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Photo by David Kelling Los Angeles-based Militarie Gun announces God Save The Gun (Deluxe) due August 7th via Loma Vista Recordings. The extended version of their recently released and celebrated album God Save The Gun contains three new tracks, including the new song “World’s Always Burning” featuring Mannequin Pussy out today. The new songs on God Save The Gun (Deluxe) were originally…

Photo by Balazs Szabo Studied, imitated, but never replicated, the Grammy-nominated hardcore legends HATEBREED have remained a fixture of the hardcore and metal scenes for the better part of three decades. After writing the playbook with their genre-defining releases Under The Knife (1996) and Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire (1997), HATEBREED continued to carry the banner for metallic…

Self Defense Family have returned with their first new music in six years! The ever-evolving group fronted by vocalist Patrick Kindlon (Drug Church) have released their new single ‘Reclusion’ out today via Run For Cover Records.  Self Defense Family have charted a path unlike any other band. Led by Kindlon with a revolving line-up of talented players, the band feels like a cross between a…

There’s something about farewell records that makes every listening so bittersweet. Whether you know the band or not, like their music or not, it’s kinda sad when you hear another band is calling it quits. Fictional Days by Birth (Defects) is one of those records that serves as a farewell recording assembled of five original compositions and four renditions of grunge, no wave, and hardcore punk…

It’s impossible to talk about the history of the EBM scene without mentioning the almighty Borghesia. Back in the day, when this particular genre was just a newbie in a global sonic landscape, Western Europe reigned supreme by delivering some of the greatest artists, groups, and other artistic outlets doing their own thing and pushing the boundaries of what electronic music could and should be.…

When it comes to writing, composing, and producing profoundly emotive post-punk songs, no one even comes close to Matthew Rousseau. There’s something about how he assembles and delivers all those beautiful vocal harmonies, lush synth and guitar works, intricate basslines, and groovy beats that captivates the listener. For years, he has recorded under his moniker Matare, a name that will certainly…

Two years on from the mesmeric Nell’ Ora Blu, their synth-laden soundtrack for an imaginary Giallo movie, orphic Cambridge heavies Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats return with their seventh full-length, Shapes Of Midnight.  A brilliantly macabre concept album partly inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque Of The Red Death and the too-real nightmares of our modern age, Shapes Of Midnight refines the…

Photo courtesy of the band. San Diego, California’s Crime Film are a loud, grungey, shoegazey rock trio, the West Coast descendants of legendary, volume-dealing, post-alternative bands like Hum, Failure, and Autolux. The band was introduced by mutual friend Demetrius Antuña (Hauntu, The Dropscience, Goodbye Blue Monday), who connected guitarist/vocalist David Borrego Jr. (Someday Assassin,…

Photo by Dick Howard Tiger Bear Wolf are excited to release their anticipated third self-titled LP on Ernest Jenning Record Co. (order). Marking their first new album in 21 years, Tiger Bear Wolf finds the band returning with a renewed sense of urgency, blending their signature mix of melodic indie rock and raw, driving rhythms. The album features acclaimed singles “Silver Heart,”…

Photo by Gabriel Martin Topdown‘s first single and video for “Paranoid” from the upcoming sophomore album, The Earth & All Its Pavement, officially seen the release on July 16. The new album will see a physical release via the Austin label Diverse Chorus Records later this Fall on September 17. Topdown, a five-piece melodic, post hardcore band, began in Austin, Texas in 2024 as a group of…

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Photo by Annette Rodriguez It’s impossible to overstate the influence that Quicksand have on the hardcore scene. Formed in New York City in 1990 out of the ashes of Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, Burn and Bold, the band took the aggression of hardcore and added a more groove-driven crunch to it, unintentionally inventing the genre known today as a post-hardcore. After releasing two…

Photo by Graham Ferguson Brooklyn, NY four-piece Be Decent have shared their new single “You Better Work,” the latest preview of their debut album Now’s The Time, due out September 18th via Two Slices Records. The track follows lead single “Human Nature” (ft. Ted Leo). Saxophonist Matt Mason explains: “An ode to growth, to moving on, change, and self improvement: ‘Get out of your comfort zone……

Photo courtesy of the band. Australian Hardcore Punk band Give It All drop latest single ‘The County Line’ with hilarious music video lampooning a bunch of famous movie villains. The song Is there 3rd single of upcoming album ‘This Once Great Nation’ slated for release late July 2026.

Photo by Dubravka Rasic Greek heavy rock torchbearers VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY have unveiled an official music video for their monumental new single, “Venceremos,” the powerful title track of their forthcoming studio album, set for release on September 18 via Napalm Records. Standing at the emotional core of the record, “Venceremos” surges forward with dynamic shifts, crystal-clear vocal…

Photo by Mateo Torres Metalcore would not exist in its current form without Detroit legends WALLS OF JERICHO.  With genre defining records like 1999’s The Bound Feed The Gagged and 2004’s All Hail The Dead captivating the underground scene and establishing the model, Walls Of Jericho went on to break through charts globally with With Devils Amongst Us All, The American Dream, and No One Can Save…

Photo by Adam Mitchell Today, New York duo Content Blocks unveil their new single and accompanying music video, “Beach Resort,” the latest glimpse into their forthcoming debut full-length, Hard Out, due out October 2, 2026 via STTT Records. “Beach Resort” is an aggressive malaise about escape, high hopes, anticipation, and the inevitable feeling of it all being immediately washed away. Set…