Carlos Ramirez

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Intrusive

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Inclination, Sanction, '00s metalcore

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Missouri Executive Order 44

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: The Locust, Daughters, Coalesce

Interviews

Timmy Greene (No Justice, Bladecrasher) Looks Back on His Wild Hardcore Years

By Carlos Ramirez |

"I blacked out when we started and was ready to die on that stage and take someone with me."

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Killfloor

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Last Wishes, Facewreck, beatdown style

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Cinnamon

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Soul Swallower, XFilesX, Painkiller Records

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Nebulam

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Knocked Loose, Boundaries, Dimebag Darrell riffs

Features

Future Waves: Ex-Members of Right Brigade, Invasion Go ‘90s Post-Hardcore Path

By Carlos Ramirez |

"We started out trying to build off of where Quicksand finished with Manic Compression."

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Grow Blind

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Turnstile, Snapcase, Higher Power

Interviews

Fast Times Vocalist Alison Mennor Tells the 2000s Jersey Hardcore Band’s Story

By Carlos Ramirez |

"I took a chance and bought Never Mind the Bollocks on cassette tape from a Sam Goody at the mall..."

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Spiral.

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Turning Point, Outspoken, the Anti-Matter compilation

Features

Historyoflife: Indonesian Band Loves ‘90s-Styled Hardcore on New Tracks

By Carlos Ramirez |

"Deceiver/Turning Point" recently hit streaming outlets.

New HC Bands

New Hardcore Band Spotlight: Opposition

By Carlos Ramirez |

FFO: Dyingrace, Demonstration of Power, getting your nose broken

Interviews

Chris Williams (Champion, Dead Weight, The Vows, Change) on His Life in Hardcore

By Carlos Ramirez |

"All I wanted to do was tour and play hardcore every night and see other hardcore bands and mosh..."

Features

Death Threat Singer Aaron Butkus Breaks Down the Connecticut Band’s Discography

By Carlos Ramirez |

The group helped put CTHC on the map in a big way during the 2000s decade.

Interviews

Colin of Arabia Frontman Colin Campbell on the ‘00s Hardcore Scene, PTSD, Jail & Other Nightmares

By Carlos Ramirez |

"I regret so much, how can you not when you’re insane?"

Features

The Story of the Making of Bitter End's Climate of Fear Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

Texas hardcore, Pantera, Al Pacino movies, and everything else that went into the creative stew.

Interviews

Count Me Out Vocalist Jason Mazzola Tells the 2000s Hardcore Band’s Story

By Carlos Ramirez |

"...I can say the influences were heavy on Inside Out, Turning Point, and Chain of Strength as a whole..."

Interviews

REACT! Records Founder Aram Arslanian Reflects Back on the Label’s Catalog

By Carlos Ramirez |

The label was behind key releases by Mindset, Praise, and many other bands starting in the 2000s.

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