Recently reactivated hardcore festival Hellfest (USA) has announced its first bands for 2026! Hatebreed, Glassjaw, Vision Of Disorder, Elysia, Disembodied, First Blood, Haywire, Twitching Tongues, Bayway, Bleeding Through, and many more and booked with some playing exclusive sets. The fest takes place once again over July Fourth weekend, 3 -5, 2026 at The Dome at Adventure Crossing in Jackson, NJ! tickets avaialble below: Continue reading
Formed in 2018 under the Dead History moniker, Phoenix, Arizona’s Common Wounds’ respective members are drawn from the likes of Run With the Hunted, Landmine Marathon, Suicide Nation, Seas Will Rise, and War Tongue while All Night Blood their first full-length release follows on from last year’s S/T debut EP. Continue reading
Former Cursed frontman Chris Colohan, is the driving force behind SECT’s dark take on Hardcore. Colohan might not be the band’s most well-known member (which would be Fall Out Boy’s drummer Andy Hurley), but regardless, it’s Colohan’s voice that sets apart their new album, Plagues Upon Plagues (Southern Lord) from the current resurgence of metallic Hardcore bands. Colohan’s husky croon gives a wink in the direction of Neurosis. His approach not only brings the articulated lyrics to the forefront but adds more depth to the dark tension of the music. When he does begin screaming as the punch of the riffs hits home, it has a greater dynamic impact. Continue reading