Long Island, New York continues to be a machine for pumping killer Hardcore bands out, but there has been debate on who runs the scene nowadays. Some may say this debate is over as Pain of Truth has dropped the self-titled LP, Pain of Truth (Daze Style), and it is a scorcher. Unrelenting beatdown bridging ferocious riffs with Michael Smith spitting out rage-filled lines, now with no guest spots, is the evidence brought to the table in this debate.
Angel Du$t 2025 – photo credit Nat Wood
Do you feel a chill in the air? That’s not the winter months approaching, that’s the impending arrival of Angel Du$t’s massive COLD 2 THE TOUCH North American tour!
The most daring band in hardcore are gearing up for the release of their new album, COLD 2 THE TOUCH, (due out February 13th from Run For Cover) and today they’ve announced a lengthy run of shows not far behind. The tour includes a mind boggling list of killer support bands from different corners of punk and hardcore: including legends like Crown of Thornz and Negative Approach, and modern standouts like Big Boy, Jivebomb, Béton Armé, and many more. Tickets go on sale this Friday, see full itinerary below. Continue reading
Baltimore-based hardcore punk group Jivebomb released their debut full-length record Ethereal via Flatspot Records. Clocking in at just 15 minutes, the group’s inaugural LP is a heavy-hitting, unrelenting body of work that cements the group as one of the genre’s most brutal and poetic up-and-coming acts. Continue reading