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Kill Your Idols: LIHC Heroes Celebrate Early Record with Expanded Reissue (PREMIERE)

By Mike Musilli |

1997's 12 Inch E.P. gets expanded to 12 Inch L.P. with 8 bonus tracks.

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Arm's Reach: Arizona HC Band's Fuel to My Hate EP Was Made for These Times (PREMIERE)

By Bruce Hardt-Valenzuela |

The group "imbues their songs with a bestial lens of society" on the 7-track collection.

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Entropy (NY) Offers Fast Melodic Hardcore on “I Like the Cut of Your Gibberish” (PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

The track was recorded by John Naclerio (Bayside, Polar Bear Club, All Out War)

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Bad Ideals: San Antonio Hardcore Outfit Finds Their Lane on Latest EP

By No Echo |

"We felt like we were too hardcore for the punk kids and too punk for the hardcore kids."

Reviews

Seltzers, Don't Touch Me (RTF Records, 2021)

By Adam Yoe |

Ex-Product of Waste and Colin of Arabia member delivers gravel-throated poppy punk greatness.

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Bastard Squad Singer Don Bastard on Their New LP, Running The Record Space in St. Louis

By Nicholas James |

The store hosts shows and will also be releasing records by local hardcore/punk bands.

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Kombat Sports: UK Duo Comes Roaring Out of the Gates with Ripping Hardcore

By Carlos Ramirez |

We just wanted to bring the energy of stuff like Deep Wound, Youth of Today..."

Reviews

Regional Justice Center, Crime and Punishment (Closed Casket Activities , 2021)

By Adam Yoe |

"The brilliance to RJC is that it’s as primitive as it is forward thinking."

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Kollaps\e: Fans of Breach, Cult of Luna Need to Check This Swedish Post-Metal Group Out

By Benedetto Manzella |

The band immediately grabbed this writer's attention.

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Violent Way: New York Oi! Band Gets Off to a Stomping Start on Debut 7 Inch

By Carlos Ramirez |

"No bullshit, no gimmicks — real Skinhead shit."

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Non Fiktion Nois: What the ‘00s Chicago Punk Band Meant to Me

By Mike Friedberg |

"Here were kids who had actually experienced police brutality and systemic racism."

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R.A.T.S: Swedish Hardcore Group Spends Another Day in Helvete on New EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

"The best era of hardcore is yet to be seen, and it feels like it is closing in."

Interviews

Pandemic Profile: Matthew Morales (Words of Fire Hardcore Zine/Label)

By Devin Boudreaux |

Horror flicks, demo core, Ride the Lightning, '90s hardcore, and much more.

Reviews

Thirdface, Do It with a Smile (Exploding in Sound Records, 2021)

By Adam Yoe |

The Nashville band "is set to make waves, albeit crashing and violent ones."

Features

Sunfall: New International Straight Edge Hardcore Project Drops Debut Tracks

By Jeremy Holehan |

Anthony Pappalardo (In My Eyes, Ten Yard Fight) and Tim Shaw (Ensign) are among the guest musicians.

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Mile End: Ontario Band’s New Track Was Inspired by a Ray Bradbury Classic (PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

"Burn the Wise" will also appear on the melodic hardcore band's forthcoming debut EP.

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Court Order: NY/NJ Metallic Hardcore Quintet Remains Focused, Drops New Material

By Belindajean LaBoy |

Split Between A Dream and A Failure hit streaming outlets today.

Reviews

Worn, Human Work (From Within Records, 2021)

By A.E. "Ace" Stallings |

"Take this for a spin and then run into a wall for the prime effect."

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