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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Earth Crisis: Gomorrah’s Season Ends
Released in 1996, Gomorrah’s Season Ends stands as one of the most radical and influential records of nineties metallic hardcore. The Syracuse…
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Earth Crisis: Slither
Released in 2000, Slither marks a notable inflection in the path of Earth Crisis. The Syracuse band, long anchored to a monolithic…
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Biohazard: State of the World Address
Released in 1994, State of the World Address propelled Biohazard to the front of the scene and marked the Brooklyn band’s arrival…
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Death Before Dishonor: Count Me In
Released in 2009, Count Me In confirms the solidity of Death Before Dishonor within the Boston hardcore scene. A relentless touring band,…
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First Blood: Silence Is Betrayal
Released in 2010, Silence Is Betrayal illustrates the political, committed hardcore carried by First Blood, an outfit from the San Francisco Bay…
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Bury Your Dead: Beauty and the Breakdown
In 2006, Bury Your Dead released Beauty and the Breakdown on Victory Records, marking a clear turning point in the band’s career.…
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The Ghost Inside: Returners
Released in 2010, Returners is the second album by The Ghost Inside and the first issued under that name after the Californian…
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The Ghost Inside: The Ghost Inside
Released in 2020 on Epitaph Records, the self titled album by The Ghost Inside is far more than just a record: it…
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Stray from the Path: Internal Atomics
In 2019, Stray from the Path released Internal Atomics and confirmed its place among the most confrontational bands in American hardcore. The…
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Stray from the Path: Anonymous
Released in 2013, Anonymous marks an important step in the arc of Stray from the Path. The Long Island band sharpens its…
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Trapped Under Ice: Secrets of the World
Released in 2009, Secrets of the World is the debut album by Trapped Under Ice, a Baltimore band that quickly became a…
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