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Forced Neglect, “Bloodspiller,” from Need to Feed (Self-Released, 2019)

Crisp 'n' crunchy crossover thrash that should make Power Trip fans go apeshit.

Track Premiere + Interview: Casual Burn, “Baggage”

Intriguingly distinct and anxiously energetic punk rock out of New Orleans, LA.

Track Premiere: Extra Arms, “Up From Here”

One of my favorites from last year returns with one of my favorites from this year!

Streetlights, “Dirt/Diamonds,” from Postcards From Knoxfield (Self-Released, 2019)

Superb emo that brings to mind portions of the early- to mid-2000s Equal Vision or Victory Records rosters.

YouTube Rabbit Hole: Disharmonic Orchestra Edition

Death metal, death metal, death metal, then things start to get interesting, then everything falls apart...

Óværa, “Guts,” from Perdido en Islandia (Self-Released, 2019)

Ultra-brutal Botch-meets-Hellchild-sounding (death) metalcore out of Iceland.

Upstate Records to Release Long-Lost 1994 EP From NY Thrashers Attica

Founding guitarist Mike Valente on how these absolutely badass 25-year-old recordings resurfaced...

Subway Mirror, “Clouds,” from Subway Mirror (1994)

Did you know that Dan Swanö was once in an awesomely poppy alt.-rock band?

The Dead Cvlt Offers a Vicious Fusion of Industrialized Hardcore/Punk With Debut EP, The Cataclyst

For once, a TRULY industrial-electronic take on RIPPING metal-infused hardcore/punk.

Ore Miner, “Zygote,” from Onism (Self-Released, 2019)

Chaotic, rhythmically crushing metalcore out of New Haven, CT.

Interview: Blaze Tishko on the Grueling Road Behind In Cold Blood's Punishing New Album, Legion of Angels

A refreshingly honest and revealing conversation on the determination required to see things through...

Wire Lines, “Blind,” from Terminal (Self-Released, 2019)

More angular post-hardcore greatness from this New Bedford, MA quartet.

Colonial Wound, “New Skin,” from Untitled (Self-Released, 2019)

Ultra-heavy and windingly dissonant noise rock gone metal.

Quick Hits: Upstate Records—Bushido Code, Habits, Leeway NYC, Paid in Full, and Ripped Away

Upstate Records continues its tear of killer metallic hardcore releases across a number of impressive EPs.

Review: Hell of Self, Hell of Self (The Coming Strife, 2019)

Ripping metallic hardcore à la Kickback meets Sworn Enemy.

Review: Phantom Hymn, A Story of Days to Come (Self-Released, 2019)

Utterly crucial listening for any fan of the His Hero is Gone/Tragedy blueprint.

Contrast of Sin, “Race of Man,” from Summer Promo (Arduous Path, 2019)

Impressively seething metallic hardcore out of NJ/DE.

Review: Sarin/Vegas, Split (Self-Released, 2019)

A slick-looking 7" EP from two distinct purveyors of the rough, rugged, and raw...

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