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Count Catastrophic: Former XChorusX Frontman Drops Video from Rap Project (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

"The danger factor that drove many suburban teens to embrace punk is the same danger that drove me to rap."

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Balance: UKHC Group Remains Focused on Catchy Hooks with “Death II Fake”

By Carlos Ramirez |

With this track, the band further cements their status as one of the scene's most promising young acts.

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Wolvesblood, “Marked for Death,” from Love Unholy (2018)

By Adam Yoe |

Charm City's hardest sip from the same blackened well as Earth Crisis, All Out War, Morning Again...

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Raw Breed: One of the Reasons Why Denver’s Hardcore Scene Is Heating Up

By Carlos Ramirez |

"I’d say our sound is a mix of NYHC bands like Breakdown, Altercation, and Killing Time..."

Photo Spotlight

Photographer Spotlight: Carolyn Ambriano

By Carlos Ramirez |

Including Gouge Away, Old Wounds, Turnstile, and much more...

Reviews

YOB, Our Raw Heart (Relapse Records, 2018)

By Lucas Anderson |

Could a brush with death derail the band?

Features

Self Defense Family, Sannhet, & Wreck and Reference @ The Echo, LA (REVIEW + PHOTOS)

By Benedetto Manzella |

No Echo at The Echo? Sure, why not?

Interviews

Matt Saincome (Founder, TheHardTimes.net)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Combining his love for hardcore and satire, this punk lifer created his own lane in the media business.

Features

Good Touch: Seattle Skate Punks Bring Speed & Melody on “All Together” (VIDEO PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Welcome the newest act on the growing CoinToss Records stable.

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Druse: NY Band Delivers Atmospheric Post-Hardcore on “Annalisa” (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Touché Amore, Hot Cross, La Dispute

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Former Apartment 213 Vocalist Steven Meketa on How a Hybrid of Skateboarding Saved His Life

By Carlos Ramirez |

"...how I am not dead is nothing short of a miracle."

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Full of Hell, Gatecreeper, Goolagoon, Limbs Bin @ Sonia, Cambridge, MA (PHOTOS)

By Reid Haithcock |

See pics from the Sweltering Ecstasy Tour.

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Vibes & Penalty Box: Canadian + American Hardcore Bands Join Forces on New Split (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

A North American alliance is forged.

Features

Fiddlehead, Spiritual Cramp, Layman, Soul Power, Only @ The Factory, Los Angeles (PHOTOS)

By Benedetto Manzella |

A beautifully eclectic live music bill went down in the City of Angels.

Features

Verbal Assault: Singer Christopher Jones on the Band's Legacy + Trial Remaster Stream

By Carlos Ramirez |

Listen to the newly reissued 1987 album and gain some insight from the influential hardcore group's vocalist.

Song of the Day

Tourniquet, “Artax,” from I Hate the Way This Makes Me Feel. (Contraband, 2018)

By Carlos Ramirez |

This New Jersey outfit lives and breathes '90s chaotic metalcore.

Features

No Echo T-Shirts Now Available

By Carlos Ramirez |

The 2-sided pocket tee pays tribute to hardcore greats No For An Answer.

Interviews

Nemesis Records Founder Big Frank Harrison on the New Benefit Comp Made In His Honor

By Carlos Ramirez |

Terror, Integrity, and many other bands donate tracks for one of the most beloved figures in hardcore.

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