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The Mary Tyler Whores, notorious punk rock legends from Florida, built a fearsome live reputation back in the day, sharing stages with the likes of The Misfits, Iggy Pop, GBH, Murphy’s Law and countless others. One thing they didn’t do, though, was release an album. That’s about to change as the reunited band are finally set to cement their reputation with their debut album ‘As Filthy As We Wanna Be’ this month, which includes guest appearances from Fishbone’s Angelo Moore and US rappers Riff Raff and Mike G.

Asomvel ‘Set Your World on Fire’ (Self-Released)

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Yorkshire’s Asomvel have never shown much interest in subtlety, and new album ‘Set Your World On Fire’ confirms that restraint remains absent from their musical vocabulary. Across 12 tracks, the quartet unleash a scorched-earth collision of hard rock, speed metal and unapologetic rock ’n’ roll swagger. They wear their influences openly, continuing the approach established on previous releases without sounding constrained by it.

Drink The Sea – ‘Drink The Sea III’ (Sunyata Records)

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By Jim Rowland Featuring Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season), Alain...

The Family Business Ltd – ‘The Family Business Ltd’ (Hellcat Records)

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By Jim Rowland The Family Business Ltd is a new ska collective bringing together Jordan Cardy (Rat...

Tom Morello ‘Everyone Gets Everything They Want’ (Mom + Pop Music)

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A founding member of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, legendary guitarist, songwriter, producer and activist Tom Morello unveils his latest full-length project, and first solo rock album, ‘Everyone Gets Everything They Want’ this month, which features guest appearances from Serj Tankian, Kneecap, Beartooth and his own 15-year old guitar wiz son Roman.

Gary Marx – ‘Red Planet Blue’ (Infrasons E.Y. Records)

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Best known for co-founding The Sisters Of Mercy with Andrew Eldritch, and subsequently forming Ghost Dance, Gary Marx is back this month with ‘Red Planet Blue’, the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2024’s ‘Green Ginger Jive’.

Ruts DC ‘Bound In Blood’ EP (Sosumi Recordings)

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By now you would have thought the legendary Ruts DC would have done everything there is to do, but one thing they haven’t done before is a 10” EP – until now. ‘Bound In Blood’ is a brand new four-track EP released this month on CD and green and black smoke 10” vinyl.

Slaughter And The Dogs ‘White Heat’ (Cadiz Music)

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Best known for the classic 1978 debut album ‘Do It Dog Style’, as well as supporting the Sex Pistols at their infamous Manchester Free Trade Hall gig in 1976, Manchester proto-punk legends Slaughter And the Dogs are back with a brand new album ‘White Heat’ this month. Still featuring founder members Mick Rossi and Howard Bates, the album features guest appearances from The Cult’s Billy Duffy and Mott The Hoople legend Morgan Fisher.

Thorns ‘Ready To Strike’ EP (These Go To Eleven Records)

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Armed with an uncompromising DIY spirit, Ohio thrash upstarts Thorns have skipped the industry queue entirely — building their own studio, self-recording and self-releasing two albums and multiple singles and rallying a worldwide following in under a year. Now they are back, ‘Ready To Strike’ with a new four song EP.

Daily Thompson ‘Glue’ (Noisolution Records)

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Hailing from Dortmund, Germany, three-piece Daily Thompson have a passion for the grunge and alt-rock sound of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. No surprise then that new album ‘Glue’ was recorded in Seattle with American producer Tony Reed.

Professor and the Madman – ‘Dreamworld’ (FullerTone Records)

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Featuring The Damned’s rhythm section of Rat Scabies and Paul Gray, alongside songwriters and co-frontmen Sean Elliott and Alfie Agnew, both veterans of the Southern California punk rock scene, UK/US supergroup Professor and the Madman this week release their fifth album ‘Dreamworld’, their first in six years.