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Sidestep: Gothenburg Hardcore Band Levels Up With Heavy Head // Weak World

By Isaac Hernández |

Their sound brings to mind early Turnstile, Trapped Under Ice, and Cold World.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: silence|me

By Ellis Heasley |

FFO: Boundaries, Sanction, Cauldron

Features

Private School Vocalist Khaki on Rejecting Genre Labels & Finding Their Sound

By No Echo |

“It’s a melting pot, and that’s what I love.”

Features

Sharp Tongues: Swedish Hardcore Band Returns with “Blinding Lights,” Announces EP

By No Echo |

The Gothenburg unit will be dropping Dead Weight on May 1st.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Sift

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: H8000 era, All Out War, Contention

Features

Uno a Uno Push Mexican Hardcore Forward on Que El Mundo Arda En Llamas LP

By Isaac Hernández |

The record includes guest spots by members of Xibalba, Human Garbage, ENEMY906, and Comeback Kid.

Features

Badterms: Boston Bootboys Rock Out on “Nothing Makes Sense” (SONG PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Their Nest of Vipers LP is coming out via TKO Records and Contra Records.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Ditch

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: raw hardcore, thrashy hardcore, basement demos

Features

Time Theft: Tulsa Hardcore Unit Is Helping Fuel Their Surging Local Scene

By Carlos Ramirez |

“A lot of people don’t think of Oklahoma, but we have a growing group of young people making big things happen.”

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Trench

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Sex Prisoner, Weekend Nachos, Scalp

Features

spring house: New Hardcore Band Channels Dischord & Revelation Roots on Debut LP

By Carlos Ramirez |

Perfect for those who prefer a more melodic take on hardcore.

Features

Maranatha Singer/Guitarist Collin Simula on the Ohio Sludge Band’s Bleak New Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

“This record is just heavy as hell.”

Features

Shillely Deliver Their Oklahoma City-Style Take on Street Rock via “Widowmaker” Single

By Carlos Ramirez |

Oi!, hardcore punk, and other influences are thrown into the sonic stew.

Features

Thin Ice: German Hardcore Crew Announce Happiness Ain’t Meant For All EP, Drop Title Cut

By No Echo |

Any band named after an Outburst song gets points around here.

Features

Author Gary Strickland Channels Hardcore History Into Fiction in New Novel

By Carlos Ramirez |

Hardcore Rules: The Unreal Story of Youth On Trial is out now.

Reviews

Burned Up Bled Dry, Next Stop…Dead Stop… (Prank Records, 2026)

By Michael Thorn |

The Arkansas band's new record is a "relentless exercise in focused aggression."

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: In Heaven

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Dead in the Dirt, Full of Hell, Crowbar

Features

Spear: Dutch Hardcore Band Delivers Must-Listen EP All I Left Behind

By Carlos Ramirez |

"...Iron Maiden and Van Halen both influenced me when I was writing riffs."

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