Tag: HARDCORE PUNK
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Rising Punk Rock Force HUKIES Drop Fierce Single Ahead Of EP Release
The punk rock underground just found its newest spark in HUKIES, a quartet formed by musicians who know how to balance raw energy with genuine vulnerability. Their latest single, “Get It Out”, arrives as a furious yet cathartic anthem,part primal scream, part emotional release. With Jerry (Hatsnriver) and Pat (The Rumperts) splitting vocal and guitar…
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DFL Released New Single “Paddy Wagon”
U.S. hardcore punk veterans DFL (Dead Fucking Last) return with ferocity, dropping their brand-new single “Paddy Wagon” through European punk powerhouse SBÄM Records. The track sees the Los Angeles trailblazers reconnecting with their roots while breaking new ground in their three-decade-spanning legacy. “Paddy Wagon is about a desperate guy on his last hurrah,” says vocalist…
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Modern Life Is War Released New Studio LP ‘Life On The Moon’
Modern Life Is War make a bold return with their first new proper full-length in over twelve years: Life on the Moon. Out today via Deathwish Inc. (digital) + Iodine Recordings (physical) [order], Life on the Moon serves as a tribute to loss, a reflection on grief, struggle and the beauty of living, the moments between dreams and nightmares, memories and desires. Known for…
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Mugger Released New Single “This Is Ours”
Hardcore punk torchbearers Mugger return with their searing new single “This Is Ours,” out Friday via Bandcamp, and accompanied by the launch of preorders for their upcoming one-sided 12” EP, Want The World, due October 24 on Quiet Panic. Pre-order the EP and stream the single here. “This is Ours” is a declaration of both nostalgia and intention,” explains vocalist Anna Troxell. “As an…
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“Toxic Shock Records, Assassin of Mediocrity” by Bill Sassenberger
Bill Sassenberger’s Toxic Shock Records, Assassin of Mediocrity is more than just a memoir of a record shop, a record label, or a business venture, but a chronicle of a lifelong defiance, a testimony to love and durability, and a map of a world where music was more than entertainment: it was survival, was resistance,…
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“My Life Song By Song: The Story Of Dr. Strange Records” By Bill ‘Doc’ Plaster
Some record stores serve their purpose while the other are almost institutions that shaped the generations of music enthusiasts. Dr Strange Records belongs firmly to the second category. For over three decades, Bill “Doc” Plaster has nurtured one of punk rock’s true sanctuaries, a shop, label, and mail-order operation that survived the changing tides of…
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System Of Slaves – Live Not By Lies At One Time We Dared Not Even Whisper CD (Engineer Records)
System Of Slaves return with their second full-length, and this new material feels less like a sequel and more like a sharpening of knives. Their new record, Live Not by Lies at One Time We Dared Not Even Whisper, documents fury, conviction, and refusal, a blistering extension of hardcore punk’s most uncompromising traditions, pushed through…
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Croatian Hardcore Band Brutala Has Unleashed A New Video For “Nemam Vremena”
Croatian hardcore band Brutala has unleashed a brand-new video for “Nemam Vremena,” a fierce anthem about individuality, perseverance, and staying true to yourself. With raw energy and uncompromising honesty, the track reflects on carving your own path, overcoming self-made struggles, and rejecting conformity. The lyrics hammer home a message of defiance: no time for empty…
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Atlanta Punk Rock Trio Billy Batts & The Made Men Shares “Cory The Breadman”
Atlanta’s Billy Bats & The Made Men are here to crash the party with a blistering does of youthful energy and urgency on their new full-length, For The Surly Types, which sees release via Rad Girlfriend Records on September 5. Pre-order it here. Rad Girlfriend Records’ Josh Goldman says this about the band: “Barely out of their…
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New England Hardcore Punk Unit Restraining Order Drop “Were You There” Visualizer
New England fivesome RESTRAINING ORDER — Pat Cozens [vocals], Dylan Tobia [guitar], Kyle Beaudreault [guitar], Jake Miller [guitar], Keith Freeman [bass], and Will Hirst [drums] — traffic in no nonsense hardcore punk. After amassing millions of streams, the group will deliver its third full-length Future Fortune on September 12. It marks the first release for Blue Grape Music, the band’s new label home. Pre-order it here. “A song about unconditional love, for the ones that are…
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Melodic Hardcore Veterans Modern Life Is War Drop Powerful New Single “Bloodsport”
Modern Life Is War prepare for the release of their first new proper full-length album in over twelve years: Life on the Moon (incoming September 5 via Deathwish Inc. [digital] + Iodine Recordings [physical]) with the release of the record’s caustic third single “Bloodsport.” Vocalist/lyricist Jeff Eaton says: “The opening guitars ride on the dystopian Dead Kennedy’s violent wave. …
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Earth Island Books To Release “Reston Hardcore: An Oral History Of Jam For Man And Beyond” By Andy Keiler
Northern Virginia in the `80s and `90s was the greatest independent music scene that almost nobody has ever heard of. Drawing inspiration from the raw energy of DC hardcore and the distinctive sound of Inner Ear Studios, this burgeoning scene spread throughout the suburbs, blending with the rising forces of Go-Go and hip-hop. Reston alone…
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