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Review: Pariiah, Swallowed by Fog (Trip Machine Laboratories, 2020)

Hardcore vets team up to deliver convulsing metal-punk à la Celtic Frost + Discharge + Saint Vitus.

Song of the Day: Damokles, “Ms. Misanthropy” (2021)

Old school Norwegian punks deliver another quirky slice of alternative post-hardcore that rocks.

Review: Man Destroyed Man, [Know Thy] Self-Titled EP (Self-Released, 2021)

Former members of Elements DEC use pandemic downtime to craft a new dose of metallic hardcore with melody and a message.

Song of the Day: God Program, “Fate Sealed With a Glance,” from Forever Lasts Another Year (Bitter Melody, 2020)

Connecticut metalcore adherents continue to impress.

Song of the Day: Holy Figures, “Beatrice,” from Luck of the Draw (New Morality Zine, 2021)

North Carolina trio debuts with an impressive fusion of the heavy, grungy, catchy, and 'gaze-y.

Connect With Intellect: The History of Elements DEC

The full story behind one of New Jersey's most inventive yet unsung metallic hardcore bands (a.k.a. NJHC Obscurities, Volume IV).

2020 Year-End Favorites

The year's coming to an end, so it's another excuse to yell about 365 days' worth of music that deserves to be heard.

Random Roundup: December, 2020

Shit you should hear from Deathless, Gazorpazorp, Jars, Obscurae, True Faith, and X. Kubrick.

Train of Thought: NJHC Obscurities, Volume III

One of the most underrated seven-song discographies in the history of the genre...

Song of the Day: From the Moon, “Bury the Truth” (Self-Released, 2020)

High-quality melodic/emotional hardcore out of Örebro, Sweden.

Quick Hits: Trip Machine Laboratories—War Babies, Dissolve, Herjaza

Another trio of quality goods courtesy of "The Lab."

Random Roundup: November, 2020

Shit you should hear from Cruelist, End You, In Cold Blood, Six Billion Light-Years, Sprain, and Vegas.

YouTube Rabbit Hole: Spavid Edition

Also known as: Obscure '90s Emo/Indie 7" Hour!

Song of the Day: Moral Mazes, “Gold Beach Fortress,” from Moral Mazes (Little Rocket/Rad Girlfriend, 2020)

Possibly the most overlooked "supergroup" in the history of all living things!?

Interview: Anguish

The history—and future!?—of one of Ohio's most underrated dark metallic hardcore acts of the '90s...

Bas Rotten is About to Release the Grindcore Album of the Year

Stream a new track—"Self"—from the Portuguese outfit's debut LP, Surge.

The 1984 Draft Explores—and Copes With—Pandemic Unease on New EP, Destination Breakdown

Dayton, OH emo/indie/alt.-rock unit preps limited edition lathe-cut 7" release.

Song of the Day: Gridiron, “What Can You Do?,” from Loyalty at All Costs (Streets of Hate, 2020)

Hardass metalcore grooves featuring members of Year of the Knife and Never Ending Game.

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