Freedom are a testament to how powerful straight edge is across the globe right now. After thundering out of Detroit in 2014 with debut 7” Pay the Price in tow, the band left in their wake a number of poison-free hardcore anthems. Now, a year on, their new LP USA Hardcore is a more than worthy successor. Like Pay the … Continue reading
The nineties are back! Don’t worry, I’m not talking about eurodance or bad haircuts but about what seems like an early metallic hardcore revival. Earlier this year we heard bands like xRepentancex and Renounced reinvent the sound of bands like Arkangel, Morning Again, Earth Crisis and All Out War. Named after a Strife song, Blistered … Continue reading
Please introduce yourself and your band. “Me (Lorens Meijer), Luke Heuer, Tom Burggraaff, Tom Damen and Niek Biemans are Backbreaker. Backbreaker is a hardcore punk band from Tilburg. We are a band for over two years or so.” How did you come up with the band name, Backbreaker? “It’s a very uncomfortable wrestle move.” Define … Continue reading
Sundays started out in 2013. After being longtime friends, the five Belgian guys felt that the time was right to start a new band to put their hearts into. With a ton of experience in bands that are certainly not strangers to many music lovers (The Ignored, Amokachi, Omerta) the band quickly started playing shows. … Continue reading
Atlanta heavyweights Foundation have released the first track off of their final full-length record Turncoat. In April the band announced that they were putting the band to rest, but not before putting out some last songs and playing a handful of shows. Jam this banger featuring guest vocals from Anderson Bradshaw (The Promise/Another Victim/Terrible Mistakes … Continue reading
Unfortunately we missed them at Ieperfest this year, but we have good news! Birds In Row from Laval, France have announced the release of Personal War, their new 7-track album. Blurring the lines between hardcore, punk, and related sub-genres, Birds In Row offer something of substantial weight to their listeners. Personal War is available for … Continue reading
So I’ve been cruising around London since Thursday night with my buddy Max Horn from Baronxbones. It’s been great escaping the weekly workflow and replacing sitting by the computer with hanging out, eating great vegan food, drinking craft beers and roaming around new parts of London that I haven’t seen before. On Saturday night we went … Continue reading
Life Below from Durban, South Africa have dropped a new song called ‘Cold Front’. The band will be releasing their debut EP I next Monday. Be on the look out! Life Below: Facebook / Twitter Continue reading
Hailing from the French capital, The Worst Doubt are set to make a hefty mark on the underground hardcore scene. Blending thick grooves and blistering vocal lines, they’ve teamed up with the guys at Straight and Alert Records to deliver their first five track EP, Demo ’15. Recorded and mixed by themselves, The Worst Doubt are doing it DIY, … Continue reading
Heavy Chains have teamed up with Flatspot Records for their next release. The new breed from New Jersey aims to revive and continue the legacy of hardcore punk on the Jersey Shore. The band will be recording their yet-to-be-titled debut EP this fall with an early 2016 release. The quintet from the Jersey Shore formed in 2013 … Continue reading
Legends Arising 