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Seattle Trio City of Industry Tackles the Breadth of Addiction in "A Horse and its Master": Track Premiere + Interview

| By Andrew Aversionline

A minute-long plod of powerviolence-tinged hardcore meets noise rock skronk...

The 1984 Draft Streams Heartfelt Emo/Indie Gem “Wedding”: Track Premiere + Interview

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In the band's own words: "recommended for fans of The Replacements, Beach Slang, The Smoking Popes, and Sugar."

Full Album Stream: Drowning, 23

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Chicago hardcore outfit broadens beyond beatdown with impressively diverse sophomore full-length.

Random Roundup: July 2018

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Shit you should hear from God Program, Integrity/Krieg, Low Dose, The Northern Skulls, Open City, Rod of Correction, and Tourniquet.

YouTube Rabbit Hole: Krabathor Edition

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Or, how I finally became a Rotting Christ fan...

Review: Shinobi, The World is Mine (Self-Released, 2018)

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Still one of the finest grungy/indie/alt.-rock outfits you're (probably) not listening to...

Abjection Ritual and Steel Hook Prostheses Find "No Place in Paradise" Through Joint Effort for Forthcoming Compilation, The Portrait of Mortality

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"I sometimes want the world to die..."

Wicker Man: Grungy ‘90s Alt.-Metal That You Won’t Find on Spotify, Volume I

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Kinda like Tad meets Stompbox, or something...

Money Grip: NJHC Obscurities, Volume I

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Under-the-radar early-'90s cohorts of NJ Bloodline and the Elizabeth Town Assault Crew.

Stream the 1998 Demo From Obscure Virginia Thrash Act Mister Yuk

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Groove-leaning thrash for fans of the Pavement Music roster of the '90s.

Negative Self, “A New Beginning,” from Control the Fear (Beatdown Hardwear, 2018)

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Venice, CA by way of Stockholm, Sweden—once more crucial for fans of Suicidal Tendencies!

Hewolf, “Filthy Heartbeat,” from Live for Minimum Wage! (Self-Released, 2018)

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Richmond, VA trio returns with another killer five-song EP of gritty-yet-melodic punk rock 'n' roll.

Set the Boy Free Debuts Melodramatic (Hip-)Pop With Jesu-Sampling "Don't Feel Fine": Stream + Interview

| By Andrew Aversionline

Mining One Tree Hill for somber earworms galore...

Review: Jukai, Prologue (Trip Machine Laboratories, 2018)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Early demo collection from top-shelf metallic hardcore up-and-comers out of Long Island, NY.

Stream + Interview: The Offering

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Four tracks of doomy, industrialized metal from this impressive Scottish side project.

Review: Tetelestai, Crvsh Svtvn (Self-Released, 2017)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Intense metalcore of the decades-old Solid State/Hydra Head variety.

Security, “Seam,” from Arid Land (Hungry Eye, 2017)

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An incredibly impressive experimental form of dark and depressing industrialized post-punk...

Quick Hits: Upstate Records—Volume I, Nailed Down, and Organharvest/Comic Arson

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From pummeling metallic hardcore to shredding death metal, this label will be one to watch...

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