Supermachiner, the haunting, mostly instrumental side project from Converge members Jacob Bannon and Kurt Ballou, will soon have its complete 30-track, two-disc collection, Rust, available through Deathwish Inc. Listen to a few tracks here.
Big Business has announced the release of its new album, Mind the Drift, for April on Hydra Head. Listen to a new track, “Gold and Final,” on the group’s MySpace page.
Japanese post-rockers Mono have a new album, Hymn to the Immortal Wind, being released on March 24 on Temporary Residence. The album boasts guest contributions from a 28-member orchestra.
Seven Signs, the Southern culture documentary by J.D. Wilkes of Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers, is now available on DVD.
Following the release of Old Money via Stones Throw on January 26, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez takes his group to Europe in March. Click here for a list of dates.
A new alt-metal super-group called Shrinebuilder is recording a debut album for Neurot Recordings, due this summer. The group consists of Wino (The Hidden Hand), Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Al Cisneros (Om, Sleep), and Dale Crover (Melvins) and will be in the studio with Toshi Kasai (Big Business).
Orange Tulip Conspiracy, the exceptional multi-genre new group led by Estradasphere guitarist Jason Schimmel, will play a full US tour in May. If you’re involved in setting up shows, you can help Schimmel fill in dates — head here for details.
Grandaddy singer/songwriter Jason Lytle has a solo debut album, Yours Truly, being release on Anti- on May 19.
Finger-tapping indie-rock specialist Kaki King is playing a “solo guitar and no other bullshit tour” in California from January 21-31. Head here for the dates.
Post-rock/jam keyboardist Marco Benevento plays a weekly residency in February at Yoshi’s in Oakland in the middle of a handful of other West Coast dates. During the stint, Benevento will be joined by special guests that include Scott Amendola, Billy Martin, Reed Mathis, Jeff Parker, and Skerik.
California math-rock trio Tera Melos has a new EP of cover songs available to download for free. Band member Nick Reinhart also has new band with drumming wiz Zach Hill, called Bygones, that has a debut album set for release in March on Sargent House.
Starting today, the new Cattle Decapitation album, The Harvest Floor, is streaming in its entirety on buzzgrinder.com. The stream will run through January 19.
Thrash/punk four-piece Trash Talk has announced a handful of shows that span Japan, California, and Georgia (the state). The shows include performances with Fucked Up, Pig Destroyer, Converge, Torche, Mastodon, and Neurosis.
Hardcore tough guys Hatebreed have posted a cover of Sepultura‘s “Refuse/Resist” on their MySpace page. The cover is included in the soundtrack to Punisher: War Zone.