Dwarves Announce New Album 'JENKEM'
(Earshot) Dwarves return with a new full-length, JENKEM, arriving June 5 via Greedy Records (Distributed by MVD). Decades into a career that has cut across punk, hardcore, and heavy music, the band remains a fixture of underground culture - as influential as they are unpredictable, and long past the point of needing introduction.
A high-velocity blast rooted in hardcore's most feral instincts, JENKEM taps into the same raw aggression and breakneck intensity that fed the early crossover between punk and thrash. Stripped down and dialed in, the album revisits the band's most confrontational era, channeling the savage spirit of Blood, Guts & Pussy while pushing their nihilistic edge even further.
Across thirteen short, violent bursts - fast, filthy, and unfiltered - plus one mid-tempo crusher, JENKEM wastes no time getting to the point. It's lean, abrasive, and built for impact - a record that lands somewhere between classic hardcore urgency and the blunt force of thrash's punk roots, reinforcing DWARVES' place in that lineage.
Never content to simply release music, the band is rolling out JENKEM with an avalanche of live and animated videos, alongside a series of collectible 7-inch releases. Fans can also snag signed copies and exclusive merch directly via the band's official site, continuing the DIY ethos that has defined DWARVES since day one.
To mark the release, DWARVES will take their notoriously chaotic live show on the road for an extensive North American and European run. The tour kicks off in May with Screeching Weasel in Portland, Seattle, and Denver, followed by additional U.S. dates including Austin and a run of fall shows alongside The Exploited and Total Chaos. The band then heads overseas for a massive European stretch with Eye Hate God, including appearances at Hellfest, Obscene Extreme Festival, Sjock Fest, Krach am Bach, Azkena Rock Festival, and more - further cementing their place on bills that pull from hardcore, punk, and metal alike.
JENKEM
Out June 5
Produced by Blag Dahlia
Recorded and Mixed by Andy Carpenter (Supersuckers, Strung Out, Screeching Weasel)
TRACK LISTING
Side One
Confused
We Are the Scene
Drug Lust
Damned If I Do
Must Confess
Too Messed Up
I'm Dead
Side Two
Bad Drugs
I Wish You Were Dead
Psychosis Tripping
Hey Melania
Here We Come Again
Be Ruthless Destroy
Last Chance
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