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Gumm: Tennessee Hardcore Punks Return with Superb EP

By Flint Beard |

Piece It Together is being released on cassette by Viewpoint Records.

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Mt. Zena: Portland Hardcore Band Creates Its Own Lane with Acceleration! EP

By No Echo |

"Because we seem to fall somewhere between hardcore and noise rock, it’s been difficult to find our audience."

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Vegas: Darkened Hardcore Architect Discusses Forthcoming Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

Also, listen to two tracks from the new record.

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Cast Away: California Hardcore Band Drops Where Is Your Power? EP (PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

Meet/listen to the San Jose outfit via their latest material.

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Nihilistics Frontman Ron Rancid: The Man, The Music, and the Madness

By Anthony Allen Begnal |

"Can you also please add, if possible, that I am not the Long Island Serial Killer?"

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Author Chris L. Terry’s Times in the ‘90s/‘00s Hardcore Scenes Influenced His Latest Novel

By Carlos Ramirez |

The Black Card writer was a member of Level Plane Records artists Light the Fuse and Run.

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Ötzi: Bay Area Post-Punk Band Mixes Gloom + Hooks on New Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

The kind of stuff you'd dance to at a new wave/goth club in the late '80s.

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New Artist Focus: xIron Sharpens Ironx

By No Echo |

"Bands like Lock Up, Nails, Ringworm, Shai Hulud, All Pigs Must Die, and Pig Destroyer are all influences."

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Rule Them All Vocalist Jon Gusman on His Other Life as a Visual Artist

By Mike Musilli |

His artwork can go from deeply personal introspection to mega-zany surreal absurdism.

Reviews

Gleemer, Down Through (Other People Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe |

FFO: Teenage Wrist, Duster, Hum

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The Lightheads: Portland Post-Punk Band Goes Anthemic + Melodic on New Tracks (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The "Cold Sheets" b/w "This is Fine..." single should appeal to fans of early Fugazi.

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New Artist Focus: Incentive

By Bruce HV |

The Tucson straight edge hardcore band cites Strife and Have Heart as prime influences

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The Third Kind: Members of All Out War, Bastard Clan Go Crossover on “Sole Mission”

By Carlos Ramirez |

The track is lifted off the sci-fi-obsessed outfit's forthcoming Man vs Earth album.

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Down Again: LA Band Drops “Actions and Their Consequences” from Debut Album (PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

The trio was bound together by a mutual admiration for such '00s favorites as Brand New and Thursday.

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The Lungs: LA Trio Deliver Punky Post-Hardcore Mayhem on “Mind Reaper” (PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

Think The Bronx meets At the Drive-In in the alleyway after a Drive Like Jehu gig.

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New Artist Focus: Vital Sense

By No Echo |

The North Carolina hardcore outfit released their debut EP just a few weeks ago.

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Stoploss: Members of Shipwreck A.D., The Fake Boys Tear Sh*t Up on “Mark it Zero” (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Negative Approach, Blacklisted, No Tolerance

Reviews

Misanthropic Aggression, Alcoholic Polyneuropathic Freaks in Hell (Boris Records, 2020)

By Mick Reed |

More black metal than Tragedy and less rock 'n' roll than Warcry, but about as thrash obsessed as Laager.

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