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Bleached Cross, Bleached Cross (Protagonist Music, 2022)

By Adam Yoe |

FFO: Birds In Row, Soft Kill, She Past Away

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Stockholm Syndrome: Early ‘00s Bay Area Hardcore Punk Band Burned Fast & Bright

By Carlos Ramirez |

"We wanted to be Ripcord, Siege, and Heresy with a bit of Japan and Scandinavia."

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The Living Memories Deliver Pristine Jangle Pop on Debut EP (REVIEW & INTERVIEW)

By Thomas Vanderpol |

The band was started by musicians Stephen St. Germain and Aaron Chrietzberg.

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Hard 2 Kill, 'Demo' (2022)

By Cat Dempsey |

New Jersey/New York hardcore band keeps things fast on debut offering.

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Pilot to Gunner: Listen to “Animal Control” From Returning NYC Post-Hardcore Vets (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Their forthcoming Hell Hallucinator album was produced by J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines).

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You Should Be With Us: Melodic Cleveland Hardcore Band Impresses With Debut EP

By Mike Musilli |

FFO: Fiddlehead, Embrace, Dag Nasty

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Liberty & Justice: Houston Oi! Outfit Is “Halfway Home” in New Music Video (PREMIERE)

By Flint Beard |

The track comes off their sophomore album, Pressure.

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Harm Assist: Philly Hardcore Group Offers Taste of Debut EP via “Hyperventilate” (PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

"The song is about grinding with no clear end goal or promised success, like a tourniquet tightening around..."

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Yambag, Strength in Nightmares (Convulse Records, 2022)

By Adam Yoe |

Is this the best fast hardcore record of 2022?

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The Darling Fire: Ex-Shai Hulud, As Friends Rust Members Go Atmospheric on “Rituals” (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The Florida outfit has facets of post-hardcore, shoegaze, and metal baked into their sound.

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Spam Caller: New California Hardcore Band’s Demo Is a Certified Ripper

By Carlos Ramirez |

How about that name?!

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Easy Prey: Austin Group Grinds Out Dissonant Post-Hardcore on New Track (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Watch the music video for "The Outcome, Not the Influence" and become a believer.

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Peach Blush: Little Rock Trio Flips ‘90s Sub Pop & Punk Into Superb Debut EP

By Matthew Green |

Bad Brains, Seaweed, JFA, Nirvana, Fugazi, and Sonic Youth are cited as prime influences.

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The Mirror: Groove-Driven Metal & Sludgy Hardcore Are Close Allies in Band’s Sonic World

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Only Living Witness, Down, Life of Agony

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A Knife in the Dark Bring Relentless Straight Edge Metallic Hardcore Attack on New EP

By Carlos Ramirez |

The North Carolina quintet just dropped the follow-up to 2021's Somewhere Between the Pew and Fire EP.

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Gehenna Unleashes Negative Hardcore Assault via “Black Sun Valley” (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Formed in 1993, they've influenced such bands as Blind to Faith, Rot in Hell, and Pulling Teeth.

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World of Pleasure Returns With New EP, Reminds Us Why No One Is Doing Metallic HC Better

By Carlos Ramirez |

When Colter (Mortality Rate, Serration, Delusion) & Jess (Mortality Rate) combine their talents, magic happens.

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Alone In a Crowd: NYHC Band Returns With “Not Alone,” Their First New Song in Decades

By Carlos Ramirez |

The group has featured members of Side By Side, Uppercut, Breakdown, and Judge.

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