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Interviews

Taylor Young (Nails, Twitching Tongues) Discusses His Work as a Producer/Engineer

By Carlos Ramirez |

Xibalba, Dead Heat, Forced Order, and Minus are just a few of the bands who have recorded with the musician.

Reviews

Otoboke Beaver, Itekoma Hits (Damnably Records, 2019)

By Adam Yoe |

"Imagine Flipper covering Discordance Axis by way of Japan’s 5,6,7,8’s or Oblivians."

Interviews

Bassist Spotlight: Chad Peterson (Strife)

By Jeremy Holehan |

"Don’t let the fact that you may not be very good at it to start with discourage you."

Features

Deicide, Origin, Jungle Rot + The Absence @ 1720, Los Angeles (PHOTOS)

By Greg Flack |

The lunatics of God's creation and their friends do work in SoCal.

Features

New Age Records to Celebrate 31st Anniversary with Special Show This Fall (EXCLUSIVE)

By Nicholas James |

Find out who will be on the bill.

Features

Life Force: New Hardcore Group Brings Youth Crew Energy on “Two Words (feat. David Wood)”

By Carlos Ramirez |

The band features Matt Fletcher (Shai Hulud, Zombie Apocalypse) within its ranks

Song of the Day

Hellhook, “Cheated Death,” from No Retreat (2019)

By Bruce Hardt-Valenzuela |

This Arizona band strikes with European-styled metallic hardcore flair on new track.

Features

Berthold City: Los Angeles Hardcore Band Returns with “Beware the Snakes” (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The first track from the straight edge group's What Times Takes EP isn't fucking around.

Interviews

Doug Carrion (Dag Nasty, Descendents) on Revisiting His Past with Field Day + More

By Carlos Ramirez |

LA punk. DC hardcore. You get the picture.

Features

Vein: Live at Asian Taste, Baltimore, MD (RECAP + PHOTOS)

By Adam Yoe |

"Even Games of Thrones loyalists had no excuse to miss out on the makeshift mini venue bedlam..."

Features

Part Time Punks 14th Anniversary Party: Xeno & Oaklander, SRSQ, Chasms + Fawns of Love (PHOTO RECAP)

By Benedetto Manzella |

A night as mesmerizing as the bass was loud.

Features

Safe: German Hardcore Band's Vocalist Dharmavit Das Discusses the Power of Bliss

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Youth of Today, Dag Nasty, Shelter

Lists

Lookout! Here’s Some Leather Jacket Pop-Punk Picks for Your Listening Pleasure

By Adam Yoe |

Listen to some Ramones-adjacent core packed with tons of (tough) hooks.

Features

One King Down @ Conne Island (PHOTO RECAP)

By Michelle Olaya |

The New York hardcore band returned to Europe after 18 years away.

Photographers

Photographer Spotlight: Greg Flack

By Carlos Ramirez |

"A friend got his hands on a Strife 7”, and we couldn’t believe that they were from the next town over from us."

Song of the Day

Absence of Mine, “regretdisdainwallow” (2019)

By Bruce Hardt-Valenzuela |

Hardcore with guitars that float "somewhere between the shores of shoegaze and grunge."

Features

Record Label Profile: IOU Records

By Carlos Ramirez |

Method of Doubt, Field Agent, Be All End All, and Big Mack are among the bands that are part of their family.

Features

Stepping Stone: Metallic Hardcore Band Signs Label Deal, Unleashes “Soul Division” (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The group is currently out on tour with Low End.

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