Hailing from Washington DC GIVE have brought a breath of fresh air to the punk/hardcore scene. Taking influences from rev-summer era hardcore, but with an undeniable style of their own, GIVE aren’t following trends or trying to fit in; they’re just putting music and lyrics first, and putting everything they have...

Lies feature members of Skin Like Iron and The Hope Conspiracy. Their stripped down approach is a nod to Anti-Cimex, Skitsystem, and other classic punk bands. Here they offer two crushing songs, “Cycle of Abuse” and “Deny Me”, both utterly relentless.White Jazz feature three quarters of Rise And Fall. Their high...

A pairing of two of the most interesting bands playing melodic hardcore today, Touche Amore and Pianos Become The Teeth. Touche Amore are a thought provoking, passionate band from Los Angeles, CA. Here they offer up the exceptional "Gravity, Metaphorically", a stripped down and discordant roller coaster of a song. For over four minutes,...

Converge need little introduction as they have been innovating and bending the rules of metallic hardcore since 1990, influencing scores of copycats and delivering some of the most forward-thinking and sonically abrasive hardcore ever heard. This new album continues to blaze a new path over 17 tracks of desperation led by...

The Carrier were one of Boston most interesting hardcore bands of their day. Their brand of heavy and melodic hardcore was a new chapter of the genre. Predating their celebrated "No Love Can Save Me EP, "One Year Later" is the debut full length from The Carrier. Recorded by Jay Maas...

Pulling Teeth were a metallic hardcore band from Baltimore, MD. "Martyr Immortal" is a 12 song album that conjure the ghosts of classic bands Integrity and Left For Dead all the while adding their own unique spin on the genre. The band also paid homage to these influences by having Jeff Beckman...

Years in the making, "How The Gods Chill" is the Cold World album that the hardcore world has been clamoring for. Recorded by Will Yip (Studio 4) and Arthur Rizk, "How The Gods Chill" is a 13 song amalgamation of hip hop character and hardcore heart. Openers "Blind" and “The Real...

While every bit as sonically vitriolic as their past endeavors, "Painted" attempts to focus its energy rather than lash out blindly. Songs like “Greenland” and “It’s The Water” still weigh in with bottom-heavy instrumentation, but lyrically look towards brighter horizons. Though the band seeks to close the emotional divide it...

Horror Show were a hardcore band from the streets of Philadelphia. Their music cried out from the darkest of depths for someone (re: anyone) to listen to their hardcore anthems of sorrow, heartbreak and violence. Just before their initial breakup announcement, the band released "The Holiday" 7"EP. This material is included...

The Promise featured ex-members of Sante Sangre, Another Victim, Turmoil, One King Down, Earth Crisis, Starkweather, and Conviction. After the release of their "My True Love" EP, the band partnered with Indecision to release their debut album "Believer" on CD, while Deathwish released this vinyl version of the album.Track Listing:01....

"...Victims have been around for over ten years and we still love what we do. So far we have done four full length albums and we've toured all over Europe and the U.S. Talking about influences is always misleading and hard, but here's a try: We sound like, or rather think...