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Review — Powerviolence

TRASH's "Dark Violence" — Exactly What You'd Expect. In the Best Way.

If you get it, you get it. A band who calls their main influence Spazz delivers exactly what the name promises.

Jun 28, 2022 — 3 min read

Review — Hardcore Punk

Cop's "Under Authority" Is a Relentless Record of Unrelenting Anger

A hardcore punk record capturing the spirit of a band that knows what they're doing. FFO Terror, Hatebreed, Throwdown.

Feb 16, 2023 — 4 min read

Review — NYHC

Bulldog Affront's "Stay Back" Reminds Us of Stem, District 9, and Marauder

The sophomore release from this NYHC outfit — with a gnarlier singer. FFO Pull Your Card, Outta Pocket, Extinguish.

Jun 25, 2022 — 3 min read

Feature — Experimental

FKA Labs Makes Sounds You Can't Trace Back to Instruments

A self-titled debut that defies categorization. If there's a genre for "what the hell is this," FKA Labs just invented it.

Jun 23, 2022 — 5 min read

Review — Pop Punk

OverRated's "Under Teeth" — The Musical Equivalent of Eating Stale Pizza

3.4 — Bland, uninspired rehash of every pop punk cliché. Listen to The Menzingers instead.

Review — Emo / Post-Punk

Soft Time Proves the Emo, Post-Punk, Shoegaze Era Is Back in Full Swing

8.1 — FFO Mineral, American Football, TX is the Reason.

Review — Metal

Pressure Makes Coal Drops a New Record of Pure Sludge Fury

Heavy, relentless, and entirely too loud. Just how we like it.

Review — Skate Punk

Skate Punks' New Release Is Exactly What Saturday Afternoon Was Made For

Board wax and circle pits. The formula hasn't changed and we're not mad about it.

Diverge's Self-Titled Is Chaotic Thrash Metal That's Unfortunately a Bit Too Similar to Converge

Cavern Returns with "Open" — A Dark, Moody Follow-Up to 2019's "Close"

Shaken's Self-Titled Is a Summer Punk Rediscovery from Texas

TRASH's "Dark Violence" — Exactly What You'd Expect. In the Best Way.

Cop's "Under Authority" Is a Relentless Record of Unrelenting Anger

Bulldog Affront's "Stay Back" Reminds Us of Stem, District 9, and Marauder

FKA Labs Makes Sounds You Can't Trace Back to Instruments

OverRated's "Under Teeth" — The Musical Equivalent of Eating Stale Pizza

Soft Time Proves the Emo, Post-Punk, Shoegaze Era Is Back in Full Swing

Pressure Makes Coal Drops a New Record of Pure Sludge Fury

Skate Punks' New Release Is Exactly What Saturday Afternoon Was Made For

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Diverge's Self-Titled Is Chaotic Thrash Metal That's Unfortunately a Bit Too Similar to Converge

Cavern Returns with "Open" — A Dark, Moody Follow-Up to 2019's "Close"

Shaken's Self-Titled Is a Summer Punk Rediscovery from Texas

TRASH's "Dark Violence" — Exactly What You'd Expect. In the Best Way.

Cop's "Under Authority" Is a Relentless Record of Unrelenting Anger

Bulldog Affront's "Stay Back" Reminds Us of Stem, District 9, and Marauder

FKA Labs Makes Sounds You Can't Trace Back to Instruments

OverRated's "Under Teeth" — The Musical Equivalent of Eating Stale Pizza

Soft Time Proves the Emo, Post-Punk, Shoegaze Era Is Back in Full Swing

Pressure Makes Coal Drops a New Record of Pure Sludge Fury

Skate Punks' New Release Is Exactly What Saturday Afternoon Was Made For

Bands YouHaven't Heard

The Carnivore General Store

Black Logo Tee

Chef's Knife

Cast Iron Skillet

Butcher's Apron

Bands You
Haven't Heard