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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...

Song of the Day: 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.

Song of the Day: 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...

Song of the Day: Wire Lines, “Blind,” from Terminal (Self-Released, 2019)

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

Song of the Day: 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.

Song of the Day: 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...

Lustre: Grungy ‘90s Alt.-Rock That You Won’t Find on Spotify, Volume III

Gritty power pop excellence, senselessly buried in bargain bins worldwide.

Song of the Day: The Rope, “Terminus,” from Lillian (2019)

A sleek and contemporary take on the goth-leaning side of post-punk...

Hex Machine Streams Gritty, Atmospherically-Inclined New Tune, “Spiral Outhouse”

Track premiere (+ interview) from the genre-defiant new album, 'Cave Painting'.

Song of the Day: One Step Closer, “Imagination of Being,” from From Me to You (Triple B, 2019)

Excellently melodic and moving hardcore out of Wilkes Barre, PA.

Song of the Day: Skitzo, "Progressive Psychosis," from Progressive Psychosis (1990; reissued by Divebomb, 2019)

Mandatory early-'90s tech-thrash that should've garnered a reputation as a more aggressive successor to the likes of Realm or Toxik.

Review: The Final Sleep, I (Self-Released, 2017)

Superb melodic death metal out of Troy, NY featuring former members of Arsis, Withstand, Dying Breed, and Burning Human.

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