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Lawgiver, “Roll the Other Way,” from 2016 Demo (Neutral Words Records, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Swedish crossover hardcore that could have come out in 1990.

Interviews

Goretex, a.k.a. Gore Elohim (Non Phixion)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The influential rapper on growing up on a steady diet of underground hip-hop and thrash metal.

Interviews

Javier Villegas (Born Against, Cattle Press, Iabhorher, Our Gang)

By Freddy Alva |

"The first albums I ever owned on vinyl were Love Gun and Alive!, by KISS."

Reviews

High Card, Generation Y (Reconsider Records, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Long Island hardcore will never die.

Song of the Day

Forty Winters, “Summoning Spirits,” from Rotting Empire (Dead Truth Recordings, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez |

This is some angry stuff right here.

Interviews

Art Liboon (Mordred)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Reflecting on the Bay Area thrash scene, funk metal, and much more with the bass ace.

Interviews

Frank Daly (Big DRILL Car, All Systems Go!)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The melodic punk vocalist on the '80s L.A. scene, working with Greg Ginn, and not signing with a major label.

Interviews

Joe Gorelick (Garden Variety, Red Hare, Retisonic, Blue Tip, 52X)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Talking Queens/Long Island punk history, playing in a controversial band, and more with the drummer.

Interviews

Jason Netherton (Asphalt Graves, Misery Index, Dying Fetus)

By Carlos Ramirez |

An exhaustive chat with the death/grind veteran.

Reviews

Wolf Whistle, The Present Disturbance (Triple-B Records, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Members of Have Heart, XFilesX, and Straight Razor drop a slab of fast hardcore mayhem.

Interviews

Damien Moyal (Culture, Shai Hulud, As Friends Rust, Morning Again, On Bodies, Damien Done)

By Carlos Ramirez |

"I remember hearing Ozzy’s 'Flying High Again,' and realizing at that moment that I was born to be bad."

Lists

Best Beatdown Hardcore Bands

By Carlos Ramirez |

Bust out your old basketball jersey and get ready for more breakdowns than you can handle!

Interviews

Ryan Frederiksen (Dust Moth, These Arms Are Snakes, Nineironspitfire, Narrows)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The guitarist on Seattle hardcore, working with Jade Tree, and his latest adventure.

Features

Video Premiere: Triobelisk, “Zoneplex”

By Carlos Ramirez |

Frodus mastermind Shelby Cinca brings the worlds of '80s role-playing games and synthpop together.

Interviews

Mike De Lorenzo (Sheer Terror, Serpico, Kill Your Idols, Milhouse, Enrage, C.R.)

By Carlos Ramirez |

From hardcore to melodic punk to powerviolence to Oi! and everything in between with the guitarist.

Lists

Best Male AOR Singers

By Carlos Ramirez |

If we have to explain what Album-Oriented Rock is, you probably shouldn't bother clicking this article.

Features

Catastrophic Visions: Industrial Noise in 1990s Peru

By Freddy Alva |

Digging deep into some of South America's harshest sounds.

Reviews

Burn, ...From the Ashes (Bridge Nine Records, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Hardcore boundary-busters return with a new EP.

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