News / Bands
Bl'ast! releases EP, working on new material

Posted by Loren on August 7, 2015

Bl'ast! releases EP, working on new material
Bl'ast! releases EP, working on new material

Bl'ast!, featuring Clifford Dinsmore, Mike Neider, Joey Castillo (Queens Of The Stone Age, Danzig, Eagles Of Death Metal, Wasted Youth) and Nick Oliveri (Queens Of The Stone Age, Kyuss), has signed with Rise Records and released a 2-songer named For Those Who've Graced the Fire!, their first new material in over 20 years. In addition to the members listed above, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) and Chuck Dukowski (Black Flag) also round out the line-up due to touring obligations among the varied members.

The band released 3 LPs on SST Records in the 1980s and issued a remastered version of It's in my Blood in 2013. In addition to the new EP, the band is working on material for an upcoming full-length.

Bl'ast! releases EP, working on new material
Bl'ast! releases EP, working on new material

Related news stories

PUP Rosenstock

Posted in Tours on March 26, 2025

'25 Chuck Ragan tour dates

Posted in Tours on December 13, 2024

Chuck Ragan sings of Love and Lore

Posted in Records on August 18, 2024

Related features

Chuck Ragan

Fly fishing tour guide

Interviews / Don't Quit Your Day Job • April 14, 2025

How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene Point Blank looks at how musicians split their time, and how their careers influence their music (or how their music provides escape). In this edition, we caught up … Read more

The Bouncing Souls

Interviews • March 2, 2017

The Bouncing Souls have been a band now for longer than I've been alive, and let's just say I'm not a teenager anymore. The incredible thing about these Jersey punks is that they've managed to remain on my record player long after my teenage years—which, let's face it, most of … Read more

Bl'ast!

One Question Interviews • March 30, 2014

Clifford Dinsmore (BL'AST!) SPB: When you found the Blood tapes, did you think it was possible to remaster them to the point you achieved with the final released product? Dinsmore: We never imagined it would sound as heavy as it does now! But, when you consider all the contributing factors, … Read more