There’s something inherently intriguing about FUCKED UP. It’s a lot like watching a movie that you’ve seen a hundred times over yet it retains its luster as if you didn’t already know every plot point. FUCKED UP surely pays homage to the hardcore bands of yore like CIRCLE JERKS, BLACK FLAG, and even POISON IDEA. [...]

I wish there was more to say about Clearwater, Florida’s NOW SOLDIERS but Sick World doesn’t really give you much to work with. This EP exhibits this up and coming four-piece with five tracks of fast and chunky hardcore not dissimilar to the now defunct band, LOVE IS RED. Throaty vocals and melodic guitars are [...]

There’s very little required to consider a HATEBREED record a success. You basically apply the same checklist consisting of breakdowns, intensity, heaviness, and urgency to each HATEBREED record. Nothing embodies that mix of elements better than the seminal release, Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire. In this critic’s mind, all other releases from these guys [...]

It seems to be a common theme these days to see notable punk rock frontmen venturing off to persue acoustic solo projects. Along with others such as AVAIL’s Tim Barry, BAD RELIGION’s Greg Graffin has taken an extremely confident stride into the world of bluegrass and folk with his latest creation, Cold As Clay. Upon [...]

I’ve never been a big fan of HAVE HEART. But it was only a matter of time before my resistance to this hardcore quintent buckled like Woody Allen if he were to enter a World’s Strongest Man competition. There’s a few things I just can’t get out of my head at the moment. The first [...]

…We Are Still Alive seems to be a bit of an understatement from this New York punk rock buzzsaw. It seems like No Matter Where We Go! came out last week and I imagine plenty of people including myself are still learning all the lyrics and sing-alongs to that record. However, persistence and prolificacy seems [...]

I honestly don’t think I’m ready for another MIND ERASER record. I’m still scrubbing the grime off from their last beast of a record, Cave. MIND ERASER are about as unapologeticly heavy and crust-laden as they come in hardcore. Glacial Reign delivers another handful of welts with each passing listening. It’s been hard to listen [...]

Suburban Philadelphia’s THE DOMINO THEORY come headfirst out of the gate with a large chunk of politically charged punk rock. Unsurprisingly, bands that cite such influences as KID DYNAMITE and THE BOUNCING SOULS are prone to catching my eye but I’m slightly hesitant with this one. These fellas still seem to be finding their niche [...]