Post-Rock band Spotlights have shared a new digital single to their Bandcamp! ‘Sleepwalker’ was avaialble as a physical version of the album-only track on their excellent 2019 released Love & Decay (Ipecac Recordings). Teh band will begin a short US tour next month, including an opening slot on one of the Mr. Bungle Reunion shows (February 11th) in Brooklyn. Continue reading
In an update to social media, drumming legend Dave Lombardo (ex Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Original Misfits, Mr. Bungle) has given an update on the progress of the new album from Hardcore Punk supergroup Dead Cross. Lombardo reports that tracking for drums, guitar and bass are finished and they are waiting for vocalist Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle) to record his parts. The new Dead Cross LP, due out on Ipecac Recordings later this year, is one of the most anticipated releases of 2020! Continue reading
Mike Patton’s (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Dead Cross) and Anthony Pateras’ tētēma project will release their sophomore album, Necroscape, April 3rd, via Ipecac Recordings. Listen to the new single ‘Haunted on the Uptake’ now!
Faith No More stirred hearts and loins of their adoring fans yesterday when they changed most of the social media profiles with a new image of their iconic logo over a mountain top. No official word had has come down, but speculation has been rampant by fans that perhaps the band will return to activity. Live performances seem possible as the band left their most recent reunion on good terms, with the masterful Sol Invictus (Ipecac Recordings) album and sold out reunion tour dates for three years. FNM’s landmark second album The Real Thing, the first release featuring Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle, Dead Cross, Mondo Cane, Peeping Tom, Tomahawk) turned thirty years old in 2019, so perhaps the band will honor that milestone. Ghost Cult reported the news last year that several core members of the band had teamed up for a writing session, to see if they had material for a new release. Visit the Faith No More website on Tuesday at approximately 2PM ET / 11AM PT to see what announcement the band has in store. We’ll keep following this story as it develops. Continue reading
If you’re going to name your band Cunts then I expect some vile shit. If you’re going to double down and go with Cunts (Ipecac Recordings) as the name of your album, then you’re really looking to summon the Kraken here. I’m ready to slam a forty ounce of Olde English 800, get bashed over the head with a folding chair and crawl back home only to fuck on the floor. Let’s destroy something beautiful. Continue reading
Faith No More, by Meg Loyal Photography
Back in 1994 Greg Werckman, former Alternative Tentacles’ boss and Mike Patton’s manager, along with Patton (Faith No More, Tomahawk, Mr. Bungle) formed Ipecac Records, and soon after released IPC-1, Fantômas’ self-titled release. Basically by making a label from for Patton projects like Fantomas and Mr. Bungle as well as Maldoror, a release featuring Japanese noise heavyweight Masami Akita (Merzbow) and Patton and more. On April 1, 1999, Ipecac Recordings was officially born, headquartered out of Werckman’s San Francisco home office. Initially, the plan was to make this a home for Patton’s non-Faith No More/Mr. Bungle releases, but a year’s long friendship with the Melvins quickly changed that.Continue reading
Brooklyn’s genius post-Rock band Spotlights will release their full-length album Love & Decay April 26, Ipecac Recordings. The band has had several acclaimed EP’s, been on some impressive tours and featured at Roadburn Festival! You can hear their brand new song ‘The Particle Noise’ right now! Continue reading
What a truly intriguing mix of styles this appears on paper! A duo comprised of Punk underground overlord and current Dead Cross member Justin Pearson and hip-hop producer Luke Henshaw, Planet B are bringing so much to the table of their self-titled album (Ipecac Recordings) and are doing do with politically charged lyrics which are looking to rail against “the lack of humanity in the world…….”Continue reading
Noise masters Daughters have set You Won’t Get What You Want as the title of their new album, coming October 26th via Ipecac Recordings. In addition to opening pre-orders, the band has shared the first single, ‘The Reason They Hate Me’. Jam it right now! Continue reading
Legendary Providence, Rhode Island grind/noise band Daughters has announced they have signed with Mike Patton’s Ipecac Recordings for a brand new album. The release is expected later this year. You can also hear a brand new song, ‘Satan In The Wait’ below. Continue reading