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It's not too many bands that list Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Motorhead, and Biohazard as influences, but most bands aren't Winter Wolf. The New York/New Jersey band have released another single from their upcoming EP. "Eye of the Wolf" shows off all of those influences. It has that unhinged classic soul and R&B sound of Screamin' Jay Hawkins, the blistering and pummeling metal of Biohazard, and Motorhead to bridge the gap between punk and metal. It's a song that grooves just as hard as it rocks, and adding some Screamin' Jay Hawkins to punk and metal is always going to be welcome around here. You can listen to "Eye of the Wolf" below. Unwell is due out July 2 on Academic Punk Records. For more on Winter Wolf, check out the band's Facebook .

New York/New Jersey's Winter Wolf list their influences as Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Motorhead, and Biohazard. (It's rare that I know I'll like a band just based on influences, but...) The trio's latest single, "Blue Lights," is about police brutality, summer protests, and the riots during the 2020 pandemic. It's a heavy and loud perfect mixture of punk and metal (they nail that middle ground like no other band since Motorhead), but add a surprisingly strong groove to the song as well. There is an unexpected soul influence in the song while still being hard as hell. Jehiel Winters (bass/vocals" calls their sound Harlem Rhythm Punk. "Blue Lights" is the kind of song that is going to have you leaping to get on the Winter Wolf bandwagon sooner than later You can listen to "Blue Lights" below. Winter Wolf's debut EP is due out July 2 on Academic Punk Records. For more on Winter Wolf, check out the band's Facebook and Instagra...