Higher Power

After a ‘Headbangers Ball’-style pre-show hosted by actual ’90s ‘Headbangers Ball’ host Riki Rachtman, Code Orange did a killer ‘MTV Unplugged’-style livestream, including a cover of Alice In Chains’ ”Down In A Hole.”

The raffle includes rare test pressings from Hangman, Mizery, Rule Them All, Choice To Make, Hands of God, Section H8, Blind Justice, and more too.

The hardcore scene is thriving right now, but with no shows to attend, here’s 12 great full-set videos of modern-day hardcore bands to tide you over…

Bandcamp is waiving its cut of sales and giving all revenue directly to artists and labels today, so this would be a very good chance to pick up some new music (or merch). And if you’re looking for recommendations, we’ve got 10…

With so many people stuck at home and major album releases getting delayed, we need new music now more than ever, so here are 25 albums already released this year that we love.

The first-ever Knotfest At Sea goes down this August.

Higher Power frontman Jimmy Wizard was not in good shape at the band’s sold-out NYC show, but he powered through the set and made the best of a shitty situation. Here’s our review…

In Defense of the Genre is a new column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, post-hardcore, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that weren’t always taken so seriously.

Our January 2020 playlist includes songs by CocoRosie, Hayley Williams, Thundercat, Destroyer, The 1975, Real Estate, Meek Mill, US Girls, Austra, Higher Power, Four Tet, Porridge Radio, Stephen Malkmus & more.

This week’s ten Notable Releases include Higher Power’s ’90s rock-inspired LP2, Caspian’s latest triumph, Wolf Parade’s reliably solid new LP, Crowbar frontman Kirk Windstein’s solo debut, and more.