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Being from a place associated with dehydration, venomous reptiles, carrion birds, and the sun-bleached bones of large mammals must translate to music that carries...
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Being from a place associated with dehydration, venomous reptiles, carrion birds, and the sun-bleached bones of large mammals must translate to music that carries...
One of the beautiful things about hardcore at this moment is that there seems to be none of the “who’s harder than who” arms...
While politics have always been part and parcel of punk and particularly hardcore punk, far too many bands stick to the prescribed talking points,...
When Spy released Service Weapon (which Cvlt Nation reviewed here) less than a year and a half ago ago, the four-song EP quickly displaced...
There are some bands whose music is such a t-bone crash of a listening experience that you’re never quite ready. With each release—2015’s Dirty...
For those who pine for the early Deathwish days, for those who have been petitioning for a return to the early Converge sound, for...
Listening to SPINE’s L.O.V. is like being on the receiving end of a road rage incident. The heart-palpitating snarl of Max Chaney‘s bass, the...
I’m a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can’t, and then tries the short story, which is the...
Filip Dupont deserves a statue in a Belgian metal venue. A veteran of the extreme metal scene, the 41-year-old has sixteen full-length albums under...
Genre has two cutting edges. Like all umbrellas of categorization, musical genre can direct fans to find new artists based on their tastes, and...
Any list of the world’s best guitarists is likely to include Tony Iommi, Jerry Garcia, and Django Reinhardt among the legends whose legacies are...
Although it seems antithetical to talk about “rules” in punk, there are certain pillars that have made hardcore a meaningful genre that has stood...
In 1985, Yamantaka Eye of infamous Japanese noise band Hanatarash drove a bulldozer through a venue during one of the band’s concerts, leaving much...
If any Old Head is cynical about the state of hardcore today, they should listen to Heavy Discipline. If there’s a young kid who...
As evidenced by the legend of John Henry and his heroic battle against the steam-powered drilling machine, humankind has harbored complex feelings toward their...
