Hardcore punk

Track Premiere: Stone – ‘Lost On You”

November 7, 2017

Stone (ex-Expire) premiere a new song from their brand new album!

Five Hardcore Releases From 2017 You Shouldn’t Miss

November 2, 2017

With so many killer metal releases this year, you may have overlooked these 5 hardcore records that deserve a spot in your regular rotation.

Full Album Stream: WORWS – “Truth to Power”

September 21, 2017

Stream the new full-length from Portland grind/punk outfit WORWS now.

Full Album Stream: Dutchguts / Chained to the Dead – “Split”

August 25, 2017

Stream the exhilarating new split from hardcore punk outfit Dutchguts and grinding death metal maniacs Chained to the Dead now!

EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT & TRACK STREAM: CHAD STROUP’S “SECRETS OF THE WEIRD”

July 12, 2017

In his exhilarating, consciousness-mutating debut novel Secrets of the Weird, Chad Stroup fuses a kaleidoscopic embrace of the surreal and fantastical with a punk hardcore velocity and sensibility — think Twin Peaks meets Damaged or David Cronenberg adapting I Against I. Which is why it is not all that surprising when a Minor Threat-esque band dubbed Civilized Cannibals materializes amongst the tome’s motley crew of willful outcasts, reluctant protagonists, and apocalyptic cultists.  

Video Premiere: Get the Shot – ‘Hellbringer’

July 6, 2017

Check out the new lyric video from metallic hardcore outfit Get the Shot.

Track Premiere: Endon – ‘Born in Limbo’

April 13, 2017

Endon unleash a primal, punishing noise/metal combination on “Born in Limbo.”

Full EP Stream: Excessive Cruelty – ‘Excessive Cruelty’

March 21, 2017

Featuring ex-Ghoul and ex-Strung Up members, Excessive Cruelty deliver killer hardcore.

Track Premiere: Heiress – ‘Restless Aim’

March 21, 2017

Listen to “Restless Aim,” a new song from Heiress‘ compilation release. 

Track Premiere: Prisoner – “Starve”

March 17, 2017

Prisoner stream a ferocious new track from their upcoming LP, Beyond the Infinite. 

Track Premiere: Silence Equals Death – ‘Peacemaker’

March 15, 2017

Silence Equals Death flex their muscles on the first song from their Eulogy Recordings debut.

Full Album Stream: Deathwish – ‘Unleash Hell’

March 8, 2017

Deathwish are ready to Unleash Hell with their second full-length on Beer City Records.

Track Premiere: Deathwish – ‘Rock N Roll’s One Hell Of A Drug’

March 3, 2017

Deathwish crank out another supercharged crossover jam before they Unleash Hell with their new record.

Melodi-Punk-core Hotshots Drip-Fed Drag You down “Under the Wave Blanket”

February 8, 2017

It doesn’t take long to say a lot. Case in point is the song “Under the Wave Blanket” by the Austinites Drip-Fed, who pack plenty of pain and hope into 2 1/2 minutes. Though it helps that the music itself is the hooky, hulking kind of punk hardcore that makes you listen over and over until you develop welts.

Track Premiere: Deathwish ‘Unleash Hell’ On New Song

February 3, 2017

Deathwish continue to “Unleash Hell” with a new music video that precedes an album, also called Unleash Hell. 

Track Premiere: Western Addiction – ‘Masscult, Vulgarians and Entitlement’

January 10, 2017

Western Addiction has returned with the first single off of Tremulous, their second album that follows their 2005 debut full-length. 

Q&A: East Bay Ray (Dead Kennedys) on Trump, The Internet And His Revolutionary Guitar Sound

November 21, 2016

Dead Kennedys guitarist East Bay Ray sat down for a rare interview with Decibel and discussed Trump, his inimitable guitar style and how the Internet breeds fascism. 

Piece By Piece and Friend Or Foe Premiere Songs From Upcoming Compilation

October 19, 2016

The Extermination series of hardcore compilations has featured a top notch roster of bands in the past. Piece By Piece and Friend or Foe join that roster on The Extermination: Vol. 3. 

Track Premiere: Dethbeds’ ‘Dungeon Scum’

August 31, 2016

Dethbeds plays loud and Dethbeds plays fast. Dethbeds has a new album coming out October 11, but you can listen to a (loud and fast) new song now.