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Best Oi! Records of 2025 by Freddy Alva
It always amazes me how a genre like Oi!, with severe stylistic limitations, continues to put out stellar releases, especially over the past half dozen years. 2025 is no exception, and there…
15 Great Hardcore Punk LPs of 2025 (That We Didn’t Review… Until the Very Last Day)
It is another end of the year, though this one comes heavier than most. For many people it has been relentlessly hard, and the current global political situation feels so bleak and volatile…
Top 15 Punk Records of 2025 with Iggy Punx
So, I guess it’s time to drop another best-of list. I have quite mixed feelings about this year. Personally, I got more lonesome in a way. I stopped going out that much, started trying to…
10 Great Hardcore Punk 7-Inches of 2025, Part 2
Hello again readers! About six months ago, I put together a list of some of my favorite 7-inches from the first half of 2025. Due to the sheer amount of new music that was coming out, two…
Top 10 Punk Records of 2025 with Andy Lefton
The year was full of incredible music from all spectrums of punk, hardcore and everything adjacent but trying to catch up with all of it was nearly impossible. It goes without saying that…
11 Crust Releases That Blessed 2025 With Their Stench
Crust punk has once again proven to be one of the most thriving and adaptive corners of the DIY punk underground. Beyond the stand-out releases from heavy hitters like Catharsis,…