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New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Blood Money

By Ellis Heasley |

FFO: Death Threat, Ringworm, the City of Birmingham

Features

Endera: Savannah Band Channels Personal Struggles Into Ferocious Debut EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

"Life can have this unbelievable momentum sometimes."

Interviews

Act of War: Former Hatebreed, Jasta 14 Discuss Their New Hardcore Band

By Carlos Ramirez |

"We're not reinventing the wheel—we're just making music we like."

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Judgement Day

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Backtrack, No Warning, Outburst

Features

Fantasy: Ex-World of Joy Members Form New Band In Name of Brisbane Hardcore

By Carlos Ramirez |

"Heavy and hard will always be the goal."

Features

Northwest Hardcore Fest 2026 Organizers Look Back at Last Weekend’s Event (PHOTOS)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Photographer Leo Martinez captured both live shots of the bands and portraits of attendees.

Features

Boneripper: Dutch Metallic Hardcore Band Is "Locked In" on Radiant In Ruin Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

The quintet hail from Harlingen, Netherlands.

Features

trashXstrike: Philadelphia Band's Core Values LP Keeps Things Posi

By Carlos Ramirez |

"For me, hardcore hits the hardest when it has a strong message behind it."

Features

Unhinged: Boston Trio Forge a Sludge-Soaked Hardcore Sound

By Ryan O'Connor |

The band will release its second EP while also pressing its debut on vinyl.

Interviews

Scatterbox: Idaho Punks on the Tragedy & Rebirth Process Behind Their Long-Lost Enemies Album

By Wyatt Soullier |

The LP was tracked in 2008, before producer Tom Pfaeffle was tragically murdered.

Features

Big Smoke Guitarist Louis Pelard on the UK Beatdown Band's Nasty Nothing Left to Mourn EP

By Ellis Heasley |

The group worked with Christy O'Connor (Splitknuckle) and Ben Jones (Pest Control) in the studio.

Features

Uniform Burning: Indonesian Band’s Demo Carries Late ‘80s Hardcore Flavor

By No Echo |

"Hardcore punk isn't just music to us—it's a movement."

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Iron Banner

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Power Trip, Enforced, crossover thrash

Interviews

Drop Knee: Norwegian Vegan Hardcore Outfit Discuss Killer Debut LP Life Is Beautiful

By Isaac Hernández |

"We're all heavily influenced by the Baltimore sound, so bands like Trapped Under Ice and End It..."

Features

.HORSE FUNERAL. Deliver Mathy Sasscore Out of Little Rock via Debut EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

"Our sound acts as an antithesis to the hypermasculine archetypes of hardcore."

Features

Desperate Cry: Australian Crossover Hardcore Band Takes Raw Tracking Approach on EP

By No Echo |

The record's title is a mouthful: Overcoming the Fear of Reality Through the Acceptance of Mortality.

Interviews

Dan Gump on the Resurrection of Excessive Force & Life Sentence Records

By Carlos Ramirez |

The vocalist and label founder looks back—and ahead.

Features

Converge Are Still Writing Career-Defining Albums 35 Years Into Their Career

By Carlos Ramirez |

Love Is Not Enough and Hum of Hurt rank among the band's finest work.

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