Reviews

Mundy's Bay, Lonesome Valley (Pure Noise Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe | 3.12.2020

"... a rare magic that makes me nostalgic for things yet to come."

Reviews

Constrict, No Eden (Flatspot Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe | 3.9.2020

Dark metallic hardcore from Los Angeles feat. members of Vamachara, God's Hate, and Forced Order.

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Scavengers Circle, Beyond Repair (Masasiorangutan Records, 2019)

By Adam Yoe | 2.28.2020

FFO: D-beat, Bolt Thrower, Nuclear Death Terror

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Change, Closer Still (REACT! Records, 2020)

By Flint Beard | 2.26.2020

The band features veterans of the hardcore scene, but does their debut album hit the bullseye?

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Black Mercy, For the Man That Has Everything ((iN)Sect Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe | 2.24.2020

FFO: Spazz, Negative Approach, Revolution Summer

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Typecaste, Between Life (Flatspot Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe | 2.6.2020

"...quite content to pummel in the vein of Vamachara, Division of Mind..."

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Orthodox, Let It Take Its Course (Unbeaten Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe | 2.3.2020

Does the Tennessee metallic hardcore outfit rise to the occasion on their new record?

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Body Farm, Body Farm 7" (...So This Is Progress, Financial Ruin Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe | 1.23.2020

"...hardcore punk-influenced power violence that’s blindingly fast, cutting, and fun as fuck."

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Ingrained, D.U.S.T.O.F.F. (The Coming Strife Records, 2019)

By Ace Stallings | 1.21.2020

"Sonically speaking, you hear influence from '90s metallic acts such as Unbroken or Turmoil..."

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Smash Your Enemies, Become Death (Upstate Records, 2019)

By Adam Yoe | 12.30.2019

FFO: All Out War, Biohazard, Cold as Life

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Raising Hell: Backstage Tales from the Lives of Metal Legends, by Jon Wiederhorn (Diversion Books, 2020)

By Carlos Ramirez | 12.23.2019

Not for the faint of heart.

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Fathers, You Deserve Hell (Sailor Records, 2019)

By Todd Manning | 12.20.2019

From metalcore to D-beat, the Denver band returns with a new album.

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Dark Thoughts, Must Be Nice (Stupid Bag Records/Drunken Sailor Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe | 12.17.2019

Chew on some impossibly catchy "bubblegum hardcore" from Philadelphia.

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French Kiss, Everyday Chemistry (Self-Released, 2019)

By Ace Stallings | 12.12.2019

FFO: '70s Bowie, Rolling Stones, Johnny Thunders

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Be Well, Be Well (Equal Vision Records, 2019)

By Adam Yoe | 12.10.2019

Members of Battery, Darkest Hour, and Bane go back to their hardcore roots in new band.

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Rule Them All, Dreams About... (Flatspot Records, 2019)

By Adam Yoe | 12.3.2019

Newly signed to a high-profile label, does the Long Island hardcore outfit rise to the occasion?

Reviews

Queensway, The Real Fear (Self-Released, 2019)

By Jalen Lopez | 11.18.2019

"Their dark, moody, almost groovy style of hardcore makes you uneasy but excited."

Reviews

STORM{O}, Finis Terrae (Various labels, 2019)

By Benedetto Manzella | 11.4.2019

"Incorporating influences spanning various eras of angular hardcore, noise, and screamo..."

Reviews

Mundy's Bay, Lonesome Valley (Pure Noise Records, 2020)

Constrict, No Eden (Flatspot Records, 2020)

Scavengers Circle, Beyond Repair (Masasiorangutan Records, 2019)

Change, Closer Still (REACT! Records, 2020)

Black Mercy, For the Man That Has Everything ((iN)Sect Records, 2020)

Typecaste, Between Life (Flatspot Records, 2020)

Orthodox, Let It Take Its Course (Unbeaten Records, 2020)

Body Farm, Body Farm 7" (...So This Is Progress, Financial Ruin Records, 2020)

Ingrained, D.U.S.T.O.F.F. (The Coming Strife Records, 2019)

Smash Your Enemies, Become Death (Upstate Records, 2019)

Raising Hell: Backstage Tales from the Lives of Metal Legends, by Jon Wiederhorn (Diversion Books, 2020)

Fathers, You Deserve Hell (Sailor Records, 2019)

Dark Thoughts, Must Be Nice (Stupid Bag Records/Drunken Sailor Records, 2020)

French Kiss, Everyday Chemistry (Self-Released, 2019)

Be Well, Be Well (Equal Vision Records, 2019)

Rule Them All, Dreams About... (Flatspot Records, 2019)

Queensway, The Real Fear (Self-Released, 2019)

STORM{O}, Finis Terrae (Various labels, 2019)

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