Maximum Penalty

Ceremony at Warsaw in 2012 (more by Joe McCabe) As mentioned, ever-evolving punks Ceremony are set to play this year’s This Is Hardcore festival in Philly (they play on 8/10) alongside Kid Dynamite, The Suicide File, Modern Life Is War, Judge, Blacklisted, Tragedy, 7 Seconds, Paint It Black, Code Orange Kids, Nails, Defeater, No Redeeming Social Value, Gwar, and m…

Agnostic Front are celebrating their 30th anniversary by playing the 1989 LP Live at CBGB on select dates, including at their recent shows in Long Island or Asbury Park…

Negative Approach at Fun Fun Fun Fest (more by BBG) This is Hardcore returns to Philadelphia, PA for four days in August at Union Transfer (on 8/9) and Electric Factory (8/10 – 8/12)…

Formerly of New Haven, Connecticut, is now based in Huntington Beach, California. It was founded in 1987 by owner Jordan Cooper, along with Ray Cappo of Youth of Today, with the sole intent of producing the Warzone Lower East Side Crew 7″…

While I was checking out the brutality at Maryland Deathfest 2011 back in May (pictures from day 1 HERE, day 2 HERE, day 3 HERE, and day 4 HERE), NYC was keeping it brutal in their own way, with the 2011 edition of the Black & Blue Bowl…

While I was checking out the brutality at Maryland Deathfest 2011 back in May (pictures from day 1 HERE, day 2 HERE, day 3 HERE, and day 4 HERE), NYC was keeping it brutal in their own way, with the 2011 edition of the Black & Blue Bowl…

Gorilla Biscuits at CBGB 2006 (more) Gorilla Biscuits will return from the dead to play the annual Black & Blue Bowl (previously the Superbowl of Hardcore) on May 28th at Webster Hall alongside Agnostic Front (playing a special set), Terror, Antidote, Absolution, Down to Nothing, Maximum Penalty, No Turning Back, Backtrack, Take Offense, Bottom Out, and a secret guest…

Indecision emerged from slumber to play Knitting Factory, handing out beatdowns in bulk with some help from a supporting cast of Incendiary, Backtrack, Maximum Penalty, and Thirsty…

words & How do Cro-Mags relate to Goatwhore? Read on… Get out your basketball jerseys. Black & Blue Bowl 2010 is billed as “The Return to NYC” and features the legendary Cro-Mags along with Madball, H20, Trapped Under Ice, Skarhead, and many others…

Trapped Under Ice would like to share a song with you… You know the NYC hardcore scene ain’t what used to be when it has to be emphasized as a main bullet point on the H2O show flier that the event will feature no barricades……