World Be Free

The November roundup of punk column In Defense of the Genre includes recent news and features, along with a list of the five best songs of the month.

This week's playlist includes new music by Salaam Remi, Phoebe Bridgers, Anti-Flag, The Antlers, System Of A Down, Deftones, Django Django, Loyle Carter, KALI, Chilly Gonzales (ft. Feist & Jarvis Cocker), Tricky, Pa Salieu, Future & Lil Uzi Vert, Tribulation, Nubya Garcia (Makaya McCraven remix), and more.

The hardcore supergroup's new EP (members of Youth of Today, Terror, Chain of Strength, Strife, and more) gets even more star power from guest vocalist Chuck Ragan...

Listen to new songs by Portrayal of Guilt, Blood From The Soul, Deftones (Purity Ring remix), Jesu, Beloved Ghouls (mem Slayer, Touche Amore, etc), ILSA, World Be Free, and more...

Listen to new songs by Jesu, World Be Free, The Alchemist/Action Bronson, Edith Frost, JID, Dave Hause/Bartees Strange, These New Puritans, Angelo De Augustine/Sufjan, Live Skull, and more...

It's the hardcore supergroup's first release in four years, and it includes a song featuring Hot Water Music's Chuck Ragan.

Get ready for a double dose of classic NYHC at the shore.

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.

Philly's This Is Hardcore fesival returns from August 4-7 with Youth of Today and Turning Point (!) reunions (with guest vocalists paying tribute to the late Frank "Skip" Candelori), Gorilla Biscuits, Integrity, Burn, Floorpunch, Strife...

World Be Free -- the new band featuring Terror vocalist Scott Vogel, Gorilla Biscuits/CIV's Sammy Siegler and Arthur Smilios, Strife's Andrew Kline, and Joe Garlipp of Despair and Envy (the NY band) -- release their debut album The Anti-Circle this week (2/5) via Revelation R...