Written By: Big C Photo Credit: Pooneh Ghana Some songs knock on the door; Red Flag comes through the wall. Austin noise-punk band TEAR DUNGEON releases the final preview of Squirm, due October 2 through TODO Records, while announcing a sprawling North American tour. Across these songs, distortion behaves like another section in the band, swelling around the riff but pulling back just enough for the next impact to register. The track drives uphill on a riff with drums and gui

TEAR DUNGEON turn “Freak Flag” into a scuzzy, live-wire preview of Squirm, proving disturbing has rarely felt this good.

Written By: Big C Photo Credit: Pooneh Ghana If punk is supposed to make people uncomfortable, Tear Dungeon are doing exactly what the genre was built to do. The Austin outfit returns with I'm Not Dead Yet, a ferocious blast of distortion that strips songwriting down to its bare essentials before detonating into controlled mayhem. Fueled by grinding riffs and an unapologetic attitude, the band delivers a track that feels like a pressure valve finally giving way. The official