Hardcore giants Bane have sadly decided to call it curtains. Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, these guys have been a staple for quality hardcore music since their first album in 1998. Considered by many to be one of the birthplaces of hardcore punk, Boston has always had a reputation for churning out classic bands – Have … Continue reading
Groezrock Festival 2014 was amazing as always. Check the bands we caught playing the second day in the below report. Enjoy! Drug Church Tim: After a reasonable night of sleep, the first band on my list was Drug Church. The band from Albany, NY put out a promising LP entitled Paul Walker through No Sleep Records … Continue reading
Groezrock Festival 2014 was amazing as always. Check the bands we caught playing the first day in the below report. Enjoy! Devil In Me Alex: For their first Groezrock performance, Portuguese band Devil In Me left us with a pretty good impression. Coming on stage to ‘Welcome to Jamrock’ by Damian Marley, these guys directly … Continue reading
Germany doesn’t have a shortage of good hardcore bands, but one of my favorite current ones has to be Dogchains. When the demo came out in 2012 I was immediately hooked. Now two years later their 7″ Give / Take is out through Straight & Aler Records, Life to Live Records and Balance Records. And … Continue reading
South African hardcore outfit Conqueror have crashed back onto the scene with their first full-length, Life On Repeat. Hailing from Johannesburg, this unruly four-piece blend a classic hardcore sound with their own raw and frenzied energy. After sharing stages with Comeback Kid, The Ghost Inside and fellow South African hardcore kids Truth & Its Burden, … Continue reading
UK hardcore heroes, More Than Life have been eerily quiet since their last release in 2010. Thankfully, after a few break-up rumours, this rowdy bunch of British southerners have risen from the ashes with their latest effort, What’s Left Of Me. After the group’s signing to Holy Roar Records, More Than Life fans will be … Continue reading
Hardcore for me still is a place where you feel a sense of danger but at the same time safety. Hardcore for me means unity, acceptance, having fun, small bands, smaller venues, stage dives, hand drawn flyers, looking out for each other and reading fanzines. Over the years bands have become big within no time, … Continue reading
Peasant is a 4-piece hardcore band from Cape Town, South Africa. Dead Hand is their debut EP; a 6-track in-your-face record with a great mystical vibe going on. The opening track is an intro that sets the tone. It got me fearing for another post hardcore, melodic band doing the same old trick. But when you … Continue reading
Whether you like their ‘no-fucks given’ attitude or not, it’s hard to deny that in a short matter of time, Welsh hard-hitters in Brutality Will Prevail have changed their status from UK hardcore newcomers to heavyweights. Over the years, the band’s history has been marked by multiple line-up changes; last one to date being the … Continue reading
Last Saturday, Northcote Festival took place at Energiehuis in Dordrecht (NL). It was the third edition of the annual hardcore festival, which doubled in size compared to last year. Twenty-three bands shared two stages in the span of ten hours. The international amosphere characterized this years festival; there were bands from the United States, Scotland, … Continue reading
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