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Catch up on some NYHC news.

Torture Culture, No Warning’s first album in 13 years, will be out in October.

No Warning, the pre-Fucked Up band of Ben Cook, reunited a few years back and they’re still going strong. They just announced a month-long tour…

Following an alleged altercation at a recent This Is Hardcore aftershow, Tom Alderson (drummer of the band Crosscheck) was hospitalized after being severely bea…

Tickets for the six Bjork shows at Carnegie Hall and City Center go on sale today at 11AM. Tickets for the Rush shows at Prudential Center and MSG go on VIP presale today a…

Boston Strangler at Acheron in 2012 (more by Sarja Hasan) As is generally the case, there’s a whole bunch of cool hardcore/punk shows in NYC in the coming months…

Pilgrim in New York in 2013 (more by Greg Cristman As usual, there’s a ton of good heavy music happening in Chicago this summer, from both at home and abroad, and while we’ve covered some of it already (Agalloch are at Reggies tonight, for example), there’s a lot more to get to in June alone for the despair-mongers among us…

This Is Hardcore returns to Philly’s Electric Factory from July 24-27 and as usual it’s got a great lineup spanning generations of hardcore including Converge, Title Fight, Madball, Blacklisted, Bl’ast, Code Orange Kids, Nails, Noisem, Power Trip, Incendiary, Full of Hell, Crowbar, Coke Bust, Ringworm and many more…

and Andrew Sacher Black Tusk at Saint Vitus in 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) SXSW may be all about catching the hippest bands–check out the SXSW schedule for a lowdown on what’s going on (or browse our “SXSW” tag for some highlights) — including three BV day parties and the BV official showcase — but there’s no shortage of metal to bang your head to, either…

Kiss it Goodbye are no longer just a reunited band:After calling it quits in 1998 and more than a half dozen attempts at a jump start since then, Kiss It Goodbye have returned to active band status…