There are always discussions of who is the biggest hardcore band out there today. While there are quite a few, stellar candidates, any conversation without mentioning Terror is simply just not valid. The California crew dropped their ninth album, Still Suffer (Flatspot Records), and is another ten tracks of aggression that chews you up and spits you up within a half hour. Continue reading
Florida’s Bodysnatcher attacks your ears with Hell is Here, Hell is Home (MNRK Heavy) with a larger-than-life version of Metalcore, which is thankfully rooted more in actual Hardcore than some of the more recent poppy incarnations of the genre. They are pretty big on breakdowns, and the vocalist sometimes drops down to a lower Death Metal gurgle in places. I’m not sure if this qualifies them as Deathcore, but you have to think there needs to be more death metal in the equation to earn that title. It seems their vocalist just likes death metal, rather than it defining their vibe.
System Of A Down and Korn will headline Sick New World Las Vegas on April 25th, 2026, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The lineup also includes Bring Me The Horizon, Evanescence, Marilyn Manson, Danny Elfman, Knocked Loose, Ministry, AFI, Cypress Hill, Acid Bath, and more. The fest has revealed its running order and full schedule, which you can see below!
The festival will expand next year with the first-ever Sick New World Texas, set for October 24th, 2026, at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX, featuring System Of A Down, Deftones, and Slayer (performing Reign in Blood in full), among others. Continue reading