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Record Label Profile: Dropping Bombs

By Nicholas James |

"Don’t worry about what’s ‘cool’ or ‘hype’, just do the shit you like..."

Reviews

Various Artists, So This Is Progress Flexi / Zine 001 (...So This Is Progress, 2020)

By Adam Yoe |

A 5-way split of roaring hardcore punk accompanied by a gorgeously rendered photo zine.

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Chopping Block: Ex-Members of Moving On, Safe & Sound Link Up in New Seattle Hardcore Band

By Devin Boudreaux |

The group recently forged a partnership with Safe Inside Records.

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Old Ghosts: Vocalist Derek Dole on the Buffalo Hardcore Group’s Forthcoming Album

By Mike Musilli |

"I think most of the songs end up being questions about how we treat the world, each other, and ourselves."

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Speedway: Listen to “Endless Stride” from New Swedish Hardcore Unit (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Members of Existence, Lifeblind, and Blood Sermon offer up a killer track from forthcoming debut EP.

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Sinking: Massachusetts Group Brings ‘90s Emo-Influenced Sound on Debut LP (PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

The band features musicians who've also played in Maniac, Restraining Order, and Piece of Mind.

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Damien Done: Dark Rockers Take Us To Night with New EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Danzig, '80s new wave, Love-era The Cult

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The Undertaking!: San Diego Band Asks “Who’s Afraid of Eleven Wolves?” on New Track

By No Echo |

Dave Quiggle (Facedown Records, No Innocent Victim, xDisciplex A.D.) created the cover art.

Lists

5 Punk Songs That Changed My Life, by Brian McTernan (vocalist of Be Well)

By No Echo |

Also check out the lyric video for the DC hardcore band's track, "Frozen."

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The Criminal World (Mems of Soft Kill): Darkwave Trio Admit We Spilled Blood for the Money on New EP (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The Portland-based trio creates music that is gloomy, dizzying, and catchy, often all at the same time.

Reviews

Video Prick, Demo 2019 (Forever Never Ends Records, 2020)

By Ralph Aloia |

"The vocals snarl like a rabid dog snapping his/her jowls at the throat of life’s frustrations..."

Interviews

Conviction: Guitarist Jim Winters Reminisces on His Days in the ‘90s Hardcore Band

By Justin Moulder |

Throughout the years, he's also been a member of Earth Crisis, Believer, and The Promise.

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Bent Out of Shape: New Oi! Band Brings Together Musicians from the Dutch Scene

By Carlos Ramirez |

The outfit features former members of such groups as Spirit 84, DSS, and No Denial.

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Bricks: Pennsylvania Trio Cook Up Industrial, Grind + Noise on Opposite of Icarus EP

By No Echo |

FFO: Full of Hell, Sissy Spacek, Godflesh

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Super Dark Collective Keeps the Underground Alive in Upstate New York in the Age of COVID

By Benj Gleeksman |

Give them DIY or give them death.

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New Artist Focus: Sand Trap

By No Echo |

The Los Angeles-based band cites such influences as Baptists, Integrity, and Crowbar.

Reviews

Phalanx, Golden Horde (Self-Released, 2020)

By Mick Reed |

War-ready death metal from members of Whelm and Deadbeat.

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VAC: Indiana Band Creates a Blend of Hardcore That’s Impossible to Place on New EP

By Hugo Reyes |

Listen to their brand-new II EP and hear what we mean.

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