hardcore

1 min read 2022-06-08 02:00:28

Track Premiere: The Bearer – “Let It Burn”

Mastodon’s Brann Dailor, Zoetrope’s Barry Stern, Exciter’s Dan Beehler, Code Orange’s Jami Morgan: all drummers who also handle(d) lead

6 min read 2022-06-07 02:00:28

It’s a given now that if you start a metal or hardcore band you’ll be able to get on the road and tour. In the early days of underground music

2 min read 2022-06-02 23:00:35

By all accounts, Denmark’s post black metal quartet Hexis are touring road dogs. This post arrives just as they are set to embark on a monthlong

14 min read 2022-05-20 23:46:28

It’s hard to believe it, but Clutch has been around for over 30 years. The Maryland-based band, whose unique sound straddles the worlds of classic

2 min read 2022-05-19 05:29:35

My brain is scrambled right now. I feel like I’ve been zapped by some warbling beam of crimson, deleterious energy, a Discombobulator Ray powered

7 min read 2022-05-18 09:31:45

In 2002, games journalist and researcher Jane Pinckard used the Trance Vibrator — a USB accessory that would vibe in time with the music of the

7 min read 2022-05-18 09:31:45

In 2002, games journalist and researcher Jane Pinckard used the Trance Vibrator — a USB accessory that would vibe in time with the music of the

5 min read 2022-05-17 23:00:31

Short, fast and violent. If we’re talking about sleep, then these attributes are extremely unpleasant. Fortunately, we’re talking about a new

3 min read 2022-05-17 07:26:51

Sweat Gotta Give It Up LP (Pirates Press Records) On the surface, the cliche that, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” writes itself into

1 min read 2022-05-16 23:11:04

It’s a good time to be a fan of hardcore. Not only is it possible to see countless legacy acts on tour and at festivals—the scene is ripe with

2 min read 2022-05-09 17:00:29

History is important. Some old guy whose name I forgot* once said something about how those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,

5 min read 2022-05-05 01:02:52

“My cheeks hurt from smiling so much. And, at the same time, I want to bite someone’s fucking face off.” It’s a few days after the

7 min read 2022-05-02 23:00:45

Los Angeles hardcore outfit Terror are an institution in their genre. For two decades, they have spread their love for the genre around the globe,

1 min read 2022-04-01 22:00:55

Richmond crossover kings Municipal Waste return this July with Electrified Brain, their sixth shredded offering, and Decibel is ecstatic to

2 min read 2022-03-31 17:00:04

Plagues. Wars. Impending climate disaster. Yet another Kid Rock album… Sometimes these days do seem desolate indeed…Thankfully, we’ve always