Reviews

Seltzers, Don't Touch Me (RTF Records, 2021)

By Adam Yoe | 3.4.2021

Ex-Product of Waste and Colin of Arabia member delivers gravel-throated poppy punk greatness.

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Regional Justice Center, Crime and Punishment (Closed Casket Activities , 2021)

By Adam Yoe | 3.3.2021

"The brilliance to RJC is that it’s as primitive as it is forward thinking."

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Thirdface, Do It with a Smile (Exploding in Sound Records, 2021)

By Adam Yoe | 3.1.2021

The Nashville band "is set to make waves, albeit crashing and violent ones."

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Worn, Human Work (From Within Records, 2021)

By A.E. "Ace" Stallings | 2.25.2021

"Take this for a spin and then run into a wall for the prime effect."

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Skincrawler, Skincrawler (Self-Released, 2021)

By Adam Yoe | 2.24.2021

Virginia trio bring forth a unique blend of hardcore and black metal on their debut EP.

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Hazing Over, Pestilence (Self-Released, 2021)

By Hugo Reyes | 2.23.2021

Originally recording as Shin Guard, this Pittsburgh band has gone the bludgeoning hardcore route.

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Reproach/Toxic Shock, Split EP (Here and Now! Records, 2021)

By Vince Callum | 2.16.2021

Two Belgian bands bring riffs and velocity to the party.

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ÂGE ⱡ TOTAL, ÂGE ⱡ TOTAL (Soza, 2021)

By Connor Fitzpatrick | 2.12.2021

French bands Endless Floods and Greyfell join forces in the name of drone, stoner metal, and doom.

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Misery, From Where the Sun Never Shines (Fight for Your Mind Records, 2021)

By Adam Yoe | 2.10.2021

The record is the Minnesota crust punk legends' arguably best and most definite work.

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Terminal Bliss, Brute Err/ata (Relapse Records, 2021)

By Todd Manning | 2.4.2021

Members of Pg. 99, Mammoth Grinder, and Suppression unite with powerful results.

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Thought Control, Shock to the System (Government Check Music/New Morality Zine, 2020)

By Adam Yoe | 1.18.2021

FFO: Rat Cage, Career Suicide, Direct Control

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Holy Figures, Luck of the Draw (New Morality Zine, 2020)

By Adam Yoe | 1.14.2021

FFO: Swervedriver, Narrow Head, Sparta

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What Awaits Us: A Beyond Story, Directed by Kevin Egan (2020)

By Carlos Ramirez | 1.8.2021

The full-length documentary on the late '80s Long Island hardcore band is out now.

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War Criminal, God Failed Me (Self-Released, 2020)

By Adam Yoe | 12.28.2020

Maine band combines NYHC-styled groove, thrash metal, and death metal on their new EP.

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Tombs, Under Sullen Skies (Season of Mist, 2020)

By Benedetto Manzella | 12.22.2020

No filler tracks to be found.

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Wet Specimens x Cartridge, Dawn of the Ice Age (Split EP) (Brain Slash, 2020)

By Adam Yoe | 12.4.2020

Two East Coast hardcore punk outfits collaborate on a violent mission.

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Fuming Mouth, Beyond the Tomb (Triple B Records/Nuclear Blast, 2020)

By Bruce Hardt-Valenzuela | 12.3.2020

The Massachusetts death metal outfit recently inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records.

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PUS, PUS (Self-Released, 2020)

By Adam Yoe | 11.24.2020

Mysterious Peruvian outfit gets our attention with this ravenous debut.

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Seltzers, Don't Touch Me (RTF Records, 2021)

Regional Justice Center, Crime and Punishment (Closed Casket Activities , 2021)

Thirdface, Do It with a Smile (Exploding in Sound Records, 2021)

Worn, Human Work (From Within Records, 2021)

Skincrawler, Skincrawler (Self-Released, 2021)

Hazing Over, Pestilence (Self-Released, 2021)

Reproach/Toxic Shock, Split EP (Here and Now! Records, 2021)

ÂGE ⱡ TOTAL, ÂGE ⱡ TOTAL (Soza, 2021)

Misery, From Where the Sun Never Shines (Fight for Your Mind Records, 2021)

Terminal Bliss, Brute Err/ata (Relapse Records, 2021)

Thought Control, Shock to the System (Government Check Music/New Morality Zine, 2020)

Holy Figures, Luck of the Draw (New Morality Zine, 2020)

What Awaits Us: A Beyond Story, Directed by Kevin Egan (2020)

War Criminal, God Failed Me (Self-Released, 2020)

Tombs, Under Sullen Skies (Season of Mist, 2020)

Wet Specimens x Cartridge, Dawn of the Ice Age (Split EP) (Brain Slash, 2020)

Fuming Mouth, Beyond the Tomb (Triple B Records/Nuclear Blast, 2020)

PUS, PUS (Self-Released, 2020)

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