Mindset

Praise & Be Well talk working together, new albums, current melodic hardcore & more

Praise and Be Well vocalists Andy Norton and Brian McTernan (the latter of whom co-produced and sang on the Praise record) talk collaborating, shared influences, Revelation Records, Turnstile, and more in our new joint interview…

Artists list their top albums of 2016

Check out lists from Into It. Over It., Jay Som, Chris Farren, Bob Nanna (Braid), Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat), Amber Arcades, DOOMSQUAD, and more.

This Is Hardcore 2015 lineup (The Exploited, Chokehold, The Suicide File, American Nightmare, Snapcase, Slapshot, more)

This year marks the 10th edition of Philadelphia’s annual This Is Hardcore festival, and the lineup is stacked as usual. From July 23-26 the festival brings hardcore to Philly including the Danzig-less Misfits playing the Danzig-written Earth A……

Chain of Strength playing more US reunion shows before Canada's Amnesia Rockfest (dates & lineup)

Chain of Strength at Acheron in 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro) Hardcore vets Chain of Strength, who were briefly around from 1988 to 1991, reunited in 2012 for Revolution 25 (pics) at Irving Plaza and a much smaller Brooklyn show at Acheron (pics)…

This Is Hardcore 2014 lineup announced (Converge, Title Fight, Blacklisted, Madball, Incendiary, Code Orange Kids & more)

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…

Ceremony touring with Ed Schrader's Music Beat around This is Hardcore (dates & updated schedule)

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…

This is Hardcore announces 2012 lineup and new venue

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)…

Chaos in Tejas 2012 expands again; tickets on sale today

Saint Vitus @ Irving Plaza in 2011 (more by BBG) Chaos in Tejas (May 31-June 3 in Austin) have announced ANOTHER batch of bands to add to their ridiculous lineup including Saint Vitus, Church of Misery, No Statik, Toys That Kill, Pegasus, Martial Canterel, Anasazi, Bloodwing (mems of The Spits, who are on tour soon), Harm’s Way, Hatred Surge, the Hex Dispensers, John Wesley Coleman, Joyce Manor, and many many others…