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Triple B Records releases compilation of songs from their first 100 releases
Triple B Records is one of the best hardcore labels around, and they’ve just released this massive new comp in honor of their 15th anniversary…
United Blood and New England Metal & Hardcore Fest 2018 lineups
Two East Coast hardcore festivals were recently announced for this April.
Tony Rettman celebrating new 'Straight Edge' book in NYC; FYA 5 announced
Tony Rettman, author of NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980–1990 and Why Be Something That You’re Not: Detroit Hardcore 1979-1985, is releasing his new book, Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk, next week (11/14). He celebrates it in NYC tonight, with a Q&A with Scott Crawford, who directed the Salad Days: A Decade Of Punk In Washington, DC (1980-90) documentary.
Trapped Under Ice announce new album and tour with Fury & Freedom
The new album was recorded with Arthur Rizk and Will Yip, and lead single “Do It” features Pissed Jeans singer Matt Korvette.
This Is Hardcore 2017 lineup (Shelter, Buried Alive, Ramallah/BFB, Madball, more)
The fest also includes Code Orange, Pulling Teeth, Disembodied, Martyr AD, H2O, Killing Time, Leeway, Murphy’s Law, Earth Crisis, the reunited Racetraitor, Racetraitor/Earth Crisis/Catharsis-related supergroup SECT, and many more
Not Dead Yet 2016 initial lineup (GLOSS, Turnstile, etc) ++ Lock playing NYC
Possibly North America’s premier punk/hardcore festival and the closest heir apparent to Chaos in Tejas (RIP), Not Dead Yet, returns for the 2016 year on October 13-16. Again the Toronto fest comes hard, dropping a mixed bag of everything from the buzziest band in the hardcore world to the buzziest in the punk underground…
Nails announce tour dates with Full of Hell & more, hate Record Store Day
SoCal hardcore/death metal monsters Nails (who the singer of Scream loves) recently announced their new album You Will Never Be One Of Us, and now they’ve announced a North American tour to go along with it (so much for not touring anymore). They’ll be hitting the road for east coast dates with Full of Hell, […]
This Is Hardcore 2016 lineup (Youth of Today, Turning Point, Gorilla Biscuits, Integrity, Burn & more)
Philly’s This Is Hardcore fesival returns from August 4-7 with Youth of Today and Turning Point (!) reunions (with guest vocalists paying tribute to the late Frank “Skip” Candelori), Gorilla Biscuits, Integrity, Burn, Floorpunch, Strife…
upcoming metal shows: Taake, YAITW, Vattnet Viskar, Abigail Williams, Rivers of Nihil, Noisem, Coffins, and more
It’s the holiday season, and what better way to give back than talking about a shit ton of metal. Our metal sister site Invisible Oranges is deep into top 10 season, with a number of individual writer lists posted (including one by yours truly) and still more to come…
Freedom releasing 'USA Hardcore,' touring w/ Fury, playing NJ's 2015 Back to School Jam w/ Trapped Under Ice & more
Detroit hardcore band Freedom are following 2014’s Pay the Price with USA Hardcore this October via Triple B Records. The album’s first single is “Military Issue” which premieres be…