Hardcore
Full Album Stream: Slapshot — “Make America Hate Again”
May 30, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Boston hardcore legends Slapshot are back with a brand new full-length — and we’ve got the whole damn thing right here.
For Those About to Squawk: Slapshot, Wombbath, Alien Weaponry
May 25, 2018 Blake Harrison
Our resident birdbrains pecks on new titles from Wombbath, Alien Weaponry and Slapshot.
Track Premiere: World Demise – ‘No Return’
May 21, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a new song from hardcore crushers World Demise.
Video Premiere: American Standards – “Weep”
May 18, 2018 Emily Bellino
Watch a new video from chaotic hardcore outfit American Standards.
Track Premiere: Faus – ‘Magnum Oppress’
April 30, 2018 Emily Bellino
Spastic hardcore quartet Faus get crazy on “Magnum Oppress.”
Full Album Stream: Wolf King – “Loyal to the Soil”
April 23, 2018 Emily Bellino
Blackened hardcore has a new alpha male. Stream the new album from Wolf King now.
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: Berthold City Riff Political on ‘Walls of Hate’
April 4, 2018 Emily Bellino
California hardcore outfit Berthold City debut a new music video.
Full Album Stream: Hell to Pay – “Bliss”
March 14, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the bone-crushing new album from Philadelphia-based metallic hardcore bruisers Hell to Pay.
The Hardcore Archivist: Gavin Blosser On Keeping the 90s Underground Flame (And T-Shirt Designs) Alive
February 21, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Want to be stylish and true ’till death? Hardcore Archive T-Shirts has got you covered.
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.
Track Premiere: We Dream Alone – “Happiness”
February 14, 2018 Sean Frasier
Swedish melodic hardcore stargazers We Dream Alone examine the pursuit of “Happiness” in their newest single from ÆTHER.
Beyond Human: Harm’s Way Continue to Evolve on “Posthuman”
February 9, 2018 Emily Bellino
Harm’s Way discuss Posthuman, nu metal and constantly reinventing their sound.
Obnoxious Noise Fest Set to Devastate the Empire State
February 7, 2018 Gene Meyer
Obnoxious Noise Fest will feature a headlining set from grindcore stalwarts Pig Destroyer, plus performances from Skycamefalling, Internal Bleeding, Artificial Brain and more.
For Those About to Squawk: Harm’s Way, The Atlas Moth, Corrupted
February 2, 2018 Blake Harrison
Our resident birdbrains pecks on new Corrupted, Harm’s Way, The Atlas Moth and Mammoth Grinder.
Demons Slayed: Addiction Recovery and Heavy Metal
January 30, 2018 Gene Meyer
Profiling members of the local hardcore and grindcore scenes who have used extreme metal to help conquer their substance addictions.
In Contrast of the Storm: Cleveland’s Pillars Gives a Voice to the Abandoned
January 19, 2018 J. Andrew
With their excellent new album, “Abandoned,” Pillärs has made the dark hardcore album to beat in 2018.
Track Premiere: Broken Cross – ‘Militant Misanthrope’
January 18, 2018 Emily Bellino
One-man metal/hardcore outfit Broken Cross unleash the title track to their new album.
Full Album Stream: Torn Shore – “Reduced”
January 16, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream Torn Shore‘s unhinged new album, Reduced.
Departed Deliver a Massive Beatdown on “Darkness Takes Its Throne”
January 12, 2018 Emily Bellino
Departed deliver a beatdown of seismic proportions on their debut EP.
Full Album Stream: Left Cross – “Chaos Ascension”
December 20, 2017 Neill Jameson
Stream the new album from Richmond’s Left Cross now.
Q&A: Hardcore Legends Dag Nasty On Friendship, Full Circle Experiences and New Music
December 15, 2017 Justin Norton
Dag Nasty give a new interview on friendship, bringing things full circle and a new album.
Neolithic Release New Song “Blinded;” Announce Two New Releases
December 11, 2017 Emily Bellino
Listen to a new song from Baltimore wrecking crew Neolithic now.
Introducing Decibel Deluxe Edition Flexi Box Genre Bundles
November 27, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Recently, Decibel brought flexi (boxes) back! And now we offer limited edition “Genre Bundles,” which include free copies of out of print death, black, doom, grindcore and hardcore flexi discs!
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!
Track Premiere: Torn Shore – ‘Set to Fail’
November 9, 2017 Emily Bellino
Torn Shore unleash an intense new song and video, “Set to Fail.”
Track Premiere: Stone – ‘Lost On You”
November 7, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stone (ex-Expire) premiere a new song from their brand new album!
Five Hardcore Releases From 2017 You Shouldn’t Miss
November 2, 2017 Emily Bellino
With so many killer metal releases this year, you may have overlooked these 5 hardcore records that deserve a spot in your regular rotation.
Converge Grace the Cover of the December Decibel
October 19, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Decibel faves Converge make their SIXTH cover appearance. Get new the issue (or all six in a discount bundle) here!