Content Tagged: not without punishment

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Candy Apple, “Bloodsong,” from Sweet Dreams of Violence (Convulse Records, 2021)

By Adam Yoe |

Don't let their band name fool you.

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Trauma Model: Canadian Beatdown HC Specialists Drop “Endless Game” Music Video

By No Echo |

"You should be allowed to be angry. You should be allowed to be mad."

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xCauterizex: Portland Hardcore Unit Returns with New Tracks, Label Deal (PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

Perfect for fans of H8000 and Gothenburg-styled guitar riffs.

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Hostile Takedown: Virginia’s Latest Hardcore Export Unleashes Debut Demo (PREMIERE)

By Adam Yoe |

The Old Dominion state keeps producing the (hardcore) goods.

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Gatto Black: Buffalo Musician Explores Different Side of Hardcore on Solo Release

By No Echo |

Check out the quirky music video for the project's debut track.

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mt.ida: Philadelphia Trio Melds Dissonance x Melody via “Almond” (PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

"Everyone in the band grew up with an appreciation for bands like Envy, Hot Cross, and Neil Perry..."

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Dead History: Minneapolis Group Brings to Mind ‘90s Post-Hardcore Sound on Debut LP

By Carlos Ramirez |

Picturesque, Gratitude, Align, Reach, and Attention are some of the other bands you might know them from.

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Bassist Spotlight: Reid Black (Into Another, Eleven Thirty-Four, Innaway, The Third Degree)

By Jeremy Holehan |

Checking in with a musician who made his debut in the '90s hardcore scene.

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Nervous Laugh: Long Island Melodic Rock Trio Talks Forthcoming Debut EP

By No Echo |

The Breeders' "Divine Hammer" gets a cool cover treatment on the 6-track record.

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Kin Corruption: Greek Metallic Hardcore Band Discusses Their New Album, Local Scene

By No Echo |

"We want this message to be spread and to motivate people to react, to speak up, and to be heard."

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Rexxx: Milwaukee Quintet Provides Power Pop Ear Candy with “Last Night” (PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

The Scientists classic track gets the cover treatment.

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Eden Is Gone, “Decontamination,” from Scattering of My Malice (MMW Records, BBMA Records, 2020)

By Adam Yoe |

Worshipping at the H8000 altar with winning results.

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End You: Ex-The Catalyst Singer Eric Smith Serves a Sonic Pummeling via “SLPWLKR”

By No Echo |

"I spend so much time glued in my own skull that sometimes I find it hard to relate to other people."

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Bleach: Indonesian Hardcore Group Is Fired Up About Its Debut EP, Local Scene

By Carlos Ramirez |

The quintet formed in Bandung back in 2019 with such influences as Backtrack, Mindforce, and Trapped Under Ice.

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xRISALEx: Istanbul-Based Band Offers Brutal Metallic HC on “Sacrifice/Sacrilege” (PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

FFO: Racetraitor, Gather, Earth Crisis

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Move, “Righteous Unrest,” from Freedom Dreams (Triple B Records, 2021)

By Hugo Reyes |

Boston hardcore band pens anthem (sadly) fit for these times.

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Disillusionist: Copenhagen-Based Post-Hardcore Trio Drops “Resented” Video (PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

The track will appear on their Love & Anxiety EP next month.

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Life Force Vocalist Flint Beard Talks State of Hardcore Scene, Activism + More

By James Mudrak |

The group's debut album, Hope and Defiance, was released last year via New Age Records.

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