Hardcore This Tape Will Self-Destruct: A look at SPY’s ‘Service Weapon’ It seems so obvious: if you want an extremely tight, rhythmically inventive hardcore outfit with driving tempos and compelling pacing, take three drummers and... EvanMCJuly 31, 2020
Hardcore Internal Incarceration: On the Razor’s Edge with Year of the Knife The last five years have seen a renaissance in hardcore in the United States. Some alignment of the cosmos has created the circumstances for... EvanMCJuly 28, 2020
Doom A Dark Night of the Soul: Destruction and Preservation on Primitive Man’s Immersion On a Monday night in Tucson in 2015, Primitive Man headlined a show with two other doom powerhouses, Northless and North. Metal Nights were... EvanMCJuly 21, 2020
Hardcore Burning Rubber: The Hi-Octane Hardcore of Stepping Stone’s Escape from the Junkyard Escape from the Junkyard is a fitting name for Stepping Stone’s debut LP. These rollicking, rocking hardcore anthems are a soundtrack to a parade... EvanMCJune 23, 2020
Power Violence Full Tilt: The Fastcore Fury of Sidetracked and The Seeker Jay Tichy is one of the hardest working people in hardcore. He releases music at a near-constant rate and maintains a standard of quality... EvanMCJune 18, 2020
Music Taking the Left Hand Path: Death and Violence on ACxDC’s Satan Is King Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law – Aleister Crowley, The Wickedest Man in the World Since the release of... EvanMCJune 11, 2020