Reviews

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Rash, Hivemind (Convulse Records, 2020)

By Hugo Reyes |

The Chicago hardcore band is "bringing back the sound of the genre before the introduction of metal."

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Deep Purple, Whoosh! (earMUSIC, 2020)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Could a band 50-plus years into their career deliver a record that holds up to their best work?

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Militarie Gun, My Life Is Over (Convulse Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe |

The latest music from Ian Shelton of Regional Justice Center gets the spotlight.

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Zulu, My People​.​.​. Hold On (Self-Released, 2020)

By Hugo Reyes |

The Los Angeles power violence band is the brainchild of Anaiah Lei (DARE, The Bots, FireBurn).

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These Streets, Expect the Worst (Upstate Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe |

FFO: Orthodox, Hands of God, Year of the Knife

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Necrot, Mortal (Tankcrimes, 2020)

By Mick Reed |

Released just last week, this was the most anticipated death metal album in recent memory.

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Ball of Light, 2 Song EP (Rad Girlfriend Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe |

FFO: Glass and Ashes, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Strikeforce Diablo

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Rebelmatic, Ghost in the Shadows (Red Right Recordings, 2020)

By Adam Yoe |

The NYHC outfit just dropped its debut album.

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FAIM, Hollow Hope (Safe Inside Records, 2020)

By Mick Reed |

Taking an early listen to the forthcoming debut LP from the Denver hardcore troupe.

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Chill Parents, At the Barricades (Self-Released, 2020)

By Adam Yoe |

From blitzing hardcore to sloppy pop-punk, this DC trio keep things moving at a quick pace.

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Reserving Dirtnaps, Another Disaster (WAR Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe |

Does the new EP from the Memphis bruisers live up to the promise of their earlier material?

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Be Well, The Weight and the Cost (Equal Vision Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe |

East Coast hardcore (and metal) veterans pool their talents on debut full-length.

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Terminal Nation, Holocene Extinction (20 Buck Spin, 2020)

By Mick Reed |

FFO: Napalm Death, Xibalba, Gatecreeper

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Crow Killer, Enslaved to One (New Age Records, 2020)

By Nicholas James |

FFO: Disembodied, Bloodlet, alarm clock riffs

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Year of the Knife, Internal Incarceration (Pure Noise Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe |

The Delaware metallic hardcore band puts on a riff clinic on debut full-length.

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Ecostrike, A Truth We Still Believe (Triple B Records, 2020)

By Ace Stallings |

An unapologetic straight edge hardcore record from the South Florida scene.

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Gulch, Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress (Closed Casket Activites, 2020)

By Thomas Vixxer |

16 minutes of complete chaos and fury.

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Bombardement, EP (Symphony of Destruction, Kick Rock Records, Destructure, 2020)

By Adam Yoe |

D-beat mayhem coming straight from Bordeaux, France.

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