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True Widow, Avvolgere (Relapse Records, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 9.22.2016

Noir rock with drugged-out vocals to help ease your hangover.

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Beach Boys, Classic Albums: Pet Sounds (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 9.20.2016

A deep dive into one of rock's most celebrated records.

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S U R V I V E, RR7349 (Relapse Records, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 9.14.2016

Two of its members created the score to Stranger Things, but what is their band like?

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Sumerlands, Sumerlands (Relapse Records, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 9.8.2016

This sounds like the killer local metal band from your city that should have been signed in 1987.

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Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap, by Ben Westoff (Hachette, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 9.7.2016

This book goes way beyond what you saw in Straight Outta Compton.

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Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk, by John Doe with Tom DeSavia and Friends (Da Capo Press, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 8.30.2016

Just when you think you know your stuff, a book like this comes around and schools you.

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Crown Court, Capital Offence (Katorga Works, 2016)

By Freddy Alva | 8.26.2016

The young British Oi! outfit keeps the classic bootboy tradition alive.

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KISS, KISS Rocks Vegas (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 8.24.2016

The American rock 'n' roll institution takes on Sin City with electric guitars and pyro.

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High Card, Generation Y (Reconsider Records, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 7.27.2016

Long Island hardcore will never die.

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Wolf Whistle, The Present Disturbance (Triple-B Records, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 7.4.2016

Members of Have Heart, XFilesX, and Straight Razor drop a slab of fast hardcore mayhem.

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Burn, ...From the Ashes (Bridge Nine Records, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 6.9.2016

Hardcore boundary-busters return with a new EP.

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True Love, Heaven's Too Good for Us (Bridge Nine Records, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 6.7.2016

The long-awaited debut full-length from this Detroit straight edge crew is finally unleashed.

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Sumac, What One Becomes (Thrill Jockey, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 6.1.2016

Members of Botch, Isis, and Russian Circles deliver a cerebral beating disguised as an album.

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Spell, For None and All (Bad Omen Records, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 5.23.2016

This Canadian heavy metal power trio does not break the oath.

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Hot Shot, Demo 2016 (Self-Released, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 5.4.2016

Members of Red Death, Pure Disgust, and G.L.O.S.S. go NYHC on us.

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No Saving Grace, Hell to Pay (Self-Released, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.29.2016

Swedish hardcore band brings the beatdown.

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New Breed Documentary 1989, Directed by John Woods (Wardance Productions, Nightfilms, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.21.2016

A visual time capsule of an exhilarating time in New York City hardcore history.

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Trouble Boys: The True Story of The Replacements, by Bob Mehr (Da Capo Press, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.6.2016

A warts-and-all look at an American rock 'n' roll treasure.

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True Widow, Avvolgere (Relapse Records, 2016)

Beach Boys, Classic Albums: Pet Sounds (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2016)

S U R V I V E, RR7349 (Relapse Records, 2016)

Sumerlands, Sumerlands (Relapse Records, 2016)

Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap, by Ben Westoff (Hachette, 2016)

Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk, by John Doe with Tom DeSavia and Friends (Da Capo Press, 2016)

Crown Court, Capital Offence (Katorga Works, 2016)

KISS, KISS Rocks Vegas (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2016)

High Card, Generation Y (Reconsider Records, 2016)

Wolf Whistle, The Present Disturbance (Triple-B Records, 2016)

Burn, ...From the Ashes (Bridge Nine Records, 2016)

True Love, Heaven's Too Good for Us (Bridge Nine Records, 2016)

Sumac, What One Becomes (Thrill Jockey, 2016)

Spell, For None and All (Bad Omen Records, 2016)

Hot Shot, Demo 2016 (Self-Released, 2016)

No Saving Grace, Hell to Pay (Self-Released, 2016)

New Breed Documentary 1989, Directed by John Woods (Wardance Productions, Nightfilms, 2016)

Trouble Boys: The True Story of The Replacements, by Bob Mehr (Da Capo Press, 2016)

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