Carlos Ramirez

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Bayonette

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Detain, No Victory, Before I Had Wings

Interviews

Fenway Punk Author Chris Wrenn on How "Yankees Suck" Merch Helped Launch Bridge Nine

By Carlos Ramirez |

The hardcore lifer discusses baseball, dodging cops, and the hustle that funded his influential label.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Concrete Teeth

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Two-Piece, Pintglass, Harlekin

Features

Sabertooth: Indonesian Metallic Hardcore Veterans Enter a New Era with Blessing Rage LP

By Carlos Ramirez |

The album finds the band bringing more groove to their metallic assault.

Features

Barricade Vocalist Gabi on Their No Spirit EP, Scene Posers, and South Florida Hardcore

By Carlos Ramirez |

The young Broward County group was inspired by the likes of Outburst, Floorpunch, and Killing Time.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: 80 Bagg

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: No Warning, Crown of Thornz, Subzero

Interviews

No Guard Guitarist Jack Talks New Songs, Upcoming LP & Springfield Hardcore Unity

By Carlos Ramirez |

One of Illinois Hardcore's rising bands looks ahead to a busy future.

Features

No Grave Guitarist Rich Thurston Talks New LP, Working with Pete Morcey from 100 Demons

By Carlos Ramirez |

The hardcore vet has also been in Culture, Terror, Blood Has Been Shed, and a host of other bands.

Interviews

Ecotage: Metallic Hardcore Unit Discuss Finland's Wolf Persecution and Redemption EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

The Finnish metallic hardcore outfit should already be on your radar.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Hex

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Xibalba, No Zodiac, Harm's Way

Features

Last Laugh: Long Island Hardcore Band Return in Fighting Shape on Unrest EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

"There is something coded in this band that is made to help you push through."

Interviews

Vile Mind Guitarist Ryan Herndon on How the West Virginia Oxy Epidemic Informed Their EPs

By Carlos Ramirez |

"...the people we love have been ravaged by the Sackler family and their product."

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Animal House

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Stop and Think, The Wrong Side, Floorpunch

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Snapt

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Sheer Terror, stomp parts, working out with cinder blocks

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Lokka

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Late-'80s NYHC, Boston Hardcore, Lockin' Out Records

Features

Bitter Man: Hardcore Scene Staples Join Forces, Deliver Ripping Debut Demo

By Carlos Ramirez |

The Tampa group features former & current members of Such Gold, Cold Steel, and I Am the Avalanche.

Features

Blind: Rising UK Hardcore Outfit to Take Crooked Path on Next Release

By Carlos Ramirez |

"We still want to drag people by the skin of their teeth through the songs."

Interviews

Histamine Singer AJ on the Band’s Superb Debut LP, His Australian Hardcore Roots

By Carlos Ramirez |

The frontman discusses the band's origins, influences, and future plans.

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