Alternative Tentacles Records

07/11/2025

Sometimes photos speak for themselves.

07/10/2025

With the release of Voodoo 5's new 7" single "Moon Over Marin", we thought it might be fun to post some of the amazing music Skip Heller and Lena Marie Cardinale have been putting out for years. Check out this clip of the band performing "Miserlou" live in 2024!

You can pick up their incredible brand new 7" now in our online store! Featuring their imaginative reworking of Dead Kennedy's "Moon Over Marin", along with a boogaloo-cum-exotica reworking of the sixties instro classic “El Tecolate” on the flip side! This is a must have for any collection!
Find it here: https://alternativetentacles.com/collections/releases/products/moon-over-marin-el-tecolote-fire-dance

https://youtu.be/KqGpv8V5D6w?si=_LKu51ssGykTivfb

07/09/2025

Coming in hot of the presses and available for pre-order is LARD “Pure Chewing Satisfaction” in stores everywhere on August 22nd!

LARD “Pure Chewing Satisfaction” is the second landmark album of the industrial-hardcore collision between vocals of JELLO BIAFRA with the patented wall of noise assault and studio wizardry of Ministry founders Paul Barker and Al Jourgensen! Originally released in 1997, “Pure Chewing Satisfaction” is a dark, frightening look at everything wrong in America, and it rings as true now as it ever has.

As we have mentioned before, we have a number of albums in various states of production this year. While we have many VERY patient customers eagerly awaiting the arrival of LARD "The Last Temptation of Reid", which was pulled from production to be remastered under Jello Biafra's watch ( and is now awaiting his final approval before moving back into final production), as well as the final pre-orders (the final 56 as of this writing) for LARD "Power of Lard shipping out this very week. We apologize for announcing that all pre-orders had shipped, that was a miscommunication BUT they should ALL be shipped by the end of this week.

During this time, the repressing of Lard "Pure Chewing Satisfaction" has gone through without issue, and we are happy to say we have them in-hand and ready to ship out starting August 22nd!

This long awaited repress now features in addition to the wide release on black vinyl, a limited solid-pink vinyl edition (limited to 1000) exclusively available through independent records stores, and an ultra-limited Artist/Patreon Edition (limited to 400) on pink/black swirl vinyl!
To obtain a copy of the Artist/Patreon Edition, sign up for our Patreon! More info: https://www.patreon.com/AlternativeTentaclesRecords

Secure your copy of LARD "Pure Chewing Satisfaction" now at: https://alternativetentacles.com/collections/pre-orders/products/v199-lard-pure_chewing_satisfaction

07/08/2025

M.I.A. played the Big Frank Memorial on June 22nd with some great bands like T.S.O.L., Cro-Mags, DI and more. They posted some great photos from the show by Wade!

Alternative Tentacles and Modern City Records teamed up to reissue "Murder In A Foreign Place", with a total of 19 tracks, the reissue includes the original album with 2 studio out-takes and the full Greencarton demos. The unreleased track "Help Me Up" appears here for the first time!

https://alternativetentacles.com/collections/releases/products/v523-m-i-a-murder-in-a-foreign-place-40th-anniversary-edition

07/08/2025

Gawd, when it rains it really fu***ng pours, even by today’s standards! - Biafra

Staff at former UK PM’s institute took part in calls as proposal led by US consulting firm and Israeli business people evolved

07/08/2025

Hurricane forecasting slashed to the bone as well.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/07/ted-cruz-trump-weather-forecasting-cuts?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Some key leadership positions left unfilled in Austin/San Antonio, after reckless DOGE cuts…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/06/texas-floods-forecast-climate-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

- Biafra

Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics say

07/08/2025

Worth posting. -Biafra

A giant new mural, titled Wall of Shame, has launched in Brooklyn, New York, to remind people of the alleged crimes committed by more than 1,500 Maga loyalists

07/04/2025

Another wave of restocks and record store exclusives heading out to stores! This week's shipment includes LARD, Jello Biafra and The Guantanamo School of Medicine, Redshift, Itchy-O, and more to appear in bins at your favorite local indie record store!

Tag your local independent record store so we can follow them! Where is the cool place to go in your town?

07/02/2025

Good Riddance, you crooked bigoted scumbag! No Wesley Willis headbutts for you. You’re goin down below!

“Where’s my cousin, Jerry Lee?";

‘Not here, you fat water moccasin. Even he made it upstairs, but not you…"

-Jello Biafra

With the passing of former US televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, and to celebrate the repressing of 1989's "Power Of Lard", Jello Biafra has decided to post the track "HELLFUDGE" as a free download through this weekend. Just head over to our website for the free download right here:
https://alternativetentacles.com/blogs/news/jello-biafra-jimmy-swaggart-dead-download-lard-hellfudge-for-free-for-a-limited-time

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/01/jimmy-swaggart-dies?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Swaggart, who amassed huge following and millions of dollars, gave tearful apology after s*x worker revelations

07/01/2025

Part 2 in taking a moment to review all the repressed releases that have dropped this year so far! Pick up limited edition color vinyl versions of LARD "Power Of Lard", Brujeria "Machetazos", or any of the incredible releases by Jello Biafra and The Guantanamo School of Medicine like "Blunder Blubber", "White People and The Damage Done", "Enhanced Methods of Questioning", and "The Audacity of Hype"! As well as epic live show recording of Jello Biafra and The Ra**ch and Soul All-Stars with "Walking On Jindal's Splinters"

These are just the represses we have done so far! So much more to come and we are only wrapping up June! We are just getting started! Find all of that and more at https://alternativetentacles.com/collections/releases

06/30/2025

Taking a moment to review all the new releases that have dropped this year so far! Check out the cool exotica sounds of Voodoo 5 on their cover of Dead Kennedys “Moon Over Marin”, or the power of the Ani Kyd Wolf’s vocals on “The Last Steps of Man-Unkind”! The explosive cover of “Punch” from Jello Biafra with Motorpsycho, or the hardcore-surf punk of Redshift on “Chaos As Planned”! Listen to the unforgettable political punk of Dead Pioneers on “Bad Indian” or the haunting sounds of Itchy-O on “SÖM SÂPTÂLAHN”!

That’s just the NEW releases! So much more to come and we are only wrapping up June! We are just getting started! Find all of that and more at https://alternativetentacles.com/collections/releases