DWARVES Announce New LP JENKEM — Out June 5th. A Ferocious Return to Their Fastest and Most Aggressive Form!

"Short of G.G. Allin, it would be hard to name a punk rock band that went further to establish a bad reputation than the Dwarves."

- All Music

 

Legendary and notoriously volatile, DWARVES return with a new full-length, JENKEM, arriving June 5 via Greedy Records (Distributed by MVD). Decades into a career that has cut across punk, hardcore, and heavy music, the band remains a fixture of underground culture — as influential as they are unpredictable, and long past the point of needing introduction.

 

A high-velocity blast rooted in hardcore’s most feral instincts, JENKEM taps into the same raw aggression and breakneck intensity that fed the early crossover between punk and thrash. Stripped down and dialed in, the album revisits the band’s most confrontational era, channeling the savage spirit of Blood, Guts & Pussy while pushing their nihilistic edge even further.

 

Across thirteen short, violent bursts — fast, filthy, and unfiltered — plus one mid-tempo crusher, JENKEM wastes no time getting to the point. It’s lean, abrasive, and built for impact — a record that lands somewhere between classic hardcore urgency and the blunt force of thrash’s punk roots, reinforcing DWARVES’ place in that lineage.

 

Never content to simply release music, the band is rolling out JENKEM with an avalanche of live and animated videos, alongside a series of collectible 7-inch releases. Fans can also snag signed copies and exclusive merch directly via the band’s official site, continuing the DIY ethos that has defined DWARVES since day one.

 

To mark the release, DWARVES will take their notoriously chaotic live show on the road for an extensive North American and European run. The tour kicks off in May with Screeching Weasel in Portland, Seattle, and Denver, followed by additional U.S. dates including Austin and a run of fall shows alongside The Exploited and Total Chaos. The band then heads overseas for a massive European stretch with Eye Hate God, including appearances at Hellfest, Obscene Extreme Festival, Sjock Fest, Krach am Bach, Azkena Rock Festival, and more — further cementing their place on bills that pull from hardcore, punk, and metal alike.

JENKEM

Out June 5

 

Produced by Blag Dahlia

Recorded and Mixed by Andy Carpenter (Supersuckers, Strung Out, Screeching Weasel)

 

The Dwarves Are  — Snupac, Rex Everything, The Fresh Prince of Darkness, Mike Pygmie, Ginger, Andy Now, Sgt. Saltpeter & Blag Jesus

TOUR DATES

 

U.S. Dates

05/21 — Portland, OR @ Nova w/ Screeching Weasel

05/22 — Seattle, WA @ El Corazon w/ Screeching Weasel

05/23 — Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater w/ Screeching Weasel

06/12 — Dallas, TX

06/13 — Austin, TX w/ Prong

06/14 — San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill w/ The Pandoras

 

Europe & U.K. Dates

06/17 — Barcelona, ES @ Razzmatazz 3

06/18 — Valencia, ES @ 16 Toneladas

06/19 — Vitoria, ES @ Azkena Rock Festival

06/20 — Tours, FR @ Bateau Ivre w/ Eye Hate God (Free Show)

06/21 — Clisson, FR @ Hellfest

06/23 — Utrecht, NL @ DB

06/24 — Düsseldorf, DE @ Pitcher

06/25 — Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat w/ Eye Hate God

06/26 — Ysselstyn, NL @ Jera On Air

06/26 — Deventer, NL @ Burgerweeshuis w/ Truckfighters

06/27 — Hamburg, DE @ Hedi (2 Sets)

06/28 — Berlin, DE @ BiNuu w/ Eye Hate God

06/29 — Regensburg, DE @ Alte Mälzerei w/ Eye Hate God

07/01 — Trutnov, CZ @ Obscene Extreme Festival

07/02 — Brno, CZ @ Kabinet

07/03 — Zabok, HR @ Regenerator

07/04 — Pula, HR @ Monteparadiso w/ Eye Hate God

07/05 — Treviso, IT @ Nomad (Free Show)

07/08 — Athens, GR @ Gazarte Ground Stage

07/09 — Prolsdorf, DE @ Krach am Bach Festival

07/10 — Stuttgart, DE @ Goldmarks

07/11 — Essen, DE @ Don’t Panic

07/12 — Gierle, BE @ Sjock Fest

07/15 — Marseille, FR @ Molotov

07/16 — Bergamo, IT @ Punk Rock Raduno (Free Show)

07/17 — Turin, IT @ Blah Blah

07/18 — Theley, DE @ Backside Festival

 

Additional U.S. Dates

09/04 — Philadelphia, PA

09/05 — Brooklyn, NY

09/06 — Montague, MA @ RPM Fest

09/11 — Scottsdale, AZ w/ The Exploited, Total Chaos

09/12 — Los Angeles, CA w/ The Exploited, Total Chaos

09/13 — Murrieta, CA w/ Total Chaos

09/16 — Las Vegas, NV w/ Total Chaos

09/17 — Orange County, CA w/ The Exploited, Total Chaos

09/18 — San Francisco, CA w/ The Exploited, Total Chaos

09/20 — Sacramento, CA w/ The Exploited

 

Visit https://thedwarves.com for more information.