The current trend of bands nurturing metal aesthetics over the ferocious hardcore punk is on the rise. These particular combinations are unavoidable, especially if you’re knee-deep into the contemporary crust punk scene. Besides popular brews such as blackened crust, death crust, and neo-crust, newer groups also produce gracious portions of old school thrash metal elements… Read More Arctic Horror – Cages EP
Overcharge has been pretty much active since its formation in 2012. The determination of this intense Italian rock’n’roll charged d-beat trio resulted in impressive discography, mainly comprised of self-titled promo recording, debut full-length album Accelerate, following recording such as critically acclaimed Speedsick, and Electric Reaper EP. Overcharge traveled a long road since their formation in… Read More Overcharge – Metalpunx LP (Various Labels)
Despite the situation with the global crisis caused by pandemic, 2020 looks promising for hardcore punk music. You can stumble upon on piles of the great new releases by promising upcoming bands, who are using already proven formula to satisfy the hunger of the tireless underground scene. These kinds of circumstances were always the fertile… Read More Loose Nukes – Cult Leaders LP (Mutant Sounds Records)
As we promised a while ago, we’re covering the highly anticipated Bob Malmström / Dispyt split 7” release. To serve as a reminder, this is the third and final edition of a split record, which Bob Malmström decided to share with fellow bands. Previous versions included The Enchained on the first edition and Tvärnitad on… Read More Bob Malmström / Dispyt -Split 7” (Elitbolaget)
Somehow I’ve completely missed this band, and my jaw instantly dropped when I discovered their latest 7” record. Idle Threat is Sydney, Australia based quintet with a couple of singles and a full length in their back catalog. The group announced a brilliant debut album called Rope Burn with singles such as The Drop, Rope… Read More Idle Threat – 7 Year Plan 7”
These guys are no strangers to our blog. We previously had a chance to review their full-length debut called Excalibur, an intense hardcore record that entirely goes beyond the genre. This Poughkeepsie, NY based group combines incredible musicianship with highly driven crossover thrash shreddings, but the essence of their music lays down in hardcore roots.… Read More Mindforce – Swingin Swords, Choppin Lords 12″ EP (Triple B Records)
Santa Cruz heavyweights Drain are delivering another masterpiece through a ferocious brand new record called California Cursed. This straight edge band has been formed in 2014 and never ceased to amaze those who are looking out for a more than simplified hardcore music. The group has produced some incredible recordings so far, and their current… Read More Drain – California Cursed LP (Revelation Records)
The Phosphorus Bombs are present on the Australian punk rock scene for a while and their brand new EP takes us to the golden era when skate punk music meant to be so much more than guitar progressions, math basslines, and hectic drumming. It’s not like these Australian punk rockers are bypassing any numerous technicalities… Read More The Phosphorus Bombs – …Against You! EP
The world would be such a boring place without entertainful music of The World/Inferno Friendship Society. Their vicious crossovers comprised of punk rock, soul, klezmer, gypsy etno music, flamenco, disco, twist, and even jazz music are far beyond its time mainly because of the skillful musicianship of all the involved musicians who were or they’re… Read More The World/Inferno Friendship Society – All Borders Are Porous To Cats LP (Alternative Tentacles)
Formed in 2016. in Richmond, VA, Enforced is one of the new names of the new wave of crossover thrash hardcore bands whose career has been highlighted by a couple of excellent demos and cassette releases. At The Walls is their debut full-length album comprised of perfectly executed compositions which are bringing back memories of… Read More Enforced – At The Walls LP (War Records)
The Novi Sad music scene is blooming, with SKCNS and Rebuild collective working so hard to document the current state of their hardcore punk scene for the third time in a row. The result of this collaboration is a third edition of the Hardcore Novi Sad 2019 compilation, which brings a handful of phenomenal bands… Read More V/A – Hardcore Novi Sad 2019 CD (SKCNS / Rebuild Collective)
It’s no surprise the Big Apple is home to some of the greatest bands of all time. The bands are constantly rushing out of nowhere and most of them are surprisingly good. Slashers are one of those bands and their mixture of various music styles will simply blow you away. The band is nurturing a… Read More Slashers – Slashers LP
