Carlos Ramirez

Features

Tripper: Baltimore Hardcore Outfit Introduces New Vocalist via “Cycles” (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Listen to a cut from their forthcoming Faceless EP.

Features

Phrozen: Ripping Thrash, Hardcore & Metal Cross Paths on Canadian Band’s Debut LP

By Carlos Ramirez |

From Saskatchewan with riffs.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Prager Youth

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Crossed Out, Wound Man, Iron Lung

Interviews

Holy Blade Guitarist/Vocalist Alec Faber Shares the Story Behind the New LA Band

By Carlos Ramirez |

The members have also played in such bands as God's Hate, Forced Order, and True Love.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Cannonball

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Righteous Jams, Rampage, Mental

Reviews

Nails, Every Bridge Burning (Nuclear Blast Records, 2024)

By Carlos Ramirez |

With a fresh lineup of musicians in tow, guitarist/vocalist Todd Jones starts a new era of Nails.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Impact Driver

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: The Chisel, Liberty & Justice, Oi!

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: X-COMM

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Union 13, Warzone, DFL

Features

Seized Up: The Nerve Agents, BL’AST! Members Return with New Album (PREMIERE)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Modify the Sacred is another dose of twisted hardcore punk from the Santa Cruz outfit.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Honey

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Detain, King Nine, Never Ending Game

Features

Barely Breathing III Promoter Tells the Story Behind the Long Island Extreme Music Fest

By Carlos Ramirez |

Sinister Feeling, Archagathus, and Buckshot Facelift are among the scheduled bands this year.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: No Exceptions

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Confront, No Tolerance, angry straight edge bands

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Gylt

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Lifeless Dark, GEL, Lie Detector festival lineups

Interviews

Entropy Guitarist/Singer Hans Frese on Their Superb Post-Hardcore-Meets-‘90s Alt.Rock LP

By Carlos Ramirez |

The melodicism reigns supreme for these gentlemen.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Bankrupt

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Gridiron, Missing Link, scribble logos

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Concrete Cage

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Dead End Path, Downpresser, Foundation

Features

Disarm: Obscure 1980s Virginia Skate Thrashers (Finally) Get the Spotlight

By Carlos Ramirez |

Did Metal Blade Records miss out on a gem? Hear for yourself.

Interviews

High Vis Singer Graham Sayle on His UKHC Upbringing, the Band’s Forthcoming Album + More

By Carlos Ramirez |

"My parents are both bikers so I grew up in a house where they played a lot of music."

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