Check out our picks below, and stay informed about everything coming out in July with our monthly album release calendar.

Any musician involved in the most extreme forms of musical expression owes their existence and career to Black Flag. Beginning as a fairly standard-issue late ‘70s punk-rock band, sub-Ramones variety, ...

Last month, we asked our readers to tell us the best albums of 2026 so far. Their answers went long, spanning everything from Static Dress ’ injury episode to Tigers Jaw ’s Lost on You to Evanescence ...

It’s late May of 2025, and I’m standing in the shadow of a 12-foot-tall blink-182 bunny statue, flanked by Floridians. It makes more sense than it sounds. The rabbit, in fact, is the unofficial warden ...

TOBIAS FORGE IS CONCERNED. It’s Valentine’s Day in Pittsburgh, where Ghost are halfway through their co-headline tour with Volbeat, but the only love the Swedish mastermind is pining for is that of ...

In her approach to almost everything, Ecca Vandal takes the idiosyncratic path. In spite of budget constraints, and with no one holding her hand, she’s tossed aside the tired map of how things should ...

As much as we love celebrating milestone anniversaries and examining the past, it’s just as important to look forward. Like last year, we spent time compiling the most exciting rising artists that are ...

Hardcore, when it first hit punk rock as the ‘70s gave way to the ‘80s, was intended as a corrective. The scene was in danger of being tamed into new-wave niceness, as the best remaining early bands ...

Read more: 10 times punk rockers stole the show on American TV in the ’70s and ’80s The goth-punk cudgel was assumed in the new century by youngbloods such as AFI and Alkaline Trio. A quick scan of ...

No doubt aware of the gravity of the moment, returning co-founder Tom DeLonge marked the occasion by amending the end of the classic Enema of the State track’s first verse during Weekend 1 of the ...

Done right, reunions can be a satisfying and life-changing event, giving fans a chance to live out their wildest dreams. Just look at My Chemical Romance ’s comeback shows, which escalated to a ...

Pop punk began to rapidly gain traction in the early 2000s, landing impressive spots on mainstream charts that propelled the success of the genre today. This transformative period uncovered legendary ...