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Category: HARDCORE

  • Bob Malmström / Tvärnitad – Split 7” (Elitbolaget Records)

    Bob Malmström / Tvärnitad – Split 7” (Elitbolaget Records)

    Split release between Bob Malmström / Tvärnitad is the second edition of the split 7” series that celebrates the tenth anniversary of Bob Malmström as a band. Bob Malmström really needs no introduction. Whoever followed our reviews for quite some time had a chance to read a couple of lines about their Länge Leve Bob…

  • Dislocation – Perspective EP

    Dislocation – Perspective EP

    Dislocation is a thrashing skate punk from Milwaukee that’s been pretty much active in the past couple of years. Actually, the band has been prolific since its formation in 2016, with Demo and Youth Control EP being published in a row. Perspectives is their brand new EP recording comprised of six highly energetic compositions, saturated…

  • Bob Malmström & The Enchained – Split 7” (Elitbolaget Records)

    Bob Malmström & The Enchained – Split 7” (Elitbolaget Records)

    Today, we are covering an interesting split 7” record between Bob Malmström and The Enchained, both signed to Elitbolaget Records. This recording is the first edition in a row of a split seven-inch series where Bob Malmström takes their label mates and celebrates the tenth anniversary of the band with a new record. It’s such…

  • Wake The Dead – Still Burning LP (Various Labels)

    Wake The Dead – Still Burning LP (Various Labels)

    Wake The Dead is a modern hardcore group hailing from Marseille, France. The band is widely known because of their working ethic, constant touring, and very impressive discography that includes releases such as The Things We Can’t Forget, Meaningless Expectations EP, and Under The Mask. These experienced musicians are presenting another excellent record comprising eight…

  • Slow Jams – Heavy Blues 7” (Various Labels)

    Slow Jams – Heavy Blues 7” (Various Labels)

    Slow Jams is a hardcore punk quintet formed by the members of renowned bands such as Blame It On The Ocean, Days Of Discord, Northern, Guillotine, plus many others. Despite members being stationed all over Europe, Slow Jams has stated Berlin as their home base. The band has started in 2018, so since then, they’ve…

  • Pears – Pears LP (Fat Wreck Chords)

    Pears – Pears LP (Fat Wreck Chords)

    Pears emerged from the New Orleans underground punk scene and evolved to one of the most recognizable Fat Wreck heavyweights in a matter of a couple of years. They caught my attention after I heard their debut full-length Go To Prison, which has been published by Anxious & Angry but later on has been re-released…

  • Envy – The Fallen Crimson DLP (Temporary Residence Limited / Pelagic Records / Sonzai Records)

    Envy – The Fallen Crimson DLP (Temporary Residence Limited / Pelagic Records / Sonzai Records)

    The Japanese post-hardcore/metalcore legends are back with their latest album called The Fallen Crimson. Envy has been a crucial band on the Japanese scene, and presumably the initial one to encompass immense currents of post-hardcore music, which certainly seemed fresh at the beginning of the nineties. This specific subgenre of hardcore punk was unquestionably an…

  • Vanishing Point – An Answer You Won’t Find 7” (Triple-B Records)

    Vanishing Point – An Answer You Won’t Find 7” (Triple-B Records)

    It’s been a while since we posted anything regarding youth crew hardcore, and to be honest, somehow I put one of my favorite subgenres of hardcore aside without any particular reason. The following record I am about to review is an exceptional one because it encapsulates the golden era of youth crew hardcore into four…

  • Battle Royale – Way Of The Derelict LP

    Battle Royale – Way Of The Derelict LP

    Way of The Derelict is a debut full-length album by Battle Royale, a Chicago based hardcore punk band. The band has previously published The First Five Hits EP, and all the compositions from this EP have been included on a debut album as well. All the numbers have been re-recorded with a purpose to harmonize…

  • The Annihilated – Demo Tape

    The Annihilated – Demo Tape

    Remember the times when hardcore punk scene was vigorous, chaotic, caustic and certainly seemed harmful for your listening apparatus? Luckily for all the fans of old school hardcore punk, these times made a glorious comeback thanks to The Annihilated, London based group composed of the members of SHIT and Arms Race. The band nourishes the…

  • Giver – Sculpture Of Violence (Holy Roar Records)

    Giver – Sculpture Of Violence (Holy Roar Records)

    The Giver is a German melodic hardcore group, that has been pretty much active since its formation in 2013. So far, the band has published remarkable recordings such as Choking On Pride 12” EP that has been published by No Panic Records in 2013, Mother Midnight that has been digitally distributed through streaming services in…

  • Laughing In The Face Of – Here Lies Ordinary LP (LockJaw Records)

    Laughing In The Face Of – Here Lies Ordinary LP (LockJaw Records)

    Here Lies Ordinary is the latest recording by Birmingham’s Laughing In The Face Of, and these experienced musicians are once again showcasing the uncompromising musicianship through strenuous skate punk compositions. The band is firing immense melodic technicalities, mostly performed by various guitar dualities, which are insanely amazing. Both guitar players are giving blood, sweat, and…