MoonKill blow up the moon in "Murderhouse" video

“Moonkill live somewhere in the world of darkened punk realms where all things Danzig are held sacred…There's something in the band that feels very much like you're driving West on I-10 in an old Cadillac with your hair blowing from beneath your cowboy hat...basically Danzig fronting Clutch.” — Austin Town Hall

"Everything you could possibly want from the darker side of punk." -- New Noise Magazine

"A cocktail of punk, hardcore and space rock making their own quintessential noise combo.” – Punktuation

Austin band MoonKill share the official video for "Murderhouse" from their full length debut album today via Echoes & Dust in the UK HERE and Austin Town Hall in North America HERE. The video satirizes low budget sci-fi horror of yore. And, it's now live to watch and share on YouTube HERE. 

Hear/share the 10-song MoonKill album on all DSPs HERE.

MoonKill plays untethered Texas Punk. Inserting ambient spacey sounds & new-wave tension into a punk world that is difficult to pin down. 

MoonKill materialized in a T-shirt factory, which doubled as an after-hours practice space, in Austin, TX. The quartet all connected for a random jam session in May 2022. The drummer was the lynchpin in a network of friends, which included a guitarist who lived in a trailer in his driveway at the time. The first session produced their initial song “Long Line to Hell'' and they have been growing their queue of Texas Punk songs ever since. 

The band self-produced a 3 song EP, The Kong Sessions, in the loft of their friend’s screen-printing shop. After presenting it to producer/engineer Roky Moon (of American Sharks), he offered to produce their debut album, which was completed in February 2024. They played their first live show in Sept. 2023, to a packed house, and began a relentless live show schedule.

Since then, others have taken notice, including their growing fan base in and around Austin. Their EP gained notice from music critics, including Greg Kot, (Chicago Tribune) who featured “Dead Holiday” on his syndicated show, Sound Opinions.

MoonKill is available to stream & download, released on May 24th, 2024. Order/save HERE.  

Artist: MoonKill

Album: MoonKill

Label: self-released 

Release Date: May 24th, 2024

01. Dead Holiday

02. Ranger Danger, Pt. 1

03. Ranger Danger, Pt. 2

04. Chainsaw Bathroom Sex

05. Murderhouse

06. Full Stop

07. Ghost Town

08. Long Line to Hell

09. Rabbit’s Foot

10. Friend or Foe

On The Web:

linktr.ee/moonkillband

moonkill.bandcamp.com

instagram.com/moonkillband

HATED drop "Blood//Lust" single from forthcoming album, feat. Blasting Room producer Colton Krohn on Lost Future Records

“Featuring thick, chunky rhythms buffeted by sharp yet heavy guitar work and abyssal vocal stylings... effectively serves as a shot across the bow to other bands out there. It’s effectively the band putting their hand on the throat of the scene, letting everyone know they’re here and ready to fuck some shit up." -- Metal Sucks

“Comes in with a f#*king vengeance! The vocals feel like acid searing down my ear canals, the percussion is like an angelic army finally coming down to lay waste to the false prophets, and the riffs feel like red-hot lasers shooting out of my eyes. It’s been a while since I heard a song as deliciously violent as HATED’s ‘Seven.’” — CvltNation

Denver, CO band HATED share a new single, "Blood//Lust" from their forthcoming full length debut today. New Noise featured it earlier HERE. Hear and share "Blood//Lust" on all DSPs HERE. 

Metal Sucks recently premiered the video for lead track "Imposter" HERE. CvltNation premiered the official video for "Seven" HERE. (Direct YouTube.) 

HATED is a Denver-based Nu-Deathcore band delivering relentless riffs, suffocating atmosphere, and raw, unfiltered emotion. Balancing cinematic heaviness with personal storytelling, the band confronts mental health struggles head-on through honest, brutal songwriting.

Formed in 2018 as a studio project between vocalist Jordan Taylor and guitarist/producer Colton Krohn, HATED quickly evolved into a full band after listeners connected with the raw honesty of their first two EPs, None Are Equal and 9411.

Since 2023, HATED has built a reputation for chaotic, high-energy live shows across the Rocky Mountain region — complete with inflatable swords, pillow fights, and mosh pit limbo contests. But it’s not about gimmicks. It’s about creating a space for catharsis and connection through sound and community.

Death Effects brings focus to the very real obstacles brought on by living a life of shame and regret, begging for common decency from the ones closest to you. It acknowledges the feelings of self loathing and despair that plague someone with extreme depression. From beginning to end, the album is set in the mood of “found footage” on a cassette tape, one that tells the story of a nameless person that has suffered more than they can bear. 

Death Effects will be available on Limited Edition LP and download on August 22, 2025 via Lost Future Records. Pre-orders are available HERE. 

HATED LIVE 2025:

08/28 Denver, CO - HQ (Album Release Party)

08/29 Salt Lake City, UT - Aces High

08/31 Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep 

09/20 Casper, WY - Oil City Brewing 

Artist: HATED

Album: Death Effects

Record Label: Lost Future Records

Release Date: August 22, 2025

01. Effortless

02. Victim

03. Seven

04. Blood//Lust

05. Dirtnap

06. Hang

07. Fat Fuck

08. Imposter

09. The Other

10. Silk

hatedband.bandcamp.com

instagram.com/we.are.hated

lostfuture.bandcamp.com

lostfuturerecords.com

GUS BALDWIN shares new single from forthcoming debut solo album; GB & The Sketch launch headlining tour in August, Bass Drum of Death tour in Oct-Nov

"Genre-agnostic quartet with classic rock energy and brassy punk politics... channeling the raw energy of punk." -- Austin Chronicle

“ARTIST OF THE MONTH, March 2025: Infectious garage rock energy. A furious mix of ferocious guitars, a technical knock-out rhythm section, and lyrics that would make all of the legendary Beat Poets howl in approval.” — KUTX

"Kick ass to bombastic levels." -- Cosmic Clash

“Noisy, fuzzy punk with a distinct pop sensibility… Full of energy and anger while also managing to be a lot of fun.” — New Noise Magazine

“Lo-fi, nervy, and filled with that off-kilter energy that runs through all of Baldwin’s best work.” — Psychedelic Baby Magazine

Austin artist Gus Baldwin shares a new solo single "Cherrywood" today, and announces his forthcoming self-titled full length solo debut album. The single launched earlier via Echoes & Dust HERE and is available to hear & share on all DSPs HERE.

Gus Baldwin & The Sketch launch August headlining tour dates in the Southeast (including Muddy Roots Fest and Evolution Festival), followed by Western US shows supporting Bass Drum of Death in October-November. See all tour dates below, tickets are HERE.

Gus Baldwin & the Sketch was the Artist of the Month for March at local NPR affiliate KUTX. Read the interview HERE. The band was also featured in a front cover story in alt weekly paper the Austin Chronicle. Read the feature story HERE.

Gus Baldwin is a 20-something singer/songwriter/ex-hippie/part-time punk hailing from Austin, TX. He splits his time constantly performing as a one man garage band, or with his band The Sketch, and as a frequent collaborator with other local acts. His music spans an array of time periods (80s power-pop, 60s psych, 70s proto-punk, 90s indie rock), and his forthcoming self-titled debut solo full length showcases the immensity of his talents in making all of those influences sound fresh and new. 

“Each song on the record is a different piece of me trying to figure out who I was, and how the world was changing around me,” Baldwin says. “It’s a document of my early 20s.” And, it’s a document of an artist finding his voice from within several entanglements. More on that in a moment…

The debut full length by Gus Baldwin & The Sketch, titled simply The Sketch was released earlier in 2025 to much critical acclaim: Austin NPR affiliate KUTX’s Artist of The Month in March, a front cover story in Austin Chronicle and Best Punk Band nomination, as well as personal invitations to support Jack White and tour with Bass Drum of Death in Fall 2025. 

While The Sketch continues to tour the US (and soon the EU) and write, Gus’ solo album serves to fill in the shades and background that made him. To wit: After a stint holding down drums for Dallas surf punk legends Sealion in high school, Baldwin went on to form the psych-pop combo Acid Carousel, which he led for 6 years and 20-ish releases before departing the band on Halloween night 2021. Quickly releasing a string of solo titles on his own GetWithIt! Records imprint, including the EPs THRILLER II, and Live Bugs, as well as a slew of singles, Gus established himself firmly as the godson of Texas rock 'n’ roll. Teaming up with former Acid Carousel bandmates, and other friends, Gus formed The Sketch in 2022 with bassist Lucas Martins, guitarist David Rawlinson, and drummer Trey Gutierrez.

“At the time of writing most of these tunes, I was still in Acid Carousel and fed up with how things were going, and mostly tired of the psych bag I had been put in,” Baldwin says. The pandemic was a prolific time for him, with a personal mission to write and record a new track every other day on his 4-track recorder. “It’s interesting seeing the songs written for Carousel put on the same album with the ones written right after both my breakup with that band, and my long term relationship. It made sense to put these all together to document my personal journey from age 21 to now.”

The 12-track album was recorded on a Tascam 388 8-track tape machine at the home studio of Baldwin’s friend Ramiro Verdooren over many sessions throughout 2022-2023. Roky Moon (American Sharks) recorded the final touches and mixed the album, with Joey Oaxaca mastering in Los Angeles. 

Gus Baldwin will be available on LP and download on October 24th, 2025 via Permanent Teeth. Pre-orders are available HERE.

GUS BALDWIN & THE SKETCH LIVE 2025:

08/22 Austin, TX - Hotel Vegas

08/26 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves

08/27 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe

08/28 Atlanta, GA - The EARL

08/29 Cookeville, TN - Muddy Roots Festival

08/30 Nashville, TN - The Basement

08/31 New Orleans, LA - Saturn

09/20 Taylor, TX - Black Sparrow Music Parlour - Flat Fest

09/27 St Louis, MO - Evolution Festival 

10/30 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall *

11/01 Dallas, TX - Ferris Wheelers *

11/02 Austin, TX - Empire Control Room *

11/04 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad *

11/05 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar *

11/06 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy *

11/07 San Diego, CA - Brick by Brick *

11/08 San Francisco, CA - Brick and Mortar *

11/10 Sacramento, CA - Harlow’s *

11/12 Seattle, WA - Madame Lou’s *

11/14 Portland, OR - Dante’s *

11/15 Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club *

11/17 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *

11/19 Denver, CO - Marquis *

11/20 Ft Collins, CO - The Coast *

11/21 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck *

11/22 Columbia, MO - Rose Music Hall *

* w/ Bass Drum of Death

Artist: Gus Baldwin

Album: Gus Baldwin

Record Label: Permanent Teeth 

Album Release Date: October 24, 2025

01. Hello

02. Full Regalia

03. St. Sinner

04. Depression

05. West Korea

06. Cherrywood

07. Azie Morton

08. The Pesticide Song

09. Credit Card

10. Whatever Happened (To My Granddaddy’s Gun)

11. Happy Mondays

12. Aesthetifuck

Artist: Gus Baldwin & The Sketch

Album: The Sketch

Label: Permanent Teeth Records

Release Date: January 31, 2025

01. Part I

02. Part II

03. Part III

04. Itch 

05. Steady on It

06. Luxury Television 

07. Slacker’s Prom

08. (She’s Gone) Arigato 

09. Beautiful Delilah 

10. What the Freaks Say

11. Sympathy for Sunday

On The Web:

linktr.ee/gusbaldwin

instagram.com/buddy_gus

gusbaldwin.bandcamp.com

permanentteethrecords.bandcamp.com