Carlos Ramirez

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: In Heaven

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Dead in the Dirt, Full of Hell, Crowbar

Features

Spear: Dutch Hardcore Band Delivers Must-Listen EP All I Left Behind

By Carlos Ramirez |

"...Iron Maiden and Van Halen both influenced me when I was writing riffs."

Interviews

End of the Line Vocalist Cory Linstrum on the Band’s History & Upcoming Reunion Shows

By Carlos Ramirez |

They were part of the '90s San Diego scene, and featured members of Heroin.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Respair

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Downpresser, Foundation, Buried Alive

Features

Still Burning: Fort Wayne Metallic Hardcore Quintet Turns Up the Heat via New EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

Their EP is fittingly titled World On Fire.

Interviews

Search Warrant: Massachusetts Hardcore Band Talks New Record Label Deal, Music Drop

By Carlos Ramirez |

The New Bedford outfit's LP Promo 2026 is their best material yet.

Features

A Winter’s Remorse: Texas Band Injects Death & Black Metal Into Their Metalcore Attack

By Carlos Ramirez |

The Day Our Gods Abandoned Us was co-released by Paper Wings Records & Tribunal Records.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Firestorm

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Earth Crisis, Broken Vow, Strife

Features

Primitive Future: Finnish Band’s Debut Release Is a Tasty Serving of Raw Hardcore

By Carlos Ramirez |

Ingredients: ’80s Boston hardcore, early UK punk, and a strong Scandinavian d-beat edge.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Comply

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Skycamefalling, Walls of Jericho, '90s metalcore

Interviews

Faucheuse: French Hardcore Band Melds D-Beat, Melodic Hooks & NWOBHM via New LP

By Carlos Ramirez |

“When done well, it’s unfuckwithable.”

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Engine

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Supertouch, Mental, Quickness-era Bad Brains

Interviews

H8 Inc. Singer Tom Maniaci Reflects on Detroit Hardcore’s Violent Era, Upcoming Reissue

By Carlos Ramirez |

“There was always an atmosphere of danger…"

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Price of Pain

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Backtrack, Downpresser, 2000s Hardcore

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Will to Power

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Abrasion, Kickback, All Out War

Features

Wreckonize: Singapore Band Doubles Down on Beatdown NYHC Influences via New Tracks

By Carlos Ramirez |

If you remember Castle Heights, this one will hit hard.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Die With It

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Everybody Gets Hurt, King Nine, ignorant mosh riffs

Features

First Ordeal: San Jose Band Finds Their Lane Between Hardcore and Metalcore

By Carlos Ramirez |

Lost Fragments of Serenity brings to mind classic Trustkill and Tribunal releases.

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