After a burgeoning resurgence in fandom for all music dark and aggressive, Near Dark Fest of Oakland, California fame is once again throwing its hat into the ring promising righteous new upstarts along with cult favorites from decades past. A subculture that makes hair stand on end with its political

If you’re any fan of modern post-punk, Vancouver’s Spectres are a household name to you. For over a decade, they’ve been pumping out record after record of top notch new wave that takes inspiration from early British anarcho-punk and adds dense layers of melody to create a sonic landscape with

War is never off topic in the good ol’ USA as their armies have engaged violent policing actions the world over in perpetuity since their inception. And, as all of us hardcore fans know as a universal truth: War Bad. Which, among other reasons, is why our Bay Area crust

Though there were a number of heavy hitters, Seattle suffered a bit of a lull in terms of cranking out punk bands over the last decade or so. Luckily, that day came to an end a few years ago when booking group Persons Unkown began hosting shows at The Highline,

If you’re an avid reader of CvltNation, you might have been following LA’s The Wraith for a few years now. 2017 saw the release of their first EP Shadow Flag and since then, vocalist Davey Bales has released a few chap books of poetry. After grinding away at songwriting, finding

There’s never enough knuckle-dragging crush riffs to line your eardrums with and Holland’s OUST are just the sonic ambush you need this winter as you contemplate the futile nature of mere survival. Their particular brand has a little of everything from the hardcore spectrum – at times shrill and piercing