Hatebreed: The Rise of Brutality
Released in 2003, The Rise of Brutality extends the triumphant momentum of Hatebreed after the success of the previous album. Jamey Jasta’s…
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Hatebreed: Perseverance
Released in 2002, Perseverance confirms the heavyweight status Hatebreed had forged on the metallic hardcore scene. Led by the charismatic Jamey Jasta,…
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Strife: One Truth
With One Truth, released in 1994, Strife signs one of the landmark records of West Coast metallic hardcore. The Los Angeles band,…
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Ignite: Call on My Brothers
Released in 1995, Call on My Brothers marks Ignite’s first full-length album and lays the foundations of an identity that would set…
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Ignite: A Place Called Home
With A Place Called Home, released in 2000, Ignite takes an important step in its career. The Orange County band, carried by…
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Leeway: Desperate Measures
Released in 1991, this second album from Leeway confirms the peculiar place the Astoria, Queens outfit held within the New York scene.…
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H2O: Nothing to Prove
Released in 2008 on Bridge 9, Nothing to Prove marks H2O’s return after several years without a record. Toby Morse’s band reconnects…
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H2O: F.T.T.W.
Released in 1999 on Epitaph, F.T.T.W. confirms H2O as one of the leading bands in late-1990s New York melodic hardcore. The title,…
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Black Flag: Slip It In
Released in 1984, the same year as My War, Slip It In extends Black Flag’s heavy, dark turn. The band keeps exploring…
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Black Flag: My War
Released in 1984, My War is Black Flag’s second studio album and one of the most radical records of their career. The…
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Bad Brains: Rock for Light
Released in 1983 and produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars, Rock for Light offers a more polished take on Bad Brains’…
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Bad Brains: Bad Brains
Released in 1982, originally on cassette, Bad Brains’ debut is one of the most explosive records in the history of punk. The…
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Youth of Today: We’re Not in This Alone
Released in 1988, We’re Not in This Alone is the album that turned Youth of Today into a standard-bearer for the straight…
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Cro-Mags: Best Wishes
Released in 1989, Best Wishes is the Cro-Mags’ second album and one of the most metallic records to come out of the…
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Sick of It All: Blood, Sweat and No Tears
Released in 1989, Blood, Sweat and No Tears is Sick of It All’s debut album and one of the founding documents of…
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Sick of It All: Built to Last
Released in 1997, Built to Last is Sick of It All’s fourth album and one of the peaks of their major-label years.…
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Agnostic Front: Cause for Alarm
Released in 1986, Cause for Alarm is Agnostic Front’s second album and one of the most debated documents in New York hardcore.…
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Fury: Failed Entertainment
With Failed Entertainment, released in 2019, California’s Fury sign a rich and nuanced melodic hardcore record. Far from limiting itself to aggression…
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Get the Shot: Infinite Punishment
With Infinite Punishment, released in 2019, Quebec’s Get the Shot deliver a record of formidable intensity. Out of Quebec City, the band…
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Malevolence: Malicious Intent
With Malicious Intent, released in 2022, England’s Malevolence, out of Sheffield, confirm their status as a rising force in metallic hardcore. This…
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Gallows: Grey Britain
Released in 2009, Grey Britain remains one of the most ambitious works ever to come out of British hardcore punk. The second…
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Buggin: Concrete Cowboys
A breeze of freshness blows through Concrete Cowboys, Buggin’s debut album released in 2023, and it is a joy to hear. The…
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Pain of Truth: Not Through Blood
There is an intensity to Not Through Blood, released in 2022, that leaves no doubt. Pain of Truth, an outfit sprung from…
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Never Ending Game: Outcry
With Outcry, released in 2022, Never Ending Game stakes out a no-compromise vision of hardcore. The band, sprung from the Michigan scene,…
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Regulate: Regulate
With its self-titled album released in 2022, Regulate confirms that you can play New York hardcore without simply copying its codes. The…
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Chubby and the Gang: Speed Kills
When Speed Kills arrived in 2020, it sounded like a record beamed in from another decade, and that is exactly its strength.…
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Higher Power: 27 Miles Underwater
Coming out of Leeds, England, Higher Power surprised more than one observer with 27 Miles Underwater, released in 2020. Where the band…
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Mindforce: Excalibur
Hailing from the Hudson Valley in New York State, Mindforce carved out a solid reputation in hardcore through a punchy blend of…
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Koyo: Would You Miss It
Hailing from Long Island, New York, Koyo draws on a particularly rich regional heritage, that of a scene that gave birth to…
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Anxious: Little Green House
Formed in Connecticut, Anxious belongs to that wave of young bands reinventing melodic hardcore by tinting it with emo and pop sensibility.…
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One Step Closer: This Place You Know
Coming out of Pennsylvania, One Step Closer has established itself as one of the standard-bearers of melodic hardcore’s revival. This Place You…
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End It: Unpleasant Living
Hailing from Baltimore, End It embody a hardcore proud of its urban roots and its local footing. Unpleasant Living, released in 2022,…
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Drain: California Cursed
Formed in Santa Cruz, Drain brought a welcome breath of fresh air to the hardcore scene with California Cursed, their debut album…
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Sunami: Sunami
Coming out of the San Francisco Bay Area scene, Sunami made a name for themselves in very little time with a beatdown…
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Gulch: Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress
Coming out of California, Gulch left a deep mark on the underground with a small run of exceptionally intense releases before calling…
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Kublai Khan TX: Lowest Form of Animal
Hailing from Texas, Kublai Khan TX has spent years carving out a reputation as one of the heaviest names in modern beatdown…
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