Carlos Ramirez

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Critical: New Argentine Hardcore Outfit Comes Out of the Gate With Two Demos

By Carlos Ramirez |

The singer quit? Fuck it, the drummer took over. Let's get busy!

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Mastermind Vocalist Jon Osborne Discusses the UKHC Band’s Ripping Debut LP

By Carlos Ramirez |

"Hardcore and hardcore punk can still be catchy without getting too corny or cringey."

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Rip Room: What If Devo Jammed w/ Fugazi? San Francisco Trio Answers on “Complication” (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Driving rhythms and off-kilter yet catchy melodies come together in a powerful way.

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Self Sabotage: LA Hardcore Band Revisits a Dark Period on “No Direction” (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The quintet features musicians from such bands as Naked Aggression, Corrupted Youth, and False Confession.

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Tetanus: Charlotte Band Keeps Their Hardcore Noisy & Weird

By Carlos Ramirez |

Gnarly tunes for gnarly times.

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Drowningman Singer Simon Brody Talks Busy Signal at the Suicide Hotline As Reissue Looms

By Carlos Ramirez |

"We didn't really belong to a scene. We still don't. That hasn't changed. We like to operate on the periphery.
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Iron Deficiency: French Straight Edge Hardcore Band Lands Label Deal, Drops New Tracks

By Carlos Ramirez |

*If you know Chung King Can Suck It is, check out the second song.

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D Bloc: Detroit Hardcore Band Specializes in the Beatdown on Do Not Cross EP (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The Motor City mosh lives on.

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Demand: DC Band Celebrates No-Nonsense Hardcore Style on Debut Release

By Carlos Ramirez |

"Some of the bands that influence us are Hard Stance, Walk Proud, Visual Discrimination..."

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distend: Nashville Band’s “moth” Is a Psych-Hardcore Headtrip (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Ceremony, Chat Pile, Brainiac

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Nerve Damage: Australian Hardcore Unit Returns With Pure Heat on New EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

Singer Shaun Allen speaks w/ us about the EP, Aussie hardcore, and how we should all get involved in the scene.

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The Hate: Las Vegas Band Supplies Chaotic Metallic Hardcore via Debut EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

If groups like Baptists, Every Time I Die, and God Mother are up your alley, these folks have you covered.

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Without Love: UK Melodic Hardcore Band Makes Impressive Debut on New EP (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Comeback Kid, Have Heart, One Step Closer

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411 Vocalist Dan O’Mahony on the Band’s Past, Return & Future

By Carlos Ramirez |

"...411 was a much more important and challenging band than No For An Answer ever was."

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Shooting Daggers: UK Queercore Trio Delivers Pissed-Off Hardcore Punk on Debut EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

Riot grrrl meets hxc in this band's world.

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Sanctuary: French Group Strikes Up Choice Metallic Hardcore on Debut Tracks

By Carlos Ramirez |

Morning Again, Strife, and Spirit of Youth are among the band's prime musical influences.

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Debt to Society: Canadian Band Worships ‘90s Tough-Guy Hardcore on New Release

By Carlos Ramirez |

"I'd say Madball, Bulldoze, Cold as Life, Death Threat, Next Step Up, and Fury of Five are big ones for us."

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International Hardcore Bands You Need to Know About: Vidro

By Carlos Ramirez |

The Stockholm group's newly released Glöd album is a certified ripper.

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