Carlos Ramirez

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: The Shotgun Prodigy

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: A Mourning Star, withpaperwings, Azshara

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Dream X World

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Ecostrike, Magnitude, Broken Vow

Features

Scrape: Musicians from Left for Dead, Blind to Faith + Cursed Discuss Debut EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

Their sound brings to mind Iron Monkey, Unsane, and the uglier side of ’90s heavy music.

Interviews

Moral Law’s Alex Morales on Their New Album, XVX Convictions & Musical Evolution

By Carlos Ramirez |

Solemn Vows to a World Deplored is metallic hardcore gold.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Bloodwork

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: '90s metalcore, panic chords, chug mosh

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Waste of Space

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Laid 2 Rest, Kharma, Slime

Features

Failed Territory: Dutch Metallic Hardcore Band Serve Cold Justice on Debut EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

All Out War’s Truth in the Age of Lies & Arkangel’s Dead Man Walking loom large.

Interviews

Black Flag in 1983: Michael Pearson on Documenting LA Hardcore at a Crossroads

By Carlos Ramirez |

"We were near Santa Monica, and a lot of kids there had cut their hair and gotten into punk..."

Features

Four Hundred Years: Virginia Post-Hardcore Vets Resurrect Transmit Failure LP Nearly 30 Yrs Later

By Carlos Ramirez |

Listen to the newly remixed (J. Robbins) and remastered (Dan Coutant) title track.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: CYG

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Speed, Guilt Trip, Malevolence

Features

Mass Confusion: Dutch Hardcore Vets Go Back to the Sound That Got Them Hooked via New Band

By Carlos Ramirez |

Think Right Brigade, Stop & Think, early Carry On, and Striking Distance.

Features

Dying: Finnish Duo Channel Hatebreed, Terror & Slayer on The House Always Wins

By Carlos Ramirez |

“There’s no checklist of how a hardcore song is supposed to sound."

Features

First to Die: Metallic Hardcore from Wartime Kyiv

By Carlos Ramirez |

“We have to build and sustain the scene ourselves."

Features

Voracious Contempt Push San Antonio Brutal Death Metal Into Groovier Territory

By Carlos Ramirez |

Enter the Chambers of Infinite Dissolution, if you dare.

Features

Bullshit Detector Take Cold Oi! Into Darker Territory on Built for War

By Carlos Ramirez |

The San Antonio band head out on a U.S. tour with The Casualties in December.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Circle Chase

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Biohazard, Hatebreed, Full Blown Chaos

Interviews

Lockslip Vocalist Sara G on the Anxiety & Catharsis Behind Their Forthcoming Debut Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

“I genuinely feel like this record has helped me become a better person.”

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Westbound

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Counterparts, Foreign Hands, Stick to Your Guns

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