Stream new music from Dead Drugs, Melomaniac, Evil Empire, more

A handful of fresh soundwaves lit up the radar recently, so it's time for a roundup of new songs to stream. Fire up your modems! Leading things off we have the first tracks from Melomaniac. This may be a brand new band but you may recognize two thirds of its members from local crust group Ultrahazard. Violet Staley handles drums and vocals for Melomaniac and Saffron Panda does bass. They are joined by Jessica Ruiz on guitar. They released two songs last week: "Think Before You Say" and "Withered, Tempting." Ultrahazard fans will find plenty to like here although the band carves out a distinct sound. Horror punk leanings feature prominently on "Withered, Tempting." Stream that track below.

Dead Drugs released the first song off their upcoming 7" due out on Manglor Records this spring. "Pillow Talk" is a gravelly blast of garage rock. Dead Drugs can kick up an impressive noise smog, especially considering it's one guy on guitar, vocals and percussion. Dead Drugs, of Lake in the Hills, fit in with Manglor's releases so far. Look for the band at the 7th Street Space in DeKalb on March 11 with Brain Tumors and Minimum Wage Assassins. Stream "Pillow Talk" below.

Evil Empire dropped a fresh recording last week. The song, "Puros Chingadazos," is the epitome of the Latino hardcore sound they are leaning toward these days. It is a burst of energy. I'm excited to hear new material from this band, who have been a local skacore favorite for several years. Read about their show with Beat the Smart Kids at Quenchers a couple weeks ago here. Now, I'm not familiar with the term "chingadazo" and neither is Google's translate function. According to Urban Dictionary, it is "a fucking bad, strong impact such as a punch, hit, smack, or collision." That makes the title of the song something like "pure fucking bad hits." Hit me again. Stream "Puros Chingadazos" below.

Today Teenage Bottlerocket announced the release of their new album Tales From Wyoming, out March 31st on Rise Records. Watch the lyric video for "Nothing Else Matters (When I'm With You)" below. Think about what band "Nothing Else Matters" might be a reference to and get ready for a load of references to that band cheekily laced into TBR's trademark pop punk sound.