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Reviews

Wet Specimens, Over Pale Bodies (Brain Slash Records, 2023)

By Javier Van Huss |

Upstate New York band's debut LP is filled with "ugly, dirty, noisy, and fucked up" hardcore punk.

Features

Balmora: Connecticut Group Summons ‘90s Metalcore Spirit on Superb Debut Release

By Carlos Ramirez |

Vocalist Senti introduces us to the band and breaks down their musical and lyrical influences.

Features

Night Witch: Florida Hardcore Band Drops First Taste of Their Forthcoming Final Record

By Carlos Ramirez |

"Everyday" wastes zero time to get down to business.

Features

Skull Gate: New Crossover Unit Hopes to Help Jumpstart Their Scene in Ottawa, Ontario

By Vince Gugliemi |

Their Kingdom of Misery dropped earlier this summer.

Features

Ash Prison: Power Trio Create An Industrial Metal Hellscape on “Scorn” (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Fans of Skinny Puppy and Godflesh should click here.

Lists

Witness Chamber: 5 Bands That Inspired Our New EP

By No Echo |

The Boise hardcore outfit pays tribute to some of the musical groups that helped light their way.

Features

Great Falls (Ex-Undertow, Kiss It Goodbye) Dial Up Intensity on “Ceilings Inch Closer” (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

This bastard of a track comes off the Seattle trio's forthcoming Objects Without Pain album.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: No Reality

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: SS Decontrol, G.I.S.M., brawling in alleyways

Features

Life Taken: New Band Features Familiar Faces From the Long Island Hardcore Scene

By Mike Musilli |

"I’m sick of straight beatdown, and I wanted to go back to my roots..."

Reviews

Wenches x Choke City, Split EP (Tokyo Fist, Master Kontrol Audio, 2023)

By Todd Manning |

Indiana and New York bands unite in the name of the almighty guitar riff.

Features

Young Eyes: Cincinnati Band Takes You on Slow-Burning Sonic Trip via “Luna De Bestia”

By No Echo |

"This is a meditation on the werewolf and the thoughts running through his head as he’s about to violently turn."

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Velocity

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Carry On, Prevention, Floorpunch

Reviews

Horrendous, Ontological Mysterium (Season of Mist, 2023)

By Benedetto Manzella |

The Philly metal outfit drops their fifth studio album ahead of their 15th anniversary as a band.

Features

Iron Gate: New Hampshire Death Metal x HC Unit Makes Brutal Debut via “The Descent”

By Ryan O'Connor |

The track features one the heaviest breakdowns you’ll hear all year.

Interviews

Blacklisted Vocalist George Hirsch Talks Upcoming Shows w/ Unbroken, Future Plans (EXCLUSIVE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

"I started the band to connect with people, and it doesn’t feel like I accomplished that..."

Reviews

Leeway: The Forgotten Ones documentary (2023)

By Freddy Alva |

The crossover hardcore heroes from Queens get the overview treatment.

Features

Broken Vow: Listen to a Track from New England Hardcore Band’s Triple B Debut Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

Their Anthropocene LP was inspired by the likes of Strife, xRepentancex, and Hopesfall.

Features

Blackest Dawn: Ex-Shattered Realm, Years Spent Cold Members Take Us to a “Twisted Place”

By Carlos Ramirez |

Listen to the title track from the NJHC band's forthcoming debut EP.

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