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Crumbsuckers reuniting again for Black & Blue Bowl (which added more bands); United Blood Fest lineup announced

Like New York City contemporaries such as Agnostic Front and the Cro-Mags, the Crumbsuckers were one of the original purveyors of 1980s crossover: the bridging of metal and hardcore that temporarily united the two divergent tribes of metalheads and punks into one bloody unified mosh pit…

Night Birds sign to Fat Wreck Chords, touring, playing NJ with Title Fight before House of Vans w/ Black Lips (dates)

Night Birds at Death by Audio in 2013 (more by Sarja Hasan) NJ skate/surf punks Night Birds released the Maimed for the Masses 7″ on Fat Wreck Chords in 2013 (ahead of their full length on Grave Mistake) and played the label’s CMJ showcase that same year…

Rival Mob, Blacklisted, World War 4 & Stick Together playing NYC +++ related upcoming hardcore festivals

Blacklisted at Cake Shop in 2010 (more by Brian Reilly) Boston hardcore traditionalists The Rival Mob, Philly boundary pushers Blacklisted, World War 4 (fronted by Mark Porter of NJHC band Floorpunch, plus other members of that band, The Rival Mob, and more), and Wilkes-Barre straightedge band Stick Together (whose lineup includes Ned Russin of Title Fight, plus members of War Hungry and Bad Seed) all played This Is Hardcore in Philly last year, and they’ll soon team back up for what will be a very solid quadruple bill in NYC on June 7 at Le Poisson Rouge (co-presented for that show are on sa…

Toronto's Not Dead Yet fest announces partial '13 line-up (Limp Wrist, Boston Strangler, Left for Dead, Mind Eraser & more)

Martin of Crudos/Limp Wrist at Chaos in Tejas 2013 (more by Fred Pessaro) One of the most stellar lineups of hardcore/punk on this side of Chaos in Tejas is Not Dead Yet, a collection of four days of shows on 11/14 – 11/17/13 at various venues throughout Toronto…

Rival Mob played 285 Kent with Stick Together, Give, Waste Management, WW4, Prisoner Abuse & more (pics)

It got a little incestuous at 285 Kent on Saturday (2/23), when Massachusetts band The Rival Mob played their record release show with special guests Stick Together, Give, Waste Management, WW4, Prisoner Abuse and Brain Slug (NY’s Inside Out cancelled)…

The Rival Mob ready 'Mob Justice,' playing mega Record Release show in NYC ++ other dates

Rival Mob at LPR, Feb 2012 (more by Sarah Coulter) The Rival Mob are readying the release of their Revelation Records debut, Mob Justice, which is due on February 26…

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…