Tag: D BEAT
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Speak For The Dead – Speak For The Dead
Today, we have another excellent band on our pages. Speak For The Dead has recently released their debut full-lenght album that you should immediately check out if you’re looking for aggressive, energetic, and powerful music. Formed by the members of Resillience, Hatchet, and Axiom Collapse, this Californian band channels everything you ever needed from underground…
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System Of Slaves Returns With The Second Album “Live Not By Lies… At One Time We Dared Not Even Whisper”
The second full-length release from the Welsh quartet, and it’s a continuation of the band’s Nausea-esque feisty, metallic, D-beat punk. Short, sharp bursts of musical anger matched by caustic lyrics addressing sexism and the destructive, strangling nature of corporatism/capitalism. Some sterling bass lines (especially on the haunting ‘Sex Robot’ and album closer ‘Discard’) back up Payney’s…
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Organa – S/T 12″ EP (PIKE Records)
There is a particular kind of desperation that only music can capture. Organa, the crust punk powerhouse from Bielefeld, Germany, has bottled that desperation into raw, relentless, and impossibly melodic sound. Their self-titled debut 12″ is a fifteen-minute whirlwind of fury, tension, and precision, executed with the skill of seasoned musicians who refuse to settle…
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Daydream – Reaching For Eternity LP (Sabotage Records)
Daydream’s “Reaching For Eternity“ is a relentless, hard-hitting album that plunges you into the chaotic, aggressive hardcore punk world. This record channels the raw energy of early to mid-’80s punk rock, nodding heavily to legendary bands like Discharge, Poison Idea, or Negative Approach, while incorporating the modern punch of Portland’s thriving hardcore scene. From the…
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The Snub – Sorry For Your Pride! 7″ (Grazil Records)
The Snub’s latest release, Sorry For Your Pride!, is a 7″ vinyl that delivers an uncompromising barrage of crustcore, hardcore punk, and d-beat fury. Released via Grazil Records, this Graz-based band brings the spirit of raw, unfiltered aggression back to the forefront of the hardcore punk scene. With just a handful of tracks, The Snub…
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Discure / Amer – Split LP
Few records manage to strike the delicate balance between blistering intensity and crushing weight as the Split LP by Vienna-based bands Discure and Amer. This split album serves as a jaw-dropping showcase of two radically different approaches to extreme music, tied together by their commitment to raw power, emotional depth, and unrelenting aggression. Discure, with…
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Wolfbrigade Unleashes New Track “Life Knife Death”; New Full-Length Out September 13th On Metal Blade Records
Swedish hardcore punk icons WOLFBRIGADE today unleash the title track of their upcoming new full-length, Life Knife Death, set for release on September 13th via Metal Blade Records. Forged in 1995 in the small Swedish city of Mariestad by key players from Sweden’s legendary hardcore scene, WOLFBRIGADE — previously known as Wolfpack until 1999 — stands among Scandinavia’s most respected,…
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Nula – Album LP (PDV)
Nula, the Croatian anarcho-punk band from Šibenik, has made a triumphant return with their new full-length release titled simply “Album.” This record marks a significant milestone for the band, as it is their first studio effort in three decades, yet it feels as though they never left the scene. With their latest work, Nula slams…
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Bödel Launches New Music Video
Bödel premieres their new video Bilan Faller today. F-A-S-T-E-R is the best word that comes to mind to describe the Swedish punk hardcore band Bödel career up to this point. When the drummer Masken (from ex Antabus, Sub Alert) in late 2023 heard the punk band Chörnobyl where the singer Leya has done some vocal…
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“A Country Fit For Heroes : DIY Punk In Eighties Britain” By Ian Glasper (Earth Island Books)
Ian Glasper’s A Country Fit For Heroes: DIY Punk in Eighties Britain delves deep into the heart of the punk movement that swept across the UK in the 1980s. This book, published this year by Earth Island Books, is an exhaustive chronicle of a vibrant subculture that thrived on its DIY ethos and political activism.…
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Interview: Ian Glasper, the author of A Country Fit For Heroes, The Day The Country Died, Burning Britain, etc.
Today, we are honored to welcome Ian Glasper, a distinguished author, journalist, and musician, for an insightful conversation about his latest book, “A Country Fit For Heroes.” Known for his profound research and passion for the punk and hardcore scenes, Ian has carved a niche for himself as a chronicler of the subcultures that have…
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Anti-Cimex & The Shaping Of The Swedish D-Beat Scene
Anti-Cimex, a trailblazing Swedish hardcore punk band, significantly influenced the Swedish D-Beat scene, a subgenre of punk rock known for its ferocious drumming pattern and politically charged lyrics. Formed in 1981 in Gothenburg, Anti-Cimex is often credited with laying the groundwork for D-Beat, influencing a vast number of bands both in Sweden and worldwide. Formation…
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