom Dies” via Youth 2 Youth Recs. Seriously, start with track 5, “Dream World”. Straight edge hardcore dedicated to friends, sxe and cruelty-free life. I need to see what this one does to a room. https://youth2youthrecords.bandcamp.com/album/when-freedom-dies08 Oct 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxfcepdask23https://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mxennvmdrs2gThis is gonna be wild. TURNSTILE are playing a free show at the Washington Monument on Oct 24, raising money for humanitarian aid in Palestine, Sudan and Lebanon. After last year’s Wyman Park chaos in Baltimore, with endless stage dives, u already know what this could turn into.08 Oct 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxennvmdrs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mxembc6hfk27Portland metallic hardcore returns with "Monopoly on Pain" after the band scrapped their six-piece-era songs. https://idioteq.com/portland-metallic-hardcore-trio-spit-locket-monopoly-on-pain/08 Oct 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxembc6hfk27https://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mxem75eij22gCASPIAN just dropped “Far Country”, eight minutes of stripped-back guitars, distortion and zero unnecessary extras. Their self-titled sixth LP lands Oct 16 via Wax Bodega, followed by a full UK/EU run. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rls9NCHQZHM08 Oct 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxem75eij22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mxelbpflbc2gCULT OF LUNA dropped “The Rift”, an 8-min epic that swings from some of their quietest stuff to what the band call their fastest music yet. J. Persson wrote it around loneliness, belonging, echo chambers and the point where community turns into exclusion. https://cultofluna.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-shadow-of-your-shadow08 Oct 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxelbpflbc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mxctvlw3fk27WALLS OF JERICHO are back with “True Til’ Death”, the third single from their first album in a decade. Heavy breakdowns, straight-ahead hardcore riffs and Candace Buckingham turning old rage into fuel. “System Error: Humanity” drops Nov 13 via Napalm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3zAo0M6yjQ07 Oct 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxctvlw3fk27https://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mxc5bfyftk2gWINNERZ CIRCLE return with "FULL CIRCLE", a five-track EP out October 28 via life.lair.regret.records and BIG Records. New single "BETTER DAYZ" is out now, with Three Knee Deep and Cruel Intentions appearing elsewhere on the record. https://lifelairregretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/full-circle07 Oct 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxc5bfyftk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mx7aucas4s2gKatowice hardcore pack HOLLOWMAN drop new tracks! https://hollowmanhc.bandcamp.com/album/promo-202606 Oct 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7aucas4s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mx5pmpatgs2bBorn From Pain are heading into their 30th year with a new EP, reissues and a possible return to Poland. Rob Franssen talks Heerlen’s mining history, the story behind “De Letste Sjiech” and why there’ll be no nostalgia line-up reunion. https://idioteq.com/born-from-pain-siege-mentality-new-music-coming-up-in-2027/05 Oct 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5pmpatgs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mx5byg7b6k2bShizune and Noverte just dropped a new 4-track split, two songs each. Shizune go inward with collapse, pressure and time, while Noverte hit shame, rage, anti-fascism and the urge to disappear underground. https://shizune.bandcamp.com/album/noverte-shizune-split05 Oct 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5byg7b6k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mx4jwtzysc2gCALATHEA's "Flowers & Knives" came out back in March 2025, but it just found its way back into rotation here and fuck, this one still hits hard. Seven tracks of heart-ripping screamo and post-hardcore - https://shoverec.bandcamp.com/album/flowers-knives05 Oct 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4jwtzysc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mwsqhbi4cc2sBetween the beautiful Alpine slopes of northern Italy, there’s hardcore too. Morbegno had its own little scene, with bands, zines and DIY gigs. Sottomissione Zero grew up in the middle of it and are still playing together 25+ years later. Full story at https://idioteq.com/italian-alpine-hardcore-band-sottomissione-zero/01 Oct 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsqhbi4cc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/idioteqcom.bsky.social/post/3mwsfenw2zk2gSardinian melodic hardcore crew REGROWTH have released "Shattered Pieces", a five-track EP marking ten years of the band. All five tracks are streaming on https://regrowth.bandcamp.com/album/shattered-pieces01 Oct 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:5nqphmtmwngrk3xn33dnibgb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsfenw2zk2g