What’s going on this year? The sludge crossover bands have flown out of the starting blocks with some excellent releases, including a blistering effort from the UK’s Mastiff. But now, be afraid because Switzerland have…
If anger really is energy, then there’s a damn good chance that Push have solved the global energy crisis. Dark Dive is the sound of focused fury, a raging, turbulent behemoth of crushing riffs and…
Born from Pain, one of Europe’s premier hardcore bands have returned to the fray with an early contender for album of the year. True Love is Born From Pain as we know and love them,…
Something of an enigma, within the hardcore scene Morning Again are back with their first studio output in nearly two decades. Highly influential and revered in hardcore circles with their black/death metal riffs combined with…
\’Antitown\’ is taken from Born From Pain\’s upcoming full length \’TRUE LOVE\’ which will be released as CD/Digital on February 15th and Limited Vinyl on March 1st, 2019 The pre-order for \’True Love\’ launches on January…
Not a country particularly known for its hardcore scene, there seems to be something brewing in Brazil. Whether it’s the political situation they find themselves in, with far right candidate Jair Bolsonaro recently getting the…
Cloudburst is a Metallic Hardcore band from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Formed in 2011 and already released a demo in 2014 (and a split album with their hometown friends, Warmouth). In 2016, they released their first album…
While I’m not a gym-rat or into the whole chest beating, machismo thing and I’m not from the ‘hood (or any other ‘hood for that matter), I am rather fond of heavier than the core…
About twenty five years ago, after getting suitably oiled up on whatever cheap beers and spirits our dogshit local was serving that week, I used to play a game with a buddy of mine called…
Oklahoma. The only thing I know about Oklahoma is that good ole’ J.R, the greatest wrestling play by play man, hails from there. Now I can add Peace of Mind to that lump of grey…
Earlier this year it was announced that Boston’s UNEARTH had signed with Century Media Records and were working on a new album. The band has completed work on the album entitled “Extinction(s)” which is set for a fall release….
Since their emergence in 2012, Los Angeles’ Twitching Tongues have carved out a nice little niche for themselves in the hardcore scene. With a new album Gaining Purpose Through Passionate Hatred out now and an…
