Hardcore

After flying south for the holidays, our bird is back with new releases from slam newjacks and underground metal/hardocre vets.

Hear Phoenix metallic hardcore pounders American Standards get heated on new single, “The Tourist.”

Venomous Concept, fetauring Kevin Sharp (ex-Brutal Truth) and Shane Embury (Napalm Death/Brujeria/et al), premiere new single “Timeline!” Watch the video NOW!

Hear Denver metallic hardcore crushers Faim unleash the fury on new track “Silver Spoon.”

NYHC outfit Rabbit stream their new EP, Halo of Flies.

Blame Kandinsky, hailing from Greece and performing a wicked, mathy brand of hardcore, are dropping their new record, Electric Ruiner, December 2 VenerElate Industries. Get a taste of it with the video for “Ruined.”

Venomous Concept—the punk band formed by Napalm Death’s Shane Embury and former Brutal Truth vocalist Kevin Sharp—are set to release The Good Ship Lollipop via Decibel Records on Feb 24.

Hear Seattle trio City of Industry invoke the spirit of dissonant metallic hardcore on their second full-length.

Freya — the hardcore act fronted by longtime Earth Crisis vocalist Karl Buechner — return with “Thousand Yard Stare,” the first track off their 2023 Upstate Records debut, Fight As One.

Hear Boise hardcore ragers Rejection Pact make a very brief appeal for actually giving a damn about others.

We’ve got 100 copies of metallic hardcore heroes All Our War‘ new LP, Celestial Rot, on Decibel-exclusive Bone White vinyl. Pre-order now!

Kick off your work week with some snotty, punk-tinged, classic hardcore from Punitive Damage in the form of their new single, “Bottom Feeder.”

Adrenalin O.D. drummer Dave Scott Schwartzman discusses his upcoming book If It’s Tuesday This Must Be Walla Walla: The Wacky History of Adrenalin O.D., which tells the story of AOD and hardcore’s formative years.

Unsane guitarist/vocalist Chris Spencer takes us track by track through the noise trio’s newly remastered 1991 debut

Hear ex-Cro-Mags frontman John Joseph’s reformed Bloodclot featuring ex-Quicksand and Madball members.

In the latest installment of our Health Awaits fitness column, Daniel Austin (Die Young, Will to Live, and Tooth and Claw) discusses becoming a vegan AND a competitive powerlifter.

Hear Philly hardcore crew Rock Bottom stir the pot (and pit) on new mosh-worthy track.

Hardcore punk bruisers Venomous Concept and Richmond crossover crushers Under Attack join forces in the best split 7-inch you’ll hear all year.

deathCAVE is here with a new cover off the upcoming tribute album to the crust-masters in His Hero Is Gone!

Hear New York quartet War Orphan’s motivating, SoCal-style hardcore

Today we’re shaving our heads—metaphorically, metaphorically—and taking a look at a pair of classic punk EPs that even as diehard metalheads we absolutely love.

There are so many ways to celebrate someone’s big day, and Decibel is here to show you the most thoughtful ways to make it extra special!

Watch the video for “Cliffhanger,” the lead single from Escuela Grind‘s new Kurt Ballou-produced album, Memory Theater.

Austin’s metallic hardcore trio The Bearer wanna make organized religion feel the burn.

In his latest book, Anarchy At the Circle K, Patrick O ‘Neil writes about 80s hardcore in a narrative that’s a combination of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road and Michael Azerrad’s Our Band Could Be Your Life.

Danish post black metal quartet Hexis never say never on new track “Nunquam”

This week Demo:listen gets knocked out by Swedish sludge/hardcore punk duo Nembutal Sleep.

From reactivated screamo stalwarts to revolutionary hardcore punk, there’s something for every hardcore fan this year.

Simulakra and Year of the Knife vocalist Tyler Mullen link up for the band’s new song, “Follow the Flies.”

Decibel gets the lowdown from Harley Flanagan on circa 2022 Cro-Mags, the upcoming tour, and how getting beat down on the jiujitsu mat can prepare one for hardcore touring.