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New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Sniper’s Nest

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: The Rival Mob, Think I Care, Waste Management

Features

Cultburner Bassist Ian Sabo (ex-Channel, DSGNS) Tells Us About His Band’s New EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

When you name Burnt by the Sun & Deadguy as influences, we're all ears!

Features

Overthrow: '90s Long Island Hardcore Band Returns with Setting the Price (LP PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

A December 2022 reunion alongside Strife and Shutdown rekindled their fire.

Interviews

Dave Hause on His Band’s New Rock ‘n’ Roll Record, His Hardcore Punk Roots & More

By Matt Horowitz |

His fantastic ...And The Mermaid album just hit stores.

Reviews

Iron Gate, The Crushing Weight of Existence (2025)

By Ryan O'Connor |

New Hampshire death metal crushers return with their second EP.

Interviews

A Life In Hardcore: Franklin Rhi (Crown of Thornz, 108, Shelter)

By Carlos Ramirez |

From the streets of Queens to MTV and back.

Features

New Book Showcases Zines from the ’90s Syracuse Hardcore Scene

By Carlos Ramirez |

Reading (about hardcore) is fundamental.

Interviews

Neglect Guitarist Derek Schilling on the Violence, Vision, and Legacy of a LIHC Cult Favorite

By Carlos Ramirez |

"I thought mixing that heavy groove-style death metal with a hardcore sound would work great."

Interviews

Groundwork Singer Brendan DeSmet on Their “Weird” & Politically-Charged Hardcore in the ‘90s

By Carlos Ramirez |

"Someone once wrote in a review of our LP that we sounded like a cross between Rorschach and Fugazi."

Interviews

From Cut Short to Falling Action: Azy Relph Shares His ’90s Redding Hardcore Scene Memories

By Thomas Vanderpol |

"...promoters, labels, and kids in big cities didn’t always take us cow town kids seriously."

Features

Conversion Records Founder Dennis Remsing Revisits the Label’s ‘90s Hardcore Legacy

By Carlos Ramirez |

The Outspoken drummer put in a lot of work throughout the decade.

Features

Dragbody: A Deep Dive with the Florida Band That Blended Hardcore, Screamo, and Grind

By Carlos Ramirez |

Steve Albini, Lifeforce Records, Assück, and so much more!

Interviews

GO! Singer Mike BS on His NYHC Roots, Writing Zines & Fighting Homophobia in Hardcore

By Carlos Ramirez |

"I feel very lucky, and I don't take it for granted."

Features

Turned Down: Inside the Short-Lived Melodic Punk Project Linking Strife to Fury 66

By Thomas Vanderpol |

Guitarists Andrew Kline and Carlos Gutierrez, and vocalist Joe Clements enlighten us.

Interviews

The Story of Strain: Canadian Hardcore, Here and Now, and the Loss of Jody Taylor

By Carlos Ramirez |

Guitarist Sean Lande and bassist Eric Flexyourhead share their memories.

Features

Fastbreak: Patrick Rorick & Neal St. Clair Tell the Connecticut Band’s Story

By Carlos Ramirez |

We dig into their discography, the Youth Crew revival era, and other points in between.

Interviews

Speak 714 Vocalist Dan O’Mahony Reflects on the Orange County Band’s Time Together

By Carlos Ramirez |

"The guys in the younger bands involved doing that [Youth Crew] vibe befuddled me."

Interviews

No Redeeming Social Value: Dean Miller Spills the Suds on the Band’s Drunken Legacy

By Carlos Ramirez |

"I think you’d have to be either brain dead, or a Puritan to not get our lighthearted humor..."

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