DWARVES Return with New Full-Length 'Jenkem', Announce Extensive Tour
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Legendary and notoriously volatile DWARVES return with a new full-length, "Jenkem", arriving June 5 via Greedy Records (distributed by MVD).

This latest offering is a high-velocity blast rooted in hardcore's most feral instincts.

It revisits the band's most confrontational era 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.

The album is lean, abrasive, and built for impact — a record that lands somewhere between classic hardcore urgency and the blunt force of thrash's punk roots.

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 EYEHATEGOD.

The "Jenkem" tour will feature live and animated videos, alongside collectible seven-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.

Formed in Chicago in the 1980s before relocating to San Francisco at the dawn of the grunge era, DWARVES have carved a path through multiple generations of underground music — from '80s punk to '90s grunge to the 2000's punk resurgence — all while maintaining a reputation for speed, volatility, and a total disregard for convention.