Content Tagged: not without punishment

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Simulakra: Feast on Some Metallic Hardcore Sickness via “Heathen’s Prayer”

By Carlos Ramirez |

Scarab, Gridiron, and Foreign Hands members cook up some brutality on Reincarnation EP.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Nailgun

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Hatred Surge, Dead in the Dirt, distorted bass guitar

Reviews

The Chisel, What a F*cking Nightmare (Pure Noise Records, 2024)

By Mark Hassenfratz |

The sophomore album from the UK punks receives the deep dive treatment.

Features

Poisoned Seeds: Vancouver Metallic HC Band “Blame the Witch” on Track from Debut LP (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The group features former members of Go It Alone, Blue Monday, and Hollow Ground.

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Pure Bliss: Syracuse Hardcore Unit Signs w/ Unbeaten Records, Premieres “On the Wheel”

By Ryan O'Connor |

Music for fans of fitting into XL shirts and hitting PR’s at the gym.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Shoot Da 5

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Incendiary, Rage Against the Machine, bombing trains

Features

Circles: Dig Into Some Tasty Melodic Hardcore via French Band's Still Album (PREMIERE)

By Thomas Vanderpol |

Revolution Summer fans will appreciate the LP's "pure euphonious bliss" sound.

Features

Higher Power Sign to Nuclear Blast Records, Drop New Single

By Carlos Ramirez |

"Absolute Bloom" is their first new music since 2020's 27 Miles Underwater album.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Agonize

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: 4-wheelers, mosh parts, shooting things

Features

Last Gasp Guitarist Dave Kuhlman on Growing Up in the Hardcore Scene

By Wyatt Soullier |

From Michigan to Ohio with an old friend.

Reviews

M.U.T.T., Dirty Deeds (Quiet Panic, 2024)

By Todd Manning |

"This is rock 'n' roll that doesn’t make you surrender your punk cred at the door..."

Features

Planet on a Chain Announce Culture of Death Album, Unleash New Track

By Carlos Ramirez |

The band features former members of Look Back and Laugh and Tear It Up.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Gnaw

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Violent Minds, 86 Mentality, Waste Management

Features

Kai Mark: Bryan Louie (The Twin, Joshua Fit For Battle) Takes Acoustic Route on “My Sweet Bird”

By No Echo |

The '90s hardcore scene veteran leans into the singer-songwriter side of his musical influences.

Interviews

Golpe Vocalist Tadzio Pederzolli on His Career as a Vegan Chef, the Italian Hardcore Scene & More

By Michael Thorn |

"Time changes and it would be sad and useless remembering only the '80s or the '90s..."

Features

Intercourse: Connecticut Band Waves "Outsider Hardcore" Flag on Egyptian Democracy

By Abbie Bateman |

They have no time for genre constraints.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: ‘92

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: .downset, Rage Against the Machine, the City of Los Angeles

Features

Mold Dominion: Pig Destroyer Vocalist J.R. Hayes Discusses His New Record Label

By Carlos Ramirez |

"We especially want to help document the local DC/VA/MD scenes, which I feel are really strong right now."

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