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New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: For One Hate

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Two-Piece, Snuffed on Sight, Bashed In

Interviews

Night Fever Vocalist Salomon Segers on Danish Hardcore, Their Killer New Album & More

By Zack Nelson |

Their Dead End LP powerfully reveals such influences as Unity, Death Side, and Judas Priest.

Reviews

Chueko, Tools of Oppression (Black Water Records, 2023)

By Andy Lefton |

Short, fast, and loud hardcore punk straight out of Portland, Oregon.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: The Talon

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Cancer Bats, Gallows, Every Time I Die

Features

Gumskab: Maine Hardcore Unit Keeps Furious Streak Going via “Foxhole” (PREMIERE)

By Ryan O'Connor |

The EP will be issued by Cheap Life Records, a label owned by Chris Linkovich of the bands Cruel Hand and Terror.

Features

Cruelty: UK Metallic Hardcore Band Pulls Inspiration from Chuck Schuldiner on New Music

By Carlos Ramirez |

Less than a year after releasing their Salvation album, the quintet returns with more heat.

Features

Excide: No Echo Favorites Land New Label Deal, Release “Dis(re)member” Music Video

By Carlos Ramirez |

Heavily recommended listening for admirers of Snapcase, Handsome, and Quicksand.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Nylon

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Deal With It (UK), Outbreak, Dirty Money

Features

Noxious: Virginia Band Dials Up the Vicious Factor on “Ryomen”

By Ryan O'Connor |

The track features a vocal assist from Russell Pompa of Crucial Rip.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Return to Pain

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: 100 Demons, All Out War, combat sports

Features

Deaf Club & The HIRS Collective Combine Powers on “Biblical Loophole” (VIDEO PREMIERE)

By No Echo |

"This is a song about my life-long distaste and distrust in the bible and those who follow it."

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Fates Messenger

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Malevolence, Hatebreed, Machine Head

Interviews

No Retreat Bassist Sean Moran Reflects Back on the Pittsburgh Hardcore Band’s History

By Carlos Ramirez |

Sea Sea's, beatdown bands, and celebrating the legacy of PAHC.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Divine Sentence

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Day of Suffering, xELEGYx, panic chords

Interviews

Nails: Todd Jones Discusses the Cover Songs They’ve Done Throughout the Years

By Zack Nelson |

"I love all kinds of different styles of hardcore but to me, Battalion of Saints, Final Conflict, and Crucifix..."

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Dirtywork

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Sworn Enemy, Lionheart, cold Australian beer

Features

All Will Suffer: Ex-Sinking Ships, Meltdown Members Return to “Feel the Darkness” (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

"Lyrically, the song is about struggling with drug use and the emotions that come with it."

Features

Medicinal x Kirkby Kiss: New York and New Jersey Hardcore Bands Team Up on New EP

By Mike Musilli |

Both bands bring their distinct iterations of hardcore, making for a wonderfully industrious release.

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