Hardcore

NYHC legend Harley Flanagan on 40 years of The Age of Quarrel, his pain becoming others’ joy and playing Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on May 2.

Hear the collaborative performance by Dutch extreme bands Throwing Bricks and Ontaard on a special seven-song set they wrote and composed for Roadburn 2025.

Move to the beat of L.A. hardcore punk ’n rollers, Sweat, featuring members of Graf Orlock, Dangers, Dogteeth and Ghostlimb.

VOID bassist Chris Stover talks Live 1982, released this month on Outer Battery Records, how it came about and what it’s like to talk about a band that lasted for roughly three years, four decades later.

“Peace sells, but who’s buying?” ask Boneripper on their new tune.

’90s Dutch hardcore heroes Backfire! stream their final release before hanging their boots up later this year.

Hear Texas noise-damage weirdos Kallohonka bear down with ferocity on proggy debut, Lazer Blood.

Hear the manic, twitchy mathcore of New Jersey quartet Stress Spells on their new album, Hearts Never Tire.

Score an exclusive flexi featuring hardcore legends Cro-Mags new re-recording of the classic “Hard Times,” while supplies last!

Unlock the cheat code for “Infinite Energy” when you watch this new vid from Florida party-thrashers Ramtha.

Forcefed Horsehead unleash a raw, hardcore-driven D-beat fest that strangles, maims, gnashes and generally causes mayhem and destruction. Hear it now.

Biohazard‘s Evan Seinfeld chats about Divided We Fall, what makes a classic album for the band and the current state of hardcore.

Take a walk on the dark side of metallic hardcore with Withdrawal and Territory.

Czech metal band STELLVRIS drop their new EP, Shatter and Bloom, on Friday, November 7. Check out a video for the title track with us.

Hear Beantown bashers Karate Steve lay down some black belt-quality hardcore sludge on third full-length Time Under Tension.

Roman hardcore band Feldspar are back with a new single and video  “Pasta Day,” out October 16 (World Food Day) via Time To Kill. Hey, hey — it’s pasta day!

Hear Aussie deathcore quartet Nicolas Cage Fighter turn up the heat on I Watched You Burn.

Hardcore Aussies, No Apologies, cope with the pain of a devastating loss on new track “Grief.”

Get mad as hell with sludge duo Red Brick.

The long-running British thrashers Onslaught discuss 40 years of Power From Hell and maintaining relevance.

Hear Seattle metallic hardcore crushers Turian return with a tighter sense of identity and an amped-up sound on their new album, Blood Quantum Blues, out Friday on Wise Blood.

The vocalist, guitarist and bassist of the hybrid heavy act share just how much gaming contributed to their very existence.

Do you like metal as much as you like punk? Hardcore as much as crossover? Enjoy rocking rock? Then, check out a stream of the new EP from Hellgrammites!

Florida hardcore noise scrape menacers Meatwound offer up their bloody good fourth long-player, Macho.

Indy sludge outfit Kiritsis share their debut album.

Meet legendary death metal engineer Scott Burns at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 4 to sign copies The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life in Death Metal 1987 – 1997 at the Decibel merch table!

Southern California hardcore band Feed the Beast have dropped their latest album, Mercy, the band’s first for Futureless. Check out the video for “Tombs Underneath the Tombs” with us today.

Hear fierce Denver metalcore outfit Hellgrammites get all stabby on new track “Bayonet,” from their upcoming Ethos EP.

Swedish powerviolence purveyors Xiao debut the explosive title track from their new album.

Hear Swedish D-beat crusters Industrial Puke hurl their vitriol at “Hoax-Mongers” on their brand new single for Suicide Records.