NYHC kings Madball are gearing up to join Suicidal Tendencies on the Still Cyco Punk After All These Tours on September 18th in Phoenix, Arizona! Today, the band released the music video for "Freight Train" off their recent album, "For The Cause." https://youtu.be/XpHpkAAlKYQ Madball will also play a handful of one off dates during the... Continue Reading →
Review by Jeff Maki ----- Terror has been flying the flag of hardcore since its inception in 2002. Just a five-minute sit-down with vocalist Scott Vogel will have you well educated in the genre's early history and schooled in its most influential bands. The band has never quite "made it” nor do I think that... Continue Reading →
After hearing this track on SiriusXM's Liquid Metal, my pick of the week goes to Philadelphia's Jesus Piece. A self-proclaimed hardcore band, this music borders on death metal, in particular with this song, "Punish" (listen below). The band just released its full-length, "Only Self" on August 24th via Southern Lord. Buy the album in various... Continue Reading →
Though I've been slacking on my picks of the week, today's is a good one: Europe’s biggest crossover band, Rise Of The Northstar. Having recently checked them out via YouTube Music, I was pleasantly surprised when this press release reached me the very next day. Rise Of The Northstar has recently joined one of independent... Continue Reading →
A couple of months back, many of you read (and argued over…and argued over…) Kerrang!'s United States of Metal map, which crowned the best heavy metal band from every U.S. state. Now, the long-running U.K. publication has upped the ante, with a hardcore sequel. Above is Kerrang!'s definitive, objective, indisputable list of the single best... Continue Reading →
The Hard Core Dr. Know EP features 6 brand new tracks from founder of the legendary NYHC band the Cro-Mags, Harley Flanagan. This focus of this release is to raise money for Dr. Know of Bad Brains to help with medical expenses from a health issue he suffered in 2015. These new songs are in... Continue Reading →
Lamb of God may be one of the biggest bands in modern metal, but they will never forget where they came from. Mark Morton (guitar), John Campbell (bass) and Chris Adler (drums) formed the first incarnation of the band, Burn the Priest, in winter 1994 after meeting four years earlier as students at Virginia Commonwealth University.... Continue Reading →
Southern California hardcore unit Terror performed at This Is Hardcore 2017 in Philadelphia, PA on July 27 and multi-camera footage of the entire set is now online courtesy of Hate5six. You can check it out inside. https://vimeo.com/248834214 Terror Set List from This Is Hardcore: "Your Enemies Are Mine" "Stick Tight" "Overcome" "Spit My Rage" "Kill... Continue Reading →
During hardcore’s rise to prominence in the 1980s, a teeneage Mike Gitter chronicled and self-published the musical and cultural revolution in one of Boston’s most beloved DIY zines, xXx. Now, three decades later, the history of the underground has been assembled into the long awaited, 288-page 11” x 11” book, “xXx Fanzine 1983-88: Hardcore &... Continue Reading →
Relapse is proud to announce our annual free label sampler featuring over 30 tracks by Obituary, Dying Fetus, Myrkur, Cloakroom, Death (Official) & many more! Fans who choose to pay will see 100% of proceeds donated to Rock to the Future, a non-profit organization that provides music education for Philadelphia’s underserved youth at no cost... Continue Reading →
