No Echo

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Lookin Up, “Break” (2017)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.29.2017

New Zealand hardcore with bounce.

Reviews

Let It Be Written: The Biography of Metallica’s James Hetfield, by Mark Eglinton (Lesser Gods, 2017)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.28.2017

A look behind the complicated life and career of a heavy metal living legend.

Song of the Day

Nuclear Altar, “Ghostblood Rituals,” from Mankind in Decline (2017)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.28.2017

Nasty D-beat from Croatia that sounds like it was recorded on a boombox (that's a good thing here).

Features

Track Premiere: Panicker, "Heave" from Panicker (Three One G Records, 2017)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.27.2017

Wax Trax! Records meets the soundtrack to a David Cronenberg flick.

Song of the Day

Morfin, “Reincarnated,” from Consumed by Evil (FDA Records, 2017)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.27.2017

Imagine if Death made an album in between Leprosy and Spiritual Healing.

Record Collectors

Record Collector: Mike De Lorenzo (Sheer Terror, Serpico, Kill Your Idols, C.R.)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.27.2017

His OCD is no joke.

Interviews

Jorge Rosado (Merauder, Akani)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.26.2017

The outspoken singer on bad record label deals, Eddie from Leeway, and his band's legacy.

Song of the Day

Cold as Life, “Suffer” (Demons Run Amok, 2017)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.26.2017

Detroit bruisers return with a no-nonsense hardcore burner.

Features

Obscure Metal Bands: Ulysses Siren (California, 1983–Present)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.26.2017

Bay Area speed demons deserved a deal with Combat Records.

Song of the Day

Cult Cinema, “Midnight Man” (2017)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.25.2017

London outfit rip and tear in a creeped-out fashion.

Record Collectors

Record Collector: Tim McMahon (Search, Mouthpiece, Hands Tied, Face the Enemy, Triple Threat)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.25.2017

Can you say Chung King Can Suck It test pressing?

Interviews

John Coyle (Outspoken, LastLight, Kill the Messenger, Yuckmouth)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.24.2017

The singer for the influential California-based straight edge band flips through his back pages.

Song of the Day

Edgewise, “Choked Out,” from Angels and Addicts (CoinTossRecords, 2017)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.21.2017

Formed in 1989, these hardcore vets haven't lost their bite.

Features

EP Premiere: Unrestrained, Inside My Head, Black Meets Red (Indecision Records, 2017)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.20.2017

Ex-members of Ten Yard Fight, Backlash, and The Dead Unknown bring it down, hard.

Reviews

Cult of Luna, Years in a Day DVD (Indie Recordings, 2017)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.19.2017

Visually as intoxicating as the band's music is.

Song of the Day

Incendiary, “The Product Is You,” from Thousand Mile Stare (Closed Casket Activities, 2017)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.19.2017

A metallic hardcore wake-up call.

Features

Obscure Metal Bands: Kronin (New York, 1988–1993)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.18.2017

Recommended for fans of Exhorder, Demolition Hammer, and Cyclone Temple.

Song of the Day

Existence, “World Crashing Down” (Moral Panic Records/Neutral Words Records, 2017)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.18.2017

Swedish hardcore with NYC flair.

Content Tagged: not without punishment

Lookin Up, “Break” (2017)

Let It Be Written: The Biography of Metallica’s James Hetfield, by Mark Eglinton (Lesser Gods, 2017)

Nuclear Altar, “Ghostblood Rituals,” from Mankind in Decline (2017)

Track Premiere: Panicker, "Heave" from Panicker (Three One G Records, 2017)

Morfin, “Reincarnated,” from Consumed by Evil (FDA Records, 2017)

Record Collector: Mike De Lorenzo (Sheer Terror, Serpico, Kill Your Idols, C.R.)

Jorge Rosado (Merauder, Akani)

Cold as Life, “Suffer” (Demons Run Amok, 2017)

Obscure Metal Bands: Ulysses Siren (California, 1983–Present)

Cult Cinema, “Midnight Man” (2017)

Record Collector: Tim McMahon (Search, Mouthpiece, Hands Tied, Face the Enemy, Triple Threat)

John Coyle (Outspoken, LastLight, Kill the Messenger, Yuckmouth)

Edgewise, “Choked Out,” from Angels and Addicts (CoinTossRecords, 2017)

EP Premiere: Unrestrained, Inside My Head, Black Meets Red (Indecision Records, 2017)

Cult of Luna, Years in a Day DVD (Indie Recordings, 2017)

Incendiary, “The Product Is You,” from Thousand Mile Stare (Closed Casket Activities, 2017)

Obscure Metal Bands: Kronin (New York, 1988–1993)

Existence, “World Crashing Down” (Moral Panic Records/Neutral Words Records, 2017)

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