AUDIO: Big Laugh – “Consume Me”
Big Laugh blitz through ten tracks in under 20 minutes, taking no prisoners along the way.
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AUDIO: Big Laugh – “Shadow Figure”
Hardcore punks Big Laugh dropped a new single ahead of their forthcoming album “Consume Me.” Fierce and rambunctious, “Shadow Figure” is a full-on modern hardcore banger with riffage that rattles the walls and vocals that cut like a knife. In the final minute it takes on a fearsome, crashing melodic shift that feels like something’s haunting you akin to the
Read moreAUDIO: Big Laugh – “Mask”
Big Laugh’s latest single “Mask” is proof of the band’s love for hardcore punk and modern hardcore in a single explosive package.
Read moreAUDIO: Gorilla Knifefight – “Anarchy Chess EP”
Matt Glassel’s hardcore punk project Gorilla Knifefight has a new EP out. It’s four songs, one of which “Fear Factor” we heard this summer released as a cassingle. Glassel is ready to kick ass and fight as he rocks about the bullshit that is the United States government. The dude’s got love in his heart and spreads it through anarchy
Read moreAUDIO: Gorilla Knifefight – “Fear Factor”
Solo hardcore punk project Gorilla Knifefight released a new ripper this week. Matt Glassel rages about the fear that the system oppresses us with, whether it’s via guns and badges or endless lies. But we have our voices and love is worth fighting for, so never give up. It’ll be on an upcoming split tape and proceeds from the track
Read moreAUDIO: Reality Check & Tr3y 5ive – “Split”
Hardcore punk bands Reality Check and Tr3y 5ive joined forces for a four-song split EP. With two songs each, both bands bring riffing rampage and brutal breakdowns; Reality Check rage about someone who’s fake and full of shit in “Counterfeit” while “Settle the Score” confronts worker exploitation and suffering under the system, and then Tr3y 5ive accost impending death with
Read moreAUDIO: Slogan Boy – “6 Track CS”
Hardcore punks Slogan Boy dropped a new tape featuring six tracks – two old ones, two new ones, and two covers. The covers are from Circle One and Reagan Youth. If you like blistering and unabashed Midwest punk, look no further – Slogan Boy aren’t putting up with the racist, classist, hatemongering bullshit. Stay tuned for their upcoming debut full-length
Read moreAUDIO: Lvciferianz – “The Nine Gates (Vol. 2)”
Lvciferanz are a horrorcore duo we just recently found out about, and a few months back they released the second installment of their “Nine Gates” trilogy. Through six songs they explore the various dimensions of the dark human psyche, tackling vices and sins through piercing flows and shadowy rap-rock production. It’s an odyssey through the underworld of the self, contemplating
Read moreVIDEO: Graysea – “(999) Call To Us”
Graysea continue to crush, and they’re hunting for witches in a new video.
Read moreAUDIO: Erase//Evolve – “Hearing Your Voice Would Make the Distance Disappear”
Melodic hardcore outfit Erase//Evolve are out with a new EP. These three tracks encompass themes of tough growth, trying to look ahead rather than back, self-toxicity, and forgiveness. It’s a cathartic record that attempts to reconcile the past with the present in spite of one’s flaws, sins, and mistakes. If you’re looking for something that takes a wrecking ball to
Read moreAUDIO: Rat Bath – “Ragdoll”
Spooky country core band Rat Bath dropped a single for New Year’s. Cathartic and spirited, “Ragdoll” encompasses an aggressive personification, seeking retribution after being treated like someone’s toy. The song gallops to the hook of “have you come to sew me shut?” while crashing with another hook “how dare you!” with visceral might. Rat Bath have a full-length record coming
Read moreAUDIO: Past Is Prologue Featuring Nicole Villanueva – “Greengander”
The latest from the band is madness personified.
Read moreAUDIO: Gorilla Knifefight – “Certified High Speed”
Hardcore punk solo project Gorilla Knifefight has an album out on Loopy Scoop Tapes – his second of the year. It’s an ass-kicker with plenty of feedback and fierce riffage where each cut comes at you like a fiery blast. Matt Glassel sings about rock n’ roll being alive and well, sweating profusely, looking for an off switch on his
Read moreAUDIO: Peroxide – “Twisted in the Wild”
Hardcore punks Peroxide are out with their debut full-length album. The band delivers high-speed rippers that encompass everything from finding Adderall, having sweaty dreams, and stealing drugs from Brookfield. The final track, however, is a gentle and graceful organ track contributed by Lowell E. Schultz. Joey Turbo’s vigorous vocals combined with the tight riffage and ferocious drumming all add up
Read moreAUDIO: Rat Bath – “Meat Poppet / Sweet Puppet”
Country-core band Rat Bath have a two-song EP out today. “Meat Poppet” is an aggressive jam that warns you to keep your distance, while “Sweet Puppet” slows things down and succumbs to the hungry lust of another; the latter features singer-songwriter Johanna Rose as well. It’s cathartic and affecting, giving the perspective of someone intensely processing their autonomy. Rat Bath
Read moreAUDIO: Sweetalk – “Sweetalk”
Post-hardcore rockers Sweetalk have a new eponymous record out today. Heavy rock lovers gather; these Green-Bay based dudes have crafted a cohesive body of work. The lyrics tackle pity, false hope, deceit, and listening to everything a person in a relationship isn’t saying; everything let out here is painfully self-aware. The melodic riffage properly captivates the waves of emotional turmoil
Read moreAUDIO: Reality Check Featuring Xander Kerry – “Contempt”
Reality Check brush off ignorance in a track from the Milwaukee Style compilation.
Read moreAUDIO: Enervate – “No Time Left”
Enervate provide a shot of adrenaline with their new EP.
Read moreAUDIO: Slowpanic – “No Where Left”
Metal band Slowpanic have a new single out that was recently on the Milwaukee Style hardcore compilation. It’s a vigorous jam about sinking lower than ever with nowhere left to go. You keep hoping things will change but you never get anywhere. You end up cornered and face your wicked fate. Slowpanic are mean and angry with this one; be
Read moreAUDIO: Falling Flat – “Cease & Desist”
Falling Flat lash out at legal troubles with a new song.
Read moreVIDEO: Mud Dog – “Bite Down”
Hardcore punks Mud Dog originally premiered their most recent video on Hardcore Worldwide in November, but now they have it on their own channel. Some guys are shown entering a house for a ghost search. The boom mic dude picks something up and it turns out to be “Bite Down” from their last record “Extinction.” Chaos ensues and Mud Dog
Read moreVIDEO: American Bandit – “Better Off Dead”
American Bandit’s latest is an emotional blast.
Read moreVIDEO: Mr. Nice Guy with Garden Home
Ben Slowey talks with the Milwaukee hardcore band.
Read moreAUDIO: Ballstomper – “Bed Bugs”
Hardcore punks Ballstomper are out with two home recordings from a record they’ve planned for spring. It’s also their first release with new bassist Ivy Escobedo. The first track is about the selfishness of men during sex, as exemplified from how it’s portrayed in media. The second track confronts killing who you once were and how you’ve substituted fear with
Read moreAUDIO: Knights – “Shards”
Melodic hardcore band Knights are out with their debut record. It’s been over a year of the making and features plenty of rage, devastation, catharsis, and judgement. As the title suggests, there’s a shattering feeling through these tracks, especially with the crushing breakdowns of “Survivor’s Guilt,” the bleeding disgrace of “Sunsets,” and the tormented triumph in “All is Well.” The
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