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Thank you to Andrew Johnston from SuperJump Magazine for his article & video about Punk-o-Matic; "Shove Yourself: A People's History of Punk-o-matic", which not only talked about the games themselves and the adjacent aspects of it but also our community. It was very kind & thoughtfully put together. Since POM Records was talked about and linked, I re-opened the site as I left off to still have that kind of magic, charm, nostalgia and discovery available in regards to everything we've all done as a community. I closed the site for a little while because I wanted to focus on my personal life because of various things going on and I also didn't really feel good about how somethings were being handled in some ways once I brought that up. But it doesn't really matter now. I'm still on hiatus overall, so I apologize if I haven't responded much but regardless, soon POM Records is getting a simplified redesign for the main page, mostly to help put more focus on the bands and make it more straight forward. I'm almost finished with it. Then after I take care of some other personal things, I will re-open submissions to anyone who would still like to release/publish or join the label. Thanks to 12+ years of interest in this project (and ones connected to it) and 20 years of PUNK-O-MATIC! POM1 was released January 26, 2004! 
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Suicide By Spoon is BACK! You heard that right! They are active again and working on new material! SBS was a monumental & influential band from the early days, and the 2nd band to join POM Records! Plus the Community Awards 2023 proved they are one of the most favorite bands on the label! Just to remind everyone else why they're icons, their playthrough of their song Smiling Through Broken Teeth is up on Youtube!
 DOWNLOAD GENRE: METALTRACKLIST 1. R.S.D. In order to promote their upcoming self-titled album, Call of the Void is releasing a single from the album! R.S.D. is a lengthy metal song, showcasing the ambition and creativity the band has put into this upcoming album. Make sure to check it out!
 CLICK TO DOWNLOAD GENRE: POST-HARDCORETRACKLIST 1. Bloodloss 2. Exempt 3. Far 4. Hayallerim 5. It's Okay To Cry 6. One Last Night 7. Remains of The Broken 8. Remember 9. Trashbin 10. Unpure The band switches it up this time around with a different sound. We're all super curious! Download now!
 Today, we sat down with the members of Call of the Void to see what they’ve been up to recently. The band has seen moderate success since they’ve been signed, and fans have been wondering what their plans for the future are like. Here’s what they had to say.
Lincoln: For real though, it’s been such a cool experience! I’m pretty sure the owner’s trying to screw us over, but I guess that’s the music industry for you. Randy: Don’t worry, they try to screw everyone over. I only get paid a pack of cigs for this interview. Anyways, in the time you’ve been here, you’ve reached two Bronze Stars! How does it feel? Park: Pretty good! They’re no platinum stars, but I guess they’ll do for now. Chris: Hey, I’m just happy people are listening to them at all. When we released Still Standing, I didn’t really expect anyone would want to listen to it. So to get any kind of certification was great news to me. Randy: How do you feel about your releases so far? Is there anything in particular that stands out to you? Anything you wish you could change? Dennis: I’d say we all kind of have varying feelings about things, but I think we all more or less agree that Break Away has been a great creative success for all of us. *The band all nods their heads* Chris: Personally, I really like my performance on “The Badlands”, but overall I think our latest album has been a huge upgrade in terms of sound. Lincoln: One thing in particular I really liked was the transition from “Break Away” to “Taking a Stand”. It plays out as one long song, and I really like that kind of shit. Park: I just like Break Away because I get to play more lead guitar parts. *The rest of the band chuckles* Park: No, seriously! It’s so much more fun to play. Especially just the opening song, where we play harmonies together? That’s my favourite part of the album. Randy: Are there any changes going on with the band that we should know about? Chris: Not really. I have been experimenting with my hair style, but other than that the band’s stayed pretty consistent. I’m probably going to change it back, red’s not really my colour to be honest. Park: We have been looking for a vocalist, though. We want to add vocals to our song, but can’t seem to find any fits for the band. It turns out almost all vocalists are assholes, and we’ve only got room for one of those in our band. Dennis: And I’ll have you know that I happily fill that spot! *Everyone laughs* Park: I was actually referring to Chris, but that works too. Chris: I’m gonna pretend I didn’t hear that. Anyways, as of right now there’s been nothing to really write home about. I might end up singing if the search goes on long enough, as I used to do lead vocals when we played covers, but I don’t really want to. I guess we’ll see how things go. Randy: Do you have any plans for 2024? Any new music for us? Chris: We have some big plans for our next album. Most of it’s already done, so it won’t be much longer until it comes out. And I think it’s safe to say this is our best one yet. Park: Oh, absolutely. It’s going to be an ambitious album with little experiments in a wide variety of genres; some pop-punk, heavy metal, emo, even a ska song at some point. Chris: We were trying to think of a name for it, but nothing we could come up with felt like it would fit with the album. So we just decided to make it a self-titled album instead. Waaay easier than coming up with a meaningful name. Dennis: And to the members of Plain Front, we had that idea before you announced your album, okay? *Everyone laughs* Chris: But yeah, it’s almost ready for release. We even have the album cover ready, which I emailed you if you want to put it in the blog post. Randy: Well I guess I should try and find the password to that then. Thanks to Call of the Void for being here, and be sure to keep an eye out for their next release! ...time for me to chain smoke that pack of cigs and ruminate about my life choices. Bye all.
 UPCOMING!  If you haven't seen or heard yet, MentalTea is a Punk and Hard Rock band from the heart of Transylvania, a.k.a. the Vampire capital of the world! Cover your necks but open your ears because they're not going to hide in the shadows. They're out there ready to rock!
Randy: Tell us a bit of history about the band. I know you were discovered on Youtube. How long before were you guys making music? How did it start?
Band: It started in 2021 with the brothers, who where always out just listening to other local band. And that is how they picked the bassist and the old guy. Though they officially united in 2023, recording the first two records with a local studio. Randy: Now that the single Overflow is out, what are the next plans for the band? Band: We really want to keep pushing as much content as we can, there are tours in mind, I shouldn't say this but we are working on our biggest project yet, that is why we made "Overflow" to see what people react to the new sound we are trying to achieve. Hopefully we don't need a lineup change. Randy: Where did the band name come from, by the way? Band: The name was just a joke at first, as all of the guys like mint tea, and they thought that it sounded like metal tea, so that is how they got the name. Randy: Any message to the new fans out there? Band: We really hope that you're satisfied with our performance, and we provide enough content. We hope to make this year as interesting as we can. We hope you guys like it, and rock it! Thank you very much!  DOWNLOAD Genre: ThrashTracklist 1. Overflow We tried making new stuff. As we are currently experimenting with different genres and stuff like that, we would appreciate some opinions and some comment on where we can improve. Let it rock!
 CLICK TO DOWNLOAD GENRE: POST-HARDCORETRACKLIST 1. Tribute White Splash releases their awesome tribute song to one of the most influential and iconic bands that started the scene and one of the foundational bands of the label, SUICIDE BY SPOON. White Splash members first discovered the band here on POM Records and were enamored. So check out their release! "Suicide By Spoon, wow, I met this band through my brother Eric, I don't even know what to say about their songs, They follow the style that White Splash wants to try to follow, however, it's not easy to do something like they do, Even So, the band members and I decided to do a Tribute to Suicide By Spoon, trying to make a song in their style! I hope you like it! Oh, and if you guys from Suicide By Spoon are watching this, what do you think about us hanging out one day? to drink a little and maybe create some songs? A trip to Canada doesn't seem like a bad idea, Haha!" - Jonathan Williams |
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