Metallic hardcore outfit Capra recently shared their single, “Tied Up”, along with its new video. Directed by Jai Benoit, and filmed by Dante Torrieri (editor’s note – Dante is a Ghost Cult-ist), it’s the first look at their upcoming album, Errors, due out on Metal Blade Records / Blacklight Media Records October 06th. Read below for the video and more about the new album.
The night got started with viral youth sensations, Hammerhedd, and their mathematically rhythmic opening act could lull you into a false sense of security if you didn’t know they were the calm before the storm. Hammerhedd reminded me of the classic djent sound of Mesuggah, circa 1994’s None. Their groovy, chonky, hypnotic riffs even gave me Nirvana/ Bleach vibes at times, particularly the angsty tint of the vocals. Overall, their sound was a pleasant warm-up as we eased into the show but their stage presence is still maturing. The trio finished leaving the crowd in a state of anxious anticipation of the chaos to come.
Speed, the Australian hardcore band, have shared a mini-film documenting their life on the road in North America. Running under the title of North American Hardcore, it also takes comments from some of the scenes luminaries who were involved in their 2022 tour. Speed return to the territory later this year, which you can find out about below the video in this article.
Check out our preview of the new metal and rock releases coming out this week for New Music Friday 7-21-23!
Ghost Cult Keefy caught up with Kat and Malachi of Bay Area Hardcore Punk band Scowl! They have had an amazing year with their new EP Psychic Dance Routine (Flatspot Records), tours and fests, and even a Taco Bell event! Check out our chat with them at Sick New World Festival where they killed it!
Ah, another month, another Hardcore record, and this time it’s the turn of West Springfield, Massachusetts crew Restraining Order.
When the David Lynch-directed movie The Straight Story was released in 1999 it was a surprising departure for anyone familiar with the creator of Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet. The surprise wasn’t floating aliens, ladies in radiators or ears in paper bags. Quite the opposite. Lynch had already exposed audiences to the dark and bizarre in many forms; it was the absence of surrealistic shock that made the poignancy of one man’s single-minded road trip to reconnect with his ill brother so strange. This was not what was expected. This was not the formula that audiences were starting to think they’d figured out.
It would be redundant to label End Reign an angry band. Metal tends to breed a dime a dozen of those. And metallic hardcore isn’t a previously untapped subgenre. Besides, the two have probably worked in tandem long before we subdivided every possible combination for the sake of clarity.
Since their debut album in 2019, Chamber have made a formidable name for themselves on the hardcore scene and live circuit, featuring all the stand-out features any band wants to showcase to become one of the upcoming bands of the genre. “No-one needs us to be the pretty band.” states guitarist, Gabe Manuel, talking about the influences for the latest release.
Ghost Cult Keefy caught up with Trevor Phipps of Metalcore legends Unearth! The band just released their awesome The Wretched, The Ruinious (read our review here) via Century Media! Trevor did a track-by-track breakdown of the entire new album, discussed changes in the band over the years, and reflected on 25 years as a band.