New Zealand’s Anatgonist A.D. (or simply Antagonist, as they were known then) were among the many semi-local hardcore bands my friends and I would make public transport pilgrimages to see every other weekend, during my formative years. What started as a quasi-ironic appreciation of the ridiculous, flatly-delivered moshcalls – including,…
Can’t Swim’s new EP Foreign Language is one of the best hardcore releases I’ve heard in some time. Which is weird, because I’m pretty sure they’re a pop punk band. Foreign Language’s lead single “Filthy Rich” starts out about as hardcore as it gets: a quick drum fill drops into…
Editor’s Note: I’m glad to welcome longtime reader Remi VL as a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group for more recommendations. -Scott Murphy Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to…
There are few albums I can remember anticipating as much as The Amity Affliction’s sophomore effort Youngbloods (2010). My friends and I were stoked its very Bring Me the Horizon-esque lead single, The first thing you’ll notice when comparing
Just a few days prior to making the journey to Australia to play at the Soundwave festival, deathcore heavyweights Whitechapel were forced to cancel their trip after the unfortunate passing of an immediate family member, and our heartfelt condolences go out to the band at this sad and difficult time.…
Hevy Music Festival is one of the UK’s newer heavy music festivals – this year’s will be the 4th iteration – but it’s growing ever stronger by the day. With the relative elder statesman Download catering towards the ‘bigger’ bands these days, it now falls to the likes of Hevy…
