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LOTUS: Forever Martial Is a Furious Return for Belgian Hardcore Band

By Bjorn Dossche |

Their country's "best kept secret" recently dropped their first LP in almost a decade.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Reality Unfolds

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Death Threat, Foundation, Jon Mayo cover art

Features

Hold Me Tight: Italian Metallic Hardcore Band Begins New Chapter via “No Turning Back”

By Carlos Ramirez |

“It’s both empowering and heavy at the same time.”

Features

Special Forces 805: San Luis Obispo Hardcore Band Address Disability & Politics Head-On

By Carlos Ramirez |

“I’ve been navigating being disabled for my entire life."

Features

Muscle: A Raw, Unsettling Spin on Hardcore from Baltimore’s Underground

By Carlos Ramirez |

“We’re trying to make people excited and nervous and surprised and angry."

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Sacred

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: '90s Hardcore, Snapcase, The Straight Edge

Features

Broken Remains: Pittsburgh Band Injects UKHC Influences Into Demons Die With Me EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

“We’re just a bunch of yinzers that wanted to blend No Retreat and UKHC."

Features

Final Daze: Athens Outfit Blends NYHC Tradition With Greek-Language Edge

By Carlos Ramirez |

Apostolis of World’s Appreciated Kitsch moonlights as the vocalist in the band.

Features

Riverbed: Massachusetts Hardcore Band Deliver Their Most Complete Work via New EP

By Ryan O'Connor |

New Bedford vets cite bands like Converge, Botch, ISIS and Turmoil as influences for this release.

News

Dez Cadena to Perform First Full Black Flag Set Since 1981 at Philadelphia Show

By No Echo |

The performance will also feature rarities from the California hardcore OG's history.

Features

Sicko: Belgian Hardcore Punks Push Further into Chaos and Isolation on Fever Running Wild

By Carlos Ramirez |

“The most dominant theme is an antisocial one."

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Blame

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: The Suicide File, The Hope Conspiracy, Modern Life Is War

Features

Already Buried: Italian Hardcore Band Warns Bad Things Happen and People Get Hurt

By No Echo |

The group features musicians from early 2000s-era bands Abel Is Dying and To the Embers.

News

Quicksand Announce First Album in Five Years, Share Two New Tracks

By No Echo |

Bring On the Psychics was produced and mixed by Jon Markson (Drug Church, Drain).

Interviews

Portrayal of Guilt’s Matt King on Their New LP, Nu-Metal & More

By Zach Butcher |

…Beginning of the End embraces both groove and the avant-garde.

Features

Comedian Bailey Pope Talks Norma Jean, Power Violence, and Stand-Up

By Wyatt Soullier |

The Brooklyn-based comic was a perfect fit for this interview series.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Violet Bloom

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Exit Order, Tørsö, G.L.O.S.S.

Features

Toxic Shock: Belgian Crossover Unit Keep Hardcore Roots Intact on Future Is Calling

By Carlos Ramirez |

“We live in crazy times… so there’s a lot to write about.”

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