Post-hardcore

Track Premiere: Inny – “The Soup and its Mass”

December 1, 2022

Portland post-hardcore noise trio Inny are a little tart and a little sweet on the new track from their upcoming ‘Pipins’ album.

Full EP Stream: Fixtures – “Live at Robert Lang Studios”

June 21, 2022

Seattle post-hardcore trio Fixtures reimagine what a live album can be with their new EP Live at Robert Lang Studios, which is streaming in full right now.

Video Premiere: Atom Driver – “I’ve Become a Monster”

January 11, 2022

Hear NJ noiseniks Atom Driver, featuring Deadguy’s Crispy Corvino, channel their late-’90s post-hardcore rage into a paean to bad behavior.

EP Premiere: Strangelight – “The World Needs Laughter”

January 5, 2022

The Oakland post-post-hardcore powerhouse Strangelight return with another stellar offering,The World Needs Laughter.

Track Premiere: Sundown – “Not My Jam”

January 4, 2022

Hear Indianapolis post-hardcore quartet Sundown tear through a sludgy, jittery anthem from their upcoming Wise Blood debut.

Visual Violence: The Animated Post-Hardcore of Zero Trust’s “Clouds” Video

December 8, 2021

Metaverse meets metalcore-averse in the new animated video from expansive post-hardcore slayers Zero Trust.

The Way of the “Fuck You Heroes”: Bitter Branches on “Along Came a Bastard”

August 11, 2021

Noisy post-punk/hardcore supergroup Bitter Branches takes a switch to bad cops and inner demons on its latest EP.

Track Premiere: Judas Knife — “Warm Hands, Cold Heart”

July 14, 2021

Your ears do not betray you: The post-hardcore vets of The Judas Knife have defied death (seriously) and are here to slay.

Album Premiere: Bosphorus – ‘Slow Burn’

September 22, 2020

Scottish post-hardcore sludgians Bosphorus slowly and carefully lower their massive, ground-shaking debut album Slow Burn.

Track Premiere: Same Gods — “In Circles”

July 1, 2020

Worship at the altar of post-hardcore powerhouse Same Gods via the melody-tinged incantation “In Circles.”

Full Album Stream: Alienatör – “Pariahs”

October 18, 2019

Check out the debut album from pugnacious Canadian sludge trio Alienatör.

10 Bands That Great Falls Want to See On Their West Coast Tour

April 2, 2019

Great Falls count down the sets they’re most excited to see on their US tour.

Blast Worship: Zeta

January 29, 2019

Get to know Venezuelan post-hardcore band Zeta.

Portrayal of Guilt Reflect on “Let Pain Be Your Guide,” Share Favorite 2018 Releases

December 31, 2018

Portrayal of Guilt ended 2018 with a bang, celebrating the release of Let Pain Be Your Guide. Read a new interview with the band.

Track Premiere: Portrayal of Guilt — “Among Friends”

October 24, 2018

You’ll be glad you’re not their enemy when you hear “Among Friends” from Portrayal of Guilt.

Q&A: Erdve’s Vaidotas & Kristijonas Reflect On Happiness

February 19, 2018

Lithuanian post-metallers Erdve are heavy on introspection (and riff) on new album, Vaitojimas.

How Denver Post-Hardcore Brawlers Fathers Found Their Fighting Spirit

February 14, 2018

Are you mad as hell and not going to take it anymore? Denver’s Fathers is here to help.

Full Album Stream: NY In 64 – ‘The Gentle Indifference of the Night’

May 25, 2017

Stream the entirety of instrumental hardcore/post-metal crew NY in 64‘s sophomore LP, The Gentle Indifference of the Night. 

Full Album Stream: Horseneck – ‘Heavy Trip’

February 15, 2017

Horseneck marry sludge and post-hardcore with a host of other sounds to craft their memorable first record, Heavy Trip. 

Goes Cube

November 21, 2016

Shadows Swallowed the Flood
One more for the road
dB rating: 8/10

Oathbreaker

October 3, 2016

Rheia
Dawn of a different apocalypse
dB rating: 8/10

Refused

June 15, 2015

Freedom
Party Harder Program
dB Rating: 9/10

Noteworthy Cause Alert: Campaign To Reissue Early Craw Catalog

May 20, 2015

One of the most intriguing post-hardcore bands to emerge in the 90s was Craw. However, their first three records — considered by many to be American underground classics — have been out of print for more than a decade.

Empty Flowers Song Premiere/Track By Track

September 10, 2013

So Randy Larsen and Bernie Romanowski from long-running noisecore antiheroes Cable launched a new project a little while back called Empty Flowers to explore 90s-style smart, seething gut-punch post-hardcore. And the mix actually works! Really fucking well! The band’s debut, Six, created some impressive atmospheres and undercurrents, but the sophomore release Five sees Empty Flowers…