The Bad Penny (beta)

1. Be Nothing – Be All the Nothing You Can Be EP (September 2023)

“This follow up to the trio’s 2020 self-titled album offers more of their signature riff heavy, sarcastic punk,” label Strange Mono said in a statement.

2. Gridfailure – Live Improv at the Kingsland – Brooklyn, NYC – 09/07/2024 (March 2025)

“Entire improvisational set from The Kingsland (RIP) in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY on September 7th, 2024,” label Strange Mono said.

3. Death Obvious – s/t (December 2025)

Comeback record from Finnish foragers of avant-garde black metal

4. Glorious Depravity – Death Never Sleeps (November 2025)

Fans of Cannibal Corpse, Decapitated and Power Trip take note: Released early last month, this LP captures Glorious Depravity in all their … glory. Dizzying death-thrash metal glory, that is.

5. Gob Psychic – s/t EP (October 2023)

“Inspired by the never-ending stream of bands from Melbourne and oddballs from the American Midwest Gob Psychic plays garage-punk that is both abrasive, aggressive, and catchy and accessible at the same time,” label Le Cepe Records said in a press statement.

6. VA – Count Your Lucky Stars Records Sampler #6 (May 2022)

Features Camp Trash, Annabel, Thank You I’m Sorry and many more artists.

7. Hiding Places – The Fly EP (July 2022)

Alternative music from Queens, New York.

8. Living Hour – “There Is No Substance Between” single (September 2013)

Dream-pop from Winnipeg, Manitoba

9. Saddest Landscape – “Hexes” single (November 2025)

Press statement: “The Saddest Landscape have been perfecting the balance of frantic hardcore and cathartic vulnerability for over 20 years and return with a double LP on Iodine Recordings in 2026.”

10. Scuzbot – Shapes and Trends EP (December 2011)

Punk-rock from Bensalem, Pennsylvania

For previous rundowns of The Bad Penny‘s recommended free downloads on Bandcamp, check out:

• 10 Best Free Bandcamp Downloads #7: Floating, Coilguns, Skyjoggers, In Lieu, Gift, Porch Coffin

• 10 Best Free Bandcamp Downloads #6: Death Pose, Softcult, Hull of Light, Scott Lucas

• 10 Best Free Bandcamp Downloads #5: This Christmas Stocking Overfloweth

• 10 Best Free Bandcamp Downloads #3: Dead and Dripping, FACS, Sulaco, Frontierer, Earthbøund

• 10 Best Free Bandcamp Downloads #2: Rose of the World, Bimbo, Depravity, Weeping Death

• 10 Best Free Bandcamp Downloads: Smirk, Miracle Blood, Jute Gyte, Rat Champion, Iodine Sampler

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