Advlts is the new-ish outing from members of some of Baltimore's favorite punk bands, like The Fuses, The Uniform, Deep Sleep, and Paper Dragons. Influences range from classic rock 'n' roll like The Saints and Rose Tattoo to British art-punk like Wire and The Fall to early American hardcore like...

Here's some homage to the classic Boston/New York hardcore sound with this one-man hardcore punk project known as Major Damage. Brandon Ferrell (Direct Control, Government Warning, Municipal Waste, Wasted Time & Syndrome) constructs straight-up, stripped down, headbanging hardcore that would be welcomed with open arms in the 80's. These jams...

Nai Harvests' second LP was recorded with Bob Cooper, mastered by Kim Rosen at Knack Mastering, and features artwork by Kimi Hanauer. Track Listing: 01. Spin 02. Sick on My Heart 03. All the Time 04. Drinking Bleach 05. Melanie 06. Buttercups 07. Ocean of Madness 08. Dive In 09....

Since the dawn of time, "punk" and "hardcore" have been synonymous yet separate. The former invokes a more theatrical yet haphazard approach, with the latter connoting more deliberate and tough. The term "punk hardcore" has often come to mean a transitional phase between these to connected genres, but Houston, Texas' Dress Code...

The prolific and enigmatic Ukranian black metal collective DRUDKH return with the first in a string of forthcoming split-EP releases. The first sees them join forces with cult Norwegians HADES ALMIGHTY. DRUDKH mastermind Roman Sayenko has drawn lyrical inspiration for their tracks from the poetry of Ukrainian writer Volodymyr Svidzins'kyi (1885-1941),...

Discontent", the debut LP by Boston straight edge hardcore quintet Spirits (x members of TEST OF TIME, NO HARM DONE, BEARTRAP, OFFSIDES, DAYTRADER, and more), is an unrelenting 24 minute listening experience. Musically, it is a natural evolutionary step forward following the bands self-titled 7 inch EP and it marks the first...

Crushing and bleak, Doom/Sludge from Boston. Track Listing: 01. Emergence 02. Dweller on the Threshold 03. Gates of the Astral Plane 04. Alexithymia 05. Suffering in the Eternal Void 06. Cerebral Intermission

One of the bands that paved the way for Japanese Hardcore since the early 80's and still going strong today!! 4 new killer tracks by these old Yokohama trashers. Track Listing: 01. Sakitchodakedemo 02. Born In japan 03. Man Made 04. iPeople

Though by most hardcore snob's standards TOTAL FURY's "Committed to the Core" is a flaccid follow up to their classic "13 Songs" LP, one cannot deny the keen ability of these amazing Jap's to copy SSD to a tee (bad lyrics and all). This record comes in a beautiful, full-color ten inch sleeve...

The debut 7" from CT's JAGGED VISIONS will hit you like a mace during a medieval battle to the death . Heavy metalcore that is heavily influenced by the bands they grew up listening to; Integrity, All Out War, Overcast, Dissolve and Hatebreed. Metallic guitar crunch and screaming anguished vocals take you through...

This record is the first full length LP from Tacoma, WAÍs Earth Control. This thing is a mish-mash of brutality, covering death metal, straight up metal, and all of the best facets of hardcore. Grinding by in a mere 26 minutes, this is a pretty sweet masterpiece packaged in a black gatefold with spot...

ANGEL DU$T has been a band for like 3 or 5 years of something. Hailing from the city of Baltimore, these guys don't fuck around when it comes to making rock music. You like the Lemonheads and the Bad Brains at the same time? Of course you do. This is kind of like...