GRIZZLOR: RECORD PRE-ORDER LAUNCHED, NEW SONG DEBUT. CRUSH.

You see that up there ^.  That's the cover to the new GRIZZLOR 7" "Cycloptic" coming out in October.  t sounds like it looks.  Crushing.  Menacing.  Dangerous.  Chunky.
Well, now you can pre-order one of them bad boys on either red or white vinyl (or both if you're weird like that) right here:
http://hexrecords.bigcartel.com/product/grizzlor-cycloptic-7

Oh, you're one of those people who want to hear it first before you buy it?  Fine.  You can now listen to a song from the record at Revolver. 
Geez, such a needy crowd.  Anyways, listen, headbang, and buy a record or two.
The band will be playing some shows real soon.  Check them at the following spots:
Thurs, Sept. 24th @ AS220 Providence, RI w/ Empty Vessels, Die Choking
Sat. Oct. 10th @ Crunch House West Haven, CT
Friday, Oct. 30th @ Spark Art Space Syracuse, NY w/ Bardus
Sat. Nov. 7th @ 33 Golden New London, CT

NEW EX-BREATHERS SONG AND TOUR DATES!

The EX-BREATHERS truck just keeps on rolling.  They have debuted a second song from "Past Tense", which will be out October 23rd via Hex and Exploding In Sound.

You can hear it via Stereogum.

Pre-order their LP HERE.

And now for some tour dates.  They will be all over the South, Midwest, and West Coast this Fall.  A bunch of the shows will be with Gnarwhal (who released stuff on the 4-way split we released last Fall)

10/29 - Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder (record release show!)

11/01 - Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

11/02 - Nashville, TN @ Stone Fox

11/03 - Bloomington, IN @ Fuck What You Heard House

11/04 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean Downstairs

11/05 - Milwaukee, WI @ TBA

11/06 - Minneapolis @ Pork Avenue

11/07 - Iowa City, IA @ Trumpet Blossom Cafe

11/08 - Omaha, NE @ O’leaver’s Pub

11/09 - Denver, CO @ Bar Bar

11/10 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Diabolical Records

11/11 - Boise, ID @ Android House

11/12 - Portland, OR @ High Water Mark

11/13 - Seattle, WA @ Victory Lounge

11/14 - Bellingham, WA @ Makeshift Project

11/15 - Olympia, WA @ TBA

11/16 - Corvallis, OR @ Interzone

11/17 - San Francisco, CA @ TBA

11/18 - Oakland, CA @ TBA

11/19 - Santa Barbara, CA @ FUNZONE

11/20 - Indio, CA @ ¡Casa de Alvarez!

11/21 - Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room

11/22 - El Paso, TX @ Warzawa

11/23 - Denton, TX @ Gatsby’s Mansion

11/24 - New Orleans, LA @ Sisters In Christ

11/25 - Birmingham, AL @ TBA

NEW DIALYSIS SONG, 7" PRE-ORDER, AND COVER ART REVEALED!!!!

Wanna hear a new DIALYSIS song from "Abastab"?  OK, here's the song "Typhoid Mary"!  To go along with this song take a looksy at a page from the comic book that will come with the record when you buy it.

OK, now that you've listened to it a million times, and gushed at the artwork, go and pre-order the record like right now over here at the Hex store.  On this second 7" the band strike back with 11 more quick bursts of grinding punk hardcore nonsense. This time around expect more variety in the form of songs with cooing (you just heard it), gang vocals, and even a saxophone on one track. As a bonus this record will come with a comic book written and illustrated by frontman Ryan Canavan (you just saw some of it). Cover art for the record is supplied by Fantagraphics artist Liz Suburbia (Sacred Heart) and half the pressing has blue covers, while the other half has pink covers. If you're into that sort of stuff leave a note with your order stating which color you prefer. All the actual records come on a cool orange/pink mix. The download for this record contains a bonus track(s) not on the actual record... ooooohhhh!
This is a pre-order. The records should ship at the end of September.

EX-BREATHERS POST NEW SONG AND PRE-ORDER!

Check out a new song from Tallahassee's three-piece punk unit blasting boundaries with their mix of thrashing heaviness, Fugazi's urgent dynamics, the Minutemen's short bursts of weirdness, and Mission Of Burma's melodic experimentation.   "Stand Still" is streaming over at NPR of all places:
http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/09/02/436660477/vikings-choice-ex-breathers-stand-still

When you're finished listening to that, go over to the webstore and pre-order Ex-Breathers new LP "Past tense".  All records come on black vinyl with download as well.
This is a pre-order. Records ship October 23rd.
 http://hexrecords.bigcartel.com/product/ex-breathers-past-tense-lp

IT MUST BE A BLUE MOON.....

We get to make a post like this once maybe every few years and today is such an occasion.  ED GEIN are playing a show.  Yeah...  them.  It's a rare sight to see them outside their natural habitat of coffee shops and screenprinting facilities, so alert the urban National Geographic, calibrate your grind-o-scopes, and watch science unfold October 24th.  Bleak and Difficult (first show for ex- Night Owls folks) will be there as well.  here's the event page:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1067833389896564/

BLEAK TOUR DATES FOR THIS FALL.

Road dogs BLEAK will be hitting the US once again this Fall with Call of the Void.  All the dates from 10/4 on are with Call of the Void.  If they roll into your neck of the woods go see 'em damnit.  And pick up an LP or t-shirt or something because those fuckers are always broke.

8/28- Cincinnati, OH- fest
8/29- Buffalo @ Northrup House w/ Dialysis
8/30- Syracuse, NY @ St. Caire Theatre
9/1- Binghamton, NY @ Fitzies w/ Fuck the Facts, Radskvm, Dialysis
9/27- Syracuse, NY @ Spark w/ Dialysis, Blood Sun Circle

w/ Call Of the Void
10/4 Pittsburgh, PA @ Roboto Project
10/5 Long Island, NY @ Amityville Music Hall
10/6 Brooklyn, NY @ TBA
10/7 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
10/8 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
10/9 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
10/10 Lafayette, LA @ Bisbanos
10/11 Houston, TX @ Black Barbie
10/12 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
10/13 San Antonio, TX @ TBA
10/14 Las Cruces, TX @ Haphazard Hall
10/16 Tucson, AZ @ Southwest Terror Fest
10/17 Santa Fe, NM @ The Dave Cave

BLEAK LPs ARE NOW IN!

I got out of work early today to a nice surprise on my front porch- a bunch of dirty, heavy boxes, all filled with Bleak LPs!  So I'll spend the rest of my day putting these together and getting them ready to ship out to all you who were so kind to pre-order a bunch of them.  The post office is going to be cross with me by the end of the week.