Reviews

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Nothing, Dancing on the Blacktop (Relapse Records, 2018)

By Hannah Fitzmorris |

"This album is loud in a way that’s completely divorced from the volume setting..."

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Firearm, Dravecky EP (Self-Released, 2018)

By Michael D. Thorn |

Bay Area hardcore combo pays tribute to a local legend on debut release.

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Restraining Order, Restraining Order (New Age Records, 2018)

By Ian Caramanzana |

East Coast band comprised of scene stalwarts brings classic hardcore sound to the forefront on debut EP.

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Seattle's New Gods, Burnpile (Dogboy Records, 2018)

By Kevin Hart |

“...I brought in a weird amp as a joke to play bass through which became ‘the sound’...”

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Gulch, Burning Desire to Draw Last Breath (Creator-Destructor Records, 2018)

By Adam Yoe |

D-beat, crust, metallic hardcore, punk, and the gnarliest of death metal coalesce on this new EP.

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Negativ, Projections (Mirthless Laughter, 2018)

By Michael D. Thorn |

Do you remember the first time you heard Rudimentary Peni?

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Diztort, Demo (Advanced Perspective, 2017)

By Adam Yoe |

Utterly unhinged and deadly fucking serious.

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Tony Molina, Kill the Lights (Slumberland Records, 2018)

By Ian Caramanzana |

The latest record from the Bay Area singer-songwriter who couldn't give a fuck about genre expectations.

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Trappist, Ancient Brewing Tactics (Relapse Records, 2018)

By Hannah Fitzmorris |

Dudes who've played in such bands as Spazz and Despise You mix their love for expensive beer and grind.

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Integrity/Krieg, Split EP (Relapse Records, 2018)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Blackened sounds for the summer.

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Fredag den 13:e, 'Dystopisk Utsikt' (various labels, 2018)

By Michael D. Thorn |

"...metallic hardcore which fills in the gaps From Ashes Rise left in their demise..."

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Immortal, Northern Chaos Gods (Nuclear Blast, 2018)

By Lucas Anderson |

The Norwegian black metallers return without Abbath out in front.

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Just Mustard, Wednesday (Pizza Pizza Records, 2018)

By Hannah Fitzmorris |

FFO: A Sunny Day in Glasgow, My Bloody Valentine, Julee Cruise

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Birds In Row, We Already Lost the World (Deathwish Inc, 2018)

By Jared Johnson |

The French post-hardcore outfit's long-awaited sophomore album has finally hatched.

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Precious, Sick Rooms (Indecision Records, 2018)

By Dave Williams |

An album that "will undoubtedly grace many year-end lists" says site contributor Dave Williams.

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Cell Rot, Violent Spirals (Vitriol Records, 2018)

By Kevin Hart |

"...between Deathreat's Consider It War and His Hero Is Gone's Monument to Thieves..."

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Never Ending Game, Welcome to the... (Self-Released, 2018)

By Hannah Fitzmorris |

FFO: Fury of Five, Bulldoze, Crown of Thornz

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Typecaste, Creature of Habit (Self-Released, 2018)

By A.E. "Ace" Stallings |

FFO: Vein, Vamachara, Year of the Knife

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