Hardcore punk
Pg.99’s Mike Taylor Talks Reunion, Album Reissues & The Possibility of New Music: “New Material is Not out of the Question”
August 4, 2023 Dillon Collins
Legendary Virginia hardcore punk outfit Pg. 99 (or Pageninetynine) return with a pair of reissues and their first post-pandemic live appearances.
Demo:listen: Nembutal Sleep
May 17, 2022 Dutch Pearce
This week Demo:listen gets knocked out by Swedish sludge/hardcore punk duo Nembutal Sleep.
Don’t Call it Rap Metal: The Fresh Heaviness of Hip Hop/Punk/Metal Mixologists Old City
July 7, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Philadelphia duo Old City deconstructs classic hardcore, punk, and metal to imbue hip hop with new heaviness.
Track Premiere: Seized Up – “Marching Down the Spiral”
February 3, 2021 Sean Frasier
Californian supergroup Seized Up deck you with an uppercut of hardcore punk in the upcoming EP’s title track, “Marching Down the Spiral.”
Full Stream: Bleach Everything — “Bound/Cured”
January 27, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Bleach Everything breaks on through to the other side on the avant punk hardcore masterpiece Bound/Cured.
Listen: Dropdead Release “Arms Race” 7-inch Benefiting United We Dream
November 26, 2020 Emily Bellino
Dropdead covers get a physical release.
Video Premiere: Fucked and Bound – ‘Terror’
November 13, 2020 Emily Bellino
Fucked and Bound experience sheer “Terror.”
Hear a Brand New DROPDEAD Song & Pre-Order the Decibel Exclusive Clear LP Version of the New Album!
September 4, 2020 Emily Bellino
Hear a brand new song from crust punk legends Dropdead and score a Decibel exclusive vinyl variant of the new album.
Video Premiere: Graf Orlock – “A Bad Cop in a Bad Mood”
March 9, 2020 Sean Frasier
Californian grindcore cinephiles Graf Orlock summon Steven Seagal’s shadow-world doppleganger in the video for their bone-crunching new single, “A Bad Cop in a Bad Mood.”
Track Premiere: Coilguns – ‘Big Writer’s Block’
October 2, 2019 Emily Bellino
Coilguns are suffering from “Big Writer’s Block.”
Full Album Stream: Cliterati — “Ugly Truths/Beautiful Lies”
August 29, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Cliterati is bringing the fire on its righteous crusty punk hardcore rager Ugly Truths/Beautiful Lies streaming in full right now.
The Kreutzer Sonata: Heading Into Their “Glory Daze”
June 14, 2019 J. Andrew
Check out our interview with Adam of The Kreutzer Sonata, a Chicago-based punk band ready to unleash a new serving of noise with “The Rosehill Gates.”
Call of the Void Announce New Album, Stream First Single
March 20, 2019 Emily Bellino
Call of the Void are back.
Fallow Heart: Hardcore (Sur)Realities
March 1, 2019 Forrest Pitts
Decibel contributor Forrest Pitts considers the lessons he learned from hardcore.
Track Premiere: The Munsens – ‘Unhanded’
January 24, 2019 Emily Bellino
The Munsens add a healthy dose of black metal and punk to their core sound on new album Unhanded. Hear the title track now.
Track Premiere: Yidhra – ‘Fuck Christmas’ (Fear Cover)
December 19, 2018 Emily Bellino
Yidhra take a cue from Fear for their Christmas carol.
Track Premiere: King Nine – ‘Gift of Life’
November 1, 2018 Emily Bellino
Hear a new song from Long Island hardcore crew King Nine.
Suicidal Tendencies Are Still Cyco Punk and Loving It
October 1, 2018 Emily Bellino
For their latest release, Suicidal Tendencies dove into the vault and came out with new album Still Cyco Punk After All These Years. Decibel spoke with the band to learn more.
Video Premiere: WORWS – ‘Sheltering Hand’
August 9, 2018 Emily Bellino
Watch a new video from Portland hardcore punks WORWS right here.
Full Album Stream: Wisdom in Chains – “Nothing in Nature Respects Weakness”
July 17, 2018 Emily Bellino
PAHC kings Wisdom in Chains return with Nothing in Nature Respects Weakness.
Track Premiere: Violent Life Violent Death – ‘Lovers/Deceivers’
June 7, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a brand new song from Violent Life Violent Death now!
Track Premiere: Faus – ‘Magnum Oppress’
April 30, 2018 Emily Bellino
Spastic hardcore quartet Faus get crazy on “Magnum Oppress.”
Track Premiere: Septic Tank – ‘Death Vase’
April 5, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a new Septic Tank song, featuring Lee Dorrian, Scott Carlson and more.
Watch: Zeke – “Two Lane Blacktop”
March 28, 2018 Emily Bellino
Watch a moto-charged new video from Zeke.
Interview: Septic Tank’s Lee Dorrian on How Music Shaped Him
March 1, 2018 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Lee Dorrian discusses his band Septic Tank and the impact hardcore punk had on his life.
For Those About to Squawk: Gatecreeper/Iron Reagan, Turnstile, Thy Antichrist
February 16, 2018 Blake Harrison
Our resident birdbrains pecks on new titles from Iron Reagan/Gatecreeper, Thy Antichrist and Turnstile.
Full Album Stream: The Good the Bad and the Zugly – “Misanthropical House”
February 13, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the infectious third album from The Good the Bad and the Zugly.
Track Premiere: F*cked & Bound – ‘Terror’
January 25, 2018 Emily Bellino
Pissed-off punks F*cked & Bound go for the throat with “Terror.”
Track Premiere: Narcos Family Band – “Hammer It Shut”
December 22, 2017 Emily Bellino
It’s a punk rock party with a new song from Philly’s Narcos Family Band.
Full Album Stream: Strife – “Live at the Troubadour”
November 21, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream Strife‘s Live at the Troubadour, previously unheard since its recording in 2005, now!