White Widows Pact

Power Trip at Acheron in 2013 (more by Lukas Hodge) Dallas hardcore/thrash band Power Trip had a very busy 2013, doing a ton of touring and releasing their great Manifest Decimation album, which paired Kill ‘Em All solos with venomous hardc…

Pig Destroyer has been a band since 1997. That’s a long time; some of you reading this were probably born that year. During that 16-year run, various members have come and gone — the band has had four drummers (if you count Municipal Waste/Burnt By the Sun drummer Dave Witte’s brief stint) and three samples/electronics folk, but never once have Pig Destroyer included a bassist in their ranks…

Despite what you may think of latter Earth Crisis (personally not a fan), their first EP Firestorm is a classic of its time. The iconic title track, opening with its unforgettable “chug-chug” open string rhythm, set the tone for so many bands to come, reshaping much of the hardcore landscape in its time…