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Truth Cult: Baltimore Melodic Punk Outfit Drops Title Track to Debut LP (VIDEO PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

The Off Fire album is recommended for fans of Embrace, One Last Wish, and GIVE.

Lists

14 Hardcore Records You Should Be Listening to This Spring

By Michael Thorn |

All kinds of styles represented on this list of recentish rippers.

Features

L.M.I.: Pennsylvania Stoner Punks Offer Dizzying Riffing on “Ghost Teeth” (PREMIERE)

By Derik Moore |

The latest entry in the Gritty's Kids series focusing on underground music from the Keystone State.

Reviews

Redwoods, Redwoods (Self-Released, 2020)

By Nicholas James |

A look at the '90s-styled screamo band's new EP.

Features

Dry Socket: Portland Hardcore Band Delivers Abrasive Attack on “Muzzle” (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

"I feel lucky to have transplanted to a scene where I’ve never had my band billed as 'female fronted.'"

Features

Berthold City: Los Angeles Hardcore Band Pays Tribute to Circle Jerks on New Release

By Carlos Ramirez |

"I think Group Sex is a perfect record from start to finish that goes toe-to-toe with and record..."

Features

Chesty Malone and the Slice ‘em Ups Drop a Classic Discharge Cover (VIDEO PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

It appears on the sleaze-punk's new 2-track digital single.

Features

Lordz of Brooklyn to Return with a New Album, Family Reunion

By Howie Abrams |

Watch their new short film, Motherless Sons, chronicling the hip-hop group's storied past.

Features

Bystander x Dagger: US and Chinese Hardcore Bands Unite on “Guillotine” (PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

"Believe nothing, listen to no one, and create your own reality based on what you see and know."

Interviews

Chokehold: Vocalist Chris Logan on the Making of the ‘Prison of Hope’ Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

'90s Hardcore Week closes out with a Canadian beast of a record.

Features

Bloodlet: Evilcore Through the Lens of a True Fan

By Javier VanHuss |

"They didn't even have to try, it seemed, the darkness just radiated from them."

Features

Macondo: Remembering the ‘90s LA Hardcore Venue and Cultural Space

By Andrew Kline |

A deep dive into an important venue in Southern California hardcore history.

Lists

H8000 Hardcore: 10 Records That Helped Define the Movement

By Hans Verbeke |

Essential picks from someone who was an integral part of the scene and era.

Features

The Story of the Ottawa/Jihad Split

By Carlos Ramirez |

Discussing the record with members of both bands and the folks behind the labels that released it.

Interviews

Trustkill Records: Revisiting the Label’s ‘90s Era with Founder Josh Grabelle

By Carlos Ramirez |

Including stories about Harvest, Brother's Keeper, Earth Crisis, Poison the Well, and many other bands.

Features

‘90s Hardcore: Something Was Happening in Brooklyn

By Jayrok |

The impact that late great music venue L'Amour had on a generation of musicians.

Interviews

Face Value: Singer Tony Erba on the Story Behind 1991's The Price of Maturity Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

"What kind of rust belt assholes would write songs that sound like Uniform Choice listening to Girlschool..."

Interviews

108: Vocalist Rob Fish on the Making of the Holyname Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

"...our individual approaches varied in a way that didn't align with your typical Hare Krishna thought process."

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