Formed in Mesa, Arizona around 2011, five-piece hardcore band The Beautiful Ones have slowly been paving their way since then. They released several EP’s and demos, and it took them three years after Birth of Desire, their last material released in 2012 on 6131 records, to finally unleash Jaded Love, their first full-length. The Beautiful … Continue reading
Swedish straight edge band Anchor released its third full length Distance & Devotion on Bengans this month, a year and a half after they started recording the album. I was waiting in anticipation as I’m a big fan of The Quiet Dance (2008) and Discovery (2011). Anchor itself claims the album is a 11-track hard and heavy rock … Continue reading
After 2013’s LP City Streets and 2014’s EP Dead End, Violent Reaction is back with their second full-length Marching On, out now on Revelation Records. This UK straight edge outfit hits it just right with their fast punk, hardcore and occasional oi music. With 14 songs this album clocks in at 19 minutes and is … Continue reading
This Routine Is Hell is no more. The Dutch quartet recently decided to operate under the band’s name Swain as they’ve felt they changed as individuals but also as a band. That being said, let’s just focus on the music. On a personal note, their previous record Howl was by far my 2013 favorite record … Continue reading
Bitter End from San Antonio, Texas will be releasing their monstrous new album Illusions of Dominance, produced by Terror‘s Nick Jett, on June 30th via Deathwish Inc. Today, the band released the first track off of that album, titled ‘Power and Control’. Check it out below and stay tuned for pre-orders. Track list – Illusions of Dominance: 01. … Continue reading
Bent Life have signed with Bridge Nine Records. Playing a punishing brand of heavy hardcore in the vein of Merauder and Outburst, the band’s next release will be the two-song 7″, Cheat Death, May 1st on Bad Teeth Recordings. Pre-orders are already sold out but you can check out the first track ‘Nail in the Coffin’ in … Continue reading
Miles Away from Perth, Australia have announced the release of their new LP titled Tide. Earlier this year the band self-released a 7″ called Weathered containing two new songs. It was the first new music we heard from Miles Away since the release of their 2010 LP Endless Roads. On May 5th, the band will release an additional eleven … Continue reading
Screeching metal and tribal like drums are the noises that mark opener ‘Infestation’, sounds that we hear Harm’s Way experimenting with a lot on their latest effort: Rust. The Chicago-based band have never sounded so “not-hardcore” since their inception in 2006 and apart from a couple of beatdown parts (like the amazing ending of ‘Cancerous … Continue reading
Based in Leipzig, Germany, Coldburn plays fast hitting hardcore with old-school feel to it. After releasing The Harsh Fangs Of Life in 2012 and touring through Europe and the UK like there is no tomorrow, they are back with their second full-length Down In The Dumps on BDHW Records. ‘Lingering Death (Melancholia II)’ and ‘No Need’ were … Continue reading
New kids on the block Reactions are making their mark with eleven tracks of pure Aussie, hardcore venom. Shane Edwards of Karma Studios has stepped into the engineer’s shoes, while the mighty Dogfight Records are to thank for unleashing this gritty little record on the unsuspecting public. With this behind it, Soul Witness ticks all … Continue reading
Legends Arising 